A senior (Jared du Toit) and a freshman (Alejandro Del Rey Gonzalez) led fifth-seeded @ASUMensGolf (#23 by Golfweek/#26 by Golfstat) in the second round of the NCAA Austin Regional on Tuesday, as the Sun Devils are in fifth-place after two rounds at 15-over 583 (290-293).
Del Rey Gonzalez has eight birdies through two rounds and had three on the back nine Tuesday to shoot par-71 for the second straight day. He birdied holes 12, 14 and 17. He is trying for his second top-10 finish on the year, as he tied for eighth at the National Invitational in Tucson with a 6-under 210 (69-66-75). He also tied for 11th at the Western Intercollegiate with a 3-over 213 (70-66-77).
Four straight birdies to start his back nine had du Toit at 4-under, but two bogeys put him back but he closed with three straight pars.
Thirty teams and six individuals will advance from regional sites to the national championships to be played May 26-31 at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Ill., hosted by Northern Illinois, as the top five teams from Austin at the end of play tomorrow advance. The Sun Devils, seeded fifth behind Oklahoma State (#4 by Golfweek), Wake Forest (#10), host Texas (#11) and Ole Miss (#20), have advanced out of regionals in 12 of the last 15 years and in 30 of the past 33.
ASU is one of only two teams (St. Peters is the other) in the 14-team Austin Regional playing three freshmen in its five-man lineup.
ASU will tee with Iowa State and College of Charleston on Wednesday
NCAA REGIONAL TWO-ROUND TEAM SCORES (MAY 16)
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS GOLF CLUB
PAR 71/7,355 YARDS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
(TOP NINE TEAM SCORES)
1. Texas 277-288=565-/-3
2. Oklahoma State 287-282=569-/+1
3. Ole Miss 282-294=576/+8
4. Iowa State 290-292=582/+14
5. Arizona State 290-293=583/+15
6. College of Charleston 291-295=586/+18
T7. Georgia Southern 295-292=587/+19
T7. North Carolina State 290-297=587/+19
T7. Wake Forest 294-293=587/+19
INDIVIDUAL LEADER/SUN DEVIL SCORES
1. Scottie Scheffler, Texas, 66/-7
T10. Alejandro Del Rey Gonzalez 71-71=142/E
T12. Jared du Toit 74-69=143/+1
T30. Chun An Yu 71-77=148/+6
T39. Jino Sohn 74-76=150/+8
T54. Blake Wagoner 75-77=152/+10
TITLE NOTE: ASU is tied with Clemson for second-most NCAA Regional titles (seven), as only Oklahoma State (11) has more.
ASU'S LINEUP: ASU has senior Jared du Toit, freshmen Chun An Yu, freshmen Alejandro Del Rey Gonzalez, freshmen Blake Wagoner and sophomore Jino Sohn in the lineup in Austin, as only du Toit has NCAA Regional competition experience.
THE FORMAT: A total of 81 teams and another 45 individuals are competing in the six NCAA Men's Regional Championship sites (13 teams and 10 individuals at three regionals and 14 teams and five individuals at three regionals). The other five regional sites are The Grove, College Grove, Tennessee, hosted by Middle Tennessee State; Kampen Course, West Lafayette, Indiana, hosted by Purdue; Stanford Golf Course, Stanford, California, hosted by Stanford; University Club, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, hosted by LSU and Aldarra Golf Club, Sammamish, Washington, hosted by Washington.
AS IN THE REGIONALS: With the team victory and Jon Rahm's title at the 2016 Albuquerque Regional, ASU has won or tied for a NCAA regional title seven times. ASU tied with Arizona in 1991 and tied with New Mexico in 1998. It won the title outright in 1995, 1999, 2001 2009 and 2016. In addition to Rahm's two titles (2015 as well), Sun Devil Paul Casey won a 1998 individual regional title outright followed by Jeff Quinney (1999), Benjamin Alvarado Holley (2007) and then Jesper Kennegard in 2009. Matt Jones shared medalist honors in 2001
2016: 1st/Albuquerque, New Mexico
2015: 2nd/San Diego, California
2014: 6th/Columbia, Mo.
2013: 5th/Tempe, Arizona
2012: DNC
2011: T-4th/Erie, Colorado
2010: T-4th/Atlanta, Georgia
2009: 1st/Daly City, California
2008: 8th/Bremerton, Washington
2007: T-3rd/Tempe, Arizona
2006: T-3rd/Tucson, Arizona
2005: T-4th/Stanford, California
2004: 4th/Sunriver, Oregon
2003: T-5th/Seattle, Washington
2002: 20th/Albuquerque, New Mexico
2001: 1st/Corvallis, Oregon
2000: T-6th/Fresno, California
1999: 1st/Tucson, Arizona
1998: T-1st/Tempe, Arizona
1997: 2nd/Santee, California
1996: 2nd/Stanford, California
1995: 1st/Albuquerque, New Mexico
1994: 2nd/Tucson, Arizona
1993: 2nd/Provo, Utah
1992: 2nd/Tucson, Arizona
1991: T-1st/Albuquerque, New Mexico
1990: 3rd/Las Cruces, New Mexico
1989: 2nd/El Paso, Texas
Del Rey Gonzalez has eight birdies through two rounds and had three on the back nine Tuesday to shoot par-71 for the second straight day. He birdied holes 12, 14 and 17. He is trying for his second top-10 finish on the year, as he tied for eighth at the National Invitational in Tucson with a 6-under 210 (69-66-75). He also tied for 11th at the Western Intercollegiate with a 3-over 213 (70-66-77).
Four straight birdies to start his back nine had du Toit at 4-under, but two bogeys put him back but he closed with three straight pars.
Thirty teams and six individuals will advance from regional sites to the national championships to be played May 26-31 at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Ill., hosted by Northern Illinois, as the top five teams from Austin at the end of play tomorrow advance. The Sun Devils, seeded fifth behind Oklahoma State (#4 by Golfweek), Wake Forest (#10), host Texas (#11) and Ole Miss (#20), have advanced out of regionals in 12 of the last 15 years and in 30 of the past 33.
ASU is one of only two teams (St. Peters is the other) in the 14-team Austin Regional playing three freshmen in its five-man lineup.
ASU will tee with Iowa State and College of Charleston on Wednesday
NCAA REGIONAL TWO-ROUND TEAM SCORES (MAY 16)
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS GOLF CLUB
PAR 71/7,355 YARDS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
(TOP NINE TEAM SCORES)
1. Texas 277-288=565-/-3
2. Oklahoma State 287-282=569-/+1
3. Ole Miss 282-294=576/+8
4. Iowa State 290-292=582/+14
5. Arizona State 290-293=583/+15
6. College of Charleston 291-295=586/+18
T7. Georgia Southern 295-292=587/+19
T7. North Carolina State 290-297=587/+19
T7. Wake Forest 294-293=587/+19
INDIVIDUAL LEADER/SUN DEVIL SCORES
1. Scottie Scheffler, Texas, 66/-7
T10. Alejandro Del Rey Gonzalez 71-71=142/E
T12. Jared du Toit 74-69=143/+1
T30. Chun An Yu 71-77=148/+6
T39. Jino Sohn 74-76=150/+8
T54. Blake Wagoner 75-77=152/+10
TITLE NOTE: ASU is tied with Clemson for second-most NCAA Regional titles (seven), as only Oklahoma State (11) has more.
ASU'S LINEUP: ASU has senior Jared du Toit, freshmen Chun An Yu, freshmen Alejandro Del Rey Gonzalez, freshmen Blake Wagoner and sophomore Jino Sohn in the lineup in Austin, as only du Toit has NCAA Regional competition experience.
THE FORMAT: A total of 81 teams and another 45 individuals are competing in the six NCAA Men's Regional Championship sites (13 teams and 10 individuals at three regionals and 14 teams and five individuals at three regionals). The other five regional sites are The Grove, College Grove, Tennessee, hosted by Middle Tennessee State; Kampen Course, West Lafayette, Indiana, hosted by Purdue; Stanford Golf Course, Stanford, California, hosted by Stanford; University Club, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, hosted by LSU and Aldarra Golf Club, Sammamish, Washington, hosted by Washington.
AS IN THE REGIONALS: With the team victory and Jon Rahm's title at the 2016 Albuquerque Regional, ASU has won or tied for a NCAA regional title seven times. ASU tied with Arizona in 1991 and tied with New Mexico in 1998. It won the title outright in 1995, 1999, 2001 2009 and 2016. In addition to Rahm's two titles (2015 as well), Sun Devil Paul Casey won a 1998 individual regional title outright followed by Jeff Quinney (1999), Benjamin Alvarado Holley (2007) and then Jesper Kennegard in 2009. Matt Jones shared medalist honors in 2001
SUN DEVILS AS NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONS
Jon Rahm, 2016 and 2015
Jesper Kennegard, 2009
Ben Alvarado, 2007
Matt Jones, 2001 (shared)
Jeff Quinney, 1999
Paul Casey, 1998
2016: 1st/Albuquerque, New Mexico
2015: 2nd/San Diego, California
2014: 6th/Columbia, Mo.
2013: 5th/Tempe, Arizona
2012: DNC
2011: T-4th/Erie, Colorado
2010: T-4th/Atlanta, Georgia
2009: 1st/Daly City, California
2008: 8th/Bremerton, Washington
2007: T-3rd/Tempe, Arizona
2006: T-3rd/Tucson, Arizona
2005: T-4th/Stanford, California
2004: 4th/Sunriver, Oregon
2003: T-5th/Seattle, Washington
2002: 20th/Albuquerque, New Mexico
2001: 1st/Corvallis, Oregon
2000: T-6th/Fresno, California
1999: 1st/Tucson, Arizona
1998: T-1st/Tempe, Arizona
1997: 2nd/Santee, California
1996: 2nd/Stanford, California
1995: 1st/Albuquerque, New Mexico
1994: 2nd/Tucson, Arizona
1993: 2nd/Provo, Utah
1992: 2nd/Tucson, Arizona
1991: T-1st/Albuquerque, New Mexico
1990: 3rd/Las Cruces, New Mexico
1989: 2nd/El Paso, Texas