TEMPE, Ariz. – Arizona State University and Grayhawk Golf Club will host the 2020 through 2022 NCAA Division I Men's & Women's Golf Championships on Golf Channel in Scottsdale, Ariz. It becomes the first time a university and golf course will host the championships for three consecutive seasons.Watching US Open coverage and seeing some familiar faces and swings is a reminder the NCAA Championships come to our 'hood ( @GrayhawkGolf ) next Mayhttps://t.co/I3WfzAAAVZ
— Sun Devil Men's Golf (@sundevilmgolf) June 17, 2019
The championship will be contested on Grayhawk Golf Club's Raptor course, a par-72, 7,090-yard Tom Fazio design that is listed among the "Best Public Golf Courses in Arizona" by Golf Magazine. Since debuting in 1995, Raptor has hosted several premier competitive golf tournaments, including the PGA TOUR's Frys.com Open (2007-2009). Grayhawk also hosted Pro-Ams for the Waste Management Phoenix Open (1996 to 2012), The Tommy Bahama Challenge (2004 & 2005) and presently hosts the AJGA Thunderbird International Junior since 2000.
"We are fortunate to live in one of the most prestigious golf destinations in the country, so what better place to host the NCAA Golf Championships than Scottsdale, Arizona, which annually hosts one of the largest tournaments on the PGA tour," said Vice President for Sun Devil Athletics Ray Anderson. "We are thrilled for the opportunity to host the nation's elite in our own backyard for three consecutive years, and we intend to illustrate why Arizona is the perfect place for the NCAA Golf Championships."
The 2020 championships are scheduled to be held from May 22-27 (women) and May 29-June 3 (men). In 2021, women's play will take place from May 21-26, while the men's championships will be decided May 28 through June 2. In 2022, women's championships will be held from May 20-25, while the men's championships will take place May 27-June 1.
It will be the first time ASU has hosted an NCAA Golf Championship since the women hosted in 1992. This becomes the first time either the men's or women's championship has been hosted in the southwest since the 2012 men's tournament in Pacific Palisades, Calif. and the 2008 women's tournament in New Mexico.
"We are obviously honored to be chosen as the new venue for this prestigious championship," said Gregg Tryhus, Managing Partner of Grayhawk Golf Club. "We worked with ASU to submit a bid, and we're thrilled that it was accepted. Grayhawk has a tradition of hosting competitive tournaments at the highest level. We look forward to holding the NCAA Golf Championship."
.@TheSunDevils and @GrayhawkGolf are hoping to become the permanent #home of the @NCAA Golf Championships. https://t.co/7p8b4zirtw
— CN | Phoenix Sports (@sportscronkite) June 30, 2017
With ASU being the only program in collegiate history to capture the men's and women's team titles in the same season (1990), the Devils will have three opportunities to accomplish that feat again with home-field advantage.
The Arizona State women's program just captured an NCAA-best eighth NCAA Championship a three weeks ago in Sugar Grove, Ill. On top of the team title, the Sun Devils boast the individual title, the Honda Award for golf, and the Pac-12 Golfer of the Year in senior Monica Vaughn, while being led by the WGCA and Pac-12 Coach of the Year in Missy Farr-Kaye.
"To have the NCAA Championships in the Valley of the Sun is an incredible addition to our community," said Farr-Kaye. "We have the people, the course and the golf knowledge to stage three incredible years of championships. As the coach of the host school, we look forward to trying to win more championships in front of our incredible alumni and supporters. As a former player who won a title, I can tell you there will be no better experience than a Phoenix crowd watching and encouraging all the teams."
Under first-year head coach Matt Thurmond, the Sun Devil men qualified for the NCAA tournament with a starting lineup consisting of three freshmen, a senior and a sophomore in 2017. Incoming freshman and Chandler-native Mason Andersen, who has qualified for the 2017 U.S. Open, highlights the incoming class for the ASU men.
"The commitment it takes in vision, resources, and time to host six NCAA Championships is massive and I can't thank Grayhawk and Ray Anderson enough for being willing to host it," said Thurmond. "This shows the incredible support for our golf programs by our athletics department and this community. Our state takes incredible pride in its golf history and tradition and this will be an amazing addition to the local sports calendar. The NCAA Championships has become one of the premier golf tournaments and I'm beyond thrilled that it will be held here in the desert. I'm confident hosting it here will take the championships to yet another level of success and prestige. I can't wait until 2020."
For any questions in regards to Grayhawk Golf Club, please contact Jeff Locke (jlocke@commlinks.com).
NCAA MEN'S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD IN PACIFIC TIME ZONE
2016: Eugene Country Club (Eugene, OR)
2012: Riviera Country Club (Pacific Palisades, CA)
2006: Crosswater Club (Sunriver, OR)
1991: Poppy Hills Golf Course (Pebble Beach, CA)
1988: North Ranch Country Club (Thousand Oaks, CA)
1983: San Joaquin Country Club (Fresno, CA)
1981: Stanford Golf Course (Stanford, CA)
1978: Eugene Country Club (Eugene, OR)
1974: Carlton Oaks Country Club (Santee, CA)
1971: Tucson National Golf Club (Tucson, AZ)
1966: Stanford Golf Course (Stanford, CA)
1959: Eugene Country Club (Eugene, OR)
1948: Stanford Golf Course (Stanford, CA)
NCAA WOMEN'S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD IN PACIFIC TIME ZONE
2016: Eugene Country Club (Eugene, OR)
2012: Riviera Country Club (Pacific Palisades, CA)
2005: Meadow Course (Sunriver, OR)
2002: Washington National Golf Club (Auburn, WA)
2000: Trysting Tree Golf Course (Corvallis, OR)
1996: Bel Air Country Club (Los Angeles, CA)
1994: Eugene Country Club (Eugene, OR)
1992: Karsten Golf Course (Tempe, AZ)
1989: Stanford Golf Course (Stanford, CA)
1982: Stanford Golf Course (Stanford, CA)