TEMPE, Ariz. – No. 4 Arizona State women's golf returns to the Chicago area for the first time since winning the 2017 NCAA championship in Sugar Grove, Ill. in May. The Sun Devils will play Monday, Oct. 2 and Tuesday, Oct. 3 at national runner-up Northwestern's 10th annual Windy City Collegiate Classic in Highland Park, Ill.
LAST TIME OUT
The Sun Devils finished third at Vanderbilt's Mason Rudolph Women's Championship (Sept. 15-17), now with top-3 finishes in nine of their last 10 tournaments.
Linnea Strom earned a top-five finish (T4th), tying for fourth on the Sun Devils' all-time individual low 54-hole scores vs. par. Roberta Liti earned her second career top-10 finish, shooting a career low-tying best round of the tournament on day two (67).
BIG RINGS
After winning the national championship in May, the Sun Devils had the opportunity celebrate the achievement with friends, family, supporters and the community with a ring ceremony on Friday, Sept. 22 and by being honored at halftime of the Sun Devil football win vs. Oregon on Saturday, Sept. 23.
Head coach Missy Farr-Kaye now has three of ASU's nation-leading eight titles to her credit – as a player (1990), as an assistant coach (2009), and as a head coach (2017).
RANKING
ASU stays at No. 4 this week in Golfweek's team rankings after finishing third in an extremely competitive field in Franklin, Tenn. to open the season two weeks ago. Golfweek ranks junior Linnea Strom No. 12 individually.
In Women's World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR), Strom (No. 11) and Olivia Mehaffey (No. 13) are in the top-15 internationally.
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
The Sun Devils return to this tournament for the first time since Oct. 2015 after taking a season off from the Classic last year. In 2015, ASU finished just one stroke out of a three-way tie for the lead, finishing fourth, while Madison Kerley, Monica Vaughn, and Linnea Strom all finished top-10.
THE FIELD
The 15-team field features over half of which are in the most recent Golfweek top-25 including (alongside the No. 4 Sun Devils), No. 2 Duke, No. 6 Northwestern, No. 8 Oklahoma State, No. 10 Michigan State, No. 20 Oregon, No. 21 Florida, and No. 25 Purdue. The field is rounded out by Arizona, Cal, Iowa State, Ohio State, San Diego State, Tulane, and UC Davis.
Two of three teams ASU faced in match play at NCAA's last season will compete this weekend, including host-No. 6 Northwestern and No. 21 Florida. The Sun Devils earned the first sweep of the match play era over Florida in the semifinals before defeating Northwestern in the championship match.
The same squad that represented ASU two weeks ago at the season-opening Mason Rudolph Women's Championship in Franklin will play for the Sun Devils this weekend – freshman Raquel Olmos Ros, sophomore Olivia Mehaffey, juniors Madison Kerley and Linnea Strom, and senior Roberta Liti.
THE VENUE
The tournament will be held at Northmoor Country Club in Highland Park, Ill. and will be played on the Blue and White loops.
Northmoor has 27 holes (three 9-hole courses), with the original 18 designed by legendary golf course designer Donald Ross, and a recent renovation by hall of fame course designer Dr. Michael Hurdzan.
SCHEDULE
The 54-hole stroke play tournament will feature three rounds, including a grueling two-round, 36-hole day on Monday. The final 18 holes will be played on Tuesday.
In round one, the Sun Devils will be paired with Duke and Purdue, teeing off between 7:39-8:15 am CDT/5:39-6:15 am MST (AZT). ASU is scheduled to tee off in round two between 11:54 am-12:30 pm CDT/9:54-10:30 am MST (AZT).
FOLLOW LIVE
Live scoring, pairings, and more throughout the tournament can be found on Golfstat HERE.
LAST TIME OUT
The Sun Devils finished third at Vanderbilt's Mason Rudolph Women's Championship (Sept. 15-17), now with top-3 finishes in nine of their last 10 tournaments.
Linnea Strom earned a top-five finish (T4th), tying for fourth on the Sun Devils' all-time individual low 54-hole scores vs. par. Roberta Liti earned her second career top-10 finish, shooting a career low-tying best round of the tournament on day two (67).
BIG RINGS
After winning the national championship in May, the Sun Devils had the opportunity celebrate the achievement with friends, family, supporters and the community with a ring ceremony on Friday, Sept. 22 and by being honored at halftime of the Sun Devil football win vs. Oregon on Saturday, Sept. 23.
Head coach Missy Farr-Kaye now has three of ASU's nation-leading eight titles to her credit – as a player (1990), as an assistant coach (2009), and as a head coach (2017).
On Friday night, we had the honor of celebrating our @NCAA championship with the community and getting our bling! https://t.co/B7VcdIEpi6 pic.twitter.com/T3gAluOs6O
— Sun Devil W. Golf (@SunDevilWGolf) September 27, 2017
It's an honor to stand with Pat #GoDevils pic.twitter.com/MTAQZkw84r
— Sun Devil W. Golf (@SunDevilWGolf) September 24, 2017
RANKING
ASU stays at No. 4 this week in Golfweek's team rankings after finishing third in an extremely competitive field in Franklin, Tenn. to open the season two weeks ago. Golfweek ranks junior Linnea Strom No. 12 individually.
In Women's World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR), Strom (No. 11) and Olivia Mehaffey (No. 13) are in the top-15 internationally.
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
The Sun Devils return to this tournament for the first time since Oct. 2015 after taking a season off from the Classic last year. In 2015, ASU finished just one stroke out of a three-way tie for the lead, finishing fourth, while Madison Kerley, Monica Vaughn, and Linnea Strom all finished top-10.
THE FIELD
The 15-team field features over half of which are in the most recent Golfweek top-25 including (alongside the No. 4 Sun Devils), No. 2 Duke, No. 6 Northwestern, No. 8 Oklahoma State, No. 10 Michigan State, No. 20 Oregon, No. 21 Florida, and No. 25 Purdue. The field is rounded out by Arizona, Cal, Iowa State, Ohio State, San Diego State, Tulane, and UC Davis.
Two of three teams ASU faced in match play at NCAA's last season will compete this weekend, including host-No. 6 Northwestern and No. 21 Florida. The Sun Devils earned the first sweep of the match play era over Florida in the semifinals before defeating Northwestern in the championship match.
The same squad that represented ASU two weeks ago at the season-opening Mason Rudolph Women's Championship in Franklin will play for the Sun Devils this weekend – freshman Raquel Olmos Ros, sophomore Olivia Mehaffey, juniors Madison Kerley and Linnea Strom, and senior Roberta Liti.
THE VENUE
The tournament will be held at Northmoor Country Club in Highland Park, Ill. and will be played on the Blue and White loops.
Northmoor has 27 holes (three 9-hole courses), with the original 18 designed by legendary golf course designer Donald Ross, and a recent renovation by hall of fame course designer Dr. Michael Hurdzan.
SCHEDULE
The 54-hole stroke play tournament will feature three rounds, including a grueling two-round, 36-hole day on Monday. The final 18 holes will be played on Tuesday.
In round one, the Sun Devils will be paired with Duke and Purdue, teeing off between 7:39-8:15 am CDT/5:39-6:15 am MST (AZT). ASU is scheduled to tee off in round two between 11:54 am-12:30 pm CDT/9:54-10:30 am MST (AZT).
FOLLOW LIVE
Live scoring, pairings, and more throughout the tournament can be found on Golfstat HERE.
This weekend, Commissioner Larry Scott spent time with Ray Anderson and National Champion @SunDevilWGolf head coach Missy Farr-Kaye in Tempe pic.twitter.com/L3nEFlewdn
— Pac-12 Conference (@pac12) September 25, 2017