TEMPE, Ariz. – The reigning national champion Sun Devil women's golf team opens the spring season with a dual match vs. the University of Denver on Sunday, Jan. 28 at 9:30 am MT at Superstition Mountain.
On Sunday, the Sun Devils and Pioneers will be playing Superstition Mountain's 7,225-yard, par-72 Prospector Course.
The course is one of four total at the club and one of two designed by the golf-great turned course designer Jack Nicklaus, along with his son Gary. The course opened in 1998 and has been site to the 2002 Countrywide Tradition tournament as well as the LPGA Safeway International (2004-08).
The Prospector Golf Course was named one of Golfweek Magazine's "Top 100 Residential Courses".
Last season, ASU and Denver started the spring season with a dual at Superstition Mountain and the Sun Devils shot their lowest round of the season to that point (278) as all six Sun Devils competing shot at or below par behind Roberta Liti and Madison Kerley's career-low rounds.
Arizona State was ranked No. 6 in Golfstat rankings to end the fall season and No. 12 by Golfweek.
Individually, sophomore Olivia Mehaffey is ranked No. 13 in the world in Women's Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR).
In November, ASU signed German National Team member Alexandra Försterling (Berlin, Germany) and PING Junior Solheim Cup member Alessandra Fanali (Fiuggi, Italy) to National Letters of Intent.
During a busy fall season for the Sun Devils, they traveled from Nashville to Chicago, Austin to Hawai'i, and Atlanta over a seven-week span, earning four top-3 finishes in five tournaments, including a win at the Windy City Collegiate Classic in October.
After this weekend's dual, the Sun Devils start their spring championship season in earnest at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge Feb. 11-13. Last season, ASU took their regional crown, finishing ahead of No. 5 Alabama, No. 6 UNLV, No. 8 Arizona, and No. 11 Oklahoma State.
On Sunday, the Sun Devils and Pioneers will be playing Superstition Mountain's 7,225-yard, par-72 Prospector Course.
The course is one of four total at the club and one of two designed by the golf-great turned course designer Jack Nicklaus, along with his son Gary. The course opened in 1998 and has been site to the 2002 Countrywide Tradition tournament as well as the LPGA Safeway International (2004-08).
The Prospector Golf Course was named one of Golfweek Magazine's "Top 100 Residential Courses".
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— Missy Kaye (@missymkaye) January 22, 2018
Last season, ASU and Denver started the spring season with a dual at Superstition Mountain and the Sun Devils shot their lowest round of the season to that point (278) as all six Sun Devils competing shot at or below par behind Roberta Liti and Madison Kerley's career-low rounds.
Arizona State was ranked No. 6 in Golfstat rankings to end the fall season and No. 12 by Golfweek.
Individually, sophomore Olivia Mehaffey is ranked No. 13 in the world in Women's Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR).
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— Katie Woo (@katiejwoo) January 25, 2018
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In November, ASU signed German National Team member Alexandra Försterling (Berlin, Germany) and PING Junior Solheim Cup member Alessandra Fanali (Fiuggi, Italy) to National Letters of Intent.
During a busy fall season for the Sun Devils, they traveled from Nashville to Chicago, Austin to Hawai'i, and Atlanta over a seven-week span, earning four top-3 finishes in five tournaments, including a win at the Windy City Collegiate Classic in October.
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— Sun Devil W. Golf (@SunDevilWGolf) December 21, 2017
After this weekend's dual, the Sun Devils start their spring championship season in earnest at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge Feb. 11-13. Last season, ASU took their regional crown, finishing ahead of No. 5 Alabama, No. 6 UNLV, No. 8 Arizona, and No. 11 Oklahoma State.