The Arizona State men's golf team will begin their 2018-19 campaign Sept. 21-23 at the Maui Jim Invitational in Scottsdale. ASU will look to continue their success at the event after winning at the Maui Jim in 2017. Alex del Rey also won the individual medal and has continued his success into the offseason. The Sun Devils enter the season ranked No. 22 in the country according to Golfstat and will face off against three other members of the top 25 as LSU (eighth), Auburn (ninth) an Clemson also are in the field.First tournament of the year this weekend at @MirabelGolfClub ... Friday-Sunday, admission is free. It is the @OfficialMauiJim Invitational and @a_delrey99 and ASU are defending champs. pic.twitter.com/u76XWeVeYL
— Sun Devil Men's Golf (@sundevilmgolf) September 19, 2018
THE FIELD (GOLFSTAT RANKINGS)We look forward to defending our title next week at the @OfficialMauiJim Invitational held at @MirabelGolfClub ... more details next week! pic.twitter.com/j5PI3q8yPm
— Sun Devil Men's Golf (@sundevilmgolf) September 14, 2018
Georgia State (Host), Arizona State (22), Auburn (9), Augusta, Clemson (15), G, Houston, Kansas State, Kent State, LSU (8), Minnesota, NC State, Oregon and Oregon State.
THE COURSE
Mirabel Golf Club, Scottsdale, AZ (Par 70, 7,081 yards)
SETTLING IN
The 2018-19 season marks head coach Matt Thurmond's third season at the helm for Arizona State and will look to build on the success he had in his first two years. Thurmond led the Sun Devils to the NCAA championships in both of his first two seasons, as well as five tournament victories. He is also undefeated when hosting a tournament with the Sun Devils, winning both the 2017 and 2018 ASU Thunderbird Invitationals.
WHO IS SWINGING
The ASU lineup will consist of the junior trio of Alex del Rey, Chun An Yu and Blake Wagoner. All three have been large parts of Coach Thurmond's success during the last two seasons and will tee off the second half of their Sun Devil careers. Joining them are sophomore Mason Andersen and freshman Cameron Sisk. Transfer Won Jun Lee will compete as an individual.
How. Awesome. Is. This. https://t.co/zeSJIyIbYq
— Sun Devil Men's Golf (@sundevilmgolf) September 8, 2018
2017 MAUI JIM FINAL TEAM LEADERBOARDTee times for the third annual @OfficialMauiJim Intercollegiate that starts Friday at @MirabelGolfClub in Scottsdale with 14 teams and 78 players competing @blakewagoner7 7:30
— Sun Devil Men's Golf (@sundevilmgolf) September 20, 2018
Cameron Sisk 7:40
Mason Andersen 7:50@a_delrey99 8:00@kevingolfyu 8:10
Won Jun Lee 9:10
DESERT FOREST GOLF CLUB/CAREREE, ARIZ.
PAR 72/7,203 YARDS/SEPT. 22-24, 2017
1. Arizona State 289-291-277=857/-7
2. Georgia Tech 291-286-281=858/-6
3. Kent State 281-296-282=859/-5
4. LSU 293-287-282=862/-2
2017 MAUI JIM FINAL INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
1. Alex del Rey 73-68-65=206/-10
T6. Mason Andersen 72-70-71=213/-3
T22. Blake Wagoner 70-78-72=220/+4
T33. Chun An Yu 74-76-73=223/+7
T37. Paul Chaplet (Ind.) 73-77-75=225/+9
T40. Anthony Truong 75-77-74=226/+10
T43. Koichiro Ishika (Ind.) 78-72-77=227/+11
T50. Ryan Douglass 82-77-69=228/+12
T53. Jino Sohn 81-76-72=229/+13
2017-18 SEASON REVIEW: ASU finished fifth at the NCAA Raleigh Regional leading it to its 54th NCAA Championships appearance, where it finished tied for 13th...finished third at the Pac-12 Championships behind USC and Colorado, while freshman Koichiro Ishika finished sixth...won the 2018 ASU Thunderbird Invitational April 14-15 at the ASU Karsten Golf Course, claiming the title for the second year in a row. The competition came down to the last hole of the tournament, as ASU bested UNLV by one stroke. ASU also defeated last year's national champion Oklahoma and No. 1-ranked Oklahoma State, snapping OSU's seven-tournament winning streak...Sun Devils have won back-to-back titles at the ASU Thunderbird Invitational and four of the last five and have 19 titles since the tournament started in 1973...team got their first win of the spring and second of the season with a convincing victory at the Bandon Dunes Championship March 11-13 as it led each round and finished an impressive 13-strokes ahead of second place Clemson. Chun An Yu took home medalist honors shooting a 13-under including a 65 in round one, tied for the best round of the tournament...An Yu shot a 9-under 63 on Feb. 25 at Omni National in the first round of the National Invitational en route to finishing tied for second (63-70-69=202/-14)...Mason Andersen shot a 5-under 211 (69-71-71) and finished fifth at the Tavistock Invitational at the Isleworth Country Club in Windermere, Fla. (Oct. 22-24)...team's first wins were in the second tournament of the year at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate in Carefree as Alex del Rey had a 7-under 65 to earn medalist honors at Desert Forest as team shot 7-under 857 (289-291-277) and won by a stroke over Georgia Tech...in the first tournament of the year at the Gopher Invitational, Alex del Rey finished fourth led by 12 birdies and an eagle shot 5-under 208 (71-67-70).
ASU TEAM TOURNAMENT VICTORIES UNDER MATT THURMOND
2017-2018 (3)
Maui Jim Intercollegiate (Sept. 22-24)
Bandon Dunes Intercollegiate (Mar. 11-13)
ASU Thunderbird Invitational (April 14-15)
2016-2017 (2)
Alister MacKenzie Invitational (Oct. 10-11)
ASU Thunderbird Invitational (Mar. 18-19)
SUN DEVIL MEDALISTS UNDER MATT THURMOND (6)
Chun An Yu (So.) Bandon Dunes Invitational (Mar. 11-13, 2018)
Alex del Rey (So.) Maui Jim Intercollegiate (Sept. 22-24, 2017)
Chun An Yu (Fr.) National Invitational Tournament (Feb. 27-28, 2017)
Jared du Toit (Sr.) Prestige at PGA West (Feb. 20-22, 2017)
Jared du Toit (Sr./co-medalist) Amer Ari Invitional (Feb. 2-4, 2017)
Ki Taek Lee (Sr./co-medalist) Alister MacKenzie Invitational (Oct. 10-11, 2016)