Sophomore Chun An Yu fired a 5-under 67 while fellow sophomore Alex del Rey had a 68 in the second round of the 27th annual Amer Ari Intercollegiate held in Waikoloa, Hawaii at the Kings' Course (par-72/7,074 yards) on Friday. ASU improved its team score by 10 strokes, as it shot a 9-under 279.
Led by seven birdies, Chun An Yu improved his score by six strokes. After opening with a bogey and par on Friday he birdied six of the next seven holes. For the second day in a row del Rey got an eagle.
No. 1 nationally ranked Oklahoma State took over the team lead from Texas, the first-day leader. The Cowboys were 13 shots improved from the day previous, scoring a 267, a sizzling -23 score. That gave them a nine-shot lead over second place Georgia Tech and Texas Tech, 547 to 556. The Yellow Jackets are ranked No. 4 in the country (Bushnell Golfweek) and Texas Tech is No. 13.
AMER ARI INVITATIONAL
FEB. 1-2, 2018/TWO ROUND SCORES
9. ARIZONA STATE 289-279=568/-8
T12. Alex del Rey 71-68=139/-4
T19. Chun An Yu 73-67=140/-2
T43. Blake Wagoner 72-72=144/E
T43. Tobias Eden (I) 73-71=144/E
T55. Koichiro Ishika 73-72=145/+1
T78. Paul Chaplet (I) 71-77=148/+4
T78. Mason Andersen 75-73=148/+4
The teams will tee it up one more on Saturday to wrap up the Amer Ari. All squads will begin at 7:30 a.m.. Admission to the event is free.
THE FIELD (CURRENT GCAA RANK): Oklahoma State (1), Georgia Tech (4), Auburn (9), Stanford (11), Texas Tech (13), Texas (16), Southern California (18), Arizona State, Oregon State, Osaka Gakuln, San Jose State, Texas Christian, California-Davis, Colorado, Hawaii-Hilo, Hawaii-Manoa, Oregon and Pacific.
ASU'S PAST SUCCESS AT AMER ARI: Arizona State has found the winner circle more than once in Hawaii, not only as a team, but with individuals as well. In the 27 years this tournament has been played ASU has had three medalists: Jesper Kennegard (2009), Chris Hanell (1996) and Todd Demsey (1994). They have also won it twice as a team, once in 1995 and most recently in 2015.
FALL STANDOUT: The biggest fall standout for the Sun Devils was sophomore Alex del Rey, who was able to put up two of his best collegiate rounds in the 2017 fall season. His top moment of the fall is when he shot a final round 65 in the Maui Jim to take the first-place medal, and led his team in winning the whole tournament.
TOURNAMENT FUN FACT: The Amer Ari was first played in 1991, Arizona State was invited to play in the annual tournament but chose not to because ASU great Phil Mickelson had a chance to play in the Phoenix Open.
Led by seven birdies, Chun An Yu improved his score by six strokes. After opening with a bogey and par on Friday he birdied six of the next seven holes. For the second day in a row del Rey got an eagle.
No. 1 nationally ranked Oklahoma State took over the team lead from Texas, the first-day leader. The Cowboys were 13 shots improved from the day previous, scoring a 267, a sizzling -23 score. That gave them a nine-shot lead over second place Georgia Tech and Texas Tech, 547 to 556. The Yellow Jackets are ranked No. 4 in the country (Bushnell Golfweek) and Texas Tech is No. 13.
AMER ARI INVITATIONAL
FEB. 1-2, 2018/TWO ROUND SCORES
9. ARIZONA STATE 289-279=568/-8
T12. Alex del Rey 71-68=139/-4
T19. Chun An Yu 73-67=140/-2
T43. Blake Wagoner 72-72=144/E
T43. Tobias Eden (I) 73-71=144/E
T55. Koichiro Ishika 73-72=145/+1
T78. Paul Chaplet (I) 71-77=148/+4
T78. Mason Andersen 75-73=148/+4
The teams will tee it up one more on Saturday to wrap up the Amer Ari. All squads will begin at 7:30 a.m.. Admission to the event is free.
THE FIELD (CURRENT GCAA RANK): Oklahoma State (1), Georgia Tech (4), Auburn (9), Stanford (11), Texas Tech (13), Texas (16), Southern California (18), Arizona State, Oregon State, Osaka Gakuln, San Jose State, Texas Christian, California-Davis, Colorado, Hawaii-Hilo, Hawaii-Manoa, Oregon and Pacific.
ASU'S PAST SUCCESS AT AMER ARI: Arizona State has found the winner circle more than once in Hawaii, not only as a team, but with individuals as well. In the 27 years this tournament has been played ASU has had three medalists: Jesper Kennegard (2009), Chris Hanell (1996) and Todd Demsey (1994). They have also won it twice as a team, once in 1995 and most recently in 2015.
FALL STANDOUT: The biggest fall standout for the Sun Devils was sophomore Alex del Rey, who was able to put up two of his best collegiate rounds in the 2017 fall season. His top moment of the fall is when he shot a final round 65 in the Maui Jim to take the first-place medal, and led his team in winning the whole tournament.
TOURNAMENT FUN FACT: The Amer Ari was first played in 1991, Arizona State was invited to play in the annual tournament but chose not to because ASU great Phil Mickelson had a chance to play in the Phoenix Open.