Four top-ten finishes helped the fourth-ranked Arizona State men's golf team capture their second victory of the year by a one-stroke margin over second-place Texas at the Lamkin Grips San Diego Classic on Tuesday.
The team was led by Mason Andersen, finishing tied for first with two other players at six-under, and then winning the playoff over Cole Hammer (Texas) and Blake Hathcoat (St. Mary's) by making par on No. 18. Hammer and Hathcoat both bogeyed the hole.
Three other Sun Devils finished in the top ten. Chun An Yu tied for fourth place at 3-under. Both Blake Wagoner and Alex del Rey finished tied for 10th place. Cameron Sisk closed out the lineup tied for 50th.
"We weren't great down the stretch today but we were great enough to win," noted third-year Sun Devil Head Coach Matt Thurmond. "Mason put us on his back and carried us in. He was so funny down the stretch. He knew where everything stood and that both the individual and team victories were on his shoulders and he clutched up with birdies on 16-17 and big pars in regulation and in the playoff."
ASU was in first place with a 10-stroke lead after the first two rounds yesterday The other schools did not go out without a fight in day two, challenging ASU down to the wire as that 10-stroke lead would be eventually be erased. Texas came back to tie and even took a one-stroke lead over Arizona State near the end, but the Sun Devils managed to pull away and secure the victory.
"We've had better final rounds that didn't get us wins, but we found a way. Despite the struggle we just hung in there and played until the last putt dropped and somehow it ended up with a team win, individual win, and again four guys in the Top 10. Now I need a nap."
LAMKIN GRIPS SAN DIEGO CLASSIC
SAN DIEGO COUNTRY CLUB/CHULA VISTA, CA
PAR 72/7,033 YARDS/15 TEAMS/92 PLAYERS
TOP TEAM SCORES
1. Arizona State 280-281-293=854/-10
2. Texas 283-288-284=855/-9
3. St. Mary's 283-299-278=860/-4
TOP ASU SCORES
T1. Mason Andersen 69-69-72=210 (won playoff)
T4. Chun An Yu 70-70-73=213
T10. Alex del Rey 70-71-75=216
T10. Blake Wagoner 71-71-74=216
T50. Cameron Sisk 75-76-74=225
This victory is head coach Matt Thurmond's seventh since he's joined the program in 2016.
@SunDevilMGolf travels to Tuscon to play again next week at the National Invitational on March 18-19.
SUN DEVIL TEAM WINS UNDER MATT THURMOND (7)
Lamkin Grips San Diego Classic/Mar. 11-12, 2019
John Burns Intercollegiate/Feb. 21-23, 2019
ASU Thunderbird Invitational/April 14-15, 2018
Bandon Dunes Intercollegiate/March 11-13, 2018
Maui Jim Intercollegiate/September 22-24, 2017
ASU Thunderbird Invitational/March 18-19, 2017
Alister MacKenzie Invitational/Oct. 10-11, 2016
The team was led by Mason Andersen, finishing tied for first with two other players at six-under, and then winning the playoff over Cole Hammer (Texas) and Blake Hathcoat (St. Mary's) by making par on No. 18. Hammer and Hathcoat both bogeyed the hole.
Three other Sun Devils finished in the top ten. Chun An Yu tied for fourth place at 3-under. Both Blake Wagoner and Alex del Rey finished tied for 10th place. Cameron Sisk closed out the lineup tied for 50th.
"We weren't great down the stretch today but we were great enough to win," noted third-year Sun Devil Head Coach Matt Thurmond. "Mason put us on his back and carried us in. He was so funny down the stretch. He knew where everything stood and that both the individual and team victories were on his shoulders and he clutched up with birdies on 16-17 and big pars in regulation and in the playoff."
ASU was in first place with a 10-stroke lead after the first two rounds yesterday The other schools did not go out without a fight in day two, challenging ASU down to the wire as that 10-stroke lead would be eventually be erased. Texas came back to tie and even took a one-stroke lead over Arizona State near the end, but the Sun Devils managed to pull away and secure the victory.
"We've had better final rounds that didn't get us wins, but we found a way. Despite the struggle we just hung in there and played until the last putt dropped and somehow it ended up with a team win, individual win, and again four guys in the Top 10. Now I need a nap."
LAMKIN GRIPS SAN DIEGO CLASSIC
SAN DIEGO COUNTRY CLUB/CHULA VISTA, CA
PAR 72/7,033 YARDS/15 TEAMS/92 PLAYERS
TOP TEAM SCORES
1. Arizona State 280-281-293=854/-10
2. Texas 283-288-284=855/-9
3. St. Mary's 283-299-278=860/-4
TOP ASU SCORES
T1. Mason Andersen 69-69-72=210 (won playoff)
T4. Chun An Yu 70-70-73=213
T10. Alex del Rey 70-71-75=216
T10. Blake Wagoner 71-71-74=216
T50. Cameron Sisk 75-76-74=225
This victory is head coach Matt Thurmond's seventh since he's joined the program in 2016.
@SunDevilMGolf travels to Tuscon to play again next week at the National Invitational on March 18-19.
SUN DEVIL TEAM WINS UNDER MATT THURMOND (7)
Lamkin Grips San Diego Classic/Mar. 11-12, 2019
John Burns Intercollegiate/Feb. 21-23, 2019
ASU Thunderbird Invitational/April 14-15, 2018
Bandon Dunes Intercollegiate/March 11-13, 2018
Maui Jim Intercollegiate/September 22-24, 2017
ASU Thunderbird Invitational/March 18-19, 2017
Alister MacKenzie Invitational/Oct. 10-11, 2016