The fourth-ranked Arizona State men's golf team came out swinging the sticks at a high level and leads the Lamkin Grips San Diego Classic by 10 strokes after two rounds.
With four players tied for fifth at 2-under, including Sun Devil Blake Wagoner, ASU has its players in second (Mason Andersen at 6-under), third (Chun An Yu at 4-under) and fourth (Alex del Rey at 3-under).
"It was a cold rainy day and we finished in nearly pitch black darkness. It was one of those days when it's so easy to let fatigue get the best of you and loosely give up strokes, but our guys are gamers and they just kept going," said third-year Sun Devil head coach Matt Thurmond. "The course demands complete focus on every single shot and to have eight counting scores that are all under par is really impressive. Tomorrow is a new day and we have to wake up and earn it all over again which is what we love to do. Three teams made more birdies than us but we are still up ten or more on everyone. That just shows the kind of discipline and poise our guys played with today."
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 280-28=561/-15
2. Texas 283-288=571/-5
3. North Carolina 285-290=575/1
TOP INDIVIDUAL/ASU SCORES
2. Mason Andersen 69-69=138/-6
3. Chun An Yu 70-70=144/-4
4. Alex del Rey 72-70-70=212/+22
T-5. Blake Wagoner 71-71=142/-2
T-27. Koichiro Ishika (I) 79-68=147/+3
T-53. Cameron Sisk 75-76=151/+7
SUN DEVIL TEAM WINS UNDER MATT THURMOND (6)
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
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 Invitational Feb. 2-4, 2017
Ki Taek Lee (Sr./co-medalist)/Alister MacKenzie Invitational Oct. 10-11, 2016
With four players tied for fifth at 2-under, including Sun Devil Blake Wagoner, ASU has its players in second (Mason Andersen at 6-under), third (Chun An Yu at 4-under) and fourth (Alex del Rey at 3-under).
"It was a cold rainy day and we finished in nearly pitch black darkness. It was one of those days when it's so easy to let fatigue get the best of you and loosely give up strokes, but our guys are gamers and they just kept going," said third-year Sun Devil head coach Matt Thurmond. "The course demands complete focus on every single shot and to have eight counting scores that are all under par is really impressive. Tomorrow is a new day and we have to wake up and earn it all over again which is what we love to do. Three teams made more birdies than us but we are still up ten or more on everyone. That just shows the kind of discipline and poise our guys played with today."
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 280-28=561/-15
2. Texas 283-288=571/-5
3. North Carolina 285-290=575/1
TOP INDIVIDUAL/ASU SCORES
2. Mason Andersen 69-69=138/-6
3. Chun An Yu 70-70=144/-4
4. Alex del Rey 72-70-70=212/+22
T-5. Blake Wagoner 71-71=142/-2
T-27. Koichiro Ishika (I) 79-68=147/+3
T-53. Cameron Sisk 75-76=151/+7
SUN DEVIL TEAM WINS UNDER MATT THURMOND (6)
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
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 Invitational Feb. 2-4, 2017
Ki Taek Lee (Sr./co-medalist)/Alister MacKenzie Invitational Oct. 10-11, 2016