TEMPE, Ariz. – The No. 15 Sun Devil Women's Golf team makes the trip to California for the 2019 Pac-12 Championships hosted at Palos Verdes Golf Club in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif., running April 15-17.
Arizona State is one of seven Pac-12 teams that found themselves in the Golfstat Top-25 this week, coming in at No. 15. Joining the Sun Devils in the rankings are No. 1 USC, No. 4 Stanford, No. 7 Arizona, and No. 13 UCLA, as the conference boasts yet another loaded championship field.
The tournament will be part of the Territorial Cup Series® as the higher finisher between Arizona State and Arizona will receive one point towards the season tally. For an updated look at the scoring for 2018-19, click here.
On Monday, the Sun Devils are paired with Washington, teeing off from the first tee between 8:30-9:10 am PT every ten minutes while Tuesday and Wednesday tee times will be dependent on scores. Full tee times throughout the weekend can be found at https://pac-12.com/womens-golf/championships-2019/tee-times.
Pac-12 Networks will air live coverage of the finishing holes in the final round of the Championships on Wednesday, April 17 at 2 p.m. PT. The broadcast will also be available on all six Pac-12 regional networks, Pac-12.com/live and Pac-12 Now. Throughout the weekend, the conference will promote the championships on their social media channels, including @pac12 and @Pac12Network on Twitter.
The Sun Devils are gaining confidence coming off three consecutive Top-3 finishes as a team, including earning a victory at the Wildcat Invitational (Mar. 11-12) while beating five Pac-12 teams en route to a second-place finish in a stacked PING/ASU Invitational (Mar. 29-31).
Alexandra Forsterling is one of two Sun Devils to have played in all 27 rounds during the 2018-19 season, enjoying three rounds in the 60's with her best finish (T-8) coming at the Bruin Wave Invitational. Alessandra Fanali has provided a spark since joining the lineup in the Spring, playing her best golf as of late with consecutive Top-15 finishes to her name. She road a brilliant first round 67 (-5) to second place tie at the Wildcat Invitational. Sofia Anokhina had her best tournament in the month of March helping lead the Sun Devils to victory at the Wildcat Invitational with a Top-10 finish (T-8).
The Arizona State Women's Golf program looks for their 17th overall conference championship, with eight of those coming as members of the Pac-12. The Sun Devils won the first-ever Pac-12 Women's Golf Championship in 1987. The program's strong history with the championship does not stop there, as 12 Sun Devil have captured the individual title. The most recent champion was Linnea Strom, who shot the lowest 56-hole individual total in Championship history at the 2016 Pac-12 Conference Championship.
Live scoring of the event will be provided by Golfstat at the following link. For more information on the 2019 Pac-12 Women's Golf Championship, visit the Championship Page.
Tournament Scoring: The top-four individuals from each team with the lowest scores for any 18-hole round constitute the scoring members of the five-member team for that given round. The team championship will be awarded to the squad with the lowest total combined score for all rounds.
Arizona State is one of seven Pac-12 teams that found themselves in the Golfstat Top-25 this week, coming in at No. 15. Joining the Sun Devils in the rankings are No. 1 USC, No. 4 Stanford, No. 7 Arizona, and No. 13 UCLA, as the conference boasts yet another loaded championship field.
The tournament will be part of the Territorial Cup Series® as the higher finisher between Arizona State and Arizona will receive one point towards the season tally. For an updated look at the scoring for 2018-19, click here.
On Monday, the Sun Devils are paired with Washington, teeing off from the first tee between 8:30-9:10 am PT every ten minutes while Tuesday and Wednesday tee times will be dependent on scores. Full tee times throughout the weekend can be found at https://pac-12.com/womens-golf/championships-2019/tee-times.
Pac-12 Networks will air live coverage of the finishing holes in the final round of the Championships on Wednesday, April 17 at 2 p.m. PT. The broadcast will also be available on all six Pac-12 regional networks, Pac-12.com/live and Pac-12 Now. Throughout the weekend, the conference will promote the championships on their social media channels, including @pac12 and @Pac12Network on Twitter.
The Sun Devils are gaining confidence coming off three consecutive Top-3 finishes as a team, including earning a victory at the Wildcat Invitational (Mar. 11-12) while beating five Pac-12 teams en route to a second-place finish in a stacked PING/ASU Invitational (Mar. 29-31).
Olivia Mehaffey has finished in the Top-10 in two of her last three tournaments, shooting a career-low 65 (-7) in round two of the PING/ASU Invitational after taking home the individual title at the Bruin Wave Invitational (Feb. 25-26).SUN DEVILS WIN! ASU brings home the team title at Arizona's Wildcat Invitational? pic.twitter.com/GXd7fVPxft
— Sun Devil W. Golf (@SunDevilWGolf) March 12, 2019
Raquel Olmos has been a steady presence in the lineup throughout the year, recently completing three Top-20 finishes to go along with her two Top-10 finishes from earlier in the year. Madison Kerley has gone low in the first round competing as an individual in each of her last two tournaments, turning in a 70 (-2) at the Wildcat Invitational before recording a 71 (-1) at Papago Golf Course in the PING/ASU Invitational.CHAMP! ?? @OliviaMehaffey wins the Bruin Wave Invitational individual title ?? pic.twitter.com/BSUFG13DeC
— Sun Devil W. Golf (@SunDevilWGolf) February 26, 2019
Alexandra Forsterling is one of two Sun Devils to have played in all 27 rounds during the 2018-19 season, enjoying three rounds in the 60's with her best finish (T-8) coming at the Bruin Wave Invitational. Alessandra Fanali has provided a spark since joining the lineup in the Spring, playing her best golf as of late with consecutive Top-15 finishes to her name. She road a brilliant first round 67 (-5) to second place tie at the Wildcat Invitational. Sofia Anokhina had her best tournament in the month of March helping lead the Sun Devils to victory at the Wildcat Invitational with a Top-10 finish (T-8).
The Arizona State Women's Golf program looks for their 17th overall conference championship, with eight of those coming as members of the Pac-12. The Sun Devils won the first-ever Pac-12 Women's Golf Championship in 1987. The program's strong history with the championship does not stop there, as 12 Sun Devil have captured the individual title. The most recent champion was Linnea Strom, who shot the lowest 56-hole individual total in Championship history at the 2016 Pac-12 Conference Championship.
Live scoring of the event will be provided by Golfstat at the following link. For more information on the 2019 Pac-12 Women's Golf Championship, visit the Championship Page.
Tournament Scoring: The top-four individuals from each team with the lowest scores for any 18-hole round constitute the scoring members of the five-member team for that given round. The team championship will be awarded to the squad with the lowest total combined score for all rounds.