The Sun Devil men's golf team -- winners of five of its past nine tournaments -- is tied for first with host SMU after the second round of Trinity Forest Invitational held at Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas...one day after being tied with SMU after the first round. SMU and ASU are both at 21-under 547 (279-268).
Sun Devil senior Alex del Rey leads the individual race at 11-under 131 (67-64), while sophomore Cameron Sisk is third at 6-under 136 (71-65), as del Rey was co-medalist at the season opening Mea Lanakila 35-player field Sept. 13-15 at Desert Forest Golf Club in Carefree, Ariz.
THREE DOT-DATA ON ADR: Senior Alex del Rey earned second-team Pac-12 honors in 2018-19...posted 10 eagles in sophomore year and nine in junior year of 2018-19...earned Pac-12 Golfer of the Month for March of 2019 after winning the NIT in Tucson...earned 2018 Eisenhower Trophy in Ireland with a 23-under 267 joining Jon Rahm (2014) as as a Sun Devil to take home individual honors at the World Team Amateur...in 2017-18 earned All-Pac-12 first-team honors after a solid sophomore season and then earned PING All-West Region honors...first collegiate title was Sept. 22-24 at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate held at Desert Forest Golf Club.
ALEX DEL REY CAREER TOP-FIVE FINISHES
Mea Lanakila (Sept. 13-15, 2019) 75-64-71=210/-6/T-1 (35)
Marquette Intercollegiate (Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 2018) 69-70-70=209/-7/2 (72)
Arizona Medalist Intercollegiate (Jan. 28-29, 2019) 68-69-69=206/-10/T-3 (39)
John Burns Intercollegiate (Feb. 21-23, 2019) 70-69-70=209/-7/T-4 (114)
National Invitational Tournament (Mar. 18-19, 2019) 69-64-66=199/-17/1 (84)
Maui Jim Intercollegiate (Sept. 22-24, 2017) 73-68-65=206/-10/1 (78)
Gopher Invitational (Sept. 10-11, 2017) 71-67-70=208/-5/4 (87)
NCAA Austin Regional (May 15-17, 2017) 71-71-68=210/-3/T-5 (75)
ABOUT THE 2019 TRINITY FOREST INVITATIONAL: Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas (par 71/7,486 yards) plays host to its third annual invitational. Baylor (-28/824) and Thomas Rosenmueller (-13/200) of North Texas in 2018 and Florida (-17/835) and Justin Suh (-10/203) of USC in 2017 won the first two events.
THREE SUN DEVILS IN ASIA: Three Sun Devils who were in ASU's lineup that won the Sept. 13-15 Maui Jim Intercollegiate aren't in Dallas for the Trinity Forest Invitational (Sept. 22-24). Chun An Yu, Won Jun Lee and James Leow all will be competing in the Asia-Pacific Amateur at the Sheshan International Golf Club held in Shanghai, China. A field of 120 players from 41 Asia Pacific nations is expected to compete, which returns to China for the third time. The country hosted the inaugural Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship in 2009 at Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen, followed by the 2013 edition at Nanshan International Golf Club in Longkou City, Shandong. The champion in Shanghai will earn an invitation to the 2020 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club and a place in The 149th Open at Royal St. George's. The runner(s)-up will secure a position in The Open Qualifying Series.
PARTICIPATING TEAMS: ASU is joined by Ball State, College of Charleston, Denver, Houston, Little Rock, Mississippi State, Rice, Sam Houston State, SMU, UC-Davis, UTSA, Virginia, Kansas State, Marquette and North Texas.
ABOUT TRINITY FOREST: Trinity Forest Golf Club resembles many of the great old courses of the Northeast and Great Britain, featuring a links style course on a rolling meadow with tall native grasses and dramatic bunkering and green complexes. The team of Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw – Coore & Crenshaw, Inc. – designed both the championship golf course, the short course and the nine-hole "Horse Course" as Trinity Forest is the home of the PGA TOUR's AT&T Byron Nelson Championship, as well as annually host NCAA invitational tournament and additional high-profile professional and amateur events. The Club is also the home course for SMU's golf team.
2019 TRINITY FOREST INVITATIONAL TEAM LEADERBOARD
TRINITY FOREST GOLF CLUB
DALLAS, TX
PAR 71/7,486 YARDS/17 TEAMS
SEPT. 22-24, 2019/90 PLAYERS
T1. Arizona State 279-268=547/-21
T1. SMU 279-268=547/-21
3. Houston 284-273=557/-11
2019 TRINITY FOREST INVITATIONAL INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
1. Alex del Rey 67-64=131/-11
2. Justin Thompson SMU 69-65=134/-8
3. Cameron Sisk 71-65=136/-6
T12. Blake Wagoner 70-69=139/-3
T21. Ryggs Johnston 71-70=141/-1
T63. Mason Andersen 77-70=147/+5
Sun Devil senior Alex del Rey leads the individual race at 11-under 131 (67-64), while sophomore Cameron Sisk is third at 6-under 136 (71-65), as del Rey was co-medalist at the season opening Mea Lanakila 35-player field Sept. 13-15 at Desert Forest Golf Club in Carefree, Ariz.
THREE DOT-DATA ON ADR: Senior Alex del Rey earned second-team Pac-12 honors in 2018-19...posted 10 eagles in sophomore year and nine in junior year of 2018-19...earned Pac-12 Golfer of the Month for March of 2019 after winning the NIT in Tucson...earned 2018 Eisenhower Trophy in Ireland with a 23-under 267 joining Jon Rahm (2014) as as a Sun Devil to take home individual honors at the World Team Amateur...in 2017-18 earned All-Pac-12 first-team honors after a solid sophomore season and then earned PING All-West Region honors...first collegiate title was Sept. 22-24 at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate held at Desert Forest Golf Club.
ALEX DEL REY CAREER TOP-FIVE FINISHES
Mea Lanakila (Sept. 13-15, 2019) 75-64-71=210/-6/T-1 (35)
Marquette Intercollegiate (Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 2018) 69-70-70=209/-7/2 (72)
Arizona Medalist Intercollegiate (Jan. 28-29, 2019) 68-69-69=206/-10/T-3 (39)
John Burns Intercollegiate (Feb. 21-23, 2019) 70-69-70=209/-7/T-4 (114)
National Invitational Tournament (Mar. 18-19, 2019) 69-64-66=199/-17/1 (84)
Maui Jim Intercollegiate (Sept. 22-24, 2017) 73-68-65=206/-10/1 (78)
Gopher Invitational (Sept. 10-11, 2017) 71-67-70=208/-5/4 (87)
NCAA Austin Regional (May 15-17, 2017) 71-71-68=210/-3/T-5 (75)
Got one team title and hope this leads to more. Congrats @a_delrey99 on Individual title https://t.co/YLEZ9l94Kx thanks to @desert_forest pic.twitter.com/89LEFFkqbe
— Sun Devil Men's Golf (@sundevilmgolf) September 25, 2017
ABOUT THE 2019 TRINITY FOREST INVITATIONAL: Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas (par 71/7,486 yards) plays host to its third annual invitational. Baylor (-28/824) and Thomas Rosenmueller (-13/200) of North Texas in 2018 and Florida (-17/835) and Justin Suh (-10/203) of USC in 2017 won the first two events.
THREE SUN DEVILS IN ASIA: Three Sun Devils who were in ASU's lineup that won the Sept. 13-15 Maui Jim Intercollegiate aren't in Dallas for the Trinity Forest Invitational (Sept. 22-24). Chun An Yu, Won Jun Lee and James Leow all will be competing in the Asia-Pacific Amateur at the Sheshan International Golf Club held in Shanghai, China. A field of 120 players from 41 Asia Pacific nations is expected to compete, which returns to China for the third time. The country hosted the inaugural Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship in 2009 at Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen, followed by the 2013 edition at Nanshan International Golf Club in Longkou City, Shandong. The champion in Shanghai will earn an invitation to the 2020 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club and a place in The 149th Open at Royal St. George's. The runner(s)-up will secure a position in The Open Qualifying Series.
PARTICIPATING TEAMS: ASU is joined by Ball State, College of Charleston, Denver, Houston, Little Rock, Mississippi State, Rice, Sam Houston State, SMU, UC-Davis, UTSA, Virginia, Kansas State, Marquette and North Texas.
ABOUT TRINITY FOREST: Trinity Forest Golf Club resembles many of the great old courses of the Northeast and Great Britain, featuring a links style course on a rolling meadow with tall native grasses and dramatic bunkering and green complexes. The team of Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw – Coore & Crenshaw, Inc. – designed both the championship golf course, the short course and the nine-hole "Horse Course" as Trinity Forest is the home of the PGA TOUR's AT&T Byron Nelson Championship, as well as annually host NCAA invitational tournament and additional high-profile professional and amateur events. The Club is also the home course for SMU's golf team.
2019 TRINITY FOREST INVITATIONAL TEAM LEADERBOARD
TRINITY FOREST GOLF CLUB
DALLAS, TX
PAR 71/7,486 YARDS/17 TEAMS
SEPT. 22-24, 2019/90 PLAYERS
T1. Arizona State 279-268=547/-21
T1. SMU 279-268=547/-21
3. Houston 284-273=557/-11
2019 TRINITY FOREST INVITATIONAL INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
1. Alex del Rey 67-64=131/-11
2. Justin Thompson SMU 69-65=134/-8
3. Cameron Sisk 71-65=136/-6
T12. Blake Wagoner 70-69=139/-3
T21. Ryggs Johnston 71-70=141/-1
T63. Mason Andersen 77-70=147/+5