Winning back-to-back team titles is hard in college golf.
So is winning three individual titles in three tournaments.
Earning medalist honors at a college tournament by five strokes doesn't happen often.
All three of those happened for Sun Devil men's golf in Dallas Tuesday afternoon, as Alex del Rey's 16-under 197 (67-64-66) led the way as the Sun Devils won their second straight tournament to start the year with a four-stroke win over host SMU. ASU shot 30-under 822 (279-268-275) which included the best final round to seal its sixth win in its past 10 tournaments.
How impressive was del Rey's win? Only one player (Justin Thompson of SMU at 11-under 202) was within five strokes of him, and third place was a full eight strokes back as teammate Camerson Sisk finished at 8-under 205 (71-65-69). He was a tournament-best 7-under on the par-4 holes and 8-under on the par-5 holes. He led the tournament with 19 birdies and had 30 pars and one eagle.
THREE SUN DEVILS IN ASIA: Three Sun Devils who were in ASU's lineup that won the Sept. 13-15 Maui Jim Intercollegiate weren't in Dallas for the Trinity Forest Invitational. 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 NanshanInternational Golf Club in LongkouCity, 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.
LOWEST 54-HOLE TOURNAMENT FINAL SCORES IN SUN DEVIL HISTORY (16-UNDER OR BETTER)
192/-21, Jon Rahm, 2014 ASU Thunderbird Invitational
198/-18, Benjamin Alvarado, 2007 NCAA West Regional
199/-17, Alex del Rey, 2019 National Invitational Tournament
199/-17, Chun An Yu, 2017 National Invitational Tournament
197/-16, Alex del Rey, 2019 Trinity Forest Invitational
197/-16, Jon Rahm, 2015 Alister MacKenzieInvitaional
(note: scores are for the Golfstat era, starting in 1993-94)
Trinity Forest Invitational (Sept. 22-24, 2019) 67-64-66=197/-16/1 (90)
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)
Trinity Forest Invitational/Sept. 22-24, 2019
Maui Jim Intercollegiate/Sept. 13-15, 2019
ASU Thunderbird Collegiate/April 12-13, 2019
National Invitational Tournament/Mar. 18-19, 2019
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 MacKenzieInvitational/Oct. 10-11, 2016
SUN INDIVIDUAL WINS UNDER MATT THURMOND (11) IN TEAM TOURNAMENTS
Alex del Rey (Sr.) Trinity Forest Invitational (Sept. 22-24, 2019)
Cameron Sisk (So.) Maui Jim Intercollegiate (Sept. 13-15, 2019)
Chun An Yu (Jr.) Thunderbird Collegiate (April 12-13, 2019)
Alex del Rey (Jr.) National Invitational Tournament (Mar. 18-19, 2019)
Mason Andersen (So.) Lamkin Grips San Diego Classic (Mar. 11-12, 2019)
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 Invitional (Feb. 2-4, 2017)
Ki Taek Lee (Sr./co-medalist) Alister MacKenzie Invitational (Oct. 10-11, 2016)
2019 TRINITY FOREST INVITATIONAL FINAL TEAM LEADERBOARD
TRINITY FOREST GOLF CLUB
DALLAS, TX
PAR 71/7,486 YARDS/17 TEAMS
SEPT. 22-24, 2019/90 PLAYERS
1. Arizona State 279-268-275=822/-30
2. SMU 279-268-279=826/-26
3. Houston 284-273-278=835/-17
2019 TRINITY FOREST INVITATIONAL INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
1. Alex del Rey 67-64-66=197/-16
2. Justin Thompson SMU 69-65-68=202/-11
3. Cameron Sisk 71-65-69=205/-8
T12. Blake Wagoner 70-69-71=210/-3
T12. Ryggs Johnston 71-70-69-=210/-3
T80. Mason Andersen 77-70-77=224/+11
So is winning three individual titles in three tournaments.
Earning medalist honors at a college tournament by five strokes doesn't happen often.
All three of those happened for Sun Devil men's golf in Dallas Tuesday afternoon, as Alex del Rey's 16-under 197 (67-64-66) led the way as the Sun Devils won their second straight tournament to start the year with a four-stroke win over host SMU. ASU shot 30-under 822 (279-268-275) which included the best final round to seal its sixth win in its past 10 tournaments.
How impressive was del Rey's win? Only one player (Justin Thompson of SMU at 11-under 202) was within five strokes of him, and third place was a full eight strokes back as teammate Camerson Sisk finished at 8-under 205 (71-65-69). He was a tournament-best 7-under on the par-4 holes and 8-under on the par-5 holes. He led the tournament with 19 birdies and had 30 pars and one eagle.
Add @sundevilmgolf to the short list of teams still undefeated this fall.
— AmateurGolf.com (@amateurgolfcom) September 25, 2019
Read on to find out why this is even more impressive than it sounds. https://t.co/GlvjHLBJNj
THREE SUN DEVILS IN ASIA: Three Sun Devils who were in ASU's lineup that won the Sept. 13-15 Maui Jim Intercollegiate weren't in Dallas for the Trinity Forest Invitational. 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 NanshanInternational Golf Club in LongkouCity, 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.
Job well done, @sundevilmgolf. Victory is sweet. #Excellence #GoDevils https://t.co/byDJvBscEd
— Michael Crow (@michaelcrow) September 25, 2019
LOWEST 54-HOLE TOURNAMENT FINAL SCORES IN SUN DEVIL HISTORY (16-UNDER OR BETTER)
192/-21, Jon Rahm, 2014 ASU Thunderbird Invitational
198/-18, Benjamin Alvarado, 2007 NCAA West Regional
199/-17, Alex del Rey, 2019 National Invitational Tournament
199/-17, Chun An Yu, 2017 National Invitational Tournament
197/-16, Alex del Rey, 2019 Trinity Forest Invitational
197/-16, Jon Rahm, 2015 Alister MacKenzieInvitaional
(note: scores are for the Golfstat era, starting in 1993-94)
ALEX DEL REY CAREER TOP-FIVE FINISHESAnyone been better early than @a_delrey99 college golf?
— Sun Devil Men's Golf (@sundevilmgolf) September 26, 2019
??T-1 Mea Lanakila
?? Medalist at Trinity Forest
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??67.8 stroke average/22-under par pic.twitter.com/X0QRNtNfKO
Trinity Forest Invitational (Sept. 22-24, 2019) 67-64-66=197/-16/1 (90)
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)
PARTICIPATING TEAMS: ASU was 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.Today in #CollegeGolf: if they are not the No. 1 team in the country they might be the deepest... minus a few starters who are playing in Asia-Pacific Am, @sundevilmgolf win at Trinity Forest. @TexasTechMGolf makes it 2 in a row to start the fall season with win at Inverness!
— Lance Ringler (@GolfweekRingler) September 25, 2019
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 Cooreand 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.Big thanks to ??@SMUGolfM? all their hard work hosting this week. Big ?? for this video of ?@a_delrey99? birdie on 18 to finish at 16-under 197. More stuff to follow ... #ForksUp pic.twitter.com/sqUPbf9MDO
— Sun Devil Men's Golf (@sundevilmgolf) September 24, 2019
SUN DEVIL TEAM WINS UNDER MATT THURMOND (11)Our senior class of @a_delrey99 @kevingolfyu and @blakewagoner7 has been a part of 11 team titles
— Sun Devil Men's Golf (@sundevilmgolf) September 26, 2019
2019, '17 Maui Jim
2019 Trinity Forest
2019 John Burns
2019 Lamkin Grips Classic
2019 NIT
2019, '18, '17 ASU Thunderbird Collegiate
2018 Bandon Dunes
2016 Alister MacKenzie pic.twitter.com/zGyp0uA1rF
Trinity Forest Invitational/Sept. 22-24, 2019
Maui Jim Intercollegiate/Sept. 13-15, 2019
ASU Thunderbird Collegiate/April 12-13, 2019
National Invitational Tournament/Mar. 18-19, 2019
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 MacKenzieInvitational/Oct. 10-11, 2016
SUN INDIVIDUAL WINS UNDER MATT THURMOND (11) IN TEAM TOURNAMENTS
Alex del Rey (Sr.) Trinity Forest Invitational (Sept. 22-24, 2019)
Cameron Sisk (So.) Maui Jim Intercollegiate (Sept. 13-15, 2019)
Chun An Yu (Jr.) Thunderbird Collegiate (April 12-13, 2019)
Alex del Rey (Jr.) National Invitational Tournament (Mar. 18-19, 2019)
Mason Andersen (So.) Lamkin Grips San Diego Classic (Mar. 11-12, 2019)
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 Invitional (Feb. 2-4, 2017)
Ki Taek Lee (Sr./co-medalist) Alister MacKenzie Invitational (Oct. 10-11, 2016)
2019 TRINITY FOREST INVITATIONAL FINAL TEAM LEADERBOARD
TRINITY FOREST GOLF CLUB
DALLAS, TX
PAR 71/7,486 YARDS/17 TEAMS
SEPT. 22-24, 2019/90 PLAYERS
1. Arizona State 279-268-275=822/-30
2. SMU 279-268-279=826/-26
3. Houston 284-273-278=835/-17
2019 TRINITY FOREST INVITATIONAL INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
1. Alex del Rey 67-64-66=197/-16
2. Justin Thompson SMU 69-65-68=202/-11
3. Cameron Sisk 71-65-69=205/-8
T12. Blake Wagoner 70-69-71=210/-3
T12. Ryggs Johnston 71-70-69-=210/-3
T80. Mason Andersen 77-70-77=224/+11