The Sun Devil men's golf team stayed strong at the end of its round and is in the mix after round one of the Olympia Field Country Club's Fighting Illini Invitational, as ASU shot 5-over 285 and is just four shots off leader Oklahoma State.
ASU will start tee times at 8:45 a.m. CT and will be playing with Purdue and Texas.
Junior David Puig -- who shot 15-under 265 at the Maui Jim Intercolliate back on Sept. 10-12 -- leads ASU he is tied for eighth at even-par 70. He opened his round with a birdie and bounced back from a double-bogey on No. 7 to birdie No. 8.
Cameron Sisk, who is coming off medalist honors at the Maridoe Intercollegiate on Wednesday, had the first round's lone eagle at the 578-yard par-5 No. 15. He is tied for 13th at 1-over 71 but just three shots off the lead.
Mason Andersen was a tournament best 2-under on the par-3 holes and had four birdies.
Freshman Preston Summerhays opened the round with a birdie with the first tee time of the day. He finshed at 2-over 72.
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OFCC/FIGHTING ILLINI INVITE
OLYMPIA FIELDS COUNTRY CLUB
OLYMPIA FIELDS, IL
SEPT. 17-19, 2021
15 TEAMS
(GOLFWEEK/BUSHNELL COACHES POLL SEPT. 17 RANKING IN PARENTHESES)
1. Oklahoma State (1) 281/+1
T2. North Carolina (6) 283/+3
T2. Indiana 283/+3
4. Arizona State (5) 285/+5
T5. Purdue 288/+8
T5. Texas (4) 288/+8
T5. Florida (20) 288/+8
8. Alabama 289/+9
T9. Florida State (16) 291/+11
T9. Stanford (19) 291/+11
11. Illinois (12) 292/+12
12. Pepperdine (3) 293/+13
13. Arizona 295/+15
14. Baylor 298/+18
15. California 302/+22
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS/SUN DEVIL SCORES (81 PLAYERS)
T1. David Ford, North Carolina 68/-2
T1. Drew Salyers, Indiana 68/-2
T8. David Puig, ASU 70/E
T13. Cameron Sisk, ASU 71/+1
T22. Mason Andersen, ASU 72/+2
T22. Preston Summerhays, ASU 72/+2
T51. Ryggs Johnston, ASU 75/+5
ASU will start tee times at 8:45 a.m. CT and will be playing with Purdue and Texas.
Junior David Puig -- who shot 15-under 265 at the Maui Jim Intercolliate back on Sept. 10-12 -- leads ASU he is tied for eighth at even-par 70. He opened his round with a birdie and bounced back from a double-bogey on No. 7 to birdie No. 8.
Cameron Sisk, who is coming off medalist honors at the Maridoe Intercollegiate on Wednesday, had the first round's lone eagle at the 578-yard par-5 No. 15. He is tied for 13th at 1-over 71 but just three shots off the lead.
Mason Andersen was a tournament best 2-under on the par-3 holes and had four birdies.
Freshman Preston Summerhays opened the round with a birdie with the first tee time of the day. He finshed at 2-over 72.
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OFCC/FIGHTING ILLINI INVITE
OLYMPIA FIELDS COUNTRY CLUB
OLYMPIA FIELDS, IL
SEPT. 17-19, 2021
15 TEAMS
(GOLFWEEK/BUSHNELL COACHES POLL SEPT. 17 RANKING IN PARENTHESES)
1. Oklahoma State (1) 281/+1
T2. North Carolina (6) 283/+3
T2. Indiana 283/+3
4. Arizona State (5) 285/+5
T5. Purdue 288/+8
T5. Texas (4) 288/+8
T5. Florida (20) 288/+8
8. Alabama 289/+9
T9. Florida State (16) 291/+11
T9. Stanford (19) 291/+11
11. Illinois (12) 292/+12
12. Pepperdine (3) 293/+13
13. Arizona 295/+15
14. Baylor 298/+18
15. California 302/+22
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS/SUN DEVIL SCORES (81 PLAYERS)
T1. David Ford, North Carolina 68/-2
T1. Drew Salyers, Indiana 68/-2
T8. David Puig, ASU 70/E
T13. Cameron Sisk, ASU 71/+1
T22. Mason Andersen, ASU 72/+2
T22. Preston Summerhays, ASU 72/+2
T51. Ryggs Johnston, ASU 75/+5