With one round to play, the Arizona State men's golf team leads 14-team field at the NCAA Stockton Regional, and it got its top player entering the season back in the lineup.
All-American David Puig subbed in the second round after battling a bad back for a few weeks, and promptly fired a 3-under 69 that included five birdies, including four of them in the final 11 holes.
A top-five finish gets ASU in the NCAA Championships, to be held again this year at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale.
Freshman Josele Ballester continues to lead the way for the Sun Devils as he is tied for first with a 7-under 137 (68-69), with Mason Andersen close behind at 6-under 138 (70-68) and tied for seventh. Thirteen players are within two strokes of the lead entering the final round Wednesday.
ASU leads the field with 44 birdies and four eagles.
NCAA STOCKTON REGIONAL
MAY 16-18, 2022
THE RESERVE AT SPANOS PARK
PAR 72/7,315 YARDS
TEAM TWO-ROUND SCORES
Arizona State 279-276=555/-21
Stanford 278-279=557/-19
Oregon 290-270=560/-16
BYU 284-275=560/-16
LSU 287-275=562/-14
***TOP FIVE MAKE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Denver 282-281=563/-13
Liberty 287-278=565/-11
Washington 291-276=567/-9
Nevada 291-279=570/-6
UC Davis 290-282=572/-4
Abilene Christian 289-290=579/+3
Houston 295-286=581/+5
UAB 297-285=582/+6
Weber State 293-298=591/+15
INDIVIDUAL LEADER/SUN DEVIL LINEUP
T1. RJ Manke (Washington) 70-67=137/-7
T1. Carson Lundell (BYU) 69-68=137/-7
T1. Carson Griggs (Denver) 69-68=137/-7
T1. David Timmins (BYU) 69-68=137/-7
T1. Josele Ballester 68-69=137/-7
T1. Barclay Brow (Stanford) 68-69=137/-7
T7. Mason Andersen 70-68=138/-6
T14. Cameron Sisk 69-71=140/-4
T26. Preston Summerhays 72-70=142/-2
---- David Puig DNP-69
---- James Leow 74-DNP
SUN DEVIL REGIONAL HISTORY
With the team victory and Jon Rahm's title at the 2016 Albuquerque Regional, ASU has won or tied for a NCAA regional title seven times. ASU tied with Arizona in 1991 and tied with New Mexico in 1998. It won the title outright in 1995, 1999, 2001 2009 and 2016. In addition to Rahm's two titles (2015 as well), Sun Devil Paul Casey won a 1998 individual regional title outright followed by Jeff Quinney (1999), Benjamin Alvarado Holley (2007) and then Jesper Kennegard in 2009. Matt Jones shared medalist honors in 2001.
SUN DEVIL MEN'S REGIONAL FINISHES
2022: TBD/Stockton, California
2021: T-2nd/Albuquerque, N.M.
2019: T-2nd/Stanford, California
2018: 5th/Raleigh, N.C.
2017: 5th/Austin, Texas
2016: 1st/Albuquerque, New Mexico (Jon Rahm medalist)
2015: 2nd/San Diego, California (Jon Rahm medalist)
2014: 6th/Columbia, Mo.
2013: 5th/Tempe, Arizona
2012: DNC
2011: T-4th/Erie, Colorado
2010: T-4th/Atlanta, Georgia
2009: 1st/Daly City, California (Jesper Kennegard medalist)
2008: 8th/Bremerton, Washington
2007: T-3rd/Tempe, Arizona (Benjamin Alvarado Holley medalist)
2006: T-3rd/Tucson, Arizona
2005: T-4th/Stanford, California
2004: 4th/Sunriver, Oregon
2003: T-5th/Seattle, Washington
2002: 20th/Albuquerque, New Mexico
2001: 1st/Corvallis, Oregon (Matt Jones co-medalist)
2000: T-6th/Fresno, California
1999: 1st/Tucson, Arizona (Jeff Quinney medalist)
1998: T-1st/Tempe, Arizona (Paul Casey medalist)
1997: 2nd/Santee, California
1996: 2nd/Stanford, California
1995: 1st/Albuquerque, New Mexico
1994: 2nd/Tucson, Arizona
1993: 2nd/Provo, Utah
1992: 2nd/Tucson, Arizona
1991: T-1st/Albuquerque, New Mexico
1990: 3rd/Las Cruces, New Mexico
1989: 2nd/El Paso, Texas
COACH THURMOND REGIONAL NOTE: Coach Thurmond has reached the NCAA Championship in all four chances at ASU. Since becoming a head coach in 2002, his squads have made the NCAA Championship in 16 of his 19 seasons, missing only in 2016, 2011 and 2007.
All-American David Puig subbed in the second round after battling a bad back for a few weeks, and promptly fired a 3-under 69 that included five birdies, including four of them in the final 11 holes.
A top-five finish gets ASU in the NCAA Championships, to be held again this year at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale.
Freshman Josele Ballester continues to lead the way for the Sun Devils as he is tied for first with a 7-under 137 (68-69), with Mason Andersen close behind at 6-under 138 (70-68) and tied for seventh. Thirteen players are within two strokes of the lead entering the final round Wednesday.
ASU leads the field with 44 birdies and four eagles.
NCAA STOCKTON REGIONAL
MAY 16-18, 2022
THE RESERVE AT SPANOS PARK
PAR 72/7,315 YARDS
TEAM TWO-ROUND SCORES
Arizona State 279-276=555/-21
Stanford 278-279=557/-19
Oregon 290-270=560/-16
BYU 284-275=560/-16
LSU 287-275=562/-14
***TOP FIVE MAKE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Denver 282-281=563/-13
Liberty 287-278=565/-11
Washington 291-276=567/-9
Nevada 291-279=570/-6
UC Davis 290-282=572/-4
Abilene Christian 289-290=579/+3
Houston 295-286=581/+5
UAB 297-285=582/+6
Weber State 293-298=591/+15
INDIVIDUAL LEADER/SUN DEVIL LINEUP
T1. RJ Manke (Washington) 70-67=137/-7
T1. Carson Lundell (BYU) 69-68=137/-7
T1. Carson Griggs (Denver) 69-68=137/-7
T1. David Timmins (BYU) 69-68=137/-7
T1. Josele Ballester 68-69=137/-7
T1. Barclay Brow (Stanford) 68-69=137/-7
T7. Mason Andersen 70-68=138/-6
T14. Cameron Sisk 69-71=140/-4
T26. Preston Summerhays 72-70=142/-2
---- David Puig DNP-69
---- James Leow 74-DNP
SUN DEVIL REGIONAL HISTORY
With the team victory and Jon Rahm's title at the 2016 Albuquerque Regional, ASU has won or tied for a NCAA regional title seven times. ASU tied with Arizona in 1991 and tied with New Mexico in 1998. It won the title outright in 1995, 1999, 2001 2009 and 2016. In addition to Rahm's two titles (2015 as well), Sun Devil Paul Casey won a 1998 individual regional title outright followed by Jeff Quinney (1999), Benjamin Alvarado Holley (2007) and then Jesper Kennegard in 2009. Matt Jones shared medalist honors in 2001.
SUN DEVIL MEN'S REGIONAL FINISHES
2022: TBD/Stockton, California
2021: T-2nd/Albuquerque, N.M.
2019: T-2nd/Stanford, California
2018: 5th/Raleigh, N.C.
2017: 5th/Austin, Texas
2016: 1st/Albuquerque, New Mexico (Jon Rahm medalist)
2015: 2nd/San Diego, California (Jon Rahm medalist)
2014: 6th/Columbia, Mo.
2013: 5th/Tempe, Arizona
2012: DNC
2011: T-4th/Erie, Colorado
2010: T-4th/Atlanta, Georgia
2009: 1st/Daly City, California (Jesper Kennegard medalist)
2008: 8th/Bremerton, Washington
2007: T-3rd/Tempe, Arizona (Benjamin Alvarado Holley medalist)
2006: T-3rd/Tucson, Arizona
2005: T-4th/Stanford, California
2004: 4th/Sunriver, Oregon
2003: T-5th/Seattle, Washington
2002: 20th/Albuquerque, New Mexico
2001: 1st/Corvallis, Oregon (Matt Jones co-medalist)
2000: T-6th/Fresno, California
1999: 1st/Tucson, Arizona (Jeff Quinney medalist)
1998: T-1st/Tempe, Arizona (Paul Casey medalist)
1997: 2nd/Santee, California
1996: 2nd/Stanford, California
1995: 1st/Albuquerque, New Mexico
1994: 2nd/Tucson, Arizona
1993: 2nd/Provo, Utah
1992: 2nd/Tucson, Arizona
1991: T-1st/Albuquerque, New Mexico
1990: 3rd/Las Cruces, New Mexico
1989: 2nd/El Paso, Texas
COACH THURMOND REGIONAL NOTE: Coach Thurmond has reached the NCAA Championship in all four chances at ASU. Since becoming a head coach in 2002, his squads have made the NCAA Championship in 16 of his 19 seasons, missing only in 2016, 2011 and 2007.