No. 3/4 Men's Golf Readies for the Prestigious Thunderbird Collegiate

Sun Devil Men's Golf returns home to the prestigious Thunderbird Collegiate April 14-15 at the Papago Golf Course.
 
Arizona State welcomes 12 total teams to the field and some of the nation's best including North Carolina, Texas, Texas Tech and Oklahoma State, among others.
 
James Leow won the 2022 individual medal, shooting 14-under 199 (67-66-66) that included a 9-under card on par-5 holes. Oklahoma took the team title at 31-under 821 (278-273-270) by five strokes over the host Sun Devils.
 
The event will tee off Friday, April 14 with round one beginning at 7:00 a.m. MST and continue until the final golfers are off at 8:56 a.m. MST. Friday's action will feature 36 holes, with the second round continuing immediately following the completion of the first 18 holes. The third and final round will follow the same format as Friday's first round.
 
TWITTER FRIENDLY NOTES
2 – Two marks the highest ranking achieved by ASU this season by Golfweek or Golfstat.
 
3 – Arizona State Men's Golf has finished third in four of its last six events and five times in its nine total events. It is also the ranking of ASU on Golfweek entering the event.
 
4 – Josele Ballester finished tied for fourth at the Calusa Cup, tying his best finish of the season and by far his best placing in a 54-hole tournament. It is also the ranking of Arizona State on Golfstat entering the event.
 
5 – After using a plethora of different lineups in the fall, Arizona State has used the same five scorers in all of its spring tournaments.
 
7 – The third-place finish was ASU's seventh total time inside the top three in nine tournaments.
 
11 – Ballester paced ASU with 11 birdies at the Calusa Cup. Every Sun Devil was in double-digits.

13 – Preston Summerhays is ASU's best individual according to Golfweek, ranked 13th in the country.

43 - The Sun Devils have 43 wins against top 25 teams per Golfweek, the most T25 wins of any squad in the nation.
 
51 – ASU's 51 total team birdies at the Calusa Cup was second in the nine-team field.
 
284 – ASU's 4-under 284 in the final round of the Calusa Cup was the first time this season the Sun Devils have fired their best card in the last round of an event.
 

THURMOND'S THOUGHT'S
"Playing at home is always special.  The attention and intensity are elevated and the guys really want to represent.  We have another amazing field, one of the best events of the season, and it's a great opportunity to continue to build momentum going into the post-season."
 

THE PINS
Total: 7,551yd par 71
Yardages:

1. 561 Par 5
2. 386 Par 4
3. 467 Par 4            
4. 233 Par 3
5. 383 Par 5
6. 496 Par 4
7. 487 Par 4
8. 253 Par 3
9. 570 Par 5

Front 9 3,836yd Par 36

1. 525 Par 4
2. 187 Par 3
3. 302 Par 4
4. 411 Par 4
5. 510 Par 4
6. 610 Par 5
7. 442 Par 4
8. 243 Par 3
9. 485 Par 4

Back 9: 3,715 Par 35
 
THE FIELD

• Arizona State
• Arizona
• Baylor
• New Mexico
• North Carolina
• Notre Dame
• Oklahoma State
• Oregon State
• SMU
• Texas
• Texas Tech
• Utah

THUNDERBIRD COLLEGIATE BEST INDIVIDUAL TOTAL SCORES
Jon Rahm (Arizona State) 21-under 192 in 2014
Jon Rahm (Arizona State) 15-under 195 in 2015
Max Rottluff (Arizona State) 14-under 196 in 2015
Jon Rahm (Arizona State) 15-under 198 in 2016
James Leow (Arizona State) 14-under 199 in 2022
Ben Kern (Kansas State) 14-under 199 in 2006
Collin Morikawa (California) 13-under 200 in 2017
Alex McMahon (Arizona) 13-under 200 in 2014
Alejandro Canizares (Arizona State) 16-under 200 in 2004
Bret Guetz (TCU) 16-under 200 in 2002
 
THUNDERBIRD INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT BESTS (SINCE 1988 THREE-ROUND FORMAT)
LOWEST TEAM SCORE (STROKE TOTAL)
ASU 41-under 811 in 2017
ASU 25-under 815 in 2015
ASU 35-under 817 in 2014
TCU 34-under 818 in 2021
Oklahoma 31-under 821 in 2022
ASU 43-under 821 in 2004
ASU 30-under 822 in 2021
Oklahoma State 29-under 823 in 2021
ASU 40-under 824 in 2003
ASU 22-under 830 in 2018
Arizona 22-under 830 in 2006
 
LOWEST TEAM SCORE (RELATION TO PAR)
ASU 43-under 821 in 2004
ASU 41-under 811 in 2017
ASU 40-under 824 in 2003
ASU 35-under 817 in 2014
TCU 34-under 818 in 2021
Arizona 32-under 832 in 2004
USC 32-under 832 in 2003
Texas 32-under 832 in 2002
Oklahoma 31-under 821 in 2022
ASU 30-under 822 in 2021
 
INDIVIDUAL TOTAL SCORE
Jon Rahm (Arizona State) 21-under 192 in 2014
Jon Rahm (Arizona State) 15-under 195 in 2015
Max Rottluff (Arizona State) 14-under 196 in 2015
Jon Rahm (Arizona State) 15-under 198 in 2016
James Leow (Arizona State) 14-under 199 in 2022
Ben Kern (Kansas State) 14-under 199 in 2006
Collin Morikawa (California) 13-under 200 in 2017
Alex McMahon (Arizona) 13-under 200 in 2014
Alejandro Canizares (Arizona State) 16-under 200 in 2004
Bret Guetz (TCU) 16-under 200 in 2002
 
2022 THUNDERBIRD COLLEGIATE
PAPAGO GOLF CLUB
PAR 71/7,137 YARDS
PHOENIX, AZ
APRIL 15-16, 2022
TEAM LEADERBOARD
Oklahoma 278-273-270=821/-31
Arizona State 278-271-277=826/-26
Texas Tech 284-273-272=830/-22
Oklahoma State 279-273=552/-16
North Carolina 282-283-275=840/-12
Baylor 286-283-277=846/-6
New Mexico 277-280-290=847/-5
UNLV 264-291-271=847/-5
SMU 288-279-286=853/+1
Boise State 285-285-287=857/+5
South Florida 286-286-289=861/+9
Oregon State 293-282-287=862/+10
Utah 290-287-286=863/+11
San Francisco 286-301-279=866/+14
UCLA 279-286-282=868/+16