Preston Summerhays has played in a few PGA Tour events, and he will get another chance real soon.
Summerhays shot 5-under 211 (72-67-72) and then beat Max Herendeen of Illinois in a playoff to win the Sahalee Players Championship in Sammamish, WA, which in turn gets him a spot at the Fortinet Championship played this week in Napa, California.
The Sun Devils finished second at 7-over 871 (286-296-289), eight shots back of Illinois who finished at 1-under 863 (286-281-296).
PRESTON THE PAST SEVEN MONTHS
Summerhays went 2-1-1 in helping USA win another Walk Cup earlier this month, and the two-time All-American has now won two of his past five collegiate events, as he also captured the 2023 ASU/Thunderbird Intercollegiate in April. It marked his second career win and his sixth top-five finish as he finished third at the 2023 Las Vegas NCAA Regional, tied for fourth at the 2023 Valspar Invitational and the 2023 National Intercollegiate and tied for fifth at the 2023 Cabo Collegiate.
SOLID SUN DEVIL CAREER SO FAR
Preston Summerhays had a great start to his Sun Devil career in his first two seasons (2021-23). He earned first-team PING GCAA All-America honors in 2022-23 and finished third at the NCAA Las Vegas Regional with a 19-under 197 that included opening round 62. He won the Thunderbird (April 14-15) in dramatic fashion with a 13-under 200. March was good as he notched top-five finishes in three straight tournaments at the Cabo Collegiate (tied for fifth Mar. 5-8), tied for fourth at the NIT in Tucson (Mar. 17-18) and at the Vaslar Invitational (Mar. 27-28). He shot 22-under par in 12 rounds in March that included five rounds in the 60s. In 2021-22, he earned Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and had a 71.33 stroke average, second-best by a freshman in Sun Devil history He had one of the most impressive NCAA match play wins in history with a 7 & 5 win over Oklahoma's Chris Gotterup in the quarterfinals, who was the Haskins Award winner. He also defeated Pepperdine's Joe Highsmith (2-up) in NCAA semifinals.
PRESTON SUMMERHAYS TOP-10 CAREER FINISHES
Sahalee Players Championship (Sept. 9-10, 2023) 72-67-72=211/-5/T1 (won playoff) (72)
Thunderbird Collegiate (April 14-15, 2023)/66-68-66=200/-13/1 (71)
Eastlake Cup (Oct. 25) 68/-4/T1 (20)
Valspar Invitational (Mar. 27-28, 2023) 67-71-66=204/-9/T4 (71)
NIT (Mar. 17-18, 2023) 66-71-70=207/-9/T4 (72)
Cabo Colligate (Mar. 5-Mar. 7, 2023) 74-67-68=209/-4/T5 (71)
Southwestern Invitational (Jan. 24-26, 2022) 74-68-70=212/-4/T6 (64)
East Lake Cup (Oct. 24-26, 2022) 71=71/-1/T6 (72)
Ben Hogan Collegiate Invite (Oct. 3-4, 2022) 75-63-69=207/-3/T8 (70)
Amer Ari Invitational (Feb. 3-5, 2022) 66-67-71=204/-12/T8 (115)
Las Vegas Regional (May 15-17, 2023) 62-70-65=197/-19/3 (72)
Isleworth Invitational (Oct. 17-19, 2021) 67-74-72=213/-3/T8 (75)
Pac-12 Championship (Apr. 25-27, 2022) 71-71-71-72=285/+1/9 (72)
NCAA Stockton Regional (May 16-18, 2022) 72-70-67=209/-7/T10 (72)
SAHALE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP
SAHALEE COUNTRY CLUB/SEPT. 9-10, 2023
PAR 72/6,938 YARDS -- SAMMAMISH, WA
12 TEAMS/ 72 PLAYERS
FINAL TEAM SCORES
Illinois 286-281-296=863/-1
Arizona State 286-296-289=871/+7
Washington 294-293-287=874/+10
Arizona 289-290-297=876/+12
Duke 293-296-291=880/+16
Texas 290-289-304=883/+19
Texas Tech 290-287-306=883/+19
Oklahoma State 288-291-307=886/+22
Stanford 294-304-298=896/+32
Wake Forest 302-298-305=905/+41
Pepperdine 291-311-309=911/+47
USC 300-295-329=924/+60
INDIVIDUALS (72)
T1. Preston Summerhays 72-67-72=211/-5 (won playoff)
T1. Max Herendee, Illinois 74-64-73=211/-5
T10. Luke Potter 70-76-73=219/+3
T14. Josele Ballester 71-77-72=220/+4
T21. Ryggs Johnston 73-73-72=221/+5
T40. Gabe Salvanera 75-77-74=226/+10
T62. Michael Mjaaseth 76-77-82=235/+19
Summerhays shot 5-under 211 (72-67-72) and then beat Max Herendeen of Illinois in a playoff to win the Sahalee Players Championship in Sammamish, WA, which in turn gets him a spot at the Fortinet Championship played this week in Napa, California.
The Sun Devils finished second at 7-over 871 (286-296-289), eight shots back of Illinois who finished at 1-under 863 (286-281-296).
Awesome win at the @SahaleePlayers for Preston Summerhays. The win gets him into the @FortinetChamp this week in Napa on the @PGATOUR ?? pic.twitter.com/9F7pUpiSDU
— Matt Thurmond (@MattThurmond) September 11, 2023
PRESTON THE PAST SEVEN MONTHS
Summerhays went 2-1-1 in helping USA win another Walk Cup earlier this month, and the two-time All-American has now won two of his past five collegiate events, as he also captured the 2023 ASU/Thunderbird Intercollegiate in April. It marked his second career win and his sixth top-five finish as he finished third at the 2023 Las Vegas NCAA Regional, tied for fourth at the 2023 Valspar Invitational and the 2023 National Intercollegiate and tied for fifth at the 2023 Cabo Collegiate.
SOLID SUN DEVIL CAREER SO FAR
Preston Summerhays had a great start to his Sun Devil career in his first two seasons (2021-23). He earned first-team PING GCAA All-America honors in 2022-23 and finished third at the NCAA Las Vegas Regional with a 19-under 197 that included opening round 62. He won the Thunderbird (April 14-15) in dramatic fashion with a 13-under 200. March was good as he notched top-five finishes in three straight tournaments at the Cabo Collegiate (tied for fifth Mar. 5-8), tied for fourth at the NIT in Tucson (Mar. 17-18) and at the Vaslar Invitational (Mar. 27-28). He shot 22-under par in 12 rounds in March that included five rounds in the 60s. In 2021-22, he earned Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and had a 71.33 stroke average, second-best by a freshman in Sun Devil history He had one of the most impressive NCAA match play wins in history with a 7 & 5 win over Oklahoma's Chris Gotterup in the quarterfinals, who was the Haskins Award winner. He also defeated Pepperdine's Joe Highsmith (2-up) in NCAA semifinals.
PRESTON SUMMERHAYS TOP-10 CAREER FINISHES
Sahalee Players Championship (Sept. 9-10, 2023) 72-67-72=211/-5/T1 (won playoff) (72)
Thunderbird Collegiate (April 14-15, 2023)/66-68-66=200/-13/1 (71)
Eastlake Cup (Oct. 25) 68/-4/T1 (20)
Valspar Invitational (Mar. 27-28, 2023) 67-71-66=204/-9/T4 (71)
NIT (Mar. 17-18, 2023) 66-71-70=207/-9/T4 (72)
Cabo Colligate (Mar. 5-Mar. 7, 2023) 74-67-68=209/-4/T5 (71)
Southwestern Invitational (Jan. 24-26, 2022) 74-68-70=212/-4/T6 (64)
East Lake Cup (Oct. 24-26, 2022) 71=71/-1/T6 (72)
Ben Hogan Collegiate Invite (Oct. 3-4, 2022) 75-63-69=207/-3/T8 (70)
Amer Ari Invitational (Feb. 3-5, 2022) 66-67-71=204/-12/T8 (115)
Las Vegas Regional (May 15-17, 2023) 62-70-65=197/-19/3 (72)
Isleworth Invitational (Oct. 17-19, 2021) 67-74-72=213/-3/T8 (75)
Pac-12 Championship (Apr. 25-27, 2022) 71-71-71-72=285/+1/9 (72)
NCAA Stockton Regional (May 16-18, 2022) 72-70-67=209/-7/T10 (72)
SAHALE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP
SAHALEE COUNTRY CLUB/SEPT. 9-10, 2023
PAR 72/6,938 YARDS -- SAMMAMISH, WA
12 TEAMS/ 72 PLAYERS
FINAL TEAM SCORES
Illinois 286-281-296=863/-1
Arizona State 286-296-289=871/+7
Washington 294-293-287=874/+10
Arizona 289-290-297=876/+12
Duke 293-296-291=880/+16
Texas 290-289-304=883/+19
Texas Tech 290-287-306=883/+19
Oklahoma State 288-291-307=886/+22
Stanford 294-304-298=896/+32
Wake Forest 302-298-305=905/+41
Pepperdine 291-311-309=911/+47
USC 300-295-329=924/+60
INDIVIDUALS (72)
T1. Preston Summerhays 72-67-72=211/-5 (won playoff)
T1. Max Herendee, Illinois 74-64-73=211/-5
T10. Luke Potter 70-76-73=219/+3
T14. Josele Ballester 71-77-72=220/+4
T21. Ryggs Johnston 73-73-72=221/+5
T40. Gabe Salvanera 75-77-74=226/+10
T62. Michael Mjaaseth 76-77-82=235/+19