FRANKLIN, Tenn. - Sun Devil Women's Golf wrapped up the Mason Rudolph Invitational on Sunday afternoon, hosted at Vanderbilt Legends Golf Club.
Arizona State (-13/851) finished in fourth place as a team after posting a 285 (-3), moving two spots up the leaderboard on the final day. The Maroon & Gold were the top finishing non-SEC team at the tournament played in the footprint of the league, as Coach Farr-Kaye's team proved to be able to handle the change in geography. The Mason Rudolph Invitational featured 11 teams ranked inside GOLF Channel's preseason Top-35 and ASU beat out seven of them this weekend.
The Sun Devils were led by sophomore Paula Schulz-Hanssen, who was fantastic on her way to a Top-5 finish. She completed the Mason Rudolph Invitational at 209 (-7), capping the event with a 69 (-3) to move into a tie for fifth. She was joined by Beth Coulter (T16th) and Grace Summerhays (T20th) in the Top-20 of a loaded individual field. All five members of the lineup stepped up at different points this weekend, allowing Arizona State to secure a fourth-place finish, behind only host Vanderbilt and Top-10 teams Auburn and South Carolina. The squad returns home briefly before hitting the road again for the Windy City Collegiate, hosted at Westmoreland Country Club in Wilmette, Illinois Oct. 2-3.
ROUND BREAKDOWN
Paula Schulz-Hanssen (-7/209/T5th)
Came out on a mission in the third round, getting off to a great start... Birdied three of her first eight holes, part of a two-under front nine...Finished as strong as she started, recording birdies on three of her final seven holes...Recorded a team-high six birdies today, including two over her final three holes to climb into the Top-5.
TODAY'S ROUND: 69 (-3)
BIRDIES (6): 4th Hole (Par 5; 477 yards), 7th Hole (Par 5; 508 yards), 8th Hole (Par 4; 382 yards), 12th Hole (Par 3; 155 yards), 16th Hole (Par 3; 152 yards), 18th Hole (Par 5; 504 yards)
Beth Coulter (-4/212/T16th)
A birdie on her first hole was a sign of good things to come...The second-best score by any Sun Devil thanks to a five-birdie effort...One-under on both the front and back nine, playing consistent throughout her round...She started and finishes well, recording two birdies in her first four holes and two over her final three.
TODAY'S ROUND: 70 (-2)
BIRDIES (5): 1st Hole (Par 4; 384 yards), 4th Hole (Par 5; 477 yards), 9th Hole (Par 4; 409 yards), 16th Hole (Par 3; 152 yards), 17th Hole (Par 4; 321 yards)
Grace Summerhays (-3/213/T20th)
Continued her solid play throughout the weekend which allowed her to earn a Top-20 finish...Overcame an early setback on the second hole, finishing her final 16 holes at one-under...Early birdies on four and seven gave her momentum...Caught fire in the middle of her round, delivering a two-under stretch over nine holes from 8-17.
TODAY'S ROUND: 73 (+1)
BIRDIES (4): 4th Hole (Par 5; 477 yards), 7th Hole (Par 5; 508 yards), 14th Hole (Par 5; 547 yards), 16th Hole (Par 3; 152 yards)
Ashley Menne (+1/217/T35th)
Provided important leadership as the veteran presence for ASU, helping her team earn a fourth-place finish...Picked up her play after the sixth hole, putting together one of the best stretches of golf by a Sun Devil at Mason Rudolph...Went bogey-free over her final 12 holes, taking advantage of two birdie opportunities in order to finish two-under during the stretch.
TODAY'S ROUND: 73 (+1)
BIRDIES (2): 7th Hole (Par 5; 508 yards), 10th Hole (Par 4; 388 yards)
Patience Rhodes (+4/220/T51st)
TODAY'S ROUND: 76 (+4)
Showed flashes of outstanding golf in just her second collegiate appearance...Her first birdie came on the fourth hole, one of four Sun Devils to make birdie on the par four chance...Looks to duplicate the success achieved over her final six holes in which she recorded two of her three birdies on the day on her way to finishing even over that stretch.
BIRDIES (3): 4th Hole (Par 5; 477 yards), 13th Hole (Par 4; 420 yards), 17th Hole (Par 4; 321 yards)
QUOTABLES
INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS
UP NEXT
Windy City Classic – Oct. 2-3 (Chicago, IL)
Arizona State will be back in a familiar spot when they return to the Windy City Collegiate, competing in the tournament in four of the past six years. Northwestern hosts this loaded field at another strong Fall event played at Exmoor Country Club. Golfers will complete 36 holes on the first day of action before wrapping up the event with the final 18 holes the following day. This will be the fifth appearance for the Sun Devils at the Windy City Collegiate Championship, first competing in the event in 2015.
In 2019, Arizona State finished in fourth place as a team lead by Top-10 finishes from Linn Grant (6th) and Alessandra Fanali (10th). In 2018, Raquel Olmos earned a career-best finish at this event, as she posted a 207 (-9) which was good enough for second place. Her second round score of 66 was a career-low, with her first collegiate hole-in-one coming on the 13th hole. The Sun Devils finished in second as a team thanks to Olmos' effort. During the 2017 edition, Olivia Mehaffey matched her career-low (65) in the first-round. Arizona State took home the team championship that year, with Linnea Strom and Olivia Mehafffey earning Top-10 finishes. The program has fond memories of the Windy City area, having won the 2017 National Championship in nearby Sugar Grove, Illinois.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Live scoring for the Mason Rudolph Invitational can be found at the following link. For the latest updates and information on the Sun Devil Women's Golf program, follow our Twitter/Instagram accounts (@SunDevilWGolf), like our Facebook page (facebook.com/sundevilwgolf/), and visit our website (thesundevils.com). Find Coach Farr-Kaye (@missymkaye) and Coach Tatman (@CoachMikayla_) on Twitter as well.
Arizona State (-13/851) finished in fourth place as a team after posting a 285 (-3), moving two spots up the leaderboard on the final day. The Maroon & Gold were the top finishing non-SEC team at the tournament played in the footprint of the league, as Coach Farr-Kaye's team proved to be able to handle the change in geography. The Mason Rudolph Invitational featured 11 teams ranked inside GOLF Channel's preseason Top-35 and ASU beat out seven of them this weekend.
The Sun Devils were led by sophomore Paula Schulz-Hanssen, who was fantastic on her way to a Top-5 finish. She completed the Mason Rudolph Invitational at 209 (-7), capping the event with a 69 (-3) to move into a tie for fifth. She was joined by Beth Coulter (T16th) and Grace Summerhays (T20th) in the Top-20 of a loaded individual field. All five members of the lineup stepped up at different points this weekend, allowing Arizona State to secure a fourth-place finish, behind only host Vanderbilt and Top-10 teams Auburn and South Carolina. The squad returns home briefly before hitting the road again for the Windy City Collegiate, hosted at Westmoreland Country Club in Wilmette, Illinois Oct. 2-3.
ROUND BREAKDOWN
Paula Schulz-Hanssen (-7/209/T5th)
Came out on a mission in the third round, getting off to a great start... Birdied three of her first eight holes, part of a two-under front nine...Finished as strong as she started, recording birdies on three of her final seven holes...Recorded a team-high six birdies today, including two over her final three holes to climb into the Top-5.
TODAY'S ROUND: 69 (-3)
BIRDIES (6): 4th Hole (Par 5; 477 yards), 7th Hole (Par 5; 508 yards), 8th Hole (Par 4; 382 yards), 12th Hole (Par 3; 155 yards), 16th Hole (Par 3; 152 yards), 18th Hole (Par 5; 504 yards)
Beth Coulter (-4/212/T16th)
A birdie on her first hole was a sign of good things to come...The second-best score by any Sun Devil thanks to a five-birdie effort...One-under on both the front and back nine, playing consistent throughout her round...She started and finishes well, recording two birdies in her first four holes and two over her final three.
TODAY'S ROUND: 70 (-2)
BIRDIES (5): 1st Hole (Par 4; 384 yards), 4th Hole (Par 5; 477 yards), 9th Hole (Par 4; 409 yards), 16th Hole (Par 3; 152 yards), 17th Hole (Par 4; 321 yards)
Grace Summerhays (-3/213/T20th)
Continued her solid play throughout the weekend which allowed her to earn a Top-20 finish...Overcame an early setback on the second hole, finishing her final 16 holes at one-under...Early birdies on four and seven gave her momentum...Caught fire in the middle of her round, delivering a two-under stretch over nine holes from 8-17.
TODAY'S ROUND: 73 (+1)
BIRDIES (4): 4th Hole (Par 5; 477 yards), 7th Hole (Par 5; 508 yards), 14th Hole (Par 5; 547 yards), 16th Hole (Par 3; 152 yards)
Ashley Menne (+1/217/T35th)
Provided important leadership as the veteran presence for ASU, helping her team earn a fourth-place finish...Picked up her play after the sixth hole, putting together one of the best stretches of golf by a Sun Devil at Mason Rudolph...Went bogey-free over her final 12 holes, taking advantage of two birdie opportunities in order to finish two-under during the stretch.
TODAY'S ROUND: 73 (+1)
BIRDIES (2): 7th Hole (Par 5; 508 yards), 10th Hole (Par 4; 388 yards)
Patience Rhodes (+4/220/T51st)
TODAY'S ROUND: 76 (+4)
Showed flashes of outstanding golf in just her second collegiate appearance...Her first birdie came on the fourth hole, one of four Sun Devils to make birdie on the par four chance...Looks to duplicate the success achieved over her final six holes in which she recorded two of her three birdies on the day on her way to finishing even over that stretch.
BIRDIES (3): 4th Hole (Par 5; 477 yards), 13th Hole (Par 4; 420 yards), 17th Hole (Par 4; 321 yards)
QUOTABLES
"Overall we had a good tournament," Head Coach Missy Farr-Kaye reflected after the round "Our strong finish today propelled us up the leaderboard to 4th place against some good teams. Paula had another great week! We are getting better every day individually and as a team!! We are headed home for a short week and head out for another stacked field in Chicago."
TEAM STANDINGS| Place | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | To Par |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 280 | 278 | 282 | -24 |
| 2 | Auburn | 274 | 282 | 287 | -21 |
| 3 | South Carolina | 281 | 285 | 282 | 16 |
| 4 | Arizona State | 277 | 289 | 285 | -13 |
INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS
| Place | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | To Par |
| T5 | Paula Schulz-Hanssen | 67 | 73 | 69 | -7 |
| T16 | Beth Coulter | 69 | 73 | 70 | -4 |
| T20 | Grace Summerhays | 70 | 70 | 73 | -3 |
| T35 | Ashley Menne | 71 | 73 | 73 | +1 |
| T51 | Patience Rhodes | 71 | 73 | 76 | +4 |
UP NEXT
Windy City Classic – Oct. 2-3 (Chicago, IL)
Arizona State will be back in a familiar spot when they return to the Windy City Collegiate, competing in the tournament in four of the past six years. Northwestern hosts this loaded field at another strong Fall event played at Exmoor Country Club. Golfers will complete 36 holes on the first day of action before wrapping up the event with the final 18 holes the following day. This will be the fifth appearance for the Sun Devils at the Windy City Collegiate Championship, first competing in the event in 2015.
In 2019, Arizona State finished in fourth place as a team lead by Top-10 finishes from Linn Grant (6th) and Alessandra Fanali (10th). In 2018, Raquel Olmos earned a career-best finish at this event, as she posted a 207 (-9) which was good enough for second place. Her second round score of 66 was a career-low, with her first collegiate hole-in-one coming on the 13th hole. The Sun Devils finished in second as a team thanks to Olmos' effort. During the 2017 edition, Olivia Mehaffey matched her career-low (65) in the first-round. Arizona State took home the team championship that year, with Linnea Strom and Olivia Mehafffey earning Top-10 finishes. The program has fond memories of the Windy City area, having won the 2017 National Championship in nearby Sugar Grove, Illinois.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Live scoring for the Mason Rudolph Invitational can be found at the following link. For the latest updates and information on the Sun Devil Women's Golf program, follow our Twitter/Instagram accounts (@SunDevilWGolf), like our Facebook page (facebook.com/sundevilwgolf/), and visit our website (thesundevils.com). Find Coach Farr-Kaye (@missymkaye) and Coach Tatman (@CoachMikayla_) on Twitter as well.