FORT WORTH, TX – Sun Devil Men's Golf competed in Texas and in Colorado on Monday where the Sun Devils are in second at 13-under 547 (272-275) after playing 36 holes in the Ben Hogan Collegiate at Shady Oaks Country Club. They are five strokes behind Oklahoma who is at 18-under, 542 (277-265). The Maroon & Gold boast three inside the top-10 heading into the final round Tuesday.
The team attacked the par 5's, ranking tied for first through 36 holes shooting 9-under on the par 5's for the tournament while being one of three teams with two eagles on the day heading into the final round.
Coming off a victory at the Papago Invitational. Gabe Salvanera sits inside the top-10 at 3-under 137 (71-67) after firing a 4-under 66 in the second round. He carded an eagle and three birdies in his first 11 holes and steaded through his round to finish in red figures. In his opening round he shot 1-over (71) with two birdies managed to shoot even-par in his final six holes.
Luke Potter is sitting in a tie for ninth alongside Salvanera at 3-under, 137 (67-70) after the sophomore shot an opening round 3-under, 67 with six birdies. He finished his round holing back-to-back birdies finish 3-under through 18 holes, then in his second round he shot an even-par, 70 with one birdie and 16 pars to remain in the top-10. Ryggs Johnston is tied alongside Potter and Salvanera at 3-under, 137 (70-67) after firing a 3-under, 67 in his second round that included four birdies in an eight hole span. In his opening round he fought back to even-par with three straight birdies on holes 16,17 and 18 to finish with an even par, 70.
Preston Summerhays is tied for 14th after firing an opening round 4-under (66) in which he achieved his third eagle of the season. During the first round he went 5-under in a four hole stretch. In his second round he carded a 2-over, 72 but remains in red figures at 2-under, (138) for the tournament. The Spainard Josele Ballester shot a 1-under 69 in the first round and finished his second round with five straight pars to sit at 2-over (69-73) for the tournament in a tie for 34th.
The Sun Devils will look to make a run for the top spot in their final round at Shady Oaks Country Club tomorrow at 9:30 a.m MST. Live scoring can be found here.
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TEAMS COMPETING
The teams competing are North Carolina, Arizona State, Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech, Florida State, Oklahoma, Texas, Pepperdine, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, Texas A&M, Georgia, Oregon, Wake Forest, and TCU. Including No. 8 Arizona State, four of the 10 top golf teams in the country are competing in the field. No. 1 UNC, No. 7 Vanderbilt and No. 9 Texas.
COURSE HISTORY
Shady Oaks Country Club was opened in 1958 by Marvin Leonard. With golf legend Ben Hogan opposed to the project, Leonard continued on with the construction of the course. Redesigned in 1995, the course maintains its original layout located in the west hills of Fort Worth. Surrounded by 100-year-old oak trees, Shady Oaks offers rolling bent grass fairways that lead up to bent grass greens. The par-71, 6,855 yard course is one of the best in Texas, and even hosted the 2008 U.S. Senior Amateur Championship.
LAST WEEK
The Sun Devils were in Illinois at the Fighting Illini Championship last weekend where they played a good couple days of golf. Due to weather, the team was unable to finish the final round but still tied for fifth overall at the tournament. Josele Ballester was Arizona State's highest finisher after tying for eighth.
LAST TIME AT SHADY OAKS
In 2022, the Sun Devils tied for third with Pepperdine to finish 5-under overall for the tournament. Preston Summerhays finished tied for eighth individually with an overall tournament score of 207 (75-63-69).
BEN HOGAN COLLEGIATE
SHADY OAKS COUNTRY CLUB
FORT WORTH, TX
OCT. 2-3, 2023
TEAMS (15)/FIRST TWO ROUND SCORES
Oklahoma 277-265=542/-18
Arizona State 272-275=547/-13
Vanderbilt 271-279=550/-10
North Carolina 276-279=555/-5
Oregon 281-276=557/-3
Florida State 284-279=563/+3
Georgia 282-282=564/+4
Texas 290-276=566/+6
Oklahoma State 287-280=567/+7
Wake Forest 287-280=567/+7
Georgia Tech 283-287=570/+10
Texas A&M 288-282=570/+10
Texas Tech 290-281=571/+11
TCU 288-284=572/+12
Pepperdine 285-288=573/+13
INDIVIDUAL SCORES
1. Drew Goodman, Oklahoma 68-63=131/-9
T9. Luke Potter, ASU 67-70=137/-3
T9. Ryggs Johnston, ASU 70-67=137/-3
T9. Gabe Salvanera, ASU 71-66=137/-3
T15. Preston Summerhays, ASU 66-72=138/-2
T34. Josele Ballester, ASU 69-73=142/+2
The team attacked the par 5's, ranking tied for first through 36 holes shooting 9-under on the par 5's for the tournament while being one of three teams with two eagles on the day heading into the final round.
Coming off a victory at the Papago Invitational. Gabe Salvanera sits inside the top-10 at 3-under 137 (71-67) after firing a 4-under 66 in the second round. He carded an eagle and three birdies in his first 11 holes and steaded through his round to finish in red figures. In his opening round he shot 1-over (71) with two birdies managed to shoot even-par in his final six holes.
Luke Potter is sitting in a tie for ninth alongside Salvanera at 3-under, 137 (67-70) after the sophomore shot an opening round 3-under, 67 with six birdies. He finished his round holing back-to-back birdies finish 3-under through 18 holes, then in his second round he shot an even-par, 70 with one birdie and 16 pars to remain in the top-10. Ryggs Johnston is tied alongside Potter and Salvanera at 3-under, 137 (70-67) after firing a 3-under, 67 in his second round that included four birdies in an eight hole span. In his opening round he fought back to even-par with three straight birdies on holes 16,17 and 18 to finish with an even par, 70.
Preston Summerhays is tied for 14th after firing an opening round 4-under (66) in which he achieved his third eagle of the season. During the first round he went 5-under in a four hole stretch. In his second round he carded a 2-over, 72 but remains in red figures at 2-under, (138) for the tournament. The Spainard Josele Ballester shot a 1-under 69 in the first round and finished his second round with five straight pars to sit at 2-over (69-73) for the tournament in a tie for 34th.
The Sun Devils will look to make a run for the top spot in their final round at Shady Oaks Country Club tomorrow at 9:30 a.m MST. Live scoring can be found here.
Continuing following Sun Devil Men's Golf on Instagram and Twitter for all the latest news and highlights.
TEAMS COMPETING
The teams competing are North Carolina, Arizona State, Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech, Florida State, Oklahoma, Texas, Pepperdine, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, Texas A&M, Georgia, Oregon, Wake Forest, and TCU. Including No. 8 Arizona State, four of the 10 top golf teams in the country are competing in the field. No. 1 UNC, No. 7 Vanderbilt and No. 9 Texas.
COURSE HISTORY
Shady Oaks Country Club was opened in 1958 by Marvin Leonard. With golf legend Ben Hogan opposed to the project, Leonard continued on with the construction of the course. Redesigned in 1995, the course maintains its original layout located in the west hills of Fort Worth. Surrounded by 100-year-old oak trees, Shady Oaks offers rolling bent grass fairways that lead up to bent grass greens. The par-71, 6,855 yard course is one of the best in Texas, and even hosted the 2008 U.S. Senior Amateur Championship.
LAST WEEK
The Sun Devils were in Illinois at the Fighting Illini Championship last weekend where they played a good couple days of golf. Due to weather, the team was unable to finish the final round but still tied for fifth overall at the tournament. Josele Ballester was Arizona State's highest finisher after tying for eighth.
LAST TIME AT SHADY OAKS
In 2022, the Sun Devils tied for third with Pepperdine to finish 5-under overall for the tournament. Preston Summerhays finished tied for eighth individually with an overall tournament score of 207 (75-63-69).
BEN HOGAN COLLEGIATE
SHADY OAKS COUNTRY CLUB
FORT WORTH, TX
OCT. 2-3, 2023
TEAMS (15)/FIRST TWO ROUND SCORES
Oklahoma 277-265=542/-18
Arizona State 272-275=547/-13
Vanderbilt 271-279=550/-10
North Carolina 276-279=555/-5
Oregon 281-276=557/-3
Florida State 284-279=563/+3
Georgia 282-282=564/+4
Texas 290-276=566/+6
Oklahoma State 287-280=567/+7
Wake Forest 287-280=567/+7
Georgia Tech 283-287=570/+10
Texas A&M 288-282=570/+10
Texas Tech 290-281=571/+11
TCU 288-284=572/+12
Pepperdine 285-288=573/+13
INDIVIDUAL SCORES
1. Drew Goodman, Oklahoma 68-63=131/-9
T9. Luke Potter, ASU 67-70=137/-3
T9. Ryggs Johnston, ASU 70-67=137/-3
T9. Gabe Salvanera, ASU 71-66=137/-3
T15. Preston Summerhays, ASU 66-72=138/-2
T34. Josele Ballester, ASU 69-73=142/+2