PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – The Sun Devil men's golf program had a great Monday as it has advanced to the championship match at the Cypress Point Classic. It topped Stanford in the first round (2-1) and then topped Tennessee (2.5-0.5) at 95-years young Cypress Point Club (6,536 yards/par-72).
The title match on Tuesday will be six single matches and is a repeat of the 2022 NCAA Championship match, as the Sun Devils will take on Texas. The singles matches will begin at 9 a.m. PT.
DUDES NEVER STINK: ASU has been in the hunt and pretty much a head-to-head winning machine in its past nine tournaments. Dating to last year's Calusa Cup, the Sun Devils are 184-35-3 in head-to-head play (after going 143-27-3 last year) including 41-8 this fall.
SUN DEVIL MEN'S GOLF PAST NINE TOURNAMENTS
3rd/Williams Cup
3rd/Ben Hogan Collegiate
4th/Illini Invitational
2nd/Sahalee Players Championship
T-5th/2023 NCAA Championship
1st/NCAA Las Vegas Regional
2nd/Pac-12 Championship
1st/ASU Thunderbird
3rd/Calusa Cup
ASU VS. TEXAS/CYPRESS POINT CLASSIC
Ryggs Johnston (ASU) vs. Tommy Morrison (Texas)
Nicholas Prieto (ASU) vs. Jacob Sosa (Texas)
Luke Potter (ASU) vs. Keaton Vo (Texas)
Connor Wiliams (ASU) vs. Nathan Petronzio (Texas)
Michael Mjaaseth (ASU) vs. Christian Maas (Texas)
Jose Ballester (ASU) vs. Brian Stark (Texas)
OPENING ROUND: ASU WINS 2-1 OVER STANFORD
Nicholas Prieto/Ryggs Johnston (ASU) 3 & 3 over Sean-Karl Dobson/Jake Beber-Frankel (STAN)
Barclay Brown/Ethan Gao (STAN) 3 & 2 over Connor Williams/Luke Potter (ASU)
Jose Luis Ballester/Michael Mjaaseth (ASU) 3 & 3 over Karl Vilipa/Kush Arora (STAN)
SEMIFINALS: ASU WIN 2.5-0.5 OVER TENNESSEE (FOURBALL MATCHES)
Nicholas Prieto/Ryggs Johnston (ASU) 1-UP over Evan Woolley-Reed/Lance Simpson (TENN)
Jake Hall/Bryce Lewis (TENN) SPLIT vs. Connor Williams/Luke Potter (ASU)
Jose Luis Ballester/Michael Mjaaseth (ASU) 5 &4 over Caleb Surratt/Josh Hill (TENN)
COURSE HISTORY
Cypress Point Club is a private golf club located in Pebble Beach, CA, at the northern end of the Central Coast. Its single 18-hole course has been named as one of the finest in golf, best known for a series of dramatic holes along the Pacific Ocean. The course was designed in 1928 by golf course designer Alister MacKenzie, collaborating with fellow golf course architect Robert Hunter.
The title match on Tuesday will be six single matches and is a repeat of the 2022 NCAA Championship match, as the Sun Devils will take on Texas. The singles matches will begin at 9 a.m. PT.
DUDES NEVER STINK: ASU has been in the hunt and pretty much a head-to-head winning machine in its past nine tournaments. Dating to last year's Calusa Cup, the Sun Devils are 184-35-3 in head-to-head play (after going 143-27-3 last year) including 41-8 this fall.
SUN DEVIL MEN'S GOLF PAST NINE TOURNAMENTS
3rd/Williams Cup
3rd/Ben Hogan Collegiate
4th/Illini Invitational
2nd/Sahalee Players Championship
T-5th/2023 NCAA Championship
1st/NCAA Las Vegas Regional
2nd/Pac-12 Championship
1st/ASU Thunderbird
3rd/Calusa Cup
ASU VS. TEXAS/CYPRESS POINT CLASSIC
Ryggs Johnston (ASU) vs. Tommy Morrison (Texas)
Nicholas Prieto (ASU) vs. Jacob Sosa (Texas)
Luke Potter (ASU) vs. Keaton Vo (Texas)
Connor Wiliams (ASU) vs. Nathan Petronzio (Texas)
Michael Mjaaseth (ASU) vs. Christian Maas (Texas)
Jose Ballester (ASU) vs. Brian Stark (Texas)
OPENING ROUND: ASU WINS 2-1 OVER STANFORD
Nicholas Prieto/Ryggs Johnston (ASU) 3 & 3 over Sean-Karl Dobson/Jake Beber-Frankel (STAN)
Barclay Brown/Ethan Gao (STAN) 3 & 2 over Connor Williams/Luke Potter (ASU)
Jose Luis Ballester/Michael Mjaaseth (ASU) 3 & 3 over Karl Vilipa/Kush Arora (STAN)
SEMIFINALS: ASU WIN 2.5-0.5 OVER TENNESSEE (FOURBALL MATCHES)
Nicholas Prieto/Ryggs Johnston (ASU) 1-UP over Evan Woolley-Reed/Lance Simpson (TENN)
Jake Hall/Bryce Lewis (TENN) SPLIT vs. Connor Williams/Luke Potter (ASU)
Jose Luis Ballester/Michael Mjaaseth (ASU) 5 &4 over Caleb Surratt/Josh Hill (TENN)
COURSE HISTORY
Cypress Point Club is a private golf club located in Pebble Beach, CA, at the northern end of the Central Coast. Its single 18-hole course has been named as one of the finest in golf, best known for a series of dramatic holes along the Pacific Ocean. The course was designed in 1928 by golf course designer Alister MacKenzie, collaborating with fellow golf course architect Robert Hunter.