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CLE ELUM, Wash. - The NCAA Postseason is underway and Sun Devil Women's Golf put themselves in a tremendous position following the opening round of the Cle Elum Regional.

After day one, No. 13 Arizona State sits in third place and occupies one of the five spots that would allow advancement to the NCAA Championship. Head Coach Missy Farr-Kaye's squad fired a 288 (E) to set the tone, trailing only No. 2 seed Duke (-6/282) and No. 1 seed Stanford (-4/284) through 18 holes. The Maroon and Gold find themselves four strokes ahead of the "cut" line, as Long Beach State (+4/292) is currently in the fifth and final NCAA Championship spot.

Beth Coulter led the way individually for the Sun Devils. Thanks to an opening round 70 (-2), she is tied for fifth and firmly in contention for the Regional title. She trails Duke's Anne Chen by only three strokes with two rounds left to play. Joining Coulter in the Top-10 is Ashley Menne, who used her postseason experience to her advantage, carding an even round (72) to earn a tie for 10th. Four solid counting scores are the driving factor behind Arizona State's strong start, as both Grace Summerhays and Paula Schulz-Hanssen (+1/73) are tied for 16th in the field of 66 golfers.

Sun Devil Women's Golf looks to maintain their positioning on the leaderboard when they participate in the second round of the Cle Elum Regional, starting at 9 AM MST tomorrow. ASU will once again be paired with No. 1 Stanford and No. 11 Duke as part of the feature group. Go to the Cle Elum Regional homepage for a closer look at various aspects of the event. Live scoring will be provided by Golfstat at the following link.

ROUND BREAKDOWN
Beth Coulter (-2/70/T5)
EAGLES (1): Hole 14 (Par 5; 528 yards)
BIRDIES (1): Hole 15 (Par 5; 483 yards)

Ashley Menne (E/72/T10)
BIRDIES (2): Hole 5 (Par 4; 380 yards), Hole 18 (Par 5; 485 yards)

Grace Summerhays (+1/73/T16)
BIRDIES (3): Hole 12 (Par 4; 368 yards), Hole 14 (Par 5; 528 yards), Hole 15 (Par 5; 483 yards)

Paula Schulz-Hanssen (+1/73/T16)
BIRDIES (3): Hole 2 (Par 3; 180 yards), Hole 14 (Par 5; 528 yards), Hole 18 (Par 5; 485 yards)

Patience Rhodes (+3/75/T30)
BIRDIES (1): Hole 5 (Par 4; 380 yards)

QUOTABLES
"We had pretty solid start on the front nine, but really found our groove on the back side," Coach Farr-Kaye remarked following the round. "The conditions were tough once again. Temperatures in the mid 40s with 20+ mph wind and wind chill. But the team got better as the day went on."

"Really feeling good about our solid start," Coach Farr-Kaye added. "We just have to take it one day at a time and come with the same mindset tomorrow. We will try and keep moving up the leaderboard."

TEAM STANDINGS

Place Team 1 To Par
1 #11 Duke 282 -6
2 #1 Stanford 284 -4
3 #13 Arizona State 288 E
4 #24 Virginia 289 +1
5 Long Beach State 292 +4


INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS

Place Player 1 To Par
1 Anne Chen (Duke) 67 -5
T5 Beth Coulter 70 -2
T10 Ashley Menne 72 E
T16 Paula Schulz-Hanssen 73 +1
T16 Grace Summerhays 73 +1
T30 Patience Rhodes 75 +3


TEE TIMES
Arizona State will begin the second round of the Cle Elum Regional on Tuesday at 9 AM MST, with a new golfer starting their round every 11 minutes on Hole 1. ASU will be in the feature group paired with No. 11 Duke and No. 1 Stanford.
 
PAIRING Duke, Stanford
HOLE 1
TIME (MST)  GOLFER
9:00 AM Patience Rhodes
9:11 AM Paula Schulz-Hanssen
9:21 AM Grace Summerhays
9:31 AM Ashley Menne
9:41 AM Beth Coulter

THE FORMAT
In the third year of the new regional format, six sites were selected instead of the traditional four. For the second consecutive year, there is an increase in advancing teams, changing from 24 to 30. In order to clinch a berth in the NCAA Championship and advance to Carslbad, Arizona State will have to finish in the Top-5 of the 12-team Cle Elum Regional. Five teams from each of the six regionals form the group that advances to play in the 2024 NCAA Women's Golf Championship. Sun Devil Women's Golf is looking to add to their record 35 appearances in the NCAA Championship Finals.

The other five regional sites are Auburn, Alabama, Bermuda Run, North Carolina, Bryan, Texas, Las Vegas, Nevada, and East Lansing, Michigan. Nine of 11 Pac-12 teams made NCAA Regionals, a testament to the strength of arguably the best conference in women's golf. Seven teams from the league received Top-6 seeds led by No. 1 overall seed Stanford and fellow top seeds UCLA and USC followed by No. 3 seeds Arizona State, Oregon, and Arizona.

THE COMPETITION 
Arizona State is the No. 3 seed in a regional that features No. 1 overall seed Stanford (Pac-12 Champion). The regional also includes No. 2 seed Duke, No. 4 Virginia, No. 5 San Jose State (Mountain West Champion), host school No. 6 Washington, No. 7 Alabama, No. 8 Virginia Tech, No. 9 Kansas, No. 10 Long Beach State (Big West Champion), No. 11 Sacramento State (Big Sky Champion), and No. 12 Seattle (WAC Champion).

The Cle Elum Regional features 9 of the Clipp'd Top-50 ranked teams, including No. 1 Stanford, No. 11 Duke, No. 13 Arizona State, No. 24 Virginia, and No. 25 San Jose State. The regional also has its fair share of individual star power, with ten of the Top-50 individuals in the Clipp'd Player Rankings competing in Cle Elum. Virginia's Amanda Sambach is the top-ranked player in the regional, coming in at No. 7. Arizona State has Ashley Menne not far behind at No. 47 in the nation in the latest poll.

THE COURSE
Tumble Creek Club is a private, members-only golf course that opened in 2005. It serves as one of six "home" courses in the Seattle area for Washignton Men's and Women's Golf. The setup for the Cle Elum Regional will be a Par 72, 6306-yard challenge. It is one of three courses that make up the Suncadia Resort. Tumble Creek spans over 400 acres with big views of the river and mountains to the West. It has been the site of several U.S. Open Qualifiers in addition to hosting many other professional and semi-professional events.

HISTORY AT NCAA REGIONALS
The program has claimed or shared a total of five Regional team championships, with the last coming during their National Championship run in 2017. In 2022, the Sun Devils had an impressive showing at the Stillwater Regional, finishing second on their way to reaching the NCAA Championship at Grayhawk in Scottsdale. ASU has put together second place finishes at regionals in two of the last three years, also doing so back at the 2021 Columbus Regional as part of their run to NCAA Match Play that season.

Arizona State is one of only five schools to receive a Top-3 seed in each of the last four NCAA Regional selections. They are joined by only Wake Forest South Carolina, LSU, and USC in this exclusive group, an indicator of the consistent success of Coach Farr-Kaye's program.

SUN DEVILS IN THE RANKINGS
Clipp'd, backed by the NCAA, are now responsible for the 2024 NCAA Golf Rankings. Arizona State enters the NCAA postseason at No. 13 in the rankings and have now maitained a spot in the Top-15 for the final two months of the season. Four Sun Devils are in the Top-111, while all five fall within the Top-170. Here is where each of the Sun Devils' rank in the latest Clipp'd Individual Rankings:

No. 47 Ashley Menne 
No. 103 Grace Summerhays 
No. 107 Patience Rhodes 
No. 111 Beth Coulter 
No. 168 Paula Schulz-Hanssen

BEST ROUNDS IN 2023-24
64/-8 Ashley Menne (Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational second round/March 18, 2024)
65/-7 Beth Coulter (Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational second round/March 18, 2024)
66/-6  Ashley Menne (Match in the Desert/Jan. 22, 2024)
67/-5  Paula Schulz-Hanssen (Mason Rudolph Invitational first round/Sept. 22, 2023)
67/-4  Ashley Menne (Stanford Intercollegiate second round/Oct. 21, 2023)
68/-4 Grace Summerhays (PING/ASU Invitational third round/March 30, 2024)
68/-4 Patience Rhodes (Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational third round/March 19, 2024)
68/-4 Patience Rhodes (Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational first round/March 17, 2024)
68/-4 Paula Schulz-Hanssen (Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational second round/March 18, 2024)
68/-4  Patience Rhodes (McGuire Invitational second round/Sept. 11, 2023) 
68/-3  Patience Rhodes (Darius Rucker Intercollegiate first round/March 4, 2024)
68/-3  Grace Summerhays (Darius Rucker Intercollegiate first round/March 4, 2024)
68/-3  Grace Summerhays (Darius Rucker Intercollegiate second round/March 5, 2024)
69/-3 Ashley Menne (Pac-12 Championship second round/April 22, 2024)
69/-3 Paula Schulz-Hanssen (Pac-12 Championship second round/April 22, 2024)
69/-3 Ashley Menne (PING/ASU Invitational first round/March 28, 2024)
69/-3 Patience Rhodes (PING/ASU Invitational first round/March 28, 2024)
69/-3 Paula Schulz-Hanssen (Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational third round/March 19, 2024)
69/-3 Ashley Menne (Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational third round/March 19, 2024)
69/-3 Patience Rhodes (Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational second round/March 18, 2024)
69/-3 Ashley Menne (Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational first round/March 17, 2024)
69/-3  Paula Schulz-Hanssen (Mason Rudolph Invitational third round/Sept. 24, 2023)
69/-3  Beth Coulter (Mason Rudolph Invitational first round/Sept. 22, 2023)
69/-3  Ashley Menne (McGuire Invitational first round/Sept. 11, 2023)
69/-3  Beth Coulter (McGuire Invitational second round/Sept. 11, 2023)
69/-3  Calynne Rosholt (Windy City first round/Oct. 2, 2023)
69/-2  Patience Rhodes (Stanford Intercollegiate third round/Oct. 23, 2023)

TOP FINISHES IN 2023-24
1st - Ashley Menne (Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational)
T2nd - Ashley Menne (Match in the Desert)
3rd - Patience Rhodes (Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational)
5th - Beth Coulter (Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational)
T5th - Paula Schulz-Hanssen (Mason Rudolph Invitational)
6th - Paula Schulz-Hanssen (Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational)
6th - Ashley Menne (McGuire Invitational)
T7th - Grace Summerhays (Darius Rucker Intercollegiate)
T9th - Ashley Menne (PING/ASU Invitational)
T9th - Grace Summerhays (PING/ASU Invitational)
T12th - Patience Rhodes (Darius Rucker Intercollegiate)
T12th - Beth Coulter (Darius Rucker Intercollegiate)
T14th - Grace Summerhays (McGuire Invitational)

BIRDIES BY SUN DEVIL (SEASON TOTALS)
Ashley Menne - 87 (plus 1 Eagle)
Grace Summerhays - 87 (plus 4 Eagles)
Beth Coulter - 81 (plus 4 Eagles)
Patience Rhodes - 78 (plus 2 Eagles)
Paula Schulz-Hanssen - 74 (plus 3 Eagles)

CAREER APPEARANCES 
Ashley Menne, 42 (39 stroke; 3 match)
Grace Summerhays, 32 (29 stroke; 3 match)
Beth Coulter, 23 (20 stroke; 3 match)
Paula Schulz-Hanssen, 23 (20 stroke; 3 match)
Patience Rhodes, 11 (9 stroke; 2 match)

CAREER TOP-20 FINISHES
Ashley Menne, 24
Grace Summerhays, 14
Paula Schulz-Hanssen, 9
Beth Coulter, 7
Patience Rhodes, 4

2023-24 CAMPAIGN
Arizona State has been tested throughout 2023-24 as Coach Farr-Kaye built one of the nation's toughest slates once again. The Maroon and Gold have competed in a total of ten regular season events, four in the Fall and six in the Spring. The postseason begins April 21 at the Pac-12 Championship, with NCAA Regionals and NCAA Championships scheduled for the month of May.

ARIZONA STATE WOMEN'S GOLF SCHEDULE
McGuire Invitational – Sept. 11-12 (Albuquerque, NM)
Mason Rudolph Invitational – Sept. 22-24 (Franklin, TN)
Windy City Collegiate Classic – Oct. 2-3 (Chicago, IL)
Stanford Intercollegiate – Oct. 20-22 (Palo Alto, CA)
Match in the Desert – January 22 (Gold Canyon, AZ)
Therese Hession Regional Challenge – Feb. 3-4 (Palos Verdes, CA)
Duel in the Desert (vs. Denver) – Feb. 25 (Phoenix, AZ)
Darius Rucker Intercollegiate – March 4-6 (Hilton Head Island, SC)
Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational – March 17-19 (Honolulu, HI)
PING/ASU Invitational – March 28-30 (Phoenix, AZ) - HOSTED BY ASU
Pac-12 Championship – April 21-23 (Pullman, WA)
NCAA Regionals – May 6-8 (Auburn/Cle Elum/College State/East Lansing/Las Vegas/Winston-Salem)
NCAA Championship – May 17-22 (La Costa, CA; Omni La Costa Resort & Spa, Champions Course)

2024 NCAA WOMEN'S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
For the first time since 2019, the NCAA Women's Golf Championship will not be at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, as Arizona State's extremely successful three-year run as a host has come to an end. The 2024 NCAA Women's Golf Championship will take place near San Diego at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa, Champions Course. Should they advance from a Regional, Sun Devil Women's Golf will attempt to win the program's NCAA record ninth national championship. Missy Farr-Kaye was in charge the last time that ASU won a title, defeating Northwestern at Rich Harvest Farms in Chicago for the 2017 NCAA Women's Golf Championship. The program also brought home NCAA titles in 2009, 1998, 1997, 1995, 1994, 1993, and 1990. 

GOLF CHANNEL COVERAGE
GOLF Channel will present the 2024 NCAA Division I Women's (May 20-22) and Men's (May 27-29) Golf Championships, totaling over 50 hours of comprehensive coverage. The women's championship will be held May 17-22, with GOLF Channel providing live coverage of the final day of individual championship play on May 20 as well as the team match play on May 21-22.  GOLF Channel and Peacock will present live tournament coverage all three days. Visit NBCSports.com full programming schedule.
 
HOW TO FOLLOW
Go to the Cle Elum Regional homepage for a closer look at various aspects of the event. Live scoring will be provided by Golfstat 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.