Freshman Wenyi Ding came up one stroke short in his bid to win his first collegiate tournament at Arizona's National Invite in Tucson Tuesday afternoon.
Ding finished at 17-under 199 (65-67-67) just behind BYU's Zac Jones who shot 18-under 198 (65-69-64).
The Sun Devils finished third at 49-under 815, as they will now head to the Amer Ari Invitational held Feb. 8-10 in Waimea, Hawaii. The 49-under is third-best mark vs. par mark in the Golfstat era.
TEAM BEST VS. PAR THREE-ROUND TOURNAMENT SCORE (1993-94 TO PRESENT)
-59/805, 2023 NCAA Regional, Las Vegas
-50/814, 2018 National Invitational
-49/815, 2024 National Invitational
-43/821, 2004 ASU Thunderbird Invitational
-41/811, 2017 ASU Thunderbird Invitational
NATIONAL INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT
TUCSON, AZ
OMNI NATIONAL (PAR 72/7,200 YARDS)
JAN. 29-30, 2024/18 TEAMS
New Mexico 273-265-275=813/-51
Arizona 278-268-268=814/-50
Arizona State 269-276-270=815/-49
BYU 278-273-271=822/-42
Missouri 276-278-276=830/-34
Texas A&M 283-279-269=831/-33
Fresno State 271-284-282=837/-27
SMU 278-282-277=837/-27
West Virginia 282-281-274=837/-27
San Diego 290-279-276=845/-19
St. Mary's 284-284-278=846/-18
Santa Clara 264-285-274=848/-16
LMU 286-283-280=849/-15
Wyoming 286-281-286=853/-11
Iowa State 296-286-275=857/-7
New Mexico State 292-284-282=858/-6
TCU 284-302-278=864/E
Stanford 295-288-282=865/+1
TOP INDIVIDUAL (ASU SCORES/96 PLAYERS)
1. Zac Jones, BYU 65-69-64=198/-18
2. Wenyi Ding 65-67-67=199/-17
T7. Preston Summerhays 66-68-68=202/-14
T21. Josele Ballester 72-69-66=207/-9
T23. Connor Williams (IND) 71-68-69=208/-8
T41. Ryggs Johnston 69-72-70=211/-5
T52. Luke Potter 69-75-69=213/-3
Ding finished at 17-under 199 (65-67-67) just behind BYU's Zac Jones who shot 18-under 198 (65-69-64).
The Sun Devils finished third at 49-under 815, as they will now head to the Amer Ari Invitational held Feb. 8-10 in Waimea, Hawaii. The 49-under is third-best mark vs. par mark in the Golfstat era.
TEAM BEST VS. PAR THREE-ROUND TOURNAMENT SCORE (1993-94 TO PRESENT)
-59/805, 2023 NCAA Regional, Las Vegas
-50/814, 2018 National Invitational
-49/815, 2024 National Invitational
-43/821, 2004 ASU Thunderbird Invitational
-41/811, 2017 ASU Thunderbird Invitational
NATIONAL INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT
TUCSON, AZ
OMNI NATIONAL (PAR 72/7,200 YARDS)
JAN. 29-30, 2024/18 TEAMS
New Mexico 273-265-275=813/-51
Arizona 278-268-268=814/-50
Arizona State 269-276-270=815/-49
BYU 278-273-271=822/-42
Missouri 276-278-276=830/-34
Texas A&M 283-279-269=831/-33
Fresno State 271-284-282=837/-27
SMU 278-282-277=837/-27
West Virginia 282-281-274=837/-27
San Diego 290-279-276=845/-19
St. Mary's 284-284-278=846/-18
Santa Clara 264-285-274=848/-16
LMU 286-283-280=849/-15
Wyoming 286-281-286=853/-11
Iowa State 296-286-275=857/-7
New Mexico State 292-284-282=858/-6
TCU 284-302-278=864/E
Stanford 295-288-282=865/+1
TOP INDIVIDUAL (ASU SCORES/96 PLAYERS)
1. Zac Jones, BYU 65-69-64=198/-18
2. Wenyi Ding 65-67-67=199/-17
T7. Preston Summerhays 66-68-68=202/-14
T21. Josele Ballester 72-69-66=207/-9
T23. Connor Williams (IND) 71-68-69=208/-8
T41. Ryggs Johnston 69-72-70=211/-5
T52. Luke Potter 69-75-69=213/-3