The Sun Devil men’s golf team finds itself four shots back of host Utah and in third place after 36 holes Monday at the Wohali held in Coalville, with 18 holes to play Tuesday. Sun Devil junior All-American Connor Williams shot a 6-under 65 out of the gate and closed with a 1-under par 70, as he is 7-under 135. After this the team moves fast
ASU will quickly move to Olympia Fields for the Illini Invitational Sept. 19-21, where Florida, Florida State, Oklahoma State and Texas join ASU as teams highly ranked in the final Clippd rankings from last year. ASU shot 11-under 829 last year (273-276-280) behind only Georgia Tech, who shot a 12-under 828. Josele Ballester won the event and matched the tournament record with a 10-under 200 (64-66-70), as his 10-under 130 set the 36-hole record at the Olympia Fields. ASU’s 549 second-round set the tournament mark for a single round. ASU won the event in 2009 (30-over 870), while Niklas Lemke won the 2006 event by shooting 1-over 211.
First impression was good
The Sun Devil men's golf team lost two of the best four-year players in school history in All-Americans Preston Summerhays and 2024 U.S. Amateur champion Josele Ballester. That duo had ASU "in the hunt" for much since fall of 2021, including solid shots at a NCAA title and always in the top ten of the rankings. The first tournament of the 2025-26 season was in Seattle, where Summerhays won the event in fall of 2023 and Ballester led ASU to the team title last year. Senior All-American Michael Mjaaseth showed he is ready to lead the Sun Devils to continued great heights. Mjaaseth notched a birdie on the final hole to secure ASU's team win at the Sahalee Players Championship, as the Sun Devils outlasted preseason No. 3-ranked Texas by one stroke to take the trophy in the 12-team event. Mjaaseth tied for fourth with a 1-under 215 (69-72-74), his eleventh top-10 finish in his career.
MICHAEL MJAASETH TOP-10 FINISHES
T1: 2024 Papago Individual (Sept. 16-17)
T1: 2022 Maui Jim Individual (Sept. 9-10)
T3: 2025 Big 12 Championship (Apr. 22-24)
T4. 2025 Sahalee Players Championship (Sept. 6-7)
4: 2025 Maridoe Intercollegiate (Mar. 31 - Apr. 1)
T5: 2025 Cabo Collegiate (Mar. 2-4)
T5: 2024 Thunderbird Collegiate (Apr. 12-13)
T6: 2022 East Lake Cup (Oct. 24-26)
8: 2025 Thunderbird Collegiate (Apr. 11-12)
T9: 2025 NCAA Bremerton Regional (May 12-14)
T9: 2023 Las Vegas Regional (May 15-17)
THE WOHALI CLASSIC
WOHALI COURSE (PAR 71/7,873 YARDS)
TEAMS (14)
Utah 278-287=565 /-3
New Mexico 278-288=566/-2
Arizona State 273-296=569 /+1
BYU 277-294=571/+3
Kansas State 281-300=581/+13
Colorado State 287-299=586/+18
San Diego 290-297=587/+19
UCLA 288-299=587/+19
UNLV 291-300=591/+23
Georgia Southern 289-302=591/+23
San Diego State 289-308=597/+29
Cal Poly 293-310=603/+35
Tarleton State 298-306=604/+36
Oregon State 298-318=616/+48
SUN DEVIL INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
- Connor Williams 65-70=135/-7
T10. Boston Bracken 69-74=143/+1
T22. Michael Mjaaseth 71-74=145/+3
T31. Bowen Mauss 69-79=148/+6
T31. Fifa Laopakdee 70-78=148/+6
Sun Devils in Top 80 of World Amateur Rankings (Sept. 11, 2025)
18 - Michael Mjaaseth
24 - Connor Williams
55 - Fifa Laopakdee
80- Peer Wernicke