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Sun Devil Women's Golf posts best spring finish at Dr. Donnis Invitational

Sun Devil Women's Golf posts best spring finish at Dr. Donnis InvitationalSun Devil Women's Golf posts best spring finish at Dr. Donnis Invitational
by Zach Romesburg

AIEA, Hawai'i –  Sun Devil Women's Golf closed out the Dr. Donnis Invitational at Pearl at Kalauao with its best finish of the spring, shooting four-under par (847) over two days to finish tied for second.

Senior Paula Schulz-Hanssen led the charge in the final round, carding a six under 65 to finish at four-under par (209) for the tournament and tied for third individually. She found the bottom of the cup for eight birdies on the day.

Freshman Pimpisa Rubrong continued her strong debut season, finishing fifth individually at three under (210) with eight birdies across the tournament.

The Sun Devils return home next week to host the PING ASU Invitational at Papago Golf Club from March 23 to 25. Live stats will be availables on Scoreboard (Clippd). 

Live scoring
2025-2026 statistics homepage

The competition (scoreboard rankings)
The Dr. Donnis Invititational will host 13 teams at Pearl at Kalauao. No. 23 Arizona State is one of three top-25 teams in the latest Clipp'd rankings heading to Aiea, Hawai'i. 

In the field (12 teams): No. 2 USC, No. 13 North Carolina, No. 47 Hawaii Pacific, No. 57 Texas State, No. 72 Sacramento State, CBU, Hawaii, Louisiana Monroe, Montana State, New Mexico, New Mexico State, Northern Colorado

The format
Holes: 54 (36-18)
Days: 2 (Tue.-Wed.)
Scoring: 5 count 4
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,246

Patience is needed with one starter out
The Sun Devils will be without 2025 second-team All-American Patience Rhodes until at least April due to a leg injury suffered over the holiday break. The junior from England has posted nine top-10 finishes and finished in the top 15 at the 2025 NCAA Championships and competed at the 2024 Curtis Cup and the 2025 Augusta National Women’s Amateur. She has January rankings of No. 19 (NCAA Scoreboard) and No. 17 (WAGR).

Meet Sun Devil Pimpisa “Fai” Rubrong
Sun Devil Women’s Golf has added highly-anticipated incoming freshman Pimpisa “Fai” Rubrong to the current roster, a student-athlete with extensive international experience. 

A highly regarded competitor on the global stage, Rubrong is currently ranked No. 64 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings. She claimed the title at the 2024 SINGHA Thailand Amateur Match Play Championship and earned champion honors as the No. 6-ranked player on Thailand’s National Team in 2025.

Rubrong also played a key role in Thailand’s second-place finish at the 2025 Southeast Asian Amateur Golf Team Championship (Santi Cup). She is ranked No. 5 in Thailand and has already accumulated two victories and 25 top-10 finishes throughout her junior career.

2025-26 Arizona State Women's Golf schedule
Arizona State will be tested throughout the 2025-26 campaign as Coach Farr-Kaye again built one of the nation’s toughest slates. The Maroon and Gold will compete in 10 regular-season events, five in the fall and five in the spring. The postseason begins April 23 at the Big 12 Championship, with NCAA Regionals and NCAA Championships scheduled for May.

Best rounds in 2025-26

*26 total rounds of 70 or lower

Birdies by Sun Devil (2025-26 season totals)

Tradition like no other
Many premier amateur women’s golfers have called Arizona State University home for the past five decades. Arizona State won its NCAA-leading eighth national championship in 2017 to reinforce its standing as the premier women’s golf school in the United States.

Under legendary Head Coach Linda Vollstedt, the program became the first women’s collegiate golf program to win six championships in a decade (1990, ’93, ’94, ’95, ’97 and '98). ASU remains the lone program to capture three national titles (1993, ’94, '95). 

The Sun Devil Golf programs also did something in 1990 that had never been done before, and hasn’t been accomplished since. The men’s and women’s teams won national titles in 1990, becoming the first school to capture both championships in the same year.

'The Bird'
The Thunderbirds Golf Complex, designed by Douglas Fredrickson Architects and built by Rummel Construction Inc., is a 7,000-square-foot facility featuring a grand entry lobby, national championship displays, a team gym and locker rooms for both men’s and women’s teams, a fueling station, study lounge, team lounge, indoor hitting bays and more.

Designed by Sun Devil alumnus and five-time PGA Major Championships winner Phil Mickelson, who is known for his short-game expertise, the four-acre practice area consists of five practice greens, four practice bunkers and a three-acre fairway and rough designed to practice every possible golf shot.

On Nov. 1, 2018, Papago Golf Course became the new home for Sun Devil Men’s and Women’s Golf by unveiling their new state-of-the-art practice facility — The Thunderbirds Golf Complex — through the generous commitment by The Thunderbirds organization. Arizona State, in partnership with The Thunderbirds, Arizona Golf Community Foundation, the city of Phoenix and Phil Mickelson Design, revitalized the course and helped build the Lou Grubb Clubhouse and Lou’s Bar and Grill.

Fantastic four
Patience Rhodes, Isla McDonald-O’Brien, Paula Schulz-Hanssen, and Beth Coulter all return having gained another year of valuable experience. Freshmen Johanna Axelsen and Kate Dillon joined the program in the fall, forming a talented 2025-26 roster under the direction of Head Coach Missy Farr-Kaye and Associate Head Coach Ryan Heisey. Highly-touted incoming freshman Fai Rubrong joined the team this January to fill the final spot on the roster. 

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