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Women's Golf wraps up day one of the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate

Women's Golf wraps up day one of the Darius Rucker IntercollegiateWomen's Golf wraps up day one of the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate
by Zach Romesburg

HILTON HEAD, S.C. –  Sun Devil Women's Golf concluded day one of the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate in 17th place on the leaderboard, posting a 21-over par (305) at Long Cove Club.

Sophomore Isla McDonald-O'Brien paced Arizona State with a three-over par (74), recording two birdies during the opening round.

Day two of the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate Presented by Principal Financial and PXG will air on GOLF Channel and Peacock from 12:30-3:30 p.m. MST.

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The competition (scoreboard rankings)
The Darius Rucker Intercollegiate features arguably the toughest field of any collegiate golf tournament on the 2025-26 schedule. No. 21 Arizona State is one of 11 Top-25 teams in the latest Clipp'd rankings heading to Hilton Head, South Carolina. 

In the field (16 teams): No. 5 Auburn, No. 6 Wake Forest, No. 8 Arkansas, No. 9 Texas, No. 12 Duke, No. 14 Vanderbilt, No. 15 Ole Miss, No. 18 South Carolina, No. 20 Northwestern, No. 23 Arizona, No. 26 Florida State, No. 34 Kentucky, No. 35 LSU, No. 41 Ohio State, No. 57 Alabama, and No. 58 Georgia

The format
Holes: 54 (18 each day)
Days: 3 (Mon.-Wed.)
Scoring: 5 count 4
Par: 71
Yardage: 6,378

The lineup
Arizona State boasts one of the deepest and most talented rosters in the country. Sophomore Isla McDonald-O'Brien earns the top spot to begin the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate for the Sun Devils. 

Senior Beth Coulter will be playing in the No. 2 spot. Senior Paula Schulz-Hanssen will be teeing off as the No. 3 golfer.  Freshman Fai Rubrong and Kate Dillon will be playing as the No. 4 and No. 5 golfer, respectively. 

1. Isla McDonald-O'Brien
2. Beth Coulter
3. Paula Schulz-Hanssen
4. Fai Rubrong
5. Kate Dillon

Tee times
Arizona State will begin day two of the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate Tuesday morning at 9:10 a.m. MST, with a Sun Devil starting their round every 10 minutes on the first hole. ASU is paired with No. 15 Ole Miss and No. 18 South Carolina.

Pairing Ole Miss, South Carolina
Hole 1
Time (MST) Golfer
9:50 a.m. Isla McDonald-O'Brien
9:40 a.m. Beth Coulter
9:30 a.m. Paula Schulz-Hanssen
9:20 a.m. Fai Rubrong
9:10 a.m. Kate Dillon


Live on GOLF Channel
The Darius Rucker Intercollegiate Presented by Principal Financial and PXG will return after making its television debut on the GOLF Channel four years ago, when it became the first all-women’s regular season collegiate golf tournament to be presented live on the network. Here is a closer look at the broadcast schedule. Watch on the GOLF Channel and Peacock.

Dates Live coverage (MST)
Monday, March 2 12:30-3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 3 12:30-3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 4 12:30-3:30 p.m.


History at Darius Rucker
Long Cove Club, in partnership with Darius Rucker and South Carolina, will again play host on Hilton Head Island for the 14th time. This is the ninth time Arizona State has appeared, competing in each of the past three editions. 

In 2024, Head Coach Missy Farr-Kaye's team was crowned champions. Three Sun Devils finished in the top-25 of the individual race, led by Grace Summerhays. Summerhays and Patience Rhodes had the best rounds of any Sun Devil throughout the three days, each recording a 68 (-3). Summerhays finished seventh in the rankings, with Rhodes and Beth Coulter not far behind her, sitting in a tie for 12th. 

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

*19 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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