Olympia Fields, IL. – Sun Devil Men’s Golf won its 30th team title under Head Coach Matt Thurmond by shooting 40-under (800) over three days, leading wire-to-wire for the first victory of the year.
Senior Connor Williams earned a share of the men’s title by making an eagle on the 72nd hole, finishing 13-under (197) for the tournament Saturday at Olympia Fields Country Club.
The Sun Devils won the team title for the second time in the tournament's history, the first since 2009. In addition, Arizona State tied the lowest three-round tournament score in program history at 40-under (800), a mark set at the 2022 Maui Jim Intercollegiate—which is also a Fighting Illini Invite record. ASU had three individuals in the top-10 (Williams, Couilleau and Bracken).
Williams set the tournament record with the lowest 54-hole score at 197 (-13) with three other individuals. It’s Williams’ 13th career top-10 in his ASU career and the second straight season he’s finished in the top-10 at Olympia Fields. To add, the Sun Devils opened the tournament with the second-best team round shooting 18-under (262), which gave the Maroon and Gold the early lead.
Career top-10 finishes (13) for Connor Williams
T1: 2026 Illini Invitational (Sept. 18-19)
T1: 2025 The Wohali (Sept. 15-16)
2: 2025 Big 12 Championship (Apr. 22-24)
2: 2024 Williams Cup (Oct. 20-22)
T4: 2026 Thunderbird Collegiate (April 10-11)
5: 2025 NCAA Bremerton Regional (May 12-14)
T6: 2024 Sahalee Players (Sept. 7-8)
T7: 2025 NCAA Championship (May 23-26)
8: 2023 Maui Jim Individual (Sept. 8-9)
T8: 2025 Cabo Collegiate (Mar. 1-3)
T8: 2024 Ben Hogan Collegiate (Sept. 30-Oct. 1)
T8: 2024 Valspar Collegiate (Mar. 25-26)
T9: 2025 OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational (Sept. 19-21)
Arizona State beat a stacked tournament field, coming out on top over top-ranked Florida, No. 2 Oklahoma State, No. 5 Texas Tech, No. 12 Illinois, No. 18 Alabama, and No. 19 Stanford.
Freshman Oscar Couilleau earned his first top-10 finish of his collegiate career, he opened the weekend with a 62 (-8), which is tied for the third lowest round in program history that included two eagles in the first round and set a tournament record. Couilleau closed his final round with two birdies to finish -10 (200).
Sophomore Boston Bracken tied for sixth with Couilleau at 10-under (200), in the second round he had a flawless second-nine, shooting 28 (-7) where he finished with five straight birdies, and birdies seven of the last nine holes. Bracken went bogey-free in his final 14 holes, finishing with a birdie on the last to shoot a 67 (-3). It’s his third career top-10 finish.
Senior Fifa Laopakdee finished tied for 31st at -5 (205) and junior Peer Wernicke was 2-under (208) which was tied for 51st over the weekend.
Leaders and Sun Devil scores
T1. Connor Williams - 63-68-66 =-13
T1. Ben Gregg - 65-64-68 = -13 (Texas Tech)
T1. Max Herendeen - 66-64-67 = -13 (Illinois)
T1. Max Emberson - 63-69-65 = -13 (Georgia Tech)
T6. Oscar Couilleau - 62-68-66 = -10
T6. Boston Bracken - 68-65-67 = -10
T31. Fifa Laopakdee - 69-68-68 = -5
T51. Peer Wenicke - 71-67-70 = -2
Fighting Illini Invitational
Olympia Fields Country Club - South
Par 70/7,215 Yards
Sept. 18-19
1. Arizona State - 262-268-270/-40-800
2. Illinois - 266-268-268/-38-802
3. Texas Tech - 273-262-268/-37-803
4. Alabama - 268-274-268/-30-810
T5. Oklahoma State - 274-266-273/-27-813
T5. Florida - 274-273-266/-27-813
7. Stanford - 272-275-270/-23-817
8. Georgia Tech - 265-276-277/-22
T9. Pepperdine - 274-273-272/-21-819
T9. LSU - 277-273-269/-21-819
11. UNLV - 278-268-275/-19-821
12. Northwestern - 277-274-272/-17-823
13. Texas A&M - 274-272-281/-13-827
14. Florida State - 280-274-281/-5-835
15. Baylor - 287-282-282/+11-851
Best team rounds by score
(1993-94 to present)
2022 Maui Jim Intercollegiate -- 257 in second round
2026 Fighting Illini Invitational -- 262 in First Round
2023 NCAA Las Vegas Regional -- 262 in First round
2019 Maui Jim Intercollegiate -- 262 in first round
2019 National Invitational Tournament -- 263 in the second round
2025 Amer Ari Invitational -- 264 in first round
2026 Amer Ari Invitational -- 265 in first round
2024 Amer Ari Invitational -- 265 in first round
Team low three-round tournament score
(1993-94 to present)
800/-40, 2022 Maui Jim Intercollegiate
800/-40, 2026 Fighting Illini Invitational
801/-63, 2024 Amer Ari Invitational
802/-38, 2019 Maui Jim Intercollegiate
805/-59, 2023 NCAA Regional, Las Vegas
806/-58, 2026 Amer Ari Invitational
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2026-27 Sun Devil Men's Golf head-to-head results
The Sun Devils are now 14-5-1 through two tournaments, with wins over Pepperdine in both the Sahalee Players Championship and the Illini Invitational.
Pepperdine (2-0)
W-Illini Invitational
W-Sahalee Players
/// (14 teams at 1-0)
Alabama (1-0)
W-Illini Invitational
Arizona (1-0)
W-Sahalee Players
Baylor (1-0)
W-Illini Invitational
California (1-0)
W-Sahalee Players
Florida State (1-0)
W-Illini Invitational
Georgia Tech (1-0)
W-Illini Invitational
LSU (1-0)
W-Illini Invitational
Northwestern (1-0)
W-Illini Invitational
San Diego State (1-0)
W-Sahalee Players
Stanford (1-0)
W-Illini Invitational
Texas A&M (1-0)
W-Illini Invitational
Texas Tech (1-0)
W-Illini Invitational
UCLA (1-0)
W-Sahalee Players
UNLV (1-0)
W-Illini Invitational
/// (.500)
North Carolina (0-0-1)
T-Sahalee Players
Florida (1-1)
W-Illini Invitational
L-Sahalee Players
Illinois (1-1)
W-Illini Invitational
L-Sahalee Players
Oklahoma State (1-1)
W-Illini Invitational
L-Sahalee Players
/// (Under .500)
Washington (0-1)
L-Sahalee Players
Duke (0-1)
L-Sahalee Players