Leader in the classroom and on the course ?????
— Sun Devil Men's Golf (@sundevilmgolf) April 27, 2023
Congratulations to Ryggs Johnston ??, our @pac12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year!#ForksUp /// ?????? pic.twitter.com/m3NX6P5RZD
FINAL TAP IN FOR RYGGS JOHNSTON
Ryggs Johnston – who closed his career with four straight top-10 finishes -- finished his five years as a Sun Devil with third-team All-America honors in 2024, as he helped lead the Sun Devils to the 2024 Pac-12 title. Johnston also earned third-team honors in 2021, highlighted by his third-place finish at the NCAA Championships. The Montana native had 14 career top-10 finishes and earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors twice (2024 and 2021) and second-team honors in 2022. He became the second Sun Devil men's golfer to earn the Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2022-23 as he graduated in May of 2023 with his management degree and a certificate in sports business and then earned ASU's Bill Kajikawa Award in 2023-24, given to a senior student-athlete based on academic excellence, athletic accomplishment, leadership and service in the community.
RYGGS JOHNSTON FINAL CAREER STATS
52 TOURNAMENTS
157 ROUNDS
71.42 STROKE AVERAGE
11,337 STROKES
44 ROUNDS IN 60S
--The 2022-23 Pac-12 Men's Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year who also earned first-team College Sports Communicators (CSC) at-large All-America honors.
--Johnston, the second Sun Devil men's golfer to earn Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year, posted a perfect 4.00 grade-point average in business management in his first four years. He graduated in May of 2023 with his management degree and a certificate in sports businesS.
--Played in every tournament in 2022-23 and placed in the top 15 three times.
SUN DEVIL MEN'S GOLF CSC/CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS
2022-23: Ryggs Johnston, golf (1st team)
2005-06: Alejandro Canizares, golf (1st team)
2004-05: Alejandro Canizares, golf (1st team)
1996-97: Chris Hanell, golf (1st team)
--Ryggs Johnston and David Puig on 2021-22 Haskins Award Preseason Watch List.
Men’s Golf Four to Flourish in 2021-2022: Ryggs Johnston https://t.co/idWqvu3bEp
— House of Sparky (@HouseOfSparky) July 8, 2021
— Sun Devil Men's Golf (@sundevilmgolf) May 16, 2020
We call him “Big Slick.” Meet ryggsjohnston our freshman from Libby, Montana. How about this for a freshmen year?
?? #47 national college ranking (6th freshman)
?? 4.0 GPA
?? #1 pick in all team beach football… https://t.co/4YKxXMvt1r
SUN DEVIL NCAA TOP-3 FINISHES (1983-PRESENT)
Ryggs Johnston (So.), 3rd/2021 (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
Chun An Yu (Jr.), 3rd/2019 (Fayetteville, Ark.)
Jon Rahm (Sr.), T3rd/2016 (Eugene, Ore.)
Jon Rahm (Fr.), T2nd/2013 (Atlanta, Ga.)
Alejandro Canizares (Fr.) 1st/2003 (Stillwater, Okla.)
Darren Angel (Fr.), T3rd/1996 (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
Todd Demsey (So.), 1st/1993 (Lexington, Ky.)
Phil Mickelson (Sr.), 1st/1992 (Albuquerque, N.M.)
Phil Mickelson (So.), 1st/1990 (Tarpon Springs, Fla.)
Phil Mickelson (Fr.), 1st/1989 (Edmond, Okla.)
Jim Carter (Jr.), 1st/1983 (Fresno, Calif.)
BEST SUN DEVIL NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS
61/-9, Jon Rahm (May 28, 2013 at Atlanta, GA)
63/-7, Ryggs Johnston (May 29, 2021 at Scottsdale, AZ)
63/-9, Phil Mickelson (June 3, 1992 at Albuquerque, NM)
65/-7, Phil Mickelson (June 4, 1992 at Albuquerque, NM)
66/-4, Phil Mickelson (June 7, 1989 at Edmond, OK)
LINKS AND FEATURES
--Ryggs Johnston in good company with two PGA golfers who played at ASU (by Alexa Belcastro, MontanaSports.com/June 8, 2021)
--Libby native Ryggs Johnston making dreams come true with Arizona State men's golf (by Alexa Belcastro, MTN Sports/May 12, 2021)
--Montana pair shine on cold, windy Day 1 at Southwestern (by Brentley Romine, Golf Channel/Jan. 25, 2021)
--Ryggs Johnston takes 2020 Lake City Open in Polson (by Jordan Hansen, Missoulian/June 14, 2020)
SENIOR RYGGS JOHNSTON 2022-23
Maui Jim Intercollegiate (Sept. 9-11, 2022/70) 67-65-66=198/-12/T5
Fighting Illini Invite (Sept. 16-18, 2022/70) 70-64-71= 205/-5/4
Ben Hogan Collegiate Invite (Oct. 3-4, 2022/70) 70-74-67=211/+1/T22
East Lake Cup (Oct. 24-26, 2022/72) 77=77/+5/19
Southwestern Invitational (Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 2023/72) 72-79-73=224/+8/34
Cabo Colliegate (March 5-March 7, 2023/71) 72-74-73=219/+6/T35
NIT (Mar. 17-18, 2023/72) 71-71-73=215/-1/T37
Valspar Invitational (Mar. 27-28, 2023/71) 72-72-75=219/+6/T61
The Calusa Cup (April 2-4, 2023/72) 71-75-74=220/+4/T13
Thunderbird Collegiate (April 14-15, 2023/71)/ 69-70-72=211/-2/T20
Pac-12 Championships (April 28-30, 2023/70)/68-73-68-70=279/-1/T15
Las Vegas Regional (May 15-17, 2023/72) 70-68-72=210/T36/-6
NCAA Championship Stroke Play (May 26-29, 2023/70) 75-69-72-68=284/+4/T29
13 TOURNAMENTS/39 ROUNDS/71.08 STROKE AVERAGE
11 ROUNDS IN 60S/21 ROUNDS OF PAR OR BETTER
LOW ROUND: 65/-5 - at Maui Jim Intercollegiate second round/Sept. 10, 2022
JUNIOR RYGGS JOHNSTON 2021-22 ROUND-BY-ROUND
Maridoe Invitational (Sept. 13-15, 2021/75) 74-71-72=217/+1/T11
OFCC/Fighting Illini Invite (Sept. 17-19, 2021/81) 75-74-68=217/+7/T32
Isleworth Invitational (Oct. 17-19, 2021/75) 77-74-71=222/+6/T33
Eastlake Cup (Oct. 25/20) 72/E/T8
Southwestern Invitational (Jan. 24-26, 2022/64) 70-70-83=223/+7/T34
Amer Ari Invitational (Feb. 3-5, 2022/115) 69-68-79=216/E/T65
Oregon Duck Invitational (Mar. 21-22, 2022/90) 75-75-78=228/+15/T70
Thunderbird Collegiate (Apr. 15-16, 2022/88) 72-70-69=211/-2/21
Pac-12 Championship (Apr. 25-27, 2022/72) 70-77-73-78=298/+14/T53
9 TOURNAMENTS/26 ROUNDS/73.23 STROKE AVERAGE
4 ROUNDS IN 60S/12 ROUNDS OF PAR OR BETTER
SOPHOMORE RYGGS JOHNSTON 2021 ROUND-BY-ROUND
Southwestern Invitational (Jan. 25-27, 2021) 71-75-80=226/+10/T26 (66)
Amer Ari Intercollegiate (Feb. 2-4, 2021) 71-68-69=208/-8/4 (51)
The Prestige (Feb. 15-17, 2021) 71-70-74=215/+2/T17 (120)
Cabo Collegiate at TPC San Antonio (March 1-3, 2021) 76-72-72=220/+4/T26 (88)
Valspar Invitational (Mar. 15-16, 2021) 73-64-70=207/-6/T4 (63)
The Goodwin (Mar. 25-27, 2021) 69-69-67=205/-5/T7 (146)
Augusta Hawkins Invitational (April 3-4, 2021) 72-74-70=216/E/T29 (75)
ASU Thunderbird Collegiate Invitational (April 16-17, 2021) 69-70-66=205/-8/T11 (96)
Pac-12 Championship (April 26-28, 2021) 67-66-71-72=276/-12/T4 (72)
NCAA Albuquerque Regional (May 17-19, 2021) 72-76-71=219/+3/T40 (72)
NCAA Championship (May 28-31, 2021) 72-63-71-69=275/-5/3 (156)
11 TOURNAMENTS/35 ROUNDS/2,472 STROKES/70.63 STROKE AVERAGE
FINAL GOLFWEEK RANKINGS: 26
FINAL GOLFSTAT RANKING: 21
SOPHOMORE RYGGS JOHNSTON BEST ROUNDS OF 2021 (67 OR BETTER)
63/-7 -- NCAA Championship second round/May 29
64/-7 -- Valspar Invitational second round/March 15
66/-6 -- Pac-12 Championship second round/Apr. 26
66/-5 -- ASU Thunderbird Collegiate third round/April 17
67/-5 -- Pac-12 Championship first round/Apr. 26
67/-3 -- The Goodwin third round/March 27
FRESHMAN RYGGS JOHNSTON 2019-20 ROUND-BY-ROUND
Mea Lanakila Individual (Sept. 13-15, 2019) 72-72-67=211/-5/T-3 (35)
Trinity Forest Invitational (Sept. 22-24, 2019) 71-70-69-=210/-3/T-12 (90)
Fighting Irish Classic (Oct. 7-8, 2019) 70-71-70=211/-2/T-9 (81)
Tavistock Invitational (Oct. 20-22, 2019) 74-70-69=213/-3/T-11 (75)
Southwestern Intercollegiate (Jan. 27-28, 2020) 73-74-73=220/+4/T-23 (71)
Amer Ari Invitational (Feb. 6-8, 2020) 67-73-70=210/-6/T-21 (123)
Querencia Cabo Collegiate (Mar. 1-3, 2020) 72-71-68=211/-2/T-14 (80)
Lamkin Grips SD Classic (Mar. 9-10, 2020) 71-73-75=219/+3/T-34 (100)
8 TOURNAMENTS/24 ROUNDS/71.04 STROKE AVERAGE
5 ROUNDS IN 60s/16 ROUNDS PAR OR BETTER
Had a great time talking with @sundevilmgolf freshman (and Libby product!) @rjgolfer2000 yesterday about his first season competing at Arizona State #mtscoreshttps://t.co/IFTbsRMXsH
— Jordan Hansen (@jordyhansen) April 10, 2020
--Small town to big city: Ryggs Johnston finds success with ASU golf (by Matthew Roy, Cronkite News/Jan. 3, 2020)
We see you smart guy @rjgolfer2000 !!! https://t.co/uNgLFktnlp
— Sun Devil Men's Golf (@sundevilmgolf) October 2, 2019
"Becoming a Sun Devil has been a dream of mine since I was little. I'm very excited for the opportunity to join a great team and to push myself to new levels both on the course and in the classroom." -- Ryggs Johnston @rjgolfer2000 pic.twitter.com/mS4005sDTF
— Sun Devil Men's Golf (@sundevilmgolf) November 14, 2018
LINK: Ryggs Johnston runs away from field
LINK: Libby’s Ryggs Johnston makes college commitment official
"Becoming a Sun Devil has been a dream of mine since I was little," says Johnston. "I'm very excited for the opportunity to join a great team of players and coaches to push myself to new levels both on the golf course and in the classroom."
Ryggs Johnston Top Accomplishments
Won 2018 Men's State Am by 8 Strokes
Won four State High School Championships
Qualified for the US-AM at the age of 15
Placed third at the Western Juniors at the age of 16
Won 2018 Men's State Am by 8 Strokes
Won four State High School Championships
Qualified for the US-AM at the age of 15
Placed third at the Western Juniors at the age of 16
I attended the signing of the letter of intent by a local high school golf rock star Ryggs Johnston! He personally thanked me for the course I have put together for him to practice on these last 8 years! I will always remember this high praise from such a remarkable young man! pic.twitter.com/yVqRPNL5N7
— Jerad Dill (@CVGCSUPER) November 14, 2018
"They will enter a squad that will be loaded with talent and experience," says coach Thurmond. "It will be challenging for them to jump right in and make an impact when they arrive, but both of them have enough skill and presence to do just that."
Ryggs Johnston wins 4th consecutive state golf title; Butte Central's Tricia Joyce wins State A girls; Laurel sweeps team titles https://t.co/7HD31zoJbT
— Montana Sports (@montanasports) October 1, 2018
Sun Devil Men's Golf Signs Two for 2019 Recruiting Class - https://t.co/gxLsZwliZj | Arizona State University Athletics https://t.co/mXTtvpQfGB
— Sun Devil Men's Golf (@sundevilmgolf) November 15, 2018