(Scottsdale, AZ) Sun Devil Women’s Golf made a move up the leaderboard on day two of the NCAA Championship hosted at Grayhawk Golf Club.
Host Arizona State (+2/290) looked at home today, recording the second-best round on Saturday to leap into a Top-8 spot. Head Coach Missy Farr-Kaye‘s team improved their score by 12 strokes to ascend eight spots and into a tie for eighth. The Sun Devils are in a great position to make the Top-15 cut, which takes place after tomorrow‘s third round.
“We played better today and the conditions certainly helped,” Coach Farr-Kaye remarked. “Ashley did a great job of leading us and Calynne remained strong. There are still a few things we need to work on, but it was encouraging to see progress today.”
Ashley Menne continues to thrive at the NCAA Championship, delivering yet another terrific performance at Grayhawk Golf Club. She carded a 68 (-4), matching the best round of the day by any golfer. It is her second-best round at the NCAA Championship (65 in 3rd round last year), having previously finished fourth back in the 2021 event. Menne made an incredible climb up the leaderboard, moving up 77 spots and into a tie for 16th. She is not the only Sun Devil that finds themselves in the Top-20, as Calynne Rosholt also occupies a spot. Rosholt is tied for 19th and ended her day with a birdie on 18.
Grace Summerhays and Alexandra Forsterling are both in the top half of the NCAA Championship field, a big reason why Arizona State is in a great position to advance to Monday’s fourth round. Alessandra Fanali showed flashes and improved her score by five strokes, moving up 22 spots on the leaderboard. As a team, the Maroon & Gold have 29 birdies, which is tied for the most in the field.
ASU will be paired with Florida State and USC, starting the third round on the 1st hole at 7:25 AM MST once again. Visit Golfstat for live scoring throughout the tournament.
FRONT NINE
Arizona State started their day on the front nine with the benefit of playing the morning session. No one came out more locked in than Ashley Menne, who delivered a four-under first half of the round. Menne avoided any bogeys while recording four birdies, including three on the first four holes. Alexandra Forsterling also enjoyed a solid front nine, going even to start her day. Alessandra Fanali had a hot start to her day, birdieing two of the first three holes.
BACK NINE
The Sun Devils were able to finish the round strong and have momentum heading into the third round. After recording nine birdies over the first nine holes, ASU built on that on the back nine with 11 birdies. Four of those came courtesy of Calynne Rosholt, who birdied two of her final three holes. Grace Summerhays went under par on the back nine, finishing her final eight holes two-under par. Alessandra Fanali ended on a high note, finishing under par over her final six holes thanks to a birdie on 18. Ashley Menne made up for a double bogey on 18, finishing her final eight holes two under par. Three of the five Sun Devils birdied the 18th hole.
TEAM RESULTS
| Place | Team | 1 | 2 | To Par |
| T8 | Arizona State | 302 | 290 | +16 |
| T8 | USC | 298 | 294 | +16 |
| 10 | Georgia | 303 | 291 | +18 |
| T11 | Texas | 305 | 295 | +24 |
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
| Place | Player | 1 | 2 | To Par |
| T16 | Ashley Menne | 78 | 68 | +2 |
| T19 | Calynne Rosholt | 72 | 75 | +3 |
| T41 | Grace Summerhays | 76 | 73 | +5 |
| T56 | Alexandra Forsterling | 76 | 75 | +7 |
| T78 | Alessandra Fanali | 79 | 74 | +9 |
CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT
The championship consists of 24 teams and 12 individuals completing 54 holes of stroke play (Friday-Sunday). Following the first three rounds, the top-15 teams along with the top nine individuals not on an advancing team proceed to the final day of stroke play Monday to determine the top eight teams for match play competition and the 72-hole stroke play individual champion. The top eight teams then compete in match play for the NCAA Championship on Tuesday & Wednesday.
QUOTABLES
Head Coach Missy Farr-Kaye
On setting a “birdie goal” of 20 for the team today
“It gets them in that mode of being aggressive and assertive. When you feel that you can make birdies, you don’t worry about a bogey here or a bad shot. It changed our whole tone.”
On Ashley Menne saying this year feels “relaxed” compared to last year
“I love that she feels that, that’s been our thought process all spring. This team is very talented, and if we can keep them relaxed and having fun and smiling and realizing that it’s supposed to be fun, it’s not supposed to be stupid, it’s not supposed to be so stressful.”
On the pressure that comes with being the host school
“We’re home but we’re not home and it’s just a unique situation to host, we love hosting but there’s pros and cons to everything,” said Farr-Kaye, who noted how the players are eating places they’ve never eaten before due to the location of the tournament in relation to where they usually spend their time on campus.”
On the set up at Grayhawk
“You can’t make a national championship feel more like a national championship. The way Grayhawk does it and our staff at ASU, you feel like you’re walking into a tour event, which they don’t have experience with, the majority don’t.”
Sophomore Ashley Menne
On her performance today
“Everything just felt better today, my driver and putting was really good. The weather really made a difference. Yesterday was gusting like 20-mph winds and it was hot and pace of play was just not it. Just everything today was awesome. I think my team also played really great. We had good energy throughout the entire round.”
On if the team feels any pressure as the host
“Honestly, this year feels almost more relaxed than last year. I think everything’s kind of settled in a bit and people are used to having it in Arizona. I don’t know, it feels like home for me, too. I’m not really honestly phased. It almost doesn’t feel like a tournament, that sounds crazy, but it’s true.”
On what she wants to improve on tomorrow
“I had a double today, which I probably shouldn’t have had but just maybe a little lag putting, probably going to work on that. Irons feel good, driver feels good. Just hitting everything kind of in the short grass helps. The rough is pretty dense out here this week.”
On the differences from today to yesterday
‘So different. Even the way the greens reacted today, they were softer, more receptive, less dried out. The winds obviously didn’t pick up, so it’s just easier to have confidence in the shot you’re hitting and not having to calculate, ‘Okay, I need to hit this far left and two clubs up or two clubs down,’ so it just made the round a little more simple.”
UP NEXT
Tee times for the third day of the NCAA Championship have been announced. Along with seventh place Florida State and ninth place USC, Arizona State will begin their second round on the 1st hole at 7:25 a.m. MST, with a new competitor teeing-off every 11 minutes. Subsequent tee times for the fourth round of the NCAA Championship for teams, players within teams as well as individual competitors will be re-paired based on round three scores.
| PAIRING | Arizona State, Florida State, USC |
| HOLE | 1 |
| TIME (MST) | GOLFER |
| 7:25 A.M. | Alessandra Fanali |
| 7:36 A.M. | Alexandra Forsterling |
| 7:47 A.M. | Grace Summerhays |
| 7:58 A.M. | Calynne Rosholt |
| 8:09 A.M. | Ashley Menne |
GOLF CHANNEL COVERAGE
Monday’s fourth round of stroke play, as well as Tuesday and Wednesday’s match play, will broadcast live on the Golf Channel. See below for the Golf Channel broadcast schedule throughout the championships (all times Eastern Time). The Golf Channel can also be viewed online at www.golfchannel.com or on the Golf Channel app.
| Dates | Live Coverage | College Central | Golf Central | Encores |
| Monday, May 23 | 2-6 p.m. | 1-2 p.m. | 6-7 p.m. | 7 p.m.-11 p.m.; 12 am-2:30 a.m.; 6-8:30 a.m. (Tuesday) |
| Tuesday, May 24 | 9-11:30 a.m.; 2-6 p.m. |
8:30 a.m.-9 am; 1:30-2 p.m. | 6-7 p.m. | 7 -11 p.m.; 12-2 a.m.(Wednesday) |
| Wednesday, May 25 | 2-6 p.m. | 1:30-2 p.m. | 6-7 p.m. | 7 – 11 p.m. |
GOLF Channel Broadcast Team
- Play by Play: Bob Papa
- Analyst: Paige Mackenzie
- Tower: Steve Burkowski
- On-Course: Karen Stupples / Emilia Migliaccio / Jim Gallagher Jr.
- Interviews: Kira K. Dixon
College Central and Golf Central will be anchored Monday-Wednesday by Anna Jackson, Amanda Blumenherst, Jaime Diaz, Rex Hoggard, George Savaricas, and Dixon. Tuesday’s edition of College Central at 11:30 a.m. ET will feature the announcement of the 2022 ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel recipient, which honors the nation’s most outstanding female Division I collegiate golfer.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Golf Channel will have live coverage May 23-25, the final three days of the NCAA Championship. Stayed tuned for more details on the upcoming NCAA Women’s Golf Championship, hosted by Arizona State at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale. Visit the Championship Central webpage.
Press Release courtesy of Sun Devil Athletics – Connor Smith
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