(Tempe, AZ) Next up for the Sun Devil men’s golf program is to earn a bid to the 2022 NCAA Championships at Grayhawk Golf Club as it travels to NCAA Regional action May 16-18 in Stockton, CA at The Reserve at Spanos Park hosted by Pacific.
ABOUT THE STOCKTON REGIONAL
ASU is the top seed followed by Washington (Pac-12 champion), Stanford, LSU, Oregon, Nevada, Liberty, BYU, UAB, Houston, UC Davis, Denver (Summit League champion), Abilene Christian (WAC) and Weber State (Big Sky). Individuals are Caden Fioroni (UNLV), Jackson Rivera (USC), Tyler Schafer (Long Beach State), Nathan Cogswell (Seattle), and Nate Deziel (North Dakota State).
NCAA REGIONAL SITES
The six regional host sites and hosts for the 2022 championship are Traditions Club in Bryan, Texas (Texas A&M); OSU Golf Club – Scarlet Course in Columbus, Ohio (Ohio State); Yale Golf Course in New Haven, Connecticut (Yale); PGA National Resort – Champions Course in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (Florida Atlantic); The Reserve at Spanos Park in Stockton, California (Pacific) and the Jimmie Austin Golf Club (Oklahoma), with play taking place May 16-18. The top five teams (30 teams total) and the low individual not on an advancing team (six individuals total) from each regional site will advance to play in the championships at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale (May 27–June 1).
REGIONAL NOTE
ASU will play in the Pacific Time Zone in a regional for just the fourth time in the past 12 seasons (2010-2022
SUN DEVIL REGIONAL HISTORY
With the team victory and Jon Rahm‘s title at the 2016 Albuquerque Regional, ASU has won or tied for a NCAA regional title seven times. ASU tied with Arizona in 1991 and tied with New Mexico in 1998. It won the title outright in 1995, 1999, 2001 2009 and 2016. In addition to Rahm’s two titles (2015 as well), Sun Devil Paul Casey won a 1998 individual regional title outright followed by Jeff Quinney (1999), Benjamin Alvarado Holley (2007) and then Jesper Kennegard in 2009. Matt Jones shared medalist honors in 2001.
SUN DEVIL MEN’S REGIONAL FINISHES
2022: TBD/Stockton, California
2021: T-2nd/Albuquerque, N.M.
2019: T-2nd/Stanford, California
2018: 5th/Raleigh, N.C.
2017: 5th/Austin, Texas
2016: 1st/Albuquerque, New Mexico (Jon Rahm medalist)
2015: 2nd/San Diego, California (Jon Rahm medalist)
2014: 6th/Columbia, Mo.
2013: 5th/Tempe, Arizona
2012: DNC
2011: T-4th/Erie, Colorado
2010: T-4th/Atlanta, Georgia
2009: 1st/Daly City, California (Jesper Kennegard medalist)
2008: 8th/Bremerton, Washington
2007: T-3rd/Tempe, Arizona (Benjamin Alvarado Holley medalist)
2006: T-3rd/Tucson, Arizona
2005: T-4th/Stanford, California
2004: 4th/Sunriver, Oregon
2003: T-5th/Seattle, Washington
2002: 20th/Albuquerque, New Mexico
2001: 1st/Corvallis, Oregon (Matt Jones co-medalist)
2000: T-6th/Fresno, California
1999: 1st/Tucson, Arizona (Jeff Quinney medalist)
1998: T-1st/Tempe, Arizona (Paul Casey medalist)
1997: 2nd/Santee, California
1996: 2nd/Stanford, California
1995: 1st/Albuquerque, New Mexico
1994: 2nd/Tucson, Arizona
1993: 2nd/Provo, Utah
1992: 2nd/Tucson, Arizona
1991: T-1st/Albuquerque, New Mexico
1990: 3rd/Las Cruces, New Mexico
1989: 2nd/El Paso, Texas
GOLFWEEK RANKINGS
ASU is ranked fifth in the May 1 Golfweek computer rankings. Individually Josel Ballester is ranked 18th, followed by Mason Andersen (41), Cameron Sisk (44), Perston Summerhays (46), James Leow (57), David Pugi (140) and Ryggs Johnsont (194).
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MASON ANDERSEN
Senior and local product has played in 54 tournaments (166 rounds, which is third-most in Sun Devil history in the Golfstat era) and has posted a 71.39 scoring average…low round was a 65 and has 47 rounds in the 60s.
2021 NCAA ALBUQUERQUE REGIONAL: T32. Mason Andersen 72-70-75=217/+1
2019 NCAA STANFORD REGIONAL: T43. Mason Andersen 74-70-72=216/+6
2018 NCAA RALEIGH REGIONAL: T47. Mason Andersen 69-73-73=215/+2
INDIVIDUAL TITLES FOR MASON ANDERSEN
Mason Andersen (Jr.) Amer Ari Invitational (Feb. 6-8, 2020) ** tied for first but lost playoff
Mason Andersen (So.) Lamkin Grips San Diego Classic (Mar. 11-12, 2019)
CAREER PAR OR BETTER ROUNDS
117, Jon Rahm (2012-16/165 rounds)
103, Chun An Yu (2016-21/151 rounds)
101, Mason Andersen (2017-22/166 rounds)
94, Alejandro Canizares (2002-06/152 rounds)
CAREER ROUNDS
185, Scott Johnson (1993-97)
179, Chris Hanell (1993-97)
166, Mason Andersen (2017-22)
165, Jon Rahm (2012-16)
CAREER BIRDIES
671, Jon Rahm (2012-16/165 rounds)
608, Mason Andersen (2017-22/166 rounds)
586, Chun An Yu (2016-21/151 rounds)
CAREER EAGLES
39, Jon Rahm (2012-16/165 rounds)
26, Alex del Rey (2016-20/132 rounds)
23, Mason Andersen (2017-22/166 rounds)
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JOSELE BALLESTER
Freshman is off to a solid start in his six tournaments with 70.79 stroke average and eight of 18 rounds in the 60s.
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RYGGS JOHNSTON
Junior has played in 28 tournaments (85 rounds) and has a 71.54 stroke average with 21 rounds in the 60s and 54 of par or better…earned third-team GCAA All-America honors in 2021.
2021 NCAA ALBUQUERQUE REGIONAL: T40. Ryggs Johnston 72-76-71=219/+3
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JAMES LEOW
Has played in 16 tournaments (49 rounds) with a 70.84 stroke average with 18 rounds in the 60s. Won the the 2022 Thunderbird Invitational playing as an individual.
INDIVIDUAL COLLEGIATE TITLES FOR JAMES LEOW
James Leow (Jr.) ASU Thunderbird Collegiate (April 15-16, 2022)
James Leow (So./co-medalist) Coronado Invitational (Mar. 9-10, 2020)/24-player field
James Leow and Jino Sohn (co-medalists) Arizona Medalist Intercollegiate (Jan. 28-29, 2019)/39 player-field
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DAVID PUIG
Junior has played in 24 tournaments (72 rounds) and has a 70.88 stroke average with a low round of 63 and 25 rounds in the 60s and 45 rounds of par or better with three tournament victories. Earned second-team GCAA All-America honors in 2021.
DAVID PUIG TOURNAMENT WINS
David Puig (Jr.) Southwestern Invitational (Jan. 24-26, 2022)
David Puig (So.) Amer Ari Intercollegiate (Feb. 2-4, 2021)
David Puig (So.) Southwestern Invitational (Jan. 25-27, 2021)
2021 NCAA ALBUQUERQUE REGIONAL: 8. David Puig 71-67-70=208/-8
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CAMERON SISK
Senior has played in 42 tournaments (128 rounds) with a 71.27 stroke average with 45 rounds in the 60s and a low round of 63…has posted par or better 74 times…has posted three tournament victories…earned honorable mention All-America honors in 2021 and was third-team selection in 2020…The Ben Hogan Award September Player of the Month (2021)…September of 2021 Pac-12 Golfer of the Month..Earned Pac-12 Freshman of the Year in 2018-19...set ASU freshman scoring mark in 2018-19 with 71.18 stroke average.
CAMERON SISK TOURNAMENT WINS
Cameron Sisk (Sr.) Maridoe Collegiate Invitational (Sept. 13-15, 2021)
Cameron Sisk (So.) Maui Jim Intercollegiate (Sept. 13-15, 2019)
Cameron Sisk (Fr.) Sonoran Showdown (March 18-19, 2019)/21-player field
2021 NCAA ALBUQUERQUE REGIONAL: 46. Cameron Sisk 75-72-73=220/+4
2019 NCAA STANFORD REGIONAL: T2. Cameron Sisk 69-69-65=203/-7
PRESTON SUMMERHAYS
Freshman has played in 11 tournaments (32 rounds) with a 71.38 stroke average with nine rounds in the 60s and 17 rounds of par or better.
SOME GOOD TEAMS ALWAYS DON’T MAKE IT: The NCAA men’s golf regional annually is a time when several possible champion contenders don’t make it through to the final. Eight top-30 Golfweek teams did not make the cut in 2022: Texas A&M (14), Arizona (16), Auburn (17), North Florida (23), LSU (27), Alabama (28), New Mexico (29) and Baylor (30).
COACH THURMOND REGIONAL NOTE: Coach Thurmond has reached the NCAA Championship in all four chances at ASU. Since becoming a head coach in 2002, his squads made the NCAA Championship in 16 of his 19 seasons, missing only in 2016, 2011 and 2007.
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2021 NCAA ALBUQUERQUE REGIONAL
UNM CHAMPIONSHIP COURSE/MAY 17-19
PAR 72/7,555 YARDS
FINAL TEAM SCORES (TOP FIVE ADVANCE)
*Texas Tech 283-278-277=838/-26
*Arizona State 285-279-284=848/-16
*Oregon State 281-275-292=848/-16
*Oklahoma 289-284-278=851/-13
*San Diego 296-275-281=852/-12
Texas A&M 284-284-285=853/-11
New Mexico 284-287285=853/-11
Stanford 287-285-284=856/-8
South Carolina 285-283-293=861/-3
Boise State 288-291-284=864/E
Nevada 285-292-291=868/+4
New Mexico State 300-293-290=883/+19
Oakland 294-308-298=900/+36
Prairie View A&M 323-313-308=/944/+80
SUN DEVIL INDIVIDUAL LEADER BOARD
1. Ryan Hall, South Carolina 68-69-69=205/-11
8. David Puig 71-67-70=208/-8
T10. Chun An Yu 70-70-70=210/-6
T32. Mason Andersen 72-70-75=217/+1
T40. Ryggs Johnston 72-76-71=219/+3
46. Cameron Sisk 75-72-73=220/+4
Press Release courtesy of Sun Devil Athletics – Doug Tammaro
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