TEMPE, Ariz. – The #14 Sun Devil women's golf team opens the spring season with a dual vs. the University of Denver on Sunday, Jan. 29 at Superstition Mountain Golf Course. The first group will tee off at 8:50 am with the last group starting at 9:30 am.
The Sun Devil lineup will look very similar to the way they ended fall 2016, comprised of Monica Vaughn, Linnea Strom, Sophia Zeeb, Olivia Mehaffey, and Roberta Liti. Madison Kerley will also compete as an individual on Sunday.
THE PLACE
The Sun Devils and Pioneers will be playing Superstition Mountain's 7,225-yard par-72 Prospector Course.
The course is one of four total at the club and one of two designed by golf-great turned course designer Jack Nicklaus, along with his son Gary. The course opened in 1998 and has been site to the 2002 Countrywide Tradition tournament as well as the LPGA Safeway International (2004-08).
The Prospector Golf Course was named one of Golfweek Magazine's "Top 100 Residential Courses".
FALL 2016 RECAP
ASU finished the fall season on a high note, winning a hotly contested Pac-12 Preview in Kona, Hawai'i, defeating some of the nation's best teams. Then-No. 16 Sun Devils and cross-state rival Arizona continuously traded places for the top spot throughout the final round.
Monica Vaughn (Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational) and Linnea Strom (ANNIKA Intercollegiate) posted back-to-back top-10 individual finishes for the Sun Devils.
Olivia Mehaffey (Ireland) and Strom (Sweden) represented their countries in mid-September at the World Amateur Championships, each finishing in the top-25 of the 163-player field. Mehaffey and her Irish teammates finished third overall as a team to earn a bronze medal.
WELCOME BACK
Assistant coach Michelle Estill joins the Sun Devil women's staff, returning to her alma mater after time on the LPGA tour as well as with PING, Inc. Estill was 1991 LPGA Rolex Rookie of the Year and had four top-20 finishes the following year. She was a playing member from 1991-2006 as well as serving on the LPGA Board of Directors and Executive Committee (1996-98) and as President (1998).
Since 2006, Estill has worked in multiple areas of PING, Inc., most recently as a Field Sales Rep and was named 2013 IOWA PGA Section Sales Rep of the Year.
Estill and head coach Missy Farr-Kaye have a longstanding history, as they were teammates under legendary head coach Linda Vollstedt. The NCAA championship runner-up in 1986 earned a Bachelor's of Science in Business Management (1989) and was an Academic All-American.
ALL-AMATEUR TEAM
Linnea Strom, Monica Vaughn, and Olivia Mehaffey were named to Global Golf Post's All-Amateur team for 2016. Read the full story HERE.
NEW GIRL IN TOWN
In early November, Raquel Olmos Ros signed a National Letter of Intent to attend school and play for the Sun Devils starting in 2017-18. Read all about her HERE.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
Denver finished the fall ranked No. 49 by Golfstat after the Pioneers posted two second-place finishes, both at the Golfweek Conference Challenge and the Ron Moore Women's Intercollegiate. Sophia Newlove captured her first individual medal, winning the Ron Moore Women's Intercollegiate with a 210 three-round total (6-under-par).
The Sun Devil lineup will look very similar to the way they ended fall 2016, comprised of Monica Vaughn, Linnea Strom, Sophia Zeeb, Olivia Mehaffey, and Roberta Liti. Madison Kerley will also compete as an individual on Sunday.
THE PLACE
The Sun Devils and Pioneers will be playing Superstition Mountain's 7,225-yard par-72 Prospector Course.
The course is one of four total at the club and one of two designed by golf-great turned course designer Jack Nicklaus, along with his son Gary. The course opened in 1998 and has been site to the 2002 Countrywide Tradition tournament as well as the LPGA Safeway International (2004-08).
The Prospector Golf Course was named one of Golfweek Magazine's "Top 100 Residential Courses".
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— SuperstitionMountain (@superstitionmtn) September 9, 2016
FALL 2016 RECAP
ASU finished the fall season on a high note, winning a hotly contested Pac-12 Preview in Kona, Hawai'i, defeating some of the nation's best teams. Then-No. 16 Sun Devils and cross-state rival Arizona continuously traded places for the top spot throughout the final round.
Monica Vaughn (Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational) and Linnea Strom (ANNIKA Intercollegiate) posted back-to-back top-10 individual finishes for the Sun Devils.
Olivia Mehaffey (Ireland) and Strom (Sweden) represented their countries in mid-September at the World Amateur Championships, each finishing in the top-25 of the 163-player field. Mehaffey and her Irish teammates finished third overall as a team to earn a bronze medal.
WELCOME BACK
Assistant coach Michelle Estill joins the Sun Devil women's staff, returning to her alma mater after time on the LPGA tour as well as with PING, Inc. Estill was 1991 LPGA Rolex Rookie of the Year and had four top-20 finishes the following year. She was a playing member from 1991-2006 as well as serving on the LPGA Board of Directors and Executive Committee (1996-98) and as President (1998).
Since 2006, Estill has worked in multiple areas of PING, Inc., most recently as a Field Sales Rep and was named 2013 IOWA PGA Section Sales Rep of the Year.
Estill and head coach Missy Farr-Kaye have a longstanding history, as they were teammates under legendary head coach Linda Vollstedt. The NCAA championship runner-up in 1986 earned a Bachelor's of Science in Business Management (1989) and was an Academic All-American.
ALL-AMATEUR TEAM
Linnea Strom, Monica Vaughn, and Olivia Mehaffey were named to Global Golf Post's All-Amateur team for 2016. Read the full story HERE.
NEW GIRL IN TOWN
In early November, Raquel Olmos Ros signed a National Letter of Intent to attend school and play for the Sun Devils starting in 2017-18. Read all about her HERE.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
Denver finished the fall ranked No. 49 by Golfstat after the Pioneers posted two second-place finishes, both at the Golfweek Conference Challenge and the Ron Moore Women's Intercollegiate. Sophia Newlove captured her first individual medal, winning the Ron Moore Women's Intercollegiate with a 210 three-round total (6-under-par).