The Arizona State men's golf team will look to keep their successful start going as they head to Fairfax, Calif, to play in the Alister MacKenzie Invitational Oct. 9-10. The tournament will be played at the Meadow Club, a par-71 course that will play to 6,734 yards. ASU will play the 16-team shotgun start with San Jose State, Minnesota and San Diego at 8:15 a.m. Monday. The final 18 holes will be contested Tuesday with tee times off the first and 10th tees beginning at 7:40 a.m.
WAIT, I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO DENVER?: University of Denver announced the cancellation of the second annual Paintbrush Invitational on Saturday, where ASU was scheduled to play. The two-day tournament that is held at the Colorado Golf Club was scheduled to begin on Monday. The possibility of unusual cold temperatures and chance of snow led to the cancellation of the 54-hole event, but the staff was able to scramble and thanks to the California Golden Bears play this week.
THE LINEUP
Alex del Rey
Blake Wagoner
Mason Andersen
Chun An Yu
Paul Chaplet
Koichiro Ishika (IND)
LAST TIME OUT: It only took the young and talented Arizona State team two tournaments to show what they are capable of as the Sun Devils posted an impressive 11-under on the last day to win the Maui Jim Intercollegiate in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Sept. 25. Alex del Rey continued his impressive start with a first-place finish and a three-day total of 10-under par, which included an all-time best final round 65. The Sun Devils had three golfers finish in the top-25, which included freshman Mason Anderson (tied for sixth at 3-under). Sophomore Blake Wagoner finished T-22, after shooting 4-over. Senior Ryan Douglass also contributed by shooting one of the better rounds for the Sun Devils over the weekend with a final round 69.
ALEX del REY BEST ROUNDS
65, 2017 Maui Jim Intercollegiate (third round)
66, 2017 Western Intercollegiate (second)
66, 2017 National Invitational (second round)
67, 2017 Gopher Invitational (second round)
67, 2017 Amer Ari Invitational (third round)
RANKINGS/THE FIELD: Golfweek has Arizona State ranked 15th in the Sept. 29 Bushnell Coaches Poll and 23th in its latest computer poll. Santa Clara is the top-ranked team in the 2017 Alister MacKenzie Invitational field with a No. 4 ranking in the current Golfweek poll. Other teams ranked in the Top 50 of at least one poll include St. Mary's at No. 25 in the coaches poll and No. 44 according to Golfweek. Cal (No. 35), San Diego State (No. 48) and San Francisco (No. 49) are all top-50 teams according to Golfweek. The remainder of the field includes Fresno State, Harvard, Hawai'I, Minnesota, Nevada, Oregon State, Pepperine, San Diego, San Jose State and Washington.
LAST YEAR'S WINNERS RETURN: Cal has won the Alister MacKenzie Invitational outright nine times and shared the team title a 10th in the event's 14-year history that began in 2002 with a Fresno State title. Arizona State was the most recent winner in 2016 while other teams that have won include Oregon State (2004), San Diego State (2007) and Oregon (2011) when the Ducks and Golden Bears shared the team title. Arizona State's Ki Taek Lee and Oregon State's Connor Kumpula shared individual medalist honors most recently in 2016.
WAIT, I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO DENVER?: University of Denver announced the cancellation of the second annual Paintbrush Invitational on Saturday, where ASU was scheduled to play. The two-day tournament that is held at the Colorado Golf Club was scheduled to begin on Monday. The possibility of unusual cold temperatures and chance of snow led to the cancellation of the 54-hole event, but the staff was able to scramble and thanks to the California Golden Bears play this week.
THE LINEUP
Alex del Rey
Blake Wagoner
Mason Andersen
Chun An Yu
Paul Chaplet
Koichiro Ishika (IND)
LAST TIME OUT: It only took the young and talented Arizona State team two tournaments to show what they are capable of as the Sun Devils posted an impressive 11-under on the last day to win the Maui Jim Intercollegiate in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Sept. 25. Alex del Rey continued his impressive start with a first-place finish and a three-day total of 10-under par, which included an all-time best final round 65. The Sun Devils had three golfers finish in the top-25, which included freshman Mason Anderson (tied for sixth at 3-under). Sophomore Blake Wagoner finished T-22, after shooting 4-over. Senior Ryan Douglass also contributed by shooting one of the better rounds for the Sun Devils over the weekend with a final round 69.
ALEX del REY BEST ROUNDS
65, 2017 Maui Jim Intercollegiate (third round)
66, 2017 Western Intercollegiate (second)
66, 2017 National Invitational (second round)
67, 2017 Gopher Invitational (second round)
67, 2017 Amer Ari Invitational (third round)
Happy to add the Maui Jim Intercollegiate to our long list of team titles won https://t.co/UV6ATSHN8u pic.twitter.com/fqEiqNetB8
— Sun Devil Men's Golf (@sundevilmgolf) September 24, 2017
RANKINGS/THE FIELD: Golfweek has Arizona State ranked 15th in the Sept. 29 Bushnell Coaches Poll and 23th in its latest computer poll. Santa Clara is the top-ranked team in the 2017 Alister MacKenzie Invitational field with a No. 4 ranking in the current Golfweek poll. Other teams ranked in the Top 50 of at least one poll include St. Mary's at No. 25 in the coaches poll and No. 44 according to Golfweek. Cal (No. 35), San Diego State (No. 48) and San Francisco (No. 49) are all top-50 teams according to Golfweek. The remainder of the field includes Fresno State, Harvard, Hawai'I, Minnesota, Nevada, Oregon State, Pepperine, San Diego, San Jose State and Washington.
LAST YEAR'S WINNERS RETURN: Cal has won the Alister MacKenzie Invitational outright nine times and shared the team title a 10th in the event's 14-year history that began in 2002 with a Fresno State title. Arizona State was the most recent winner in 2016 while other teams that have won include Oregon State (2004), San Diego State (2007) and Oregon (2011) when the Ducks and Golden Bears shared the team title. Arizona State's Ki Taek Lee and Oregon State's Connor Kumpula shared individual medalist honors most recently in 2016.