Fifth-seeded @ASUMensGolf (#23 by Golfweek/#26 by Golfstat) is one of only two teams in the 14-team Austin Regional playing three freshmen in its five-man lineup, and two of them are in the top-10 after the first round held Monday.
Chun An Yu and Alejandro Del Rey Gonzalez are both tied for tenth after shooting even 71, as Chun had five birdies (tied for third most on the course) and Del Rey Gonzalez four.
Only St. Peter's University (14th place at 35-over 319) is playing three freshmen as ASU is in the 14-team field.
ASU will tee with North Carolina State and Iowa State on Tuesday off hole No. 1 beginning at 8:20.
NCAA REGIONAL FIRST-ROUND TEAM SCORES (MAY 15)
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS GOLF CLUB
PAR 71/7,355 YARDS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
(TOP SEVEN TEAM SCORES)
Texas, 277/-7
Ole Miss, 282/-2
Oklahoma State, 287/+3
Arizona State, 290/+6
Iowa State, 290/+6
North Carolina State, 290/+6
College of Charleston, 291/+7
INDIVIDUAL LEADER/SUN DEVIL SCORES
1. Scottie Scheffler, Texas, 66/-7
T10. Chun An Yu, 71/E
T10. Alejandro De ReycGonzales, 71/E
T33. Jared du Toit, 74/+3
T33. Jino Sohn, 74/+3
T44. Blake Wagoner, 75/+4
NOTES: ASU has advanced out of regionals in 12 of the last 15 years and in 30 of the past 33...ASU is tied with Clemson for second-most NCAA Regional titles (seven), as only Oklahoma State (11) has more.
REGIONAL INFORMATION: The Sun Devil are seeded fifth behind Oklahoma State (#4 by Golfweek), Wake Forest (#10), host Texas (#11) and Ole Miss (#20), with North Carolina State (#36), Kansas (#30), Liberty (#46), Iowa State (#50) and Georgia Southern (#62) rounding out the regional top ten. Conference champions College of Charleston (Colonial), McNeese State (Southland), Wichita State (MVC) and Saint Peter's (MAAC) are also in the field.
ASU'S LINEUP: ASU has senior Jared du Toit, freshmen Chun An Yu, freshmen Alejandro Del Rey Gonzalez, freshmen Blake Wagoner and sophomore Jino Sohn in the lineup in Austin, as only du Toit has NCAA Regional competition experience.
THE FORMAT: A total of 81 teams and another 45 individuals are competing in the six NCAA Men's Regional Championship sites (13 teams and 10 individuals at three regionals and 14 teams and five individuals at three regionals). Thirty teams and six individuals will advance from regional sites to the national championships to be played May 26-31 at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Ill., hosted by Northern Illinois. The other five regional sites are The Grove, College Grove, Tennessee, hosted by Middle Tennessee State University; Kampen Course, West Lafayette, Indiana, hosted by Purdue University; Stanford Golf Course, Stanford, California, hosted by Stanford University; University Club, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, hosted by LSU and Aldarra Golf Club, Sammamish, Washington, hosted by University of Washington.
AS IN THE REGIONALS: 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
@ASUMENSGOLF REGIONAL FINISHES
2016: 1st/Albuquerque, New Mexico
2015: 2nd/San Diego, California
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
2008: 8th/Bremerton, Washington
2007: T-3rd/Tempe, Arizona
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
2000: T-6th/Fresno, California
1999: 1st/Tucson, Arizona
1998: T-1st/Tempe, Arizona
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
Chun An Yu and Alejandro Del Rey Gonzalez are both tied for tenth after shooting even 71, as Chun had five birdies (tied for third most on the course) and Del Rey Gonzalez four.
Only St. Peter's University (14th place at 35-over 319) is playing three freshmen as ASU is in the 14-team field.
ASU will tee with North Carolina State and Iowa State on Tuesday off hole No. 1 beginning at 8:20.
NCAA REGIONAL FIRST-ROUND TEAM SCORES (MAY 15)
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS GOLF CLUB
PAR 71/7,355 YARDS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
(TOP SEVEN TEAM SCORES)
Texas, 277/-7
Ole Miss, 282/-2
Oklahoma State, 287/+3
Arizona State, 290/+6
Iowa State, 290/+6
North Carolina State, 290/+6
College of Charleston, 291/+7
INDIVIDUAL LEADER/SUN DEVIL SCORES
1. Scottie Scheffler, Texas, 66/-7
T10. Chun An Yu, 71/E
T10. Alejandro De ReycGonzales, 71/E
T33. Jared du Toit, 74/+3
T33. Jino Sohn, 74/+3
T44. Blake Wagoner, 75/+4
NOTES: ASU has advanced out of regionals in 12 of the last 15 years and in 30 of the past 33...ASU is tied with Clemson for second-most NCAA Regional titles (seven), as only Oklahoma State (11) has more.
REGIONAL INFORMATION: The Sun Devil are seeded fifth behind Oklahoma State (#4 by Golfweek), Wake Forest (#10), host Texas (#11) and Ole Miss (#20), with North Carolina State (#36), Kansas (#30), Liberty (#46), Iowa State (#50) and Georgia Southern (#62) rounding out the regional top ten. Conference champions College of Charleston (Colonial), McNeese State (Southland), Wichita State (MVC) and Saint Peter's (MAAC) are also in the field.
ASU'S LINEUP: ASU has senior Jared du Toit, freshmen Chun An Yu, freshmen Alejandro Del Rey Gonzalez, freshmen Blake Wagoner and sophomore Jino Sohn in the lineup in Austin, as only du Toit has NCAA Regional competition experience.
THE FORMAT: A total of 81 teams and another 45 individuals are competing in the six NCAA Men's Regional Championship sites (13 teams and 10 individuals at three regionals and 14 teams and five individuals at three regionals). Thirty teams and six individuals will advance from regional sites to the national championships to be played May 26-31 at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Ill., hosted by Northern Illinois. The other five regional sites are The Grove, College Grove, Tennessee, hosted by Middle Tennessee State University; Kampen Course, West Lafayette, Indiana, hosted by Purdue University; Stanford Golf Course, Stanford, California, hosted by Stanford University; University Club, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, hosted by LSU and Aldarra Golf Club, Sammamish, Washington, hosted by University of Washington.
AS IN THE REGIONALS: 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 DEVILS AS NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONS
Jon Rahm, 2016 and 2015
Jesper Kennegard, 2009
Ben Alvarado, 2007
Matt Jones, 2001 (shared)
Jeff Quinney, 1999
Paul Casey, 1998
LAST YEAR AT REGIONALS: Shooting a 12-over 876 (286-296-294) the No. 11 Arizona State men's golf team captured its first team title of the season, winning the 2016 Albuquerque NCAA Regional in convincing fashion taking the honor by a 12-stroke advantage. By virtue of garnering their seventh all-time regional title, the Sun Devils officially punched their ticket to the 2016 NCAA Finals as they have now clinched a spot in the finals in 12 of the last 15 years and in 30 of the past 33 seasons.
@ASUMENSGOLF REGIONAL FINISHES
2016: 1st/Albuquerque, New Mexico
2015: 2nd/San Diego, California
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
2008: 8th/Bremerton, Washington
2007: T-3rd/Tempe, Arizona
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
2000: T-6th/Fresno, California
1999: 1st/Tucson, Arizona
1998: T-1st/Tempe, Arizona
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