The Sun Devil men’s golf team is advancing to the 2022 NCAA Championships to be held at Grayhawk Golf Club in convincing fashion.
The Sun Devils shot 38-under 826 (279-276-271) and had all four players who competed each day finish in the top 10. All-American David Puig — who sat out the first round as he returned from a back injury — wasted no time in proving he is back going 8-under in his two rounds (69-67).
Mason Andersen tied for second at 10-under 206 (70-68-68), while freshman Josele Ballester tied for sixth at 8-under 208 (68-69-71). Freshman Preston Summerhays (72-70-67) and senior Cameron Sisk (69-71-69) tied for tenth at 7-under 209.
ASU has now won or tied for a NCAA regional title eight times. ASU tied with Arizona in 1991 and tied with New Mexico in 1998. It won the title outright in 1995, 1999, 2001 2009, 2016 and now 2022.
SUN DEVIL MEN’S REGIONAL FINISHES
2022: 1st/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
TEAM BEST VS. PAR THREE-ROUND TOURNAMENT SCORE (1993-94 TO PRESENT)
-50/814, 2018 National Invitational (Tucson)
-43/821, 2004 ASU Thunderbird Invitational
-41/811, 2017 ASU Thunderbird Invitational
-40/824, 2015 Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational (Princeville, HI)
-40/824, 2007 NCAA West Regional (Tempe, AZ)
-40/824, 2003 ASU Thunderbird Invitational
-38/826, 2022 NCAA Stockton (CA) Regional
-38/802, 2019 Maui Jim Intercollegiate (Scottsdale, AZ)
COACH THURMOND REGIONAL NOTE: Coach Thurmond has now reached the NCAA Championship in all five chances at ASU. Since becoming a head coach in 2002, his squads have made the NCAA Championship in 17 of his 20 seasons, missing only in 2016, 2011 and 2007.
