Cullum Invitational Next Stop For @ASUMensGolf
By Jacob Hernandez, SDA Media Relations
The Sun Devil’s men’s golf head to Simi Valley in hopes to continue their solid play in California as they travel to Wood Ranch Golf Club.
The two-day event will include ASU, host CSUN, Cal Poly, Cal State Fullerton, Fresno State, Hawai’i, Long Beach State, Loyola Marymount, Pepperdine, St. John’s, Sacramento State, San Diego, Santa Clara, Southern Utah, Utah State, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara, USC, Washington State and Weber State.
ASU tees off at 7:45 a.m. Monday (Oct. 20) and will play 36 holes followed by 18 holes on Tuesday (Oct. 21).
The team line up consists of junior Max Rottluff, sophomore Ki Taek Lee, junior Jon Rahm, senior Mathias Schjoelbeg and freshmen Tobias Eden.
ASU men’s golf has had recent success at the Cullum Invitational, as Jon Rahm took home the individual title in 2011 and Spencer Fletcher did the same in 2010. The Sun Devils also shared the Team Title in 2011 with Long Beach State.
Rottluff looks to continue his success after he took home the medalist honors at Alister MacKenzie Invite (Oct. 13-14). With his first individual title now under his belt, Rottluff will be Sun Devils player number one going into Simi Valley.
MAX ROTTLUFF ROUND-BY-ROUND 2014-15
Itani Quality Homes Collegiate 68-70-69=207/-3/6
Alister MacKenzie Invitational 68-66-70=204/-9/1st
ABOUT JON RAHM
Junior two-time honorable mention All-American Jon Rahm shot a 23-under 263 (70-64-62-67) and broke the record of 269 set by Jack Nicklaus (66-67-68-68) at Merion G.C. (east Course), in Ardmore, Pa., in 1960, at the World Amateur in Japan this past summer...World Amateur Championships had 69 countries vying for the 29th title and the coveted Eisenhower Trophy...Rahm won the 2014 ASU Thunderbird Invitational in March with a record-breaking 21-under 192 and led the nation for the second straight year with 12 eagles after notching NCAA-best nine in his freshman season...entered junior season of 2014-15 with three tournament wins, a 71.13 stroke average in 27 career events and 31 rounds in the 60s...last season his 70.84 stroke average was the best by a Sun Devil since Niklas Lemke shot 70.03 in 2006-07...earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors in 2013-14 and was a second-team All-Pac-12 selection in 2012-13...shot a NCAA Championship opening-round record of 61 on May 28, 2013.
SUN DEVIL MEDALISTS UNDER TIM MICKELSON (FALL OF 2011-PRESENT)
Max Rottluff (Jr.), Alister MacKenzie Invitational (Oct. 13-14, 2014)
Jon Rahm (So.), 2014 ASU Thunderbird Invitational (Mar. 21-13, 2014)
Jon Rahm (Fr.), 2013 San Diego Classic (Mar. 11-12, 2013)
Jon Rahm (Fr.), 2012 Bill Cullum Invitational (Oct. 21-22, 2012)
Spencer Fletcher (Sr./co-medalist), 2011 Bill Cullum Invitational (Sept. 17-18, 2011)