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Sun Devils in Second at Halftime at Pac-12 Men's Golf Championships

by thesundevils.com
Apr 25, 2022
Mason Andersen is tied for ninth at even-par 142 through two holes.

After 36 holes and at the halfway point of the 2022 Pac-12 Men's Golf Tournament in suburban Seattle, the Arizona State Sun Devil men's golf team finds itself in a good spot, down four strokes to host Washington through Monday at the par-71, 6,979-yard Aldarra Golf Club in Sammamish.

ASU shot even-par 710 (346-364) on the day, while Washington shot 4-under 706 (346-360).

Freshman Josele Ballester is fifth at 4-under 138 (68-70), three back of leader Barclay Brown of Stanford who shot 7-under 135 (68-67). Mason Andersen (69-73) and Preston Summerhays (71-71) are both tied for ninth at even-par 142, while James Leow is at 1-over 143 (70-73) and tied for 12th.

The grueling 36-hole day took its toll on the 72-player field in the afternoon - 23 players were at par-or-better during a first round with a 72.9 scoring average, but only 11 players remained at level-or-better after a second round that played over a full shot tougher (74.2).
 

The teams get to sleep in a bit on Tuesday, with ASU starting at 11:12 a.m. PT while team leader Ballester tees at 12:12 p.m. ASU will tee with Washington and Stanford, as the Cardinal are in third at 2-over 712 (359-353).

2022 PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP
APRIL 25-27
ALDARRA GOLF CLUB
PAR 71/6,979 YARDS
SAMMAMISH, WA
FIRST TWO ROUNDS
TEAM LEADER BOARD
Washington 346-380=706/-4
Arizona State 346-364=710/E
Stanford 359-353=712/+2
UCLA 357-358=715/+5
Oregon 349-368=717/+7
USC 362-356=718/+8
California 361-364=725/+15
Oregon State 357-372=729/+19
Utah 373-362=735/+25
Arizona 372-371=743/+33
Washington State 363-362=745/+35
Colorado 373-379=752/+42

INDIVIDUAL LEADER BOARD/SUN DEVIL SCORES/PLACE
1. Barclay Brown, Stanford 68-67=135/-7
5. Josele Ballester 68-70=138/-4
T9. Preston Summerhays 71-71=142/E
T9. Mason Andersen 69-73=142/E
T12. James Leow 70-73=143/+1
T40. Ryggs Johnston 70-77=147/+5
T53. Camerson Sisk 69-81=150/+8
 

COACH THURMOND HAS THREE RINGS: Sun Devil head coach Matt Thurmond earned three Pac-10 titles in his 14 years at Washington, as the Huskies claimed the team title in 2010, 2009 and 2005. UW had not won the Pac-12 title since 1988 prior to its 2005 championship.

PAC-10/12 SUCCESS AT ASU: Arizona State has won 12 Pac-10 titles in its 42 chances, including a conference record six straight from 1995-2000. In addition to the six straight Pac-10 titles, ASU's other six Pac-10 titles were in 1979 (its first year in the league), 1981, 1989, 1990, 1993 and 2008. ASU tied for the league title in 2005 with Washington but lost on a tiebreaker formula, and the league decided to go to a playoff format after that season.

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