Hawai'i Next Stop for @ASUMensGolf
By Lindsay Gaesser, SDA Media Relations
Princeville, Hawai’i—The Arizona State men’s golf team heads to Hawai’i this week to compete in the third annual Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational, Nov. 3-5, at the par-72, 7,223-yard Makai Golf Club.
The three-day event features 15 teams including: Arizona State, Georgia Tech, Mississippi, UC Santa Barbara, Boise State, Idaho, Pepperdine, Utah, Cal Poly, Louisville, San Diego, Hawai’i, East Tennessee State, McNeese State, and San Francisco.
The Sun Devil lineup for the tournament will be junior Jon Rahm, junior Max Rottluff, freshman Tobias Eden, sophomore Ki Taek Lee, and sophomore Nicolo Galletti. Senior Mathias Schjoelberg is golfing as an individual.
Rahm is fresh off a first place finish at the Bill Cullum Invitational. In an exciting finish, Rahm edged out Southern California’s Rico Hoey for the win. Recording his fourth collegiate win, the junior set a tournament record shooting 13-under 203, breaking his previous record of 204 when he won the title back in 2012.
FOUR COLLEGIATE WINS FOR JON RAHM
Jon Rahm (Jr.), 2014 Bill Cullum Invitational (Oct. 20-21, 2014)
Jon Rahm (So.), 2014 ASU Thunderbird Invitational (Mar. 21-23, 2014)
Jon Rahm (Fr.), 2013 San Diego Classic (Mar. 11-12, 2013)
Jon Rahm (Fr.), 2012 Bill Cullum Invitational (Oct. 21-22, 2012)
With his win at the 2014 Bill Cullum Invitational, Rahm is now tied for seventh for most career wins by a Sun Devil.
MOST @ASUMENSGOLF TOURNAMENT WINS
Phil Mickelson (1988-92), 16
Billy Mayfair (1984-88), 8
Alejandro Canizares (2002-2006), 6
Charlie Gibson (1972-75), 6
Paul Casey (1997-2000), 6
Todd Demsey (1991-95), 5
Jon Rahm (2012-Present), 4
Howard Twitty (1969-72), 4
Scott Watkins (1977-79), 4
Dan Croonquist (1976-79), 4
Rottluff earned his first collegiate win at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational last month, nabbing the title with a 9-under 204. Throughout the tournament, he was 8-under on par-5 holes.
SUN DEVIL MEDALISTS UNDER TIM MICKELSON (FALL OF 2011-PRESENT)
Jon Rahm (Jr.), 2014 Bill Cullum Invitational (Oct. 20-21, 2014)
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)
The Sun Devils tee off at 8:30 a.m. HAST/11:30 a.m. MST with Idaho, Utah, and UC Santa Barbara. Live scoring for the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational will be available on Golfstat.com.