Fort Worth, Texas – Ryggs Johnston carded a 3-under 67 in Tuesday’s third round as Arizona State finished the Ben Hogan Collegiate tied for third overall.
Johnston (70-74-67=211/+1) was tied for 42nd going into the third round. With the help of his six birdies, four coming on the back-9, Johnston finished tied for 22nd along with fellow Sun Devil Michael Mjaaseth (71-68-72=211/+1 in the same position). Mjaaseth put up three birdies on the back-9, helping catapult the Sun Devi up the leaderboard.
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Preston Summerhays (75-63-69=207/-3) was the highest placed Sun Devil in a tie for eighth and remained steady in the third and final round of the Ben Hogan Invitational by shooting 1-under 69, carding just two bogeys. Today’s 1-under 69 was his team-high sixth round under 70 this season.
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Another consistent outing from Joesele Ballester (69-70-70=209/-1) helped keep the Sun Devils in great shape to hold their third place position. Ballester finished tied for 15th shooting even for the second round in a row. ASU was aided by 50 birdies in three rounds, just one behind North Carolina’s tournament-high 51. ASU was also second to the Tar Heels on par-4 holes, carding 3-over on such holes for the tournament .
The Sun Devils will have a three week break before their final tournament of the fall when they tee off in the East Lake Cup in Atlanta, GA on Oct. 24.
SUN DEVILS AND LEADERS:
1) Gustav Frimodt, TCU 71-66-65=201/-9
T8) Preston Summerhays 75-63-69=207/-3
T15) Josele Ballester 69-70-70=209/-1
T22) Ryggs Johnston 70-74-67=211/+1
T22) Michael Mjaaseth 71-68-72=211/+1
T74) Kiko Coelho 77-71-76=224/+14
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