ATLANTA, Ga. – Freshman Luke Potter led the team Monday after shooting a three-under 69 that made him runner-up after the first round of the East Lake Cup. Potter shot a bogey-free 32 on the back-nine that included an eagle, and two birdies through a six hole span.
Including the freshman, Men’s Golf had Josele Ballester shoot a 70 (-2), Preston Summerhays shoot a 71 (-1) and Michael Mjaaseth with a 71 (-1) to help them take the first seed heading into Match Play on Tuesday against Pepperdine. Ryggs Johnston shot a 77 (+5) to conclude the scoring for the Sun Devils.
“The front nine is tough and we stayed steady and made some key pars to stay alive then we caught some fire on the back nine.” Head coach Matt Thurmond said. “Texas made a late charge but we played 18 really well to sneak ahead.”
A contribution to the Sun Devils success on Monday was their ability to make birdies on the par 5’s, as they shot 10-under on the four par-fives through the course, which was the best out of four teams.
The freshman duo between Potter and Mjaaseth shot a combined three-under par and contributed seven birdies and one eagle on the day to help ASU take the East Lake Cup team title.
“I love the play by our freshmen. This is a tough track and they showed big maturity.” Thurmond said.
The Sun Devils will look to continue momentum tomorrow as they face Pepperdine in the match play portion of the East Lake Cup. Potter starts ASU’s action on the day, teeing off at 11:15 local time. Live coverage begins on the Golf Channel tomorrow at 3 ET/12 MST.
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LAST YEAR
The Sun Devils closed the 2021 Fall schedule at the East Lake Cup, falling in the final match to Pepperdine. Mason Anderson picked up a win for ASU on the day. Johnston and Summerhays return from last year’s lineup.
ABOUT THE EAST LAKE CUP
The East Lake Cup features top-performing teams from the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Golf Championships. Modeled after the NCAA Golf Championships, the format for the East Lake Cup consists of an opening round of stroke play to crown an individual male and female champion and determine seeding for the following two days of match play competition. ASU will be joined by 2021 NCAA champion Pepperdine, Oklahoma State and Duke.
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