Sophomore Preston Summerhays was previously announced as a first-team honoree, Michael Mjaaseth has earned All-Freshman honors and honorable mention, while sophomore Josele Ballester also earned honorable mention honors for the second straight season. All are scheduled to return in 2023-24 along with 2021 third-team All-American Ryggs Johnston.
ARIZONA STATE MEN’S GOLF ALL-AMERICANS UNDER MATT THURMOND
2023 (3): Preston Summerhays (first); Josele Ballester (hm), Michael Mjaaseth (hm)
2022 (4): Mason Andersen (third), Josele Ballester (hm), David Puig (hm), Cameron Sisk (hm)
2021 (4): David Puig (second), Chun An Yu (third), Ryggs Johnston (third), Cameron Sisk (hm)
2020 (1): Cameron Sisk (third)
2019 (1): Chun An Yu (first)
2017 (1): Jared du Toit (second)
PRESTON SUMMERHAYS TAP-INS
Earned first-team All-America 2022-23 honors from PING, as nine Sun Devils have earn All-America honors (14 times) in Matt Thurmond‘s seven seasons. Earned medalist honor at the Thunderbird Collegiate on April 14-15 as he posted 13-under 200 (66-68-66) and was one of two golfers in the field to shoot below a 70 in each of the three rounds. He needed a mere 30-strokes on the back-nine of Sunday’s third round. For his efforts, he was named Pac-12 Men’s Golfer of the Week. Posted a third-place finish at the 2023 Las Vegas Regional, where he was top six individually on each of par-3 (-1/T3), par-4 (-7/5) and par-5 (-11/T6) holes. Also tied for the fourth most birdies in the event with 19 and also had a dazzling three eagles at Bear’s Best. In the past 15 seasons only four Sun Devils have earned GCAA first-team honors, as joins a list that includes Chun An Yu (2019), Jon Rahm (2016 and 2015) and Max Rotluff (2015).
SUN DEVIL MEN’S GOLF FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS (2008-2023)
2023: Preston Summerhays
2019: Chun An Yu
2016: Jon Rahm
2015: Jon Rahm, Max Rottluff
MICHAEL MJAASETH TAP-INS
After a stellar season that included etching his name into a growing lore of Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, Michael Mjaaseth earned GCAA All-Freshman national team honors. Mjaaseth finished his freshman campaign with a stroke average of 70.72 and was Golfstat’s fifth-ranked freshman. Since the GCAA began awarding the honor in 2009, Mjaaseth is the fourth Sun Devil recognized. Pllayed in 39 rounds, firing 16 in the 60s and 23 of those at par or better. He fired 66 or better on…
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