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Up Next for Incredibly Consistent Mens Golf: The Williams Cup

Up Next for Incredibly Consistent Mens Golf: The Williams Cup


WILMINGTON, N.C. – The Sun Devil men’s golf team is out east competing in the Williams Cup (Oct. 9-10) at Eagle Point Golf Club in Wilmington, NC. There will be a shotgun start for 36 holes on Monday with 18 holes to follow on Tuesday on the par-72, 7,634 yard course.

SOLID PAST EIGHT TOURNAMENTS

It would be hard to find a more consistent men’s golf program in the past eight tournaments than the Sun Devils, who had finished top-five in every event, including two first-place finishes. 

SUN DEVIL MEN’S GOLF PAST EIGHT TOURNAMENTS

3rd – Ben Hogan Collegiate

4th – Illini Invitational

2nd – Sahalee Players Championship

T-5th – 2023 NCAA Championship

1st – NCAA Las Vegas Regional

2nd – Pac-12 Championship

1st – ASU Thunderbird

3rd – Calusa Cup

THE LINEUP

Arizona State will send sophomore Luke Potter, senior Preston Summerhays, graduate student Ryggs Johnston, junior Josele Ballester, and graduate student Gabe Salvanera. Fifa Laopakdee and Michael Mjaaseth will also be competing individually. 

OVER AT OREGON STATE

Connor Williams, Nick Prieto, and Anawin Pikulthong will compete at the Oregon State Invitational (also Oct. 9-10). The event will be held at Trysting Tree Golf Club which has been the host site of the men’s Pac-12 Championship in 2002 and 2012 and the women’s Pac-12 Championship in 2003 and 2014.

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TEAMS COMPETING

The teams joining the Sun Devils in North Carolina are Auburn, Elon, Florida, Louisville, Missouri, North Carolina, NC State, UNCW and North Florida. 

COURSE HISTORY

Eagle Point is a 7,634-yard course through the live oaks, sabal palms and coastal waters of Wilmington, North Carolina. Stunning views overlook a saltwater bay and the Intracoastal Waterway toward Figure Eight Island. Inspired by the natural setting, North Carolina native Tom Fazio designed the course in the late 1990s; it opened in 2000.

LAST WEEK

At the Ben Hogan Invitational in Texas last week, the Sun Devils took home third place with Luke Potter placing seventh. Finishing at 13-under 827 (272-275-280), the Sun Devils were only three off the lead. Potter finished 1-under for the tournament with a score of 206 (70-67-69).

BLAZING BALLESTER

Josele Ballester went on to finish 2-over 212 (69-73-70). Ballester won the 2023 European Amateur Champion, which included going 10-under in his…

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