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First Day of Match Play Is Good for Sun Devil Men’s Golf

First Day of Match Play Is Good for Sun Devil Men's Golf


PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – The Sun Devil men’s golf program had a great Monday as it has advanced to the championship match at the Cypress Point Classic. It topped Stanford in the first round (2-1) and then topped Tennessee (2.5-0.5) at 95-years young Cypress Point Club (6,536 yards/par-72).

The title match on Tuesday will be six single matches and is a repeat of the 2022 NCAA Championship match, as the Sun Devils will take on Texas. The singles matches will begin at 9 a.m. PT

ASU VS. TEXAS/CYPRESS POINT CLASSIC

Ryggs Johnston (ASU) vs. Tommy Morrison (Texas)

Nicholas Prieto (ASU) vs. Jacob Sosa (Texas)

Luke Potter (ASU) vs. Keaton Vo (Texas)

Connor Wiliams (ASU) vs. Nathan Petronzio (Texas)

Michael Mjaaseth (ASU) vs. Christian Maas (Texas)

Jose Ballester (ASU) vs. Brian Stark (Texas)

OPENING ROUND: ASU WINS 2-1 OVER STANFORD

Nicholas Prieto/Ryggs Johnston (ASU) 3 & 3 over Sean-Karl Dobson/Jake Beber-Frankel (STAN)

Barclay Brown/Ethan Gao (STAN) 3 & 2 over Connor Williams/Luke Potter (ASU)

Jose Luis Ballester/Michael Mjaaseth (ASU) 3 & 3 over Karl Vilipa/Kush Arora (STAN)

SEMIFINALS: ASU WIN 2.5-0.5 OVER TENNESSEE (FOURBALL MATCHES)

Nicholas Prieto/Ryggs Johnston (ASU) 1-UP over Evan Woolley-Reed/Lance Simpson (TENN)

Jake Hall/Bryce Lewis (TENN) SPLIT vs. Connor Williams/Luke Potter (ASU)

Jose Luis Ballester/Michael Mjaaseth (ASU) 5 &4 over Caleb Surratt/Josh Hill (TENN)

COURSE HISTORY

Cypress Point Club is a private golf club located in Pebble Beach, CA, at the northern end of the Central Coast. Its single 18-hole course has been named as one of the finest in golf, best known for a series of dramatic holes along the Pacific Ocean. The course was designed in 1928 by golf course designer Alister MacKenzie, collaborating with fellow golf course architect Robert Hunter.

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