PHOENIX – Sun Devil Men’s Golf remained victorious at the Thunderbird Collegiate, with Fifa Laopakdee claiming the Individual Championship in a playoff after posting a 12-under.
Hosted by Arizona State at Papago Golf Club, Associate Head Coach Thomas Sutton stepped in due to Head Coach Matt Thurmond and Josele Ballester being present at the Masters Tournament. The squad put together a historical performance on their way to a third-consecutive Thunderbird Collegiate team title. The Sun Devils finished an incredible 39-under to win by 12 strokes. It is the 23rd time ASU has kept the Thunderbird Collegiate trophy home.
The Sun Devils triumphed in a decisive win fueled by the play of sophomore Fifa Laopakdee and two-time winner Preston Summerhays. Laopakdee put up his strongest performance of any tournament this season, shooting 12-under over the course of three rounds and emerged victorious in a deciding 18th hole playoff. Laopakdee was extremely consistent and avoided mistakes on his way to the title, recording 11 birdies and one eagle compared to only one bogey. A Sun Devil has now won the Thunderbird collegiate individual trophy four times in a row.
FIFA GETS IT DONE IN A PLAYOFF ??
After finishing at -12 to force an extra hole in the Thunderbird Collegiate, a par for Fifa Laopakdee was enough to claim the individual title ???? #ForksUp /// @TheSunDevils pic.twitter.com/AgYe73r98h
— Sun Devil Men’s Golf (@sundevilmgolf) April 12, 2025
The top of the individual leaderboard was full of Sun Devils, as Arizona State proved to be on a different level than the rest of the competition. Preston Summerhays (-11/202) finished in third place, meaning two of the top-three finishers were in Maroon & Gold. Not far behind was Michael Mjaaseth (-8/205), who finished eighth. Peer Wernicke (-6/207) and Connor Williams (-3/210) provided contributions each of the past two days, both finishing in the top-25.
Final Standings | Tournament Stats
Team Standings
| Place | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | To Par |
| 1 | #5 Arizona State | 273 | 275 | 280 | -36 |
| 2 | #33 Colorado | 279 | 284 | 278 | -23 |
| 3 | #14 Utah | 287 | 290 | 276 | -11 |
| 4 | #49 New Mexico | 286 | 292 | 283 | -3 |
| 5 | Grand… |
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