Solid Effort in Florida; Maridoe Up Next March 31-April 1

The third-ranked Sun Devil men’s golf team had a solid tournament in Florida finishing second at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational held at the Floridian National Golf Club in Palm City, and now takes its show to the Maridoe Invitational March 31-April 1.

Second-ranked Texas won the Valspar title, with third-ranked ASU finishing second in a 16-team field that included five top-10 teams.

There were seven five top-ten teams in the field, led by top-ranked Auburn. Texas (second), ASU (third), Oklahoma (seventh) and North Carolina (eight) also are competing.

VALSPAR COLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL
FLORIDIAN GOLF CLUB
PAR 71/6,953 YARDS
TEAM (CLIPPED RANKING)
Texas (2) 271-272-272=816/-36
Arizona State (3) 278-273-278=829/-23
Florida State (14) 276-281-273=830/-22
Oklahoma (7) 282-273-276=831/-21
Auburn (1) 281-275-276=832/-20
Duke (17) 280-277-276=833/-19
Texas A&M (23) 275-284-277=836/-16
South Florida (31) 278-289-271=838/-14
Vanderbilt (19) 274-286-283=843/-9
Arkansas (63) 280-286-278=844/-10
North Carolina (8) 284-278-284=846/E
Tennessee (22) 285-279-283=847/-5
Houston (42) 285-284-279=848/-4
Texas Tech (21) 292-279-281=852/E
Wake Forest (41) 285-290-287=862/+10
Ohio State (85) 295-290-280=865/+13
Augusta 292-289-290=871/+19

MEDALIST AND SUN DEVIL FINISHERS
1. David Ford, North Carolina 68-63-64=195/-18
T12. Fifa Laopakdee, ASU 69-68-70=207/-6
T16. Joselle Ballester, ASU 71-70-67=208/-5
T16. Connor Williams, ASU 69-68-71=208/-5
T32. Preston Summerhays, ASU 73-68-70=211/-2
T37. Michael Mjaaseth, ASU 69-69-74=212/-1
53. Per Wernicke, ASU 70-77-69=216/+3