No. 4/4 Sun Devil Men’s Golf is the No. 1 seed at the Las Vegas Regional, held May 15-17, announced Wednesday on the Golf Channel.
Arizona State is a No. 1 seed for the second straight NCAA regional and fourth time in the last four years as a top two seed.
The Sun Devils won the 2022 Stockton Regional by a whopping 10 strokes and have been to the NCAA Championship every year under head coach Matt Thurmond. Since becoming a head coach in 2002, his squads have made the NCAA Championship in 17 of his 20 seasons, missing only in 2016, 2011 and 2007.
ASU is joined in the regional by two Pac-12 teams including No. 2 seed Stanford. Arizona State is 12-2 against teams it has faced in the Las Vegas Regional field, the only two losses coming against the Pac-12 Champion Stanford Cardinal. ASU has faced off against five of the teams in the field this season.
Words of Wisdom ??
Hear from Head Coach @MattThurmond on the @GolfChannel as we are announced as the No. 1 Seed in the Las Vegas Regional.#ForksUp /// ?? ???? pic.twitter.com/bPl1sbJeBN
— Sun Devil Men’s Golf (@sundevilmgolf) May 3, 2023
Las Vegas Regional
- Arizona State
- Stanford
- Virginia
- Oklahoma State
- Northwestern
- East Tennessee State
- Cincinnati
- San Francisco
- UNC Greensboro
- Long Beach State
- Oregon State
- Davidson
- Kansas City
- Lehigh
Next Step ??
We are the No. 1 Seed at the Las Vegas Regional, joined some great competition.#ForksUp /// ?? ???? pic.twitter.com/8kViHI9lv4
— Sun Devil Men’s Golf (@sundevilmgolf) May 3, 2023
The Sun Devils are coming off a second place finish at the 2023 Pac-12 Championships. ASU has one tournament win this season at the Thunderbird Collegiate and has nine top three finishes in its 11 tournaments this season.
Each regional will feature either 13 (10 individuals) or 14 teams (five individuals) teams and six individuals, with a total of 30 teams advancing to the National Championships to be played May 26-31 at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Arizona State and the Thunderbirds will host the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Golf Championships for the third consecutive year, taking place at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale May 19-31. This is the final of a successful three-year run as the host school of the most prestigious event in all of college golf. Don’t miss your last chance to check out…
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