Summerhays joins Sun Devils Jeff Quinney (2001), Todd Demsey (1993), Phil Mickelson (1991 and 1989), Bill Loeffler (1987) and Billy Mayfair (1987) who have played for the United States.
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SOLID SUN DEVIL CAREER SO FAR
Preston Summerhays has had a great start to his Sun Devil career in his first two seasons. He earned first-team PING GCAA All-America honors in 2022-23 and finished third at the NCAA Las Vegas Regional with a 19-under 197 that included opening round 62. He won the Thunderbird (April 14-15) in dramatic fashion with a 13-under 200. March was good as he notched top-five finishes in three straight tournaments at the Cabo Collegiate (tied for fifth Mar. 5-8), tied for fourth at the NIT in Tucson (Mar. 17-18) and at the Vaslar Invitational (Mar. 27-28). He shot 22-under par in 12 rounds in March that included five rounds in the 60s. In 2021-22, he earned Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and had a 71.33 stroke average, second-best by a freshman in Sun Devil history He had one of the most impressive NCAA match play wins in history with a 7 & 5 win over Oklahoma’s Chris Gotterup in the quarterfinals, who was the Haskins Award winner. He also defeated Pepperdine’s Joe Highsmith (2-up) in NCAA semifinals.
ABOUT THOSE PAR 5s
His 4.475 scoring average on par-5 in 2022-23 was the second best by a Sun Devil in the past 30 years, as Niklas Lemke posted 4.4678 in 2006-07
SUN DEVIL LOWEST ROUNDS (62 OR LOWER)
60/-10, Paul Casey, 1999 Pac-10 Championship (fourth round)
61/-9, Jon Rahm, 2013 NCAA Championship (first round)
62/-10, Preston Summerhays, 2023 NCAA Las Vegas Regional (first round)
62/-10, Jeff Quinney, 1999 ASU Thunderbird Invitational (third round)
62/-9, Jon Rahm, 2014 ASU Thunderbird Invitational (first round)
PRESTON SUMMERHAYS TOP-10 CAREER FINISHES
Thunderbird Collegiate (April 14-15, 2023)/66-68-66=200/-13/1 (71)
Eastlake Cup (Oct. 25) 68/-4/T1 (20)
Valspar Invitational (Mar. 27-28, 2023) 67-71-66=204/-9/T4 (71)
NIT (Mar. 17-18, 2023) 66-71-70=207/-9/T4 (72)
Cabo Colligate (Mar. 5-Mar. 7, 2023)…
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