Coulter, Women's Golf finish second at Big 12 Championship

HOCKLEY, Texas - Sun Devil Women's Golf mounted a massive comeback to force a team playoff for the Big 12 Women's Golf Championship.

No. 8 Arizona State (+19/871) entered the day 11 strokes behind overall leader No. 30 Oklahoma State and five strokes shy of No. 19 Arizona, but the Sun Devils managed to finish even with both teams by the end of the third round on Thursday. A three-team playoff would ensue, with all five golfers hitting the course and the cumulative score serving as the deciding factor for the title. The Wildcats edged Arizona State by one stroke in the playoff to earn the Big 12 Women's Golf Championship.

To even get to the playoff required an impressive performance, as Head Coach Missy Farr-Kaye's team turned in the second-best round of the day. The Sun Devils moved from sixth place into a tie for first after shaving five strokes off their second round total, as they improved each day at The Clubs at Houston Oaks. Thanks to their big move up the leaderboard, the Maroon and Gold got a true taste of the competitiveness that postseason action brings. 

"We are so proud of this team and how hard they fought back," Coach Farr-Kaye reflected. "To force a playoff considering the position we were in heading into the day was simply incredible."

Junior Beth Coulter (E/213) was a major reason behind the surge on the final day. She delivered one of the best rounds in program history at a conference championship. Coulter fired a 66 (-5), which tied conference medalist Kansas State's Sophie Bert for the best score on the day and the tournament. In fact, it is tied for the second-lowest score in the history of the Big 12 Women's Golf Championship. Coulter caught fire during an epic stretch to end the front nine, recording birdies on each of her final five holes to finish six-under halfway through her day. The round allowed her to move into a tie for second place, the second time she has finished as a conference runner-up in her career. She previously finished second at the 2023 Pac-12 Championship at Papago Golf Club.

"Beth's round was absolutely amazing," Coach Farr-Kaye exclaimed. "That is one of the best college rounds of golf I've ever witnessed. She just executed so dang well, which is even more impressive when you consider she had to come back after a busy week at Augusta National." 

Fellow junior Paula Schulz-Hanssen (+4/217) provided the necessary 1-2 punch for Arizona State. She also finished in the Top-10, ending in sole possession of ninth place. It is her ninth career Top-10 finish, the most of any Sun Devil. Her 12 birdies were tied for the second-most of any golfer at the tournament. Patience Rhodes (+6/219) was not far behind, joining the duo in the Top-15. Her incredible season continues as she tied for 14th, adding another impressive finish to her resume. Four Sun Devils finished in the Top-25 thanks to Grace Summerhays (+9/222) ending tied for 23rd. Both Rhodes and Summerhays moved up 10+ spots on the leaderboard thanks to solid rounds of 72 (+1).

"We couldn't have made that comeback without contributions from both Paula, Patience, and Grace," Coach Farr-Kaye mentioned. "They each made some important shots that kept us in it down the stretch. This group will learn from this experience and this will make us even hungrier moving forward."

Final Standings | Tournament Stats

Best Conference Finishes under Farr-Kaye
T1st Place - 2025*
3rd Place - 2016, 2019, 2021
5th Place - 2018, 2023
*Lost in team playoff

Championship Playoff
The Big 12 Women's Golf Championship came down to a three-team playoff between Arizona State, Arizona, and Oklahoma State. Each team sent all five golfers back out to play one hole, with the cumulative score deciding the conference champion. Grace Summerhays had a significant birdie on 16, while Paula Schulz-Hanssen and Isla McDonald-O'Brien recorded par on their holes. However, Arizona edged out the Sun Devils by one stroke to claim the Big 12 Women's Golf title.

Round Breakdown
Beth Coulter
Individual Finish: T2
Today's Round: 66 (-5)
Overall Total: 213 (E)
Birdies (8): Hole 1 (Par 4; 375 yards), Hole 5 (Par 3; 143 yards), Hole 6 (Par 4; 412 yards), Hole 7 (Par 3; 191 yards), Hole 8 (Par 5; 498 yards), Hole 9 (Par 3; 167 yards), Hole 11 (Par 5; 517 yards), Hole 13 (Par 3; 181 yards) 

-- Second Top-5 finish at a conference championship (2nd place at 2023 Pac-12 Championship)
-- The 66 is tied for the third-best round in Big 12 Championship history
-- Only Big 12 Medalist Sophie Bert posted a round as low as Coulter's at the 2025 Big 12 Championship
-- That also matches the lowest final round score by a Big 12 golfer at the conference championship
-- New lowest score of the season for Coulter; tied for the best round (66) of the season by a Sun Devil
-- Finished the tournament with 12 birdies (T2nd most in the field) 

Paula Schulz-Hanssen
Individual Finish: 9
Today's Round: 76 (+5)
Overall Total: 217 (+4)
Birdies (3): Hole 1 (Par 4; 375 yards), Hole 4 (Par 5; 536 yards), Hole 10 (Par 4; 361 yards)

-- Back-to-back Top-10 finishes
-- 9 career Top-10 finishes (most of any Sun Devil)
-- Finished the tournament with 12 birdies (T2nd most in the field) 

 Patience Rhodes
Individual Finish: T14
Today's Round: 72 (+1)
Overall Total: 219 (+6)
Birdies (3): Hole 4 (Par 5; 536 yards), Hole 5 (Par 3; 143 yards), Hole 14 (Par 4; 407 yards)

-- Moved up 11 spots on the final day
-- 9 Top-15 finishes in 10 appearances

Grace Summerhays
Individual Finish: T23
Today's Round: 72 (+1)
Overall Total: 222 (+9)
Birdies (3): Hole 2 (Par 4; 402 yards), Hole 11 (Par 5; 517 yards), Hole 16 (Par 5; 529 yards)

-- Top-25 finish at the conference championship for the second straight year
-- Moved up 12 spots on the final day

Isla McDonald-O'Brien
Individual Finish: 64
Today's Round: 82 (+11)
Overall Total: 239 (+26)

Quotables
"This team showed me a lot this week," Coach Farr-Kaye remarked. "They just never gave up the entire week. I appreciated the mentality that they played with and how hard they worked to make up ground. We will be focused on getting off to a better start to put us in a better position to begin the tournament."

"The depth of this team was on full display," Coach Farr-Kaye added. "Each golfer stepped up at different times. Beth lead the way with an incredible performance. Paula and Patience continue to have excellent seasons. Grace is just a steady presence for us. I know Isla will use this as motivation going forward."

"This team is capable of big things in the postseason," Coach Farr-Kaye concluded. "The more golf they play, the more they believe in themselves. Coach Tatman and I are extremely optimistic about the direction of the program."

Team Standings

Individual Standings

Up Next
NCAA Women's Golf Selection Show
The postseason fate of Sun Devil Women's Golf will be determined on April 23 at 10 AM MST during the NCAA Championship Selection Show. The special will air live on GOLF Channel and all 72 teams competing at the six different NCAA Regionals will be revealed.

NCAA Regionals – May 5-7 (Columbus, Ohio; Lexington, Kentucky; Norman, Oklahoma; Gold Canyon, Arizona; Lubbock, Texas; Charlottesville, Virginia)
Arizona State has qualified for NCAA Regionals every year since it was instituted in 1992. If they do so again in 2025, they will serve as a host school at the Gold Canyon, Arizona site. It will be the first time that Sun Devil Women's Golf has hosted a regional since 2009. ASU hosted the NCAA West Regional at Karsten Golf Course and advanced to the NCAA Championship, where they would go on to win the title in Owing Mills, Maryland. 

"We are excited to be able to host the NCAA Regionals at a beautiful venue," Coach Farr-Kaye stated. "It will be an incredible atmosphere and a big advantage for us not to have to leave the State. It also gives our fans a chance to cheer us on as we try and earn a NCAA Championship berth."

A total of 72 teams are selected to the NCAA Regionals, with 12 teams making each regional. ASU would need to finish in the Top-5 of their regional to advance to the NCAA Championship. Here are the six regional locations:

• Gold Canyon, Arizona - Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club
• Columbus, Ohio - OSU Golf Club Scarlet Course
• Lexington, Kentucky - University Club of Kentucky
• Norman, Oklahoma - Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club
• Lubbock, Texas – The Rawls Course
• Charlottesville, Virginia – Birdwood Golf Course

The Sun Devil Women's Golf program has claimed or shared a total of five Regional team championships, with the last two coming during the midst of National Championship runs in 2009 & 2017. Arizona State is one of only five schools to receive a Top-3 seed in each of the last four NCAA Regional selections. They are joined by only USC, LSU, Wake Forest, South Carolina in this exclusive group, an indicator of the consistent success of Coach Farr-Kaye's program.

Sun Devils in the Rankings
Arizona State was considered one of the best teams in the nation heading into the 2024-25 season and they proved that they deserve the recognition throughout the 2024-25 season. GOLF Channel initially tabbed them as the No. 9 team in the country in their preseason rankings. Golfweek also had high expectations for Coach Farr-Kaye's group, coming in at No. 14 in the publication's version of a preseason poll. ASU has only solidified that standing since the season started.

The Women's Golf Coaches Association released their latest Spring poll on April 11, with ASU slotted at No. 8. Scoreboard presented by Clipp'd produces rankings based on results up to this point in the season and ASU is No. 8, which is the official metric used by the NCAA.

WGCA: #8 (as of 4/11)
Scoreboard: #8 (as of 4/10)

Three of five individuals on the ASU roster are currently ranked in the Top-90 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR), led by Patience Rhodes at No. 31. In addition to a team ranking, Scoreboard produced the regular season individual rankings of the season and all five Sun Devils are in the Top-200. Patience Rhodes is No. 23, followed by Beth Coulter (#40), Paula Schulz-Hanssen (#41), and Isla McDonald-O'Brien (#45).

The Competition (Scoreboard Rankings)
The Big 12 Championship will be one of the most competitive conference championships of the postseason slate. The 2025 edition features four Top-25 teams and ten of the Top-37 in the latest Scoreboard rankings. The field is led by #8 Arizona State, #15 TCU, #19 Arizona, and #22 Kansas. Big 12 schools West Virginia and Utah do not sponsor women's golf.

In the Field (14 Teams): #8 Arizona State, #15 TCU, #19 Arizona, #22 Kansas, #26 Houston, #28 Kansas State, #29 Iowa State, #30 Oklahoma State, #31 UCF, #37 Baylor, #55 BYU, #61 Texas Tech, #63 Colorado, #117 Cincinnati

Head-to-Head with the Big 12
Arizona State is now 24-2-2 overall against Big 12 Conference competition this season.

Arizona (2-1-1)
L - Mason Rudolph Championship (Sept. 20-22)
W - Windy City Collegiate Classic (Sept. 30 - Oct. 1)
W - Therese Hession Regional Challenge (Feb. 2-4)
T - Big 12 Championship (Apr. 15-17)

Baylor (4-0)
W - Mason Rudolph Championship (Sept. 20-22)
W - Match in the Desert (Jan. 27)
W - Darius Rucker Intercollegiate (March 3-5)
W - Big 12 Championship (Apr. 15-17)

BYU (2-0)
W - Nanea Invitational (Oct. 28-30)
W - Big 12 Championship (Apr. 15-17)

Cincinnati (1-0)
W - Big 12 Championship (Apr. 15-17)

Colorado (3-0)
W - Stanford Intercollegiate (Oct. 18-20)
W - Nanea Invitational (Oct. 28-30)
W - Big 12 Championship (Apr. 15-17)

Houston (1-0)
W - Big 12 Championship (Apr. 15-17)

Iowa State (4-0)
W - ANNIKA Intercollegiate (Sept. 9-11)
W - Windy City Collegiate Classic (Sept. 30 - Oct. 1)
W - Stanford Intercollegiate (Oct. 18-20)
W - Big 12 Championship (Apr. 15-17)

Kansas (2-1)
L - Match in the Desert (Jan. 27)
W - PING/ASU Invitational (March 28-30)
W - Big 12 Championship (Apr. 15-17)

Kansas State (1-0)
W - Big 12 Championship (Apr. 15-17)

Oklahoma State (0-0-1)
T - Big 12 Championship (Apr. 15-17)

TCU (1-0)
W - Big 12 Championship (Apr. 15-17)

Texas Tech (1-0)
W - Big 12 Championship (Apr. 15-17)

UCF (2-0)
W - ANNIKA Intercollegiate (Sept. 9-11)
W - Big 12 Championship (Apr. 15-17)

The Seeding
14 teams in the Big 12 Conference sponsor women's golf. Arizona State received the top seed heading into the 2025 Championship. Here is a full list of the seeding, which is formulated based on Scoreboard rankings and where they finished at the 2025 Big 12 Championship:

1. Arizona State (T1st)
2. TCU (4th)
3. Arizona (T1st)
4. Kansas (10th)
5. Houston (7th)
6. Kansas State (5th)
7. Oklahoma State (T1st)
8. UCF (9th)
9. Iowa State (6th)
10. Baylor (11th)
11. BYU (8th)
12. Texas Tech (12th)
13. Colorado (14th)
14. Cincinnati (13th)

The Format
Holes: 18
Days: 3 (Tuesday-Thursday)
Scoring: 5 count 4
Par: 71
Yardage: 6,249

The Course
The 2025 Big 12 Women's Golf Championship returns to the Clubs at Houston Oaks in Hockley, Texas for the second consecutive year. The 18-hole Championship Golf Course was
designed by Chet Williams and opened in 2017. It has consistently been voted as one of the top golf courses in the state of Texas, coming in at No. 26 in the 2024 GolfDigest rankings.

History at Conference Championships
Arguably no program has enjoyed more success at Conference Championships than Arizona State. Their 13 individual champions while in the Pac-10/12 were seven more than any other team, while their eight team championships were tied for first. Most recently, Olivia Mehaffey claimed the 2019 Individual Championship by coming back from four strokes down on the final day. The Sun Devils last one as a team back in 2009 on their way to the program's seventh of eight NCAA Championships, with Coach Farr-Kaye serving as an Assistant Coach that year.
 
Legendary Sun Devil Women's Golf Head Coach Linda Vollstedt could be considered the queen of the Pac-10/12 Championships. Her teams won it a total of six times (most by any coach), including the first two in 1987 & 1988. Later in her career, Arizona State ran off four straight titles during their dominant run in the mid-90s, a feat that has never been matched since. ASU has three Top-3 finishes at the conference championships under Coach Farr-Kaye, finishing third in 2016, 2019, and 2021. The Sun Devils finished in 7th at last year's Pac-12 Championship led by Grace Summerhays (16th).

Team Championships under Missy Farr-Kaye (21)
---> 2025 PING/ASU Invitational
---> 2025 Clover Cup
---> 2024 Windy City Collegiate Classic
2024 Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational
2024 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate
2022 Match in the Desert
2022 PING/ASU Invitational  
2021 Bruin Wave Invitational
2021 Clover Cup
2021 PING/ASU Invitational (Co-Champs)
2020 Stanford Intercollegiate
2020 Tri-Match vs. UCLA & Denver
2020 Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational 
2019 Wildcat Invitational
2019 Tri-Match against Denver & Georgia
2018 Windy City Collegiate
2017 NCAA Championships (NATIONAL CHAMPION)
2017 NCAA Regional Championships
2017 PING/ASU Invitational
2017 Clover Cup
2016 Pac-12 Preview

Rhodes on ANNIKA Award Final Watch List
Sun Devil Women's Golf redshirt sophomore Patience Rhodes earned a spot on the ANNIKA Award Fall Watch List. The Haskins Foundation released their final watch list of the Fall season for the ANNIKA Award, given annually to the top female collegiate golfer. One of the 25 names included on the list was Patience Rhodes from Arizona State. Rhodes is one of only 11 underclassmen under consideration for the award. A Sun Devil has landed on this list in five of the past seven seasons, as Rhodes joins the company of program greats Linn Grant, Olivia Mehaffey, and Ashley Menne.

Azahara Munoz Inducted into ASU Hall of Fame
Sun Devil Women's Golf legend Azahara Munoz is part of the 2024 Sun Devil Athletics Hall of Fame class. Munoz is one of six Hall of Fame inductees as a part of a loaded 2024 class, joined by one Hall of Distinction selection. A luncheon honoring the class was held on Friday, Oct. 4, at ASU's Old Main, while honorees were introduced at Sun Devil Football's win over Kansas. Munoz becomes the 20th individual from Sun Devil Women's Golf to enter the Hall of Fame and is the 21st overall inductee with ties to the program. Women's Golf has been represented in three of the past four Hall of Fame classes (2019, 2022, 2024). The most recent representative from Women's Golf entered back in 2022, when Anna Nordqvist was honored. 

"We are extremely proud of Aza for all that she has accomplished in her illustrious career," Sun Devil Women's Golf Head Coach Missy Farr-Kaye remarked. "She is a proud Sun Devil and is very deserving of this honor. There is no doubt she is one of the best players we have ever had come through our program."

Azahara Munoz left Arizona State as one of the most decorated golfers in program history.

• Captured the 2008 NCAA Individual Title in dramatic fashion, winning in a playoff to become the ninth Sun Devil to win the National Championship.
• Buried a clutch 25-foot putt to defeat UCLA's Tiffany Joh in the winner-take-all playoff.
• Helped lead Arizona State to the 2009 NCAA Championship, its seventh in school history and first since 1998.
• One of only four four-time All-Americans in the illustrious history of the Sun Devil Women's Golf Program.
• The top-placing Sun Devil at the 2009 NCAA Championships, earning her second-career Top-5 National finish by finishing in fourth place.
• Landed on the Pac-10 First Team All-Conference in each of her four seasons in Tempe.
• Compiled an incredible 31 Top-10 finishes in 39 career appearances as a Sun Devil.
• The first two-time recipient of the prestigious Edith Cummings Munson Award, which is given to the top collegiate female golfers nationally who also excel in academics.
• Graduated summa cum laude with a 3.98 in psychology.
• 2009 Pac-10 Scholar Athlete of the Year.
• Four-time NGCA Academic All-American and two-time ESPN The Magazine First-Team Academic All-American.
• While attending Arizona State, she competed internationally as one of the top-ranked amateurs in the world.
• Finished as the runner-up at the 2008 U.S. Women's Amateur, won the 2009 Ladies British Amateur Championship, and competed for Spain in the 2006 Women's World Amateur.

Five Sun Devils at the Paris Olympics
Sun Devil Women's Golf had more representatives than any other collegiate women's golf program at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Five Arizona State products competed in the most prestigious international event on the golf calendar. Both of the Spanish qualifiers were Sun Devils, with Carlota Ciganda and Azahara Munoz each making their third Olympic appearance. The other three Sun Devils made their Olympic debut, as Linn Grant (Sweden), Alessandra Fanali (Italy), and Alexandra Forsterling (Germany) each earned a spot in the iconic competition.

Anna Nordqvist Named Team Europe Captain for Solheim Cup 
Sun Devil Athletics Hall of Famer and women's golf legend Anna Nordqvist (2007-09) was named the captain for Team Europe for the 2026 Solheim Cup, to be held 7–13 September at Bernardus Golf in North Brabant, Netherlands. Nordqvist has already established herself as one of the premiere competitors in Solheim Cup history and will look to add to her lore in the iconic event.

Tatman Elevated to Associate Head Coach
Assistant Coach Mikayla Tatman was promoted to Associate Head Coach earlier in the season. In the midst of her second season in Tempe, Tatman has been critical to the success of the program during her tenure. Arizona State has won four tournaments in her two seasons and qualified for the 2024 NCAA Championship.

2024-25 Arizona State Women's Golf Schedule
Arizona State will be tested throughout the campaign as Coach Farr-Kaye built one of the nation's toughest slates once again. The Maroon and Gold will compete in a total of ten regular season events, five in the Fall and five in the Spring. The postseason begins April 15 at the Big 12 Championship, with NCAA Regionals and NCAA Championships scheduled for the month of May.

ANNIKA Intercollegiate – Sept. 9-11 (Lake Elmo, MN)
Mason Rudolph Championship – Sept. 20-22 (Franklin, TN)
Windy City Collegiate Classic – Sept. 30 - Oct. 1 (Wilmette, IL)
Stanford Intercollegiate – Oct. 18-20 (Stanford, CA)
Nanea Invitational - Oct. 28-30 (Kailua-Kona, HI)
Match in the Desert – January 27 (Gold Canyon, AZ)*
Therese Hession Regional Challenge – Feb. 2-4 (Palos Verdes, CA)
Darius Rucker Intercollegiate – March 3-5 (Hilton Head Island, SC)
Clover Cup – March 10-12 (Litchfield Park, AZ | Wigwam Golf Club)*
PING/ASU Invitational – March 28-30 (Phoenix, AZ | Papago Golf Club)*
Big 12 Championship – April 15-17 (Hockley, TX)
NCAA Regionals – May 5-7 (Columbus, Ohio; Lexington, Kentucky; Norman, Oklahoma; Lubbock, Texas; Charlottesville, Virginia; Gold Canyon, Arizona)*
NCAA Championship – May 16-21 (La Costa, CA; Omni La Costa Resort & Spa, Champions Course)
Italicized = Home Tournament
*Held in the state of Arizona

Empty the notebook

• Arizona State is one of ten teams that made the 2024 NCAA Championship and returns four members from that team.
• The Sun Devils are 115-23-3 overall in head-to-head matchups.
• Missy Farr-Kaye enters her tenth season as the Head Coach of Sun Devil Women's Golf. She is tied with Bobby Hurley (Men's Basketball) and Greg Powers (Hockey) as the second-longest tenured Sun Devil Athletics Head Coach. She trails only Zeke Jones, who is getting ready for his 11th year at the helm of the Sun Devil wrestling program.
• ASU has the chance to play in the state of Arizona up to four times this year. Regular season events already had them playing Superstition Mountain Golf Club (Gold Canyon), Wigwam Golf Club (Litchfield Park), and Papago Golf Club (Phoenix). Should they qualify for a regional, the Sun Devils would compete at Superstition Mountain Golf Club a second time, serving as one of six regional hosts.

Top Finishes in 2024-25
2nd - Patience Rhodes, PING/ASU Invitational
---> T2nd - Beth Coulter, Big 12 Championship
T2nd - Beth Coulter, Clover Cup
T2nd - Isla McDonald-O'Brien, Match in the Desert*
3rd - Isla McDonald-O'Brien, PING/ASU Invitational
4th - Paula Schulz-Hanssen, Match in the Desert*
T4th- Isla McDonald-O'Brien, Clover Cup
T5th - Beth Coulter, PING/ASU Invitational
T5th - Paula Schulz-Hanssen, PING/ASU Invitational
T5th - Beth Coulter, Stanford Intercollegiate
T5th - Patience Rhodes, Windy City Collegiate Classic
T5th - Patience Rhodes, Mason Rudolph Championship
T6th - Patience Rhodes, Darius Rucker Intercollegiate
T6th - Isla McDonald-O'Brien, Nanea Invitational
T6th - Patience Rhodes, ANNIKA Intercollegiate
7th - Patience Rhodes, Clover Cup
T8th - Patience Rhodes, Therese Hession Regional Challenge
---> 9th - Paula Schulz-Hanssen, Big 12 Championship
T9th - Paula Schulz-Hanssen, Nanea Invitational
T9th - Beth Coulter, ANNIKA Intercollegiate
10th - Grace Summerhays, PING/ASU Invitational
T10th - Beth Coulter, Windy City Collegiate Classic
T10th - Paula Schulz-Hanssen, Windy City Collegiate Classic
T12th - Patience Rhodes, Nanea Invitational
T13th - Paula Schulz-Hanssen, Clover Cup
T13th - Paula Schulz-Hanssen, Darius Rucker Intercollegiate
T13th - Beth Coulter, Therese Hession Regional Challenge
14th - Paula Schulz-Hanssen, ANNIKA Intercollegiate
---> T14th - Patience Rhodes, Big 12 Championship
T15th - Grace Summerhays, Match in the Desert*
T15th - Isla McDonald-O'Brien, Windy City Collegiate Classic
T16th - Paula Schulz-Hanssen, Mason Rudolph Championship
T17th - Isla McDonald-O'Brien, Darius Rucker Intercollegiate
T18th - Grace Summerhays, Nanea Invitational
T18th - Grace Summerhays, Windy City Collegiate Classic
T18th - Isla McDonald-O'Brien, Stanford Intercollegiate
T20th - Beth Coulter, Nanea Invitational
37 total Top-20 finishes;  23 Top-10 finishes by Sun Devils in 2024-25
*One-day, 18-hole event

Best rounds in 2024-25
66/-6 Patience Rhodes (PING/ASU Invitational First Round/March 28, 2025)
---> 66/-5 Beth Coulter (Big 12 Championship Third Round/Apr. 17, 2025)
66/-4 Isla McDonald-O'Brien (Clover Cup Third Round/March 12, 2025)
67/-6 Isla McDonald-O'Brien (Nanea Invitational First Round/Oct. 28, 2024)
67/-5 Paula Schulz-Hanssen (PING/ASU Invitational Second Round/March 29, 2025)
67/-5 Paula Schulz-Hanssen (Mason Rudolph Championship Third Round/Sept. 22, 2024)
67/-5 Patience Rhodes (Mason Rudolph Championship Second Round/Sept. 21, 2024)
67/-3 Patience Rhodes(Clover Cup Second Round/March 11, 2025)
67/-3 Beth Coulter (Clover Cup First Round/March 10, 2025)
68/-4 Beth Coulter (PING/ASU Invitational Third Round/March 30, 2025)
68/-4 Isla McDonald-O'Brien (PING/ASU Invitational Second Round/March 29, 2025)
68/-4 Isla McDonald-O'Brien (PING/ASU Invitational First Round/March 28, 2025)
68/-4 Isla McDonald-O'Brien (Mason Rudolph Championship Third Round/Sept. 22, 2024)
68/-4 Patience Rhodes (Mason Rudolph Championship First Round/Sept. 20, 2024)
68/-4 Beth Coulter (ANNIKA Intercollegiate Third Round/Sept. 11, 2024)
68/-4 Paula Schulz-Hanssen (ANNIKA Intercollegiate Third Round/Sept. 11, 2024)
68/-4 Patience Rhodes (ANNIKA Intercollegiate First Round/Sept. 9, 2024)
68/-3 Beth Coulter (Stanford Intercollegiate First Round/Oct. 18, 2024)
68/-2 Beth Coulter (Clover Cup Second Round/March 11, 2025)
68/-2 Isla McDonald-O'Brien (Clover Cup First Round/March 10, 2025)
69/-3 Grace Summerhays (PING/ASU Invitational Second Round/March 29, 2025)
69/-3 Paula Schulz-Hanssen (PING/ASU Invitational First Round/March 28, 2025)
69/-3 Paula Schulz-Hanssen (Windy City Collegiate Classic Second Round/Sept. 30, 2024)
---> 69/-2 Paula Schulz-Hanssen (Big 12 Championship Second Round/Apr. 16, 2025)
69/-2 Beth Coulter (Stanford Intercollegiate Second Round/Oct. 19, 2024)
69/-1 Beth Coulter (Clover Cup Third Round/March 12, 2025)
69/-1 Patience Rhodes (Clover Cup Third Round/March 12, 2025)
69/-1 Paula Schulz-Hanssen (Clover Cup First Round/March 10, 2025)
70/-3 Paula Schulz-Hanssen (Nanea Invitational First Round/Oct. 28, 2024)
70/-3 Patience Rhodes (Nanea Invitational Third Round/Oct. 30, 2024)
70/-2 Patience Rhodes (PING/ASU Invitational Third Round/March 30, 2025)
70/-2 Grace Summerhays (PING/ASU Invitational Third Round/March 30, 2025)
70/-2 Beth Coulter (PING/ASU Invitational First Round/March 28, 2025)
70/-2 Isla McDonald-O'Brien (Match in the Desert/Jan. 27, 2025)
70/-2 Patience Rhodes (Windy City Collegiate Classic Third Round/Oct. 1, 2024)
70/-2 Beth Coulter (Windy City Collegiate Classic Second Round/Sept. 30, 2024)
70/-2 Beth Coulter (ANNIKA Intercollegiate Second Round/Sept. 10, 2024)
70/-2 Patience Rhodes (ANNIKA Intercollegiate Third Round/Sept. 11 2024)
70/-2 Paula Schulz-Hanssen (Mason Rudolph Championship First Round/Sept. 20, 2024)
70/-2 Beth Coulter (Mason Rudolph Championship First Round/Sept. 20, 2024)
70/-1 Patience Rhodes (Darius Rucker Intercollegiate Second Round/Mar. 4, 2024)
70/-1 Paula Schulz-Hanssen (Darius Rucker Intercollegiate First Round/Mar. 3, 2024)
70/-1 Beth Coulter (Therese Hession Regional Challenge Third Round/Feb. 4, 2025)
70/-1 Beth Coulter (Therese Hession Regional Challenge First Round/Feb. 2, 2025)
70/-1 Patience Rhodes (Therese Hession Regional Challenge First Round/Feb. 2, 2025)
70/-1 Paula Schulz-Hanssen (Stanford Intercollegiate First Round/Oct. 18, 2024)
70/-1 Isla McDonald-O'Brien (Stanford Intercollegiate First Round/Oct. 18, 2024)
70/-1 Isla McDonald-O'Brien (Stanford Intercollegiate Second Round/Oct. 19, 2024)
70/-1 Beth Coulter (Stanford Intercollegiate Third Round/Oct. 20, 2024)
70/E Grace Summerhays (Clover Cup First Round/March 10, 2025)
70/E Paula Schulz-Hanssen (Clover Cup Third Round/March 12, 2025)
51 total rounds of 70 or lower

Birdies by Sun Devil (2024-25 Season totals)
Paula Schulz-Hanssen - 111 birdies
Isla McDonald-O'Brien - 109 birdies; 1 eagle
Beth Coulter - 98 birdies; 1 eagle
Patience Rhodes - 95 birdies; 2 eagle
Grace Summerhays - 80 birdies; 5 eagles
Total - 489 birdies; 9 eagles

Career Appearances
Grace Summerhays, 44 (41 stroke; 3 match)
Beth Coulter, 35 (32 stroke; 3 match)
Paula Schulz-Hanssen, 35 (32 stroke; 3 match)
Patience Rhodes, 21 (19 stroke; 2 match)
Isla McDonald-O'Brien, 12 (12 stroke)
Total 141 (130 stroke; 11 match)

Career Top-20 Fiinishes 
Paula Schulz-Hanssen, 19 (9 Top-10)
Grace Summerhays, 18 (8 Top-10)
Beth Coulter, 16 (8 Top-10)
Patience Rhodes, 13 (8 Top-10)
Isla McDonald-O'Brien, 7 (4 Top-10)
Total 74 (37 Top-10)

Elite Company
The Sun Devils are one of just eight Division I Women's Golf teams to earn a spot at NCAA Regionals every year for the past 31 seasons. Only traditional powers Arizona State, Arizona, Duke, Florida, Stanford, USC, UCLA and Wake Forest have qualified for a regional each time since the postseason format changed in 1993. Arizona State is one of only five schools to receive a Top-3 seed in each of the last four NCAA Regional selections. They are joined by only Wake Forest South Carolina, LSU, and USC in this exclusive group, an indicator of the consistent success of Coach Farr-Kaye's program.

A Tradition Like No Other
During the past five decades, many of the premier amateur women's golfers have called Arizona State University home. Arizona State won its NCAA-leading eighth national championship title in 2017 to reinforce its standing as the premier women's golf school in the United States. Under legendary Head Coach Linda Vollstedt, the program became the first in women's collegiate golf to win six championships in a decade (1990, '93, '94, '95, '97, '98). ASU remains the lone program to ever capture three national titles in a row (1993, '94, '95). The Sun Devil Golf programs did something in 1990 that had never been done before and hasn't been accomplished since. ASU swept both the Men's and Women's Team National Titles in 1990, becoming the first school to capture both championships in the same year.

Here for the Long Haul
Sun Devil Athletics was thrilled to extend four of its head coaches back in December of 2023, including Women's Golf Head Coach Missy Farr-Kaye. Entering her ninth year with ASU, Farr-Kaye has been extended through the 2027-28 athletic calendar. She completed the trifecta in 2017, becoming the first individual in NCAA history to win a National Championship as a player, assistant coach, and head coach at the same school.

"The Bird"
The Thunderbirds Golf Complex, designed by Douglas Fredrickson Architects and built by Rummel Construction Inc., is a 7,000-square foot facility featuring a grand entry lobby, national championship displays, a team gym and locker rooms for both men's and women's teams, a fueling station, study lounge, team lounge, indoor hitting bays and more. Designed by Sun Devil alumnus and five-time PGA Major Championships winner Phil Mickelson, who is known for his short-game expertise, the four-acre practice area consists of five practice greens, four practice bunkers and a three-acre fairway and rough designed to practice every possible golf shot. On Nov. 1, 2018, Papago Golf Course became the new home for Sun Devil Men's & Women's Golf with the unveiling of their new state-of-the-art practice facility -- The Thunderbirds Golf Complex -- through the generous commitment by The Thunderbirds organization. Arizona State, in partnership with The Thunderbirds, Arizona Golf Community Foundation, the City of Phoenix and Phil Mickelson Design, revitalized the course and helped build the Lou Grubb Clubhouse and Lou's Bar & Grill.

Fantastic Five
Patience Rhodes, Grace Summerhays, Paula Schulz-Hanssen, and Beth Coulter all return having gained another year of valuable experience. Highly-touted freshman Isla McDonald-O'Brien has made an immediate impact on the program, forming a talented 2024-25 roster under the direction of Head Coach Missy Farr-Kaye and Assistant Coach Mikayla Tatman.

How to Follow
Final leaderboard of the Big 12 Championship can be found at the following link. For the latest updates and information on the Sun Devil Women's Golf program, follow our Twitter/Instagram accounts (@SunDevilWGolf), like our Facebook page (facebook.com/sundevilwgolf/), and visit our website (sundevils.com). Find Coach Farr-Kaye (@missymkaye) and Coach Tatman (@CoachMikayla_) on X as well.