Sun Devil Women's Golf hosts PING/ASU Invitational

PHOENIX - Sun Devil Women's Golf hosts the PING/ASU Invitational at Papago Golf Club running Friday, March 28 to Sunday, March 30.

No. 8 Arizona State is coming off a win at the Clover Cup earlier in the month as they get ready to welcome 13 teams in the 52nd edition of the PING/ASU Invitational. Head Coach Missy Farr-Kaye's team is playing their best golf of the season at the right time, as this represents the final regular season event of the 2024-25 campaign. The Sun Devils have more team championships (22) and individual champions (18) at PING/ASU than any other program. ASU is seeking their 21st team title since Farr-Kaye took over prior to the 2015-16 season. In order to do so, they will have to beat out another strong field that includes the four of the Top-25 teams in the nation.

Open to the Public
The PING/ASU Invitational is free and open to the public. Don't miss a chance to check out the nation's No. 8 team in action. Make sure to stop by Papago Golf Club on Friday Saturday, and Sunday as Arizona State will compete starting in the morning each day. On Friday, the Sun Devils tee-off at 8:14 AM MST on Hole 10. Tee-times for the remainder of the tournament will be determined based on scoring.

Live Scoring
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Coach's Corner
"It is exciting to see us playing some of our best golf at one of the most important times of the year," Coach Farr-Kaye remarked. "The entire team has been working extremely hard and you are seeing it pay off on the golf course."

"We absolutely love hosting the PING/ASU Invitational every year," Coach Farr-Kaye added. "This is another challenging field and we are excited to showcase what an amazing place Papago Golf Club is. We are looking forward to seeing many of our fans out there in Maroon and Gold cheering us on."

Last Time Out
No. 8 Arizona State (-13/827) claimed the Clover Cup earlier in March, securing a wire-to-wire victory. Head Coach Missy Farr-Kaye's team separated themselves over three rounds at Wigwam Golf Club, sitting in the overall lead after the conclusion of each day. In a field with eight of the Top-100 teams in the latest national rankings, the Maroon and Gold proved to be in a class of their own, claiming victory by four strokes over No. 43 Clemson.

Heading into the final day with a two-stroke lead over the Tigers, Arizona State sealed the victory by shooting a 274 (-6) for the second time over the three days. The Sun Devils were the only team to finish under par in each of their three rounds, putting forth a consistent effort. ASU entered as the top-ranked team in the field and were pursued by many as the clubhouse leaders throughout the event, but still managed to complete their title run. It is the program's fourth team championship at this event, previously winning back in 2015, 2017, and 2021.

Sun Devil Women's Golf was led by junior Beth Coulter, who nearly pulled off the sweep of the hardware for Arizona State. Coulter was under par all three rounds on her way to finishing in a tie for second, missing out on the individual crown to Clemson's Melena Barrientos by only two strokes. Coulter was the 2025 Clover Cup runner-up, the second time she has finished second place in her career (2023 Pac-12 Championship). She was not alone in enjoying a successful finish. Freshman Isla McDonald-O'Brien carded a 66 (-4) to cap her week, a new career-best and the lowest score by a Sun Devil this season. Thanks to her efforts, she finished in a tie for fourth. Joining the duo in the Top-10 was Patience Rhodes, who continues her incredible redshirt sophomore campaign. Rhodes ended in sole possession of seventh place, already her sixth Top-10 finish of the season.

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 Fall 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 March 21, 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. 9, which is the official metric used by the NCAA.

WGCA: #8 (as of 3/21)
Scoreboard: #9 (as of 3/26)

Three of five individuals are currently ranked in the Top-90 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR), led by Patience Rhodes at No. 34. In addition to a team ranking, Scoreboard produced the final individual rankings of the Fall and all five Sun Devils are in the Top-200. Patience Rhodes is No. 25, followed by Beth Coulter (#40), Paula Schulz-Hanssen (#42), and Isla McDonald-O'Brien (#52).

The Competition (Scoreboard Rankings)
The PING/ASU Invitational is annually considered one of the premiere events in the Spring season of women's collegiate golf. The 2025 edition is no different, featuring four Top-25 teams and six of the Top-42 in the latest Scoreboard rankings. The field is led by #9 Arizona State (host), #12 Northwestern, #21 Kansas, #25 UCLA, #33 California, #42 Pepperdine. In-state programs Grand Canyon and Northern Arizona will also be participating.

In the Field (13 Teams): Abilene Christian, California, Florida Atlantic, Grand Canyon, Kansas, New Mexico, New Mexico State, Northern Arizona, Northwestern, Pepperdine, Tulsa, UCLA

The Format
Holes: 18
Days: 3 (Friday-Sunday)
Scoring: 5 count 4
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,586

The Lineup
Arizona State boasts one of the deepest and most talented rosters in the country. Coming off a second-place finish at the Clover Cup, junior Beth Coulter has earned the top spot in the lineup. Freshman Isla McDonald-O'Brien will make her PING/ASU Invitational debut out of the No. 2 slot. The third golfer in will be the Sun Devils highest ranked individual, redshirt sophomore Patience Rhodes. Junior Paula Schulz-Hanssen qualified in the fourth spot, with senior Grace Summerhays playing in her fourth PING/ASU Invitational and

1. Beth Coulter
2. Isla McDonald-O'Brien
3. Patience Rhodes
4. Paula Schulz-Hanssen
5. Grace Summerhays

Tee Times
Arizona State will begin the PING/ASU Invitational on Friday at 8:14 AM MST, with each of the five golfers beginning their round on Hole 10 every nine minutes. The Sun Devils will be paired with Cal and Northwestern

The Course
Originally built in 1963, Papago Golf Club was one of the original Valley golf courses and has been an asset to the Phoenix public-golf community. Designed by well-known and esteemed golf course architect William Francis (Billy) Bell. The course provides spectacular views of Phoenix from its unique, strategic setting at the base of Papago Buttes. Despite its convenient central location, golfers experience a setting rich with the native elements that make Arizona a unique state. 
 
The home of Sun Devil Men's and Women's Golf was named the Arizona Course of the Year by the National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA) of Arizona in 2021. The annual host venue of both the ASU/PING Invitational and Thunderbird Collegiate has long been considered one of the top courses in the state. Arizona State hosted the 2023 Pac-12 Women's Golf Championships at this venue.

History at PING/ASU Invitational
This is the 52nd edition of the PING/ASU Invitational, which has developed a reputation as one of the toughest fields in the Spring women's golf season. The first 45 were at Karsten Golf Course, with the past six taking place at Papago Golf Club. It represents a prime opportunity for the top teams in the nation to get a taste of the intensity of postseason golf leading up to the conference champions.

Arizona State has won the most event titles, claiming the team championship at PING/ASU an incredible 22 times. This included back-to-back wins in 2021 & 2022. ASU has finished in second place as a team each of the last two years. Grace Summerhays has back-to-back ninth-place finishes as an individual. Linda Vollstedt led the Sun Devils to five-straight PING/ASU titles from 1991-1996. ASU also won the title in 2017 on their way to a National Championship.
 
The Maroon & Gold also boast the most individual medalists in tournament history, with Sun Devils earning the crown 17 times. This includes Alexandra Forsterling (-9/207) in 2022, who had to beat out teammate Ashley Menne for the title, as Arizona State finished 1-2 in the final player standings. She became the first Sun Devil to win at PING/ASU since Roberta Liti back in 2017. Some of the top scores in program history have come at PING/ASU, with Monica Vaughn leading the way with a historic 64 (-8) in the first round of the 2017 version. 

TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS UNDER MISSY FARR-KAYE (20)
---> 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.

Rhodes is in the midst of a breakout redshirt sophomore season in which she has emerged as one of the most consistent golfers in the nation. She receives this distinction as a recognition for an incredible first two months of the season. Here is more about her accomplishments.

Rhodes in the Rankings
- No. 25 in Clipp'd (National collegiate golf rankings)
- No. 34 in WAGR (International amateur golf rankings)
- No. 12 in European Amateur Rankings

By the Numbers
- 2 Top-5 Finishes
- 6 Top-10 Finishes
- Finished in Top-12 of all seven of eight events
- 71.1 stroke average in 12 rounds 
- 69.6 adjusted scoring average (via Clipp'd)
- 5 rounds in the 60s
- 13 rounds of par or below
- 487-66-18 (85.3%) head-to-head record

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.

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 will face a team in the Top-10 of GOLF Channel's preseason rankings a total of 28 times this year.
• Missy Farr-Kaye enters her ninth 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 10th 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 have 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
---> T2nd - Beth Coulter, Clover Cup
T2nd - Isla McDonald-O'Brien, Match in the Desert*
4th - Paula Schulz-Hanssen, Match in the Desert*
---> T4th- Isla McDonald-O'Brien, Clover Cup
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
T9th - Paula Schulz-Hanssen, Nanea Invitational
T9th - Beth Coulter, ANNIKA Intercollegiate
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
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
29 total Top-20 finishes;  16 Top-10 finishes by Sun Devils this year
*One-day, 18-hole event

Best rounds in 2024-25
---> 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 (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 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 Paula Schulz-Hanssen (Windy City Collegiate Classic Second Round/Sept. 30, 2024)
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 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)
39 total rounds of 70 or lower

Birdies by Sun Devil (2024-25 Season totals)
Isla McDonald-O'Brien - 93 birdies; 1 eagle
Paula Schulz-Hanssen - 87 birdies
Beth Coulter - 74 birdies; 1 eagle
Patience Rhodes - 73 birdies; 2 eagle
Grace Summerhays - 65 birdies; 5 eagles
Total - 392 birdies; 9 eagles

Career appearances
Grace Summerhays, 42 (39 stroke; 3 match)
Beth Coulter, 33 (30 stroke; 3 match)
Paula Schulz-Hanssen, 33 (30 stroke; 3 match)
Patience Rhodes, 19 (17 stroke; 2 match)
Isla McDonald-O'Brien, 10 (10 stroke)
Total 131 (120 stroke; 11 match)

Career Top-20 finishes 
Grace Summerhays, 17 (7 Top-10)
Paula Schulz-Hanssen, 17 (7 Top-10)
Beth Coulter, 14 (6 Top-10)
Patience Rhodes, 11 (7 Top-10)
Isla McDonald-O'Brien, 6 (3 Top-10)
Total 66 (30 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 incoming freshman Isla McDonald-O'Brien joins 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
Live scoring of the PING/ASU Invitational 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.