Sun Devil Women's Golf wins Clover Cup
Arizona State wins their second team title of 2024-25 behind Beth Coulter's second place finish.

Women's Golf Clover Cup Champions
LITCHFIELD PARK, Ariz. - Sun Devil Women's Golf are the 2025 Clover Cup Champions.
No. 8 Arizona State (-13/827) claimed the title on Wednesday afternoon, putting the finishing touches on 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 day with a two-stroke lead over the Tigers, Arizona State sealed the victory by shooting a 274 (-6) for the second time this week. 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.
"Coach Tatman and I are really proud of my team and how they fought so hard to the finish," Coach Farr-Kaye reflected. "It really could've gone either way there in the last couple holes and they just kept making birdies."
The Maroon and Gold won their 20th team championship during the Missy Farr-Kaye era. The Sun Devils secured their second title of the 2024-25 season, joining the victory at the 2024 Windy City Collegiate back in October. This is the eighth Top-5 finish as a team in nine events to start the year, which is why Arizona State is considered among the main contenders for the 2025 NCAA Championship. Since 1982, the program has now won 100 total events as a team.
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.
Contributions from the entire lineup were key in the Arizona State victory. Junior Paula Schulz-Hanssen was a factor all week. She earned a tie for 13th and matched the best scoring average (2.94) on par three holes. It is her 17th Top-20 finish of her career, tied for the most of any Sun Devil. An opening round of 70 (E) for Grace Summerhays was a key counting score that allowed the Maroon and Gold to get off to an early lead. Coach Missy Farr-Kaye's squad avoided mistakes as shown by their bogey total. ASU finished with 34 total bogeys, by far the lowest mark in the field. The second-fewest bogeys belonged to Clemson and Indiana, who each had 18 more than the Sun Devils (52).
Final Scores (Team | Individual | Tournament Stats)
All-Time Sun Devil Team/Individual Championships
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
Round Breakdown
Beth Coulter
Finish: T2nd
Overall Total: -6 (204)
Today's Round: 69 (-1)
Eagles (1): Hole 18 (Par 5; 514 yards)
Birdies (3): Hole 7 (Par 4; 394 yards), Hole 10 (Par 5; 492 yards), Hole 14 (Par 4; 294 yards)
Notables:
-- 14th Top-20 finish of her career (6th this season)
-- 5th Top-10 finish of her career
-- Recorded her first Eagle of the season
Beth Coulter Best Career Finishes
2nd - 2023 Pac-12 Championship
---> T2nd - 2025 Clover Cup
5th - 2024 Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational
T5th - 2024 Stanford Intercollegiate
T9th - 2024 ANNIKA Intercollegiate
T10th - 2024 Windy City Collegiate Classic
Isla McDonald-O'Brien
Finish: T4th
Overall Total: -5 (205)
Today's Round: 66 (-4)
Eagles (1): Hole 18 (Par 5; 514 yards)
Birdies (3): Hole 1 (Par 5; 511 yards), Hole 9 (Par 3; 149 yards), Hole 12 (Par 4; 347 yards)
Notables:
-- Recorded her first Eagle of the season
-- Shot a career-low 66; lowest round of any Sun Devil in 2024-25
-- 3rd Top-10 finish of her freshman campaign (6 Top-20)
Isla McDonald-O'Brien Best Career Finishes
T2nd - 2025 Match in the Desert
---> T4th - 2025 Clover Cup
T6th - 2024 Nanea Invitational
Patience Rhodes
Finish: 7th
Overall Total: -2 (208)
Today's Round: 69 (-1)
Eagles (1): Hole 1 (Par 5; 511 yards),
Birdies (3): Hole 9 (Par 3; 149 yards), Hole 12 (Par 4; 347 yards), Hole 16 (Par 4; 374 yards)
Notables:
-- 7th Top-10 finish of her career (6th of the season)
-- Recorded 2nd Eagle of the season
-- Has now ended in Top-12 of seven of her first eight tournaments
Patience Rhodes Best Career Finishes
3rd - 2024 Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational
T5th - 2024 Windy City Collegiate Classic
T5th - 2024 Mason Rudolph Championship
6th - 2025 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate
T6th - 2024 ANNIKA Intercollegiate
---> 7th - 2025 Clover Cup
T8th - 2025 Therese Hession Regional Challenge
Paula Schulz-Hanssen
Finish: T13rd
Overall Total: +2 (212)
Today's Round: 70 (E)
Birdies (3): Hole 4 (Par 3; 156 yards), Hole 12 (Par 4; 347 yards), Hole 18 (Par 5; 514 yards)
Notables:
-- 17th career Top-20 finish
-- Ended in Top-15 at six of nine events this year
-- 2.94 scoring average on Par Three holes (tied for best mark in field)
-- 41 pars over three days was the most of any golfer
Grace Summerhays
Finish: T46th
Overall Total: +16 (226)
Today's Round: +6 (76)
Birdies (4): Hole 5 (Par 5; 497 yards), Hole 10 (Par 5; 492 yards), Hole 16 (Par 4; 374 yards), Hole 18 (Par 5; 514 yards)
Quotables
"Great to see Isla jump in to the Top-5 with an Eagle on the last hole," Coach Farr-Kaye mentioned. "And for Beth to end with her eagle and be runner-up, I think that is one of her best finishes."
"Patience played a solid tournament," Coach Farr-Kaye added. "After not playing her best on Monday, she still managed to end in the Top-10. She just continues to lead us and perform at a high level. She is having a great year."
"Always excited to have a win and even better to get one at home in Arizona," Coach Farr-Kaye concluded. "It is time for a little bit of a break and then we will start prepping next week for next our next competition, which is hosted at Papago at the end of March."
Team Standings
Place | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | To Par |
1 | #8 Arizona State | 274 | 279 | 274 | -13 |
2 | #43 Clemson | 282 | 273 | 276 | -9 |
3 | #16 Texas A&M | 278 | 282 | 279 | -1 |
4 | Indiana | 280 | 280 | 290 | +10 |
5 | Notre Dame | 282 | 284 | 289 | +15 |
-- Arizona State wins the Clover Cup for the fourth time and third time under Coach Farr-Kaye. The Sun Devils also won this event back in 2021, 2017, and 2015.
-- The three Eagles by the Sun Devils were the most they have had in one round this season. It also allowed them to finish with the most of any team at the Clover Cup.
-- ASU finished with 34 total bogeys, by far the lowest mark in the field. The second-fewest bogeys belonged to Clemson and Indiana, who each had 18 more than the Sun Devils (52).
-- Since 1982, the program has now won 100 total events as a team. 20 have come since Coach Farr-Kaye took over prior to the 2015-16 campaign.
Individual Standings
Place | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | To Par |
1 | Melena Barrientos, Clemson | 72 | 64 | 66 | -8 |
T2 | Beth Coulter | 67 | 68 | 69 | -6 |
T4 | Isla McDonald-O'Brien | 68 | 71 | 66 | -5 |
7 | Patience Rhodes | 72 | 67 | 69 | -2 |
T13 | Paula Schulz-Hanssen | 69 | 73 | 70 | +2 |
T46 | Grace Summerhays | 70 | 80 | 76 | +16 |
The Competition (Scoreboard Rankings)
Arizona State is the top-ranked team at the 2025 Clover Cup. They are one of three Top-50 teams in the latest Scoreboard team rankings, joined by No. 16 Texas A&M and No. 43 Clemson. In total, eight of the 12 teams in the field are ranked in the Top-100 nationally.
In the Field (12 Teams): Clemson, Colorado State, Indiana, Kennesaw State, Northern Illinois, Notre Dame (Host), Southern Illinois, Texas A&M, Toledo, UNC Wilmington, UTSA
The Format
Holes: 54 (18 Holes; 3 Days)
Days: 2 (Mon.-Wed.)
Scoring: 5 count 4
Par: 70
Yardage: 5,860
The Course
One of the state of Arizona's premier courses plays host to the 2025 Clover Cup. Arizona State will compete at the Blue Course at Wigwam Golf Club in Litchfield Park, Arizona. Like its sister course the Gold, the Blue Course is also a Robert Trent Jones, Sr. design and it too opened for play in 1965. Both courses feature Trent Jones' signature small, elevated greens, however, that's where the similarities end. The Blue Course is a shorter course – more than 1,400 yards shorter from the tips – and therefore isn't quite as demanding off the tee. Shorter hitters and golfers who excel at short and mid-iron play, really enjoy the challenge Trent Jones, Sr. created.
During the summer of 2016, the Blue Course underwent an extensive bunker and irrigation system renovation. Lead by Nevada-based golf course renovation firm Key Golf, in collaboration with The Wigwam's ownership group JDM Partners, the renovation work focused on removing bunkers, modernizing and reshaping the remaining bunkers and updating the irrigation system on the 50-year-old golf course. During the renovation process, 35 bunkers were eliminated while the 34 remaining bunkers were reshaped. Bunkers now have a splash-up, flat-top design and are filled with white sand.
History at Clover Cup
Arizona State is back in the Clover Cup for the first time since 2021, giving fans an opportunity to check out the squad at another local event. Hosted by Notre Dame at Wigwam Golf Club in Litchfield Park, the Sun Devils will look to duplicate the success they had at this event in 2021. Coach Farr-Kaye's team shot a tournament-best 277 -- with Olivia Mehaffey's school-record 62 leading the way -- to come back from six strokes down after the second round to win the Clover Cup by three over Arizona. ASU shot 16-under 848 (288-283-277) to top second-round leader Arizona (281-284-286=851), with Mehaffey's historic round sparking the late charge.
Linn Grant added to her incredible collegiate resume, winning her fifth individual championship. Dating back to a victory at the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational last season, Grant won or shared individual medalist honors at five consecutive events, accomplishing an incredible feat. She shot 69 each day to finish at 9-under 207. Grant became only the second Sun Devil in program history to win four consecutive tournaments outright, joining Brandie Burton from the legendary 1989-90 season, which resulted in Arizona State's first women's golf NCAA Championship.
Prior to the 2021 Championship run, the Sun Devils last competed at the Clover Cup in 2018, earning a second-place finish at the event hosted by Notre Dame. During their National Championship season in 2017, Arizona State won the Clover Cup in March, setting up the eventual run to the title. The Maroon & Gold also took home the hardware back in 2015.
Up Next
PING/ASU Invitational – March 28-30 (Phoenix, AZ | Papago Golf Club)
The Sun Devils make their third appearance in the state as they host the annual PING/ASU Invitational at Papago Golf Club. Several of the nation's top teams will once again take part in one of the most historic collegiate golf tournaments. This will be the 52nd edition of the PING/ASU Invitational, with the first 45 being held at Karsten Golf Course and the past six taking place at Papago Golf Club. Arizona State has won the most event titles, claiming the team championship at PING/ASU an incredible 22 times. This included the 2021 & 2022 editions. The Maroon & Gold also boast the most individual medalists in tournament history, with Sun Devils earning the crown 17 times, most recently Alexandra Forsterling in 2022.
Sun Devil Women's Golf ended last year's PING/ASU Invitational strong, moving up the leaderboard on the final day to jump six spots into a tie for second. The Maroon & Gold only trailed PING/ASU Invitational Team Champions No. 11 Northwestern by three strokes and finished ahead of No. 1 Stanford, No. 6 USC, No. 7 Texas, and No. 12 Oregon, while matching No. 4 UCLA's second-place outcome. Two Sun Devils finished in the Top-10 of the individual race, as both Ashley Menne (-3/213) and returning senior Grace Summerhays (-3/213) tied for ninth.
In the Field (13 Teams): Abilene Christian, California, Florida Atlantic, Grand Canyon, Kansas, New Mexico, New Mexico State, Northern Arizona, Northwestern, Pepperdine, Tulsa, UCLA
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
Final standings of the Clover Cup 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.