Women's Golf ready for NCAA postseason appearance No. 42

TEMPE - No. 8 Sun Devil Women's Golf team prepares to play at Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club May 5-7, making their 32nd consecutive NCAA Regional appearance, competing every year since the Regional postseason format was created in 1993.
 
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 32 seasons. This puts the Arizona State program in elite company, as only the following teams have qualified for a regional each time since the postseason format changed:

• Arizona State
• Arizona
• Duke
• Florida
• Stanford
• USC
• UCLA
• Wake Forest

Hosting the Gold Canyon Regional 
The eight-time national champion Sun Devil Women's Golf team will remain in the state of Arizona after being selected to the Gold Canyon NCAA Regional, hosted by Arizona State University running May 5-7. GOLF Channel announced the 72 teams making up the six regionals during their NCAA Women's Golf Selection Show in April. 

Each regional will feature 12 teams and six individuals, with a total of 30 teams advancing to the National Championships to be played May 16-21 at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California. The top two individuals (12 total) from non-qualifying teams from each regional will also advance to the Championship. Live scoring for the Gold Canyon Regional will be provided by Clipp'd at the following link.
 
This is the 32nd consecutive year that Sun Devil Women's Golf has qualified for a regional, doing so every time since the format was instituted. ASU has not missed a NCAA postseason since 1991. The program earned their 33rd straight NCAA postseason berth and will be making its 42nd overall appearance. 

ASU Regional Notes
Live Scoring
2024-25 Statistics Homepage
Gold Canyon Regional Homepage

History at NCAA Regionals
The program has claimed or shared a total of five Regional team championships, with the last coming during their National Championship run in 2017. In 2024, the Sun Devils had an impressive showing at the Cle Elum Regional, finishing fourth on their way to reaching the NCAA Championship in Carlsbad. ASU put together second place finishes at regionals in two of the last four years, also doing so at the 2023 Stillwater Regional and 2021 Columbus Regional as part of their run to NCAA Match Play that season.

Arizona State is one of only five schools to receive a Top-3 seed in each of the last five 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.

The Competition 
Arizona State will be the No. 2 seed in a regional that features No. 1 seed Oregon (Big 10 Champion). The regional also includes No. 3 seed Auburn, No. 4 Mississippi State, No. 5 Oklahoma State, No. 6 California, No. 7 Virginia Tech, No. 8 San Jose State, No. 9 Sacramento State (Big Sky Champion), No. 10 Cal State Fullerton (Big West Champion), No. 11 Navy (Patriot League Champion), and No. 12 Quinnipiac (MAAC Champion).

The Gold Canyon Regional features 8 of the Clipp'd Top-50 ranked teams, including No. 5 Oregon, No. 8 Arizona State, No. 17 Auburn, No. 20 Mississippi State, and No. 29 Oklahoma State. The regional also has its fair share of individual star power, with ten of the Top-50 individuals in the Clipp'd Player Rankings competing in Gold Canyon. Oregon's Kiara Romero is the top-ranked player in the regional, coming in at No. 3. Arizona State has Patience Rhodes not far behind at No. 26 in the nation in the latest metrics.

In the Field (12 Teams + 6 Individuals): #5 Oregon, #8 Arizona State (host), #17 Auburn, #20 Mississippi State, #29 Oklahoma State, #32 California, #44 Virginia Tech, #48 San Jose State, #53 Sacramento State, #74 Cal State Fullerton, #146 Navy, #189 Quinnipiac; Vivian Lu, Washington, Jasmine Leovao, Long Beach State, Janae Leovao, Long Beach State, Jensen Jalufka, Cal Poly, Daniela Campillo, ULM, Maddie Montoya, Montana State

Head-to-Head with Gold Canyon Regional Field
Arizona State boasts a 13-2-1 overall against other teams in the Gold Canyon Regional so far this year.

Auburn (1-0)
W - Darius Rucker Intercollegiate (March 3-5)
California (5-0)
W - ANNIKA Intercollegiate (Sept. 9-11)
W - Stanford Intercollegiate (Oct. 18-20)
W - Nanea Invitational (Oct. 28-30)
W - Therese Hession Regional Challenge (Feb. 2-4)
W - PING/ASU Invitational (March 28-30)
Mississippi State (2-0)
W - Mason Rudolph Championship (Sept. 20-22)
W - Darius Rucker Intercollegiate (March 3-5)
Oklahoma State (0-0-1)
T - Big 12 Championship (Apr. 15-17)
Oregon (1-2)
L - ANNIKA Intercollegiate (Sept. 9-11)
W - Windy City Collegiate Classic (Sept. 30 - Oct. 1)
L - Therese Hession Regional Challenge (Feb. 2-4)
San Jose State (4-0)
W - Stanford Intercollegiate (Oct. 18-20)
W - Nanea Invitational (Oct. 28-30)
W - Match in the Desert (Jan. 27)
W - Therese Hession Regional Challenge (Feb. 2-4)

The Format
In the fourth year of the new regional format, six sites were selected instead of the traditional four. For the third consecutive year, there is an increase in advancing teams, changing from 24 to 30. In order to clinch a berth in the NCAA Championship and advance to Carlsbad, Arizona State will have to finish in the Top-5 of the 12-team Gold Canyon Regional. Five teams from each of the six regionals form the group that advances to play in the 2025 NCAA Women's Golf Championship. Sun Devil Women's Golf is looking to add to their record 38 appearances in the NCAA Championship Finals.

The other five regional sites are 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). 10 of 14 Big 12 teams made NCAA Regionals, a testament to the strength of one of the best conferences in women's golf. Eight teams from the league received Top-6 seeds, with Arizona State receiving the highest seed of any school in the league at No. 2.

Holes: 54 (18 each day)
Days: 3 (Monday-Wednesday)
Scoring: 5 count 4
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,544

The Lineup
Arizona State boasts one of the deepest and most talented rosters in the country. Junior Beth Coulter claims the top spot as she gets ready for her third regional appearance. Fellow junior Paula Schulz-Hanssen brings the same postseason experience out of the No. 2 spot. Redshirt sophomore Patience Rhodes follows in the third position, one of the most talented No. 3 golfers in the nation. Senior Grace Summerhays - the most seasoned of the five Sun Devils - will make her fourth regional appearance out of the No. 4 spot. Freshman Isla McDonald-O'Brien will be making her NCAA Regional debut in the No. 5 spot.

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

Tee Times (MST)
Arizona State will begin the first round of the Gold Canyon Regional Monday morning at 8 AM MST on the first hole with a new golfer beginning their round every 11 minutes. They are paired with top-seed No. 5 Oregon and third-seed No. 17 Auburn.
 

Sun Devils in the Rankings
Scoreboard powered by Clipp'd has taken over as the official producer of the NCAA Golf Rankings. Arizona State enters the NCAA postseason at No. 8 in the rankings and have now maintained a spot in the Top-10 for the final six months of the season. The Women's Golf Coaches Association released their latest Spring poll on May 2, with ASU slotted at No. 8. Four Sun Devils are in the Top-54, while all five fall within the Top-180. Here is where each of the Sun Devils' rank in the latest Scoreboard Individual Rankings:

No. 26 Patience Rhodes  
No. 33 Beth Coulter 
No. 36 Paula Schulz-Hanssen
No. 54 Isla McDonald-O'Brien
No. 180 Grace Summerhays

Quotables
"It never gets old getting your name called on Selection Show Day," Sun Devil Women's Golf Head Coach Missy Farr-Kaye mentioned. "I'm very proud of this team and how they have positioned themselves all season to make a run in the postseason."

"We are quickly shifting our focus towards having a great week of preparation before hosting," Coach Farr-Kaye added. "This is a great site selection for us. We can't wait to be able to compete for a spot in the NCAA Championship in front of our fans. This team is confident and ready to make a deep run in May."

The Course
The Gold Canyon Regional will take place at the Prospector Course at Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club. The par-72 course was designed by Jack Nicklaus and his son, Gary. It has played host to several LPGA and other professional events since it opened in 1998. Arizona State has made the trip to Gold Canyon each of the past seven seasons, competing at the Match in the Desert, which is hosted at the Prospector Course by the University of Kansas every January.

Last Time Out
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."

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.

Summerhays named Scholar Athlete of the Year
Sun Devil Women's Golf's Grace Summerhays was recognized as the 2025 Big 12 Women's Golf Scholar Athlete of the Year, the conference announced this week. Summerhays is putting the finishing touches on one of the most decorated careers in program history. She has been recognized by the opposing coaches in the league as the premier student-athlete in the sport based on her accomplishments on and off the course.

During her time with the Sun Devil Women's Golf program, Grace Summerhays has been a steady presence in the lineup, performing admirably for an Arizona State team consistently ranked in the Top-10. She has taken her game to another level each year and is now one of the best golfers in the conference. She is doing all this while maintaining a 3.99 GPA and earning her degree in Communication in just seven semesters.

Summerhays is the eighth recipient of the honor from Sun Devil Women's Golf, the most of any athletic program at ASU. In their first chance since the Big 12 Conference transition, Arizona State takes home the award for the first time since Alexandra Forsterling earned the distinction after an incredible 2022 campaign. The Maroon and Gold continued a trend they started while in the Pac-12, as a member of Sun Devil Women's Golf claimed 7 of the 16 possible awards while ASU was a member of the league. Arizona State now has a total of 47 Conference Scholar Athletes of the Year, three of which have come since joining the Big 12.

Sun Devils to win 2025 Big 12 Scholar Athlete of the Year 
Grace Summerhays, Women's Golf
Patrick Sammon, Men's Swimming
Bella Ingrao, Lacrosse

Conference Scholar Athlete of the Year Winners from Sun Devil Women's Golf (8)
Big 12 Era
Grace Summerhays, 2025
Pac-12 Era
Alexandra Forsterling, 2022
Olivia Mehaffey, 2021
Roberta Liti, 2018
Noemi Jimenez, 2015
Giulia Molinaro, 2012
Jiuliana Murcia, 2010
Azahara Munoz, 2009

Big 12 All-Conference Team
The Big 12 Conference announced the 2025 Women's Golf All-Conference teams and Sun Devil Women's Golf is well represented. Arizona State landed four individuals on the Big 12 All-Conference team, the most selections of any team in the league. Patience Rhodes, Beth Coulter, Paula Schulz-Hanssen, and Isla McDonald-O'Brien were recognized for their spectacular seasons. This is the fifth consecutive year that at least two Sun Devils have received All-Conference distinction. For the fifth time in the Missy Farr-Kaye era, ASU had four or more honorees. The respect for the Maroon & Gold is clear, as the awards are voted on by the other coaches in the league.

In their first year in the Big 12, Head Coach Missy Farr-Kaye's program wasted no time making an impact. Of the 11 All-Conference selections made by the league, four of them were Sun Devils. ASU has now had at least one representative on the highest All-Conference team every year since 2005. This is the second consecutive year that redshirt sophomore Patience Rhodes was an All-League selection, meaning she now has secured the honor in both seasons she has been eligible. Juniors Beth Coulter and Paula Schulz-Hanssen were also named All-Conference golfers for the second time in their career, previously accomplishing the feat after the 2023 Pac-12 season. Freshman Isla McDonald-O'Brien joined an exclusive list of Sun Devil golfers to earn All-Conference honors in their first year. It is the fourth consecutive year that Arizona State has had a freshman recognized by a conference in their postseason awards.  

After landing two on the team last year, ASU has now combined for 19 All-Conference honors over the past five seasons alone. Under Missy Farr-Kaye, 27 total Sun Devils have made an All-Conference team. This is the 39th time at least two and 21st time at least four from Arizona State have been honored with the distinction in a single season. A total of 144 Sun Devils have now earned a spot on an All-Conference Team since the award was established back in 1980, when ASU was still in the Western Collegiate Athletic Association. That list includes current Head Coach Missy Farr-Kaye, who landed on the Pac-10 All-Conference Second Team back in 1990.

2025 NCAA Women's Golf Championship
For the second consecutive year, the NCAA Women's Golf Championship will take place near San Diego at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa, Champions Course. Arizona State made the 2024 NCAA Championship and finished tied for 16th, missing the Top-15 cut by just one stroke. Should they advance from a regional again, Sun Devil Women's Golf will attempt to win the program's NCAA record ninth national championship. Missy Farr-Kaye was in charge the last time that ASU won a title, defeating Northwestern at Rich Harvest Farms in Chicago for the 2017 NCAA Women's Golf Championship. The program also brought home NCAA titles in 2009, 1998, 1997, 1995, 1994, 1993, and 1990. 

GOLF Channel Coverage
GOLF Channel will present the 2025 NCAA Division I Women's (May 19-21) and Men's (May 26-28) Golf Championships, totaling over 50 hours of comprehensive coverage. The women's championship will be held May 16-21, with GOLF Channel providing live coverage of the final day of individual championship play on May 19 as well as the team match play on May 20-21.  GOLF Channel and Peacock will present live tournament coverage all three days. Visit NBCSports.com full programming schedule.

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 Spring Watch List
Sun Devil Women's Golf redshirt sophomore Patience Rhodes earned a spot on the ANNIKA Award Spring Watch List back in March. The Haskins Foundation released the Spring version of their candidates 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 will play in the state of Arizona for the fourth time 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). The Sun Devils will now 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 Finishes 
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)

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
Visit the Gold Canyon Regional homepage for all information related to the event. 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.