Men's Golf Third At Thunderbird In Phoenix

Saturday, April 15

Phoenix, Ariz. (Papago G.C.)

All Day

North Carolina

ASU Thunderbird Collegiate Day Two

Wilmington, NC – Oct 21: NCAA Men's Golf - The Williams Cup Presented by STITCH Golf Day 1 at Eagle Point Golf Club in Wilmington, NC on October 21, 2022. (Credit: Andy Mead/YCJ)

Photo by: Andy Mead/YCJ

April 15, 2023 | Men's Golf

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By: Steve Kirschner

Arizona State's Preston Summerhays, the individual champion, made a birdie on the final hole to also give the Sun Devils the team title by a single stroke over Arizona Saturday at the Thunderbird Collegiate in Phoenix.

Fifth-ranked ASU finished 28 under par for the 54-hole tournament at the Papago Golf Course. Arizona was second at 27 under, No. 2-ranked North Carolina was third at 20 under, Oklahoma State was fourth at 17 under and SMU was fifth at -6.

Ryan Burnett and Dylan Menante shot 2-under 69s on Saturday to lead Tar Heels, whose 6-under 278 was the best team score of the final day.

David Ford (68-66-73) was Carolina's low finisher with a tie for seventh at 6-under 207, despite a final-round 73.

Menante (70-70-69) tied for 12^th at 4-under 209, Austin Greaser (69-71-70) tied for 17^th at 3-under 210, Burnett (73-70-69) tied for 28^th at 1-under 212 and Peter Fountain (70-75-70) tied for 41^st at 2-over 215.

Summerhays shot 66-68-66 to win medalist honors by four strokes at 13-under 200. Three Arizona players – Chase Sienkiewicz, Zach Pollo and Sam Sommerhauser – tied for second at 9-under-par 204.

The Tar Heels return to action April 21 at the ACC Championship at the Country Club of North Carolina in Pinehurst.