Menne, Schulz-Hanssen Lead ASU on Day One of NCAA Championship

CARLSBAD, Calif. - Sun Devil Women's Golf got off to an excellent start at the 2024 NCAA Women's Golf Championship.

Playing the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa North Course for the first time, No. 15 Arizona State looked comfortable, firing a 286 (-2) to earn a tie for sixth after 18 holes. Head Coach Missy Farr-Kaye's team is ahead of National Title contenders No. 2 Wake Forest, No. 3 South Carolina, No. 4 LSU, No. 5 UCLA, No. 7 USC, No. 8 Texas, No. 10 Arkansas, and No. 11 Oregon, a testament to their first round effort. ASU sits six strokes back of overall leader No. 16 Clemson (-8/280) as the tournament remains wide open with three more days of stroke play remaining. The Maroon & Gold have established themselves as a clear threat to make the Top-15 cut, which takes place after Sunday's third round.

The Sun Devils were led by the duo of Ashley Menne and Paula Schulz-Hanssen. The two are tied for 13th after carding opening round 70s (-2) and are well within striking distance of the individual lead, trailing Lottie Woad (-7/65) from Florida State by only five strokes. Menne caught fire around the time of the turn, recording three birdies over a four-hole stretch from 17-2. Schulz-Hanssen was responsible for the lone Eagle of the for ASU, notching her team-best fifth Eagle of the season on 17. It was one of only three Eagles by a golfer on the first day of the championship.

Depth is the main reason why the Sun Devils are in a promising position following round one. Patience Rhodes and Beth Coulter each were making their NCAA Championship debut and proved that they belonged on the big stage. They both finished with 73s (+1), putting them in the top half of the 156-golfer field and giving ASU four solid counting scores. The Maroon & Gold will put to test what they learned on day one of the NCAA Championships, as they will begin the second round tomorrow morning. Grace Summerhays will get the Sun Devils started at 8:30 AM MST on Hole 1, with live scoring provided by Golfstat.

ROUND BREAKDOWN
Paula Schulz-Hanssen (-2/70/T13)
EAGLE (1): Hole 17 (Par 4; 356 yards)
BIRDIES (3): Hole 4 (Par 4; 351 yards), Hole 7 (Par 4; 430 yards), Hole 11 (Par 4; 318 yards)

Ashley Menne (-2/70/T13)
BIRDIES (3): Hole 1 (Par 4; 357 yards), Hole 2 (Par 5; 531 yards), Hole 17 (Par 4; 356 yards)

Beth Coulter (+1/73/T58)
BIRDIES (4): Hole 2 (Par 5; 531 yards), Hole 4 (Par 4; 351 yards), Hole 17 (Par 4; 356 yards), Hole 18 (Par 5; 497 yards)

Patience Rhodes (+1/73/T58)
BIRDIE (1): Hole 2 (Par 5; 531 yards)

Grace Summerhays (+8/80/T149)
BIRDIE (1): Hole 11 (Par 4; 318 yards)

QUOTABLES
"It was a fantastic start for us," Coach Farr-Kaye mentioned after the round. "They came out focused and ready to perform. We need to maintain that level and take it one day at a time."

"Ashley and Paula did a great job leading us," Coach Farr-Kaye added. "When you get two excellent scores it helps set the tone for the rest of the group."

"The more familiar we get with the course, the more confident they will become," Coach Farr-Kaye concluded. "There were opportunities we left out there today and I can't wait to see how we approach tomorrow's round."

TEAM STANDINGS

Place	Team	1	To Par
1	#16 Clemson	280	-8
2	#13 Texas A&M	281	-7
T3	#1 Stanford	285	-3
T3	#6 Auburn	285	-3
T3	#11 Northwestern	285	-3
T6	#15 Arizona State	286	-2

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS

Place	Player	1	To Par
1	Lottie Woad (Florida State)	65	-7
T13	Paula Schulz-Hanssen	70	-2
T13	Ashley Menne	70	-2
T58	Beth Coulter	73	+1
T58	Patience Rhodes	73	+1
T149	Grace Summerhays	80	+8

TEE TIMES
Arizona State will begin the second round of the NCAA Championship on Saturday at 8:30 AM MST, with a new golfer starting their round every 11 minutes on Hole 1. ASU will be paired with the same two teams as yesterday, No. 13 Texas A&M and No. 14 Ole Miss.
 

PAIRING	Texas A&M, Ole Miss
HOLE	1
TIME (MST)	GOLFER
8:30 AM	Grace Summerhays
8:41 AM	Patience Rhodes
8:52 AM	Beth Coulter
9:03 AM	Paula Schulz-Hanssen
9:14 AM	Ashley Menne

SUN DEVILS IN THE RANKINGS
Clipp'd, backed by the NCAA, are now responsible for the 2024 NCAA Golf Rankings. Arizona State enters the NCAA Championship at No. 15 in the rankings and have now maintained a spot in the Top-15 for the final two months of the season. Four Sun Devils are in the Top-130, while all five fall within the Top-170. Here is where each of the Sun Devils' rank in the latest Clipp'd Individual Rankings:

No. 41 Ashley Menne (up 6 spots)
No. 98 Beth Coulter (up 13 spots)
No. 117 Patience Rhodes 
No. 126 Grace Summerhays 
No. 167 Paula Schulz-Hanssen (up 1 spot)

THE COMPETITION
No event features a stronger field than the NCAA Golf Championships. Arizona State will be one of 25 teams in the Top-30 of the latest Clipp'd Rankings. All 30 teams competing at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa are ranked inside the Top-44. The Sun Devils boast a 38-26-2 head-to-head record with teams in the 2024 NCAA Women's Golf Championship.

CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
SEC (8): Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt
Pac-12 (6): Arizona State, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA, USC
ACC (6): Clemson, Duke, Florida State, North Carolina, Virginia, Wake Forest
Big 12 (3): Baylor, Oklahoma State, Texas
Big Ten (3): Michigan State, Northwestern, Purdue
AAC (2): SMU, Tulsa
WCC (1): Pepperdine
MWC (1): San Jose State

THE FORMAT
In regional play, six 54-hole regional competitions were played to determine the participants in the championship finals. In each regional, 12 teams and six individuals not on those teams competed. The low five teams and the individual not on those teams advanced to the finals.

In the championship finals, all 30 teams and six individuals will complete 54 holes of stroke play. Following 54 holes of competition, the top 15 teams along with the top nine individuals will advance for one additional day of stroke play to determine the top eight teams for match-play competition and the 72-hole stroke-play individual champion. The top eight teams after 72 holes of play will be placed into a bracket with the No. 1 seed playing the No. 8 seed, the No. 2 seed playing the No. 7 seed, the No. 3 seed playing the No. 6 seed and the No. 4 seed playing the No. 5 seed in match play.

A total of five points will be available with one point being awarded for each individual match. Winning teams will advance to the semifinals and subsequently the finals. The first team to win three points within the team match will advance, or in the case of the final match be declared the national champion.

THE COURSE
Formerly known as the Champions Course, the re-imagined North Course at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa is located just north of San Diego in Carlsbad. Nestled among 400 lush garden acres near pristine beaches and recognized as of one of the world's top golf and spa destinations, this iconic resort unveils a fresh new look in 2024 – including Gil Hanse's dramatic course redesign that paves the way for three consecutive NCAA Division I Championships. Learn more about the course by watching this video breakdown from Clipp'd. 

HISTORY AT THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP
The Sun Devil Women's Golf program is the most prestigious in the nation, taking home a NCAA record eight NCAA Championships. ASU won the National Championship in 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2009, and 2017, dominating the women's collegiate golf scene for the last three decades. Nobody knew how to win at the NCAA Championship like legendary Head Coach Linda Vollstedt, who won five titles in nine years in the 1990's. The first came when current Head Coach Missy Farr-Kaye was a player, starting the trifecta for Farr-Kaye. She later won as an Assistant Coach in 2009 and as a Head Coach in 2017, giving her three National Titles in three different roles. Since 2000, Arizona State has qualified for the NCAA Championship 21 times, one of only five programs who can make that claim (Stanford, Duke, USC, UCLA).

NCAA TEAM TITLES

Arizona State	8
Duke	7
San Jose State	3
USC	3
UCLA	3

GET TICKETS
Entry to the golf course shall be ticketed for competition days, practice days shall be free to spectators. All tickets shall be mobile tickets, and are recommended to be purchased in advance of arriving on site.

All Session (Single Gender) $36
All Stroke Play (Single Gender) $24
All Match Play (Single Gender) $12
Daily Rate $8

Tickets may be purchased online:
Women's Tournament

Spectator Parking will be off-site May 17-20 at the following locations:

• May 17, 18, 20 at either of the following locations:
  • Daybreak Church 6515 Ambrosia Ln, Carlsbad, CA 92011 (2 miles from La Costa)
  • North Coast Calvary Chapel 1330 Poinsettia Ln, Carlsbad, CA 92011 (2 miles from La Costa)
• May 19 at Carlsbad Public Library 1775 Dove Ln, Carlsbad, CA 92011 (1 mile from La Costa)

A complimentary Spectator Shuttle Service will be provided to and from off-site locations from 6am-8pm May 17-18 and 9am to 7pm on May 20. The shuttle will drop off and pick up from Spa Curb.
Spectator Parking will be on-site May 21-22.

GOLF CHANNEL COVERAGE
GOLF Channel will present the 2024 NCAA Division I Women's (May 20-22) and Men's (May 27-29) Golf Championships, totaling over 50 hours of comprehensive coverage. The women's championship will be held May 17-22, with GOLF Channel providing live coverage of the final day of individual championship play on May 20 as well as the team match play on May 21-22.  GOLF Channel and Peacock will present live tournament coverage all three days. Visit NBCSports.com full programming schedule.

Monday, May 20

• Golf Today – 1-3 p.m.
• Live coverage - 3-7 p.m.
• Encore coverage - 8:30 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. (Fourth Round)

Tuesday, May 21

• Encore coverage - 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. (Fourth Round)
• Golf Today – 1-3 p.m.
• Live coverage - 3-7 p.m. (Match Play QF & SF)
• Encore coverage – 8 p.m. – 12.a.m. (Match Play QF & SF)

Wednesday, May 22

• Encore coverage - 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Match Play QF & SF)
• Golf Today – 1-3 p.m.
• Live coverage - 3-7 p.m. (Match Play Finals)
• Encore coverage – 8 - 11:30 p.m. (Match Play Finals)

Thursday, May 23

• Encore coverage - 11:30 p.m. – 3 a.m. (Match Play Finals)

BEST ROUNDS IN 2023-24
64/-8 Ashley Menne (Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational second round/March 18, 2024)
65/-7 Beth Coulter (Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational second round/March 18, 2024)
66/-6  Ashley Menne (Match in the Desert/Jan. 22, 2024)
67/-5  Paula Schulz-Hanssen (Mason Rudolph Invitational first round/Sept. 22, 2023)
67/-4  Ashley Menne (Stanford Intercollegiate second round/Oct. 21, 2023)
68/-4 Grace Summerhays (PING/ASU Invitational third round/March 30, 2024)
68/-4 Patience Rhodes (Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational third round/March 19, 2024)
68/-4 Patience Rhodes (Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational first round/March 17, 2024)
68/-4 Paula Schulz-Hanssen (Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational second round/March 18, 2024)
68/-4  Patience Rhodes (McGuire Invitational second round/Sept. 11, 2023) 
68/-3  Patience Rhodes (Darius Rucker Intercollegiate first round/March 4, 2024)
68/-3  Grace Summerhays (Darius Rucker Intercollegiate first round/March 4, 2024)
68/-3  Grace Summerhays (Darius Rucker Intercollegiate second round/March 5, 2024)
69/-3 Ashley Menne (Pac-12 Championship second round/April 22, 2024)
69/-3 Paula Schulz-Hanssen (Pac-12 Championship second round/April 22, 2024)
69/-3 Ashley Menne (PING/ASU Invitational first round/March 28, 2024)
69/-3 Patience Rhodes (PING/ASU Invitational first round/March 28, 2024)
69/-3 Paula Schulz-Hanssen (Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational third round/March 19, 2024)
69/-3 Ashley Menne (Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational third round/March 19, 2024)
69/-3 Patience Rhodes (Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational second round/March 18, 2024)
69/-3 Ashley Menne (Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational first round/March 17, 2024)
69/-3  Paula Schulz-Hanssen (Mason Rudolph Invitational third round/Sept. 24, 2023)
69/-3  Beth Coulter (Mason Rudolph Invitational first round/Sept. 22, 2023)
69/-3  Ashley Menne (McGuire Invitational first round/Sept. 11, 2023)
69/-3  Beth Coulter (McGuire Invitational second round/Sept. 11, 2023)
69/-3  Calynne Rosholt (Windy City first round/Oct. 2, 2023)
69/-2  Patience Rhodes (Stanford Intercollegiate third round/Oct. 23, 2023)

TOP FINISHES IN 2023-24
1st - Ashley Menne (Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational)
T2nd - Ashley Menne (Match in the Desert)
3rd - Patience Rhodes (Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational)
5th - Beth Coulter (Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational)
T5th - Paula Schulz-Hanssen (Mason Rudolph Invitational)
6th - Paula Schulz-Hanssen (Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational)
6th - Ashley Menne (McGuire Invitational)
T7th - Grace Summerhays (Darius Rucker Intercollegiate)
T9th - Ashley Menne (Cle Elum Regional)
T9th - Ashley Menne (PING/ASU Invitational)
T9th - Grace Summerhays (PING/ASU Invitational)
12th - Beth Coulter (Cle Elum Regional)
T12th - Patience Rhodes (Darius Rucker Intercollegiate)
T12th - Beth Coulter (Darius Rucker Intercollegiate)
T14th - Grace Summerhays (McGuire Invitational)

BIRDIES BY SUN DEVIL (SEASON TOTALS)
Ashley Menne - 95 (plus 1 Eagle)
Beth Coulter - 90 (plus 4 Eagles)
Grace Summerhays - 88 (plus 4 Eagles)
Paula Schulz-Hanssen - 81 (plus 5 Eagles)
Patience Rhodes - 80 (plus 2 Eagles)

CAREER APPEARANCES 
Ashley Menne, 43 (40 stroke; 3 match)
Grace Summerhays, 33 (30 stroke; 3 match)
Beth Coulter, 24 (21 stroke; 3 match)
Paula Schulz-Hanssen, 24 (21 stroke; 3 match)
Patience Rhodes, 11 (9 stroke; 2 match)

CAREER TOP-20 FINISHES
Ashley Menne, 25
Grace Summerhays, 14
Paula Schulz-Hanssen, 10
Beth Coulter, 8
Patience Rhodes, 4

2023-24 CAMPAIGN
Arizona State has been tested throughout 2023-24 as Coach Farr-Kaye built one of the nation's toughest slates once again. The Maroon and Gold have competed in a total of ten regular season events, four in the Fall and six in the Spring. The postseason started April 21 at the Pac-12 Championship and now the Sun Devils have advanced past the NCAA Regionals. The next step is the 2024 NCAA Women's Golf Championship running May 17-22.

ARIZONA STATE WOMEN'S GOLF SCHEDULE
McGuire Invitational – Sept. 11-12 (Albuquerque, NM)
Mason Rudolph Invitational – Sept. 22-24 (Franklin, TN)
Windy City Collegiate Classic – Oct. 2-3 (Chicago, IL)
Stanford Intercollegiate – Oct. 20-22 (Palo Alto, CA)
Match in the Desert – January 22 (Gold Canyon, AZ)
Therese Hession Regional Challenge – Feb. 3-4 (Palos Verdes, CA)
Duel in the Desert (vs. Denver) – Feb. 25 (Phoenix, AZ)
Darius Rucker Intercollegiate – March 4-6 (Hilton Head Island, SC)
Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational – March 17-19 (Honolulu, HI)
PING/ASU Invitational – March 28-30 (Phoenix, AZ) - HOSTED BY ASU
Pac-12 Championship – April 21-23 (Pullman, WA)
NCAA Regionals – May 6-8 (Auburn/Cle Elum/College State/East Lansing/Las Vegas/Winston-Salem)
NCAA Championship – May 17-22 (La Costa, CA; Omni La Costa Resort & Spa, Champions Course)

HOW TO FOLLOW
The 2024 NCAA Women's Golf Championship Schedule can be found here. Live scoring will be provided by Golfstat. 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 (thesundevils.com). Find Coach Farr-Kaye (@missymkaye) and Coach Tatman (@CoachMikayla_) on Twitter as well.