All 5 Under Par for Women’s Golf at Nanea Invitational – Sun Devil Athletics

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii — Sun Devil Women’s Golf delivered a implausible opening spherical of the Nanea Invitational, hosted at Nanea Golf Course.

Arizona State opened the event in spectacular vogue, firing a 271 (-17) to sit down second on the leaderboard, simply 4 strokes behind Auburn (-21) after the primary day of play. It was the final word workforce efficiency that led Head Coach Farr-Kaye’s workforce, as all 5 Sun Devils shot below par and sit within the Top-20 of a 60-golfer area. The final time Arizona State had all 5 golfers shoot below par was within the first spherical of the 2023 Mason Rudolph Championship. 

All 5 Sun Devils delivered a formidable exhibiting within the spherical, with each participant ending below par. Sophomore Isla McDonald-O’Brien led the cost with a outstanding 66 (-7), tying for second after recording eight birdies. Right behind her, Patience Rhodes continued her stellar play, carding a 68 (-5) with six birdies to sit down comfortably inside the highest 5.  Beth Coulter added a stable 70 (-3) efficiency, whereas Paula Schulz-Hanssen and Kate Dillon every posted 71 (-2) rounds to spherical out a dominant all-around effort for Arizona State.

Live Scoring 

Round breakdown
Isla McDonald-O’Brien (66/-7/T2)
Birdies (8): Hole 2 (Par 4; 342), Hole 5 (Par 4; 319 yards), Hole 6 (Par 5; 462 yards), Hole 9 (Par 4; 366), Hole 13 (Par 4; 464), Hole 15 (Par 4; 372), Hole 17 (Par 3; 191), Hole 18 (Par 5; 536)

Patience Rhodes (68/-5/T4)
Birdies (6): Hole 1 (Par 4; 382 yards), Hole 3 (Par 4; 389 yards), Hole 7 (Par 4; 390 yards), Hole 10 (Par 4; 379), Hole 13 (Par 4; 464), Hole 16 (Par 4; 346 yards)

Beth Coulter (70/-3/9)
Birdies (5): Hole 5 (Par 4; 319 yards), Hole 6 (Par 5; 462 yards), Hole 10 (Par 4; 379), Hole 13 (Par 4; 464), Hole 14 (Par 4; 303 yards)

Paula Schulz-Hanssen (71/-2/T16)
Birdies (3): Hole 2 (Par 4; 342), Hole 6 (Par 5; 462 yards), Hole 10 (Par 4; 379)

Kate Dillon (71/-2/T16)
Birdies (4): Hole 8 (Par 3; 166), Hole 9 (Par 4; 366), Hole 15 (Par 4; 372), Hole 17 (Par 3; 191)

Quotables
“Really nice begin” Coach Farr-Kaye remarked. “We had such a implausible day with everybody taking pictures below par. That will not be one thing that occurs day by day. I’m actually pleased with these women and the grit that they’ve proven this Fall getting higher on a regular basis and each event. We’re making some actually good strides in our practices getting ready for the tournaments and we confirmed lots of nice issues out on the golf course at this time. I’m simply actually completely satisfied for them. It’s vital that we put at this time behind us and put two extra good rounds collectively. We’re going to proceed to focus and take it at some point at a time. I’m actually completely satisfied for everybody, high to backside.”

Tee instances
Arizona State will start the second spherical on the Nanea Invitational on Tuesday at 7:30 AM HST/10:30 AM MST shotgun time. The Sun Devils can be paired with Auburn, Stanford, and Texas.

The Competition (Scoreboard Rankings)
Ranked groups embrace #1 Stanford, #6 Auburn, #10 Texas, #17 UCLA, and #21 Arizona State. In complete, 5 of the Top-25 groups within the nation can be in Hawaii for the occasion.

In the sector (12 Teams): Auburn, California, Colorado, Hawaii (Host), Oregon State, San Jose State, Stanford, Texas, UCLA, Washington

The Format
Holes: 54 (18 every day)
Days: 3 (Mon.-Wed.)
Scoring: 5 depend 4
Par: 73
Yardage: 6,449

The course
Since the inaugural occasion in 2013, the Nanea Invitational (previously Pac-12 Preview) has been completely hosted on the Nanea Golf Club positioned in Kailua Kona on the island of Hawaii. The Par-73, 6,449-yard personal course opened in 2003. Billionaires Charles Schwab and George Roberts partnered as much as create the membership positioned on the slopes of Mount Hualalai.

History at Nanea Invitational
Previously referred to as the Pac-12 Preview, the Nanea Invitational reunites some groups from the disbanded convention with Hawaii serving because the host. It would be the thirteenth time previously 14 years that Sun Devil Women’s Golf has had the chance to compete at an occasion in Hawaii. In 2022, Coach Farr-Kaye’s squad set a brand new program document for 18-hole workforce rating vs. par, taking pictures -17. Arizona State wraps up the Fall and could have a three-month break earlier than resuming play within the Spring.

2025-26 Arizona State Women’s Golf schedule
Arizona State can be examined all through the 2025-26 marketing campaign as Coach Farr-Kaye once more constructed one of many nation’s hardest slates. The Maroon and Gold will compete in ten regular-season occasions, 5 within the fall and 5 within the spring. The postseason begins April 23 on the Big 12 Championship, with NCAA Regionals and NCAA Championships scheduled for May.

• ANNIKA Intercollegiate: Sept. 7-10 (Lake Elmo, MN)
• Mason Rudolph Championship: Sept. 19-21 (Franklin, TN)
• Windy City Collegiate Classic: Sept. 29-30 (Wilmette, IL)
• Stanford Intercollegiate – Oct. 17-19 (Stanford, CA)
• Nanea Invitational: Oct. 27-29 (Kailua-Kona, HI)
• Therese Hession Regional Challenge: Feb. 1-3 (Palos Verdes, CA)
• Arizona Intercollegiate: Feb. 9-10 (Tucson, AZ)
• Darius Rucker Intercollegiate: March 2-4 (Hilton Head Island, SC)
• Dr. Donnis Invitational: Mar. 17-18 (Kaneohe-Oahu, HI)
• PING/ASU Invitational: March 23-25 (Phoenix, AZ | Papago Golf Club)*
• Big 12 Championship: April 23-25 (Dallas, TX)
• NCAA Regionals: May 11-13 TBA
• NCAA Championship: May 21 (La Costa, CA; Omni La Costa Resort & Spa, Champions Course)
  *Held within the state of Arizona

Best rounds in 2025-26

• 66/-7: Isla McDonald-O’Brien (Nanea Invitational First Round/Oct. 27, 2025)
  
• 68/-5: Patience Rhodes (Nanea Invitational First Round/Oct. 27, 2025)
  
• 67/-4: Patience Rhodes (Stanford Intercollegiate Second Round/Oct. 18, 2025)
  
• 69/-3: Isla McDonald-O’Brien (ANNIKA Intercollegiate Third Round/Sept. 10, 2025)
  
• 69/-3: Patience Rhodes (ANNIKA Intercollegiate Second Round/Sept. 9, 2025)
  
• 68/-3: Isla McDonald-O’Brien (Mason Rudolph Championship First Round/Sept. 19, 2025)
  
• 68/-3: Patience Rhodes (Mason Rudolph Championship Third Round/Sept. 21, 2025)
  
• 68/-3: Patience Rhodes (Stanford Intercollegiate Third Round/Oct. 19, 2025)
  
• 70/-3: Beth Coulter (Nanea Invitational First Round/Oct. 27, 2025)
  
• 69/-2: Beth Coulter (Mason Rudolph Championship Third Round/Sept. 21, 2025)
  
• 69/-2: Paula Schulz-Hanssen (Stanford Intercollegiate Second Round/Oct. 18, 2025)
  
• 70/-2: Patience Rhodes (ANNIKA Intercollegiate Third Round/Sept. 10, 2025)
  
• 70/-2: Isla McDonald-O’Brien (Windy City Collegiate Classic Second Round/ Sept. 29/2025)
  
• 70/-1: Paula Schulz-Hanssen (Mason Rudolph Championship First Round/Sept. 19, 2025)
  
• 70/-1: Kate Dillon (Stanford Intercollegiate Second Round/Oct. 18, 2025)
  
• 70/-1: Beth Coulter (Stanford Intercollegiate Third Round/Oct. 19, 2025)

*16 complete rounds of 70 or decrease

Birdies by Sun Devil (2025-26 season totals)

Tradition like no different
Many premier newbie girls’s golfers have referred to as Arizona State University residence for the previous 5 many years. Arizona State gained its NCAA-leading eighth nationwide championship in 2017 to bolster its standing because the premier girls’s golf college within the United States.

Under legendary Head Coach Linda Vollstedt, this system turned the primary girls’s collegiate golf program to win six championships in a decade (1990, ’93, ’94, ’95, ’97 and ’98). ASU stays the lone program to seize three nationwide titles (1993, ’94, ’95). 

The Sun Devil Golf applications additionally did one thing in 1990 that had by no means been finished earlier than, and hasn’t been completed since. The males’s and girls’s groups gained nationwide titles in 1990, changing into the primary college to seize each championships in the identical 12 months.

“The Bird”
The Thunderbirds Golf Complex, designed by Douglas Fredrickson Architects and constructed by Rummel Construction Inc., is a 7,000-square-foot facility that includes a grand entry foyer, nationwide championship shows, a workforce gymnasium and locker rooms for each males’s and girls’s groups, a fueling station, research lounge, workforce lounge, indoor hitting bays and extra.

Designed by Sun Devil alumnus and five-time PGA Major Championships winner Phil Mickelson, who is thought for his short-game experience, the four-acre follow space consists of 5 follow greens, 4 follow bunkers and a three-acre fairway and tough designed to follow each doable golf shot.

On Nov. 1, 2018, Papago Golf Course turned the brand new residence for Sun Devil Men’s and Women’s Golf by unveiling their new state-of-the-art follow facility — The Thunderbirds Golf Complex — by means of the beneficiant dedication by The Thunderbirds group. Arizona State, in partnership with The Thunderbirds, Arizona Golf Community Foundation, the town of Phoenix and Phil Mickelson Design, revitalized the course and helped construct the Lou Grubb Clubhouse and Lou’s Bar and Grill.

Fantastic 4
Patience Rhodes, Isla McDonald-O’Brien, Paula Schulz-Hanssen, and Beth Colter all return having gained one other 12 months of invaluable expertise. Incoming freshmen Johanna Axelsen and Kate Dillon be a part of this system, forming a proficient 2025-26 roster below the route of Head Coach Missy Farr-Kaye and Associate Head Coach Ryan Heisey. Highly-touted incoming freshman Fai Rubrong will be a part of the workforce in January to fill the ultimate spot on the roster. 

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