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ASU men’s golf advance to NCAA championships
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The Arizona State men’s golf team secured its sixth straight NCAA championship appearance Saturday by finishing eighth at the West Regional in Bremerton, Wash.
The Sun Devils, with a total of 21-over 885 (304-285-296), were led by James Byrne, who finished at 3-over 219 (71-73-76) and tied for 23rd place.
ASU’s Jesper Kennegard shot a 3-under 69 in the final round to finish at 6-over 222, tied for 35th. Braxton Marquez shot a 7-over 223 (77-70-76), Knut Borsheim finished at 13-over 229 (78-72-79) and Stephan Gross shot a 14-over 230 (82-73-75) for the Sun Devils.
The top 10 teams from the regional advance to the NCAA championships, which will be held May 28-31 in West Lafayette, Ind.
USC won the regional with a score of 2-under 862. Oregon was second, followed by Clemson, Washington, UCLA, Stanford, St. Mary’s (Calif.), Texas and San Diego State.
Oregon’s Joey Benedetti was the individual medalist at 2-under 207.
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