No. 13 Women's Golf Hosts Stacked Field for 2013 PING/ASU Invitational
Eleven of the 17 teams competing are ranked in the nations top-25 according to Golfstat.
April 8, 2013
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TEMPE, Ariz. -- The 13th-ranked Arizona State women's golf team returns to Tempe to compete in its only home event of the season as it hosts the 2013 PING/ASU Invitational at the ASU Karsten Golf Course, Apr. 12-14, in Tempe, Ariz.
Heading into the peak of the spring season the Sun Devils have kicked it into gear, recording three top-five finishes in row. Most recently, ASU shot a season-low team total of 2-under through 54 holes at the Anuenue Spring Break Classic in Hawai'i.
Sophomore
Noemi Jimenez, ranked sixth individually, is having a stand out spring for the Sun Devils. Jimenez, who won back-to-back tournaments at the Cal Classic and Darius Rucker Invitational, followed up the victories with a tie for third in Hawai'i for three-straight top-3 finishes.
In the history of the PING/ASU Invitational, the Sun Devils have taken home the team title a total of 19 times, most recently in 2007 when the team set a new tournament-low record. Sun Devil golfer and current LPGA player
Anna Nordqvist also set the individual-low record in 2007 shooting 10-under over three rounds.
2013 PING/ASU Invitational Quick Facts
Dates: April 12-14, 2013
Course: ASU Karsten Golf Course
Par/Yardage: 72, 6,223 yards
Format: 54 holes/3 Days
Friday: 8 a.m. PT
Saturday: 7:30 a.m. PT
Sunday: 7:30 a.m. PT
Field: 17 teams
No. 3 Alabama, No. 7 Arizona, No. 13 Arizona State, California, Colorado, No. 2 Duke, Oregon, South Carolina, No. 16 Stanford, No. 22 Texas, No. 25 Texas A&M, TCU, No. 15 UC Davis, No. 11 UCLA, UNLV, No. 1 USC, No. 9 Washington.
Golfstat rankings as of Apr. 8
Results: Living scoring is available at
www.golfstat.com
Team Record: 851 (-13), Arizona State, 2007
Individual Record: 206 (-10),
Anna Nordqvist (Arizona State), 2007
All-Time PING/ASU Invitational Results
| Year | Team Winner | Individual Medalist (School) |
| 2012 | UCLA | Demi Runas (UC Davis) |
| | Ani Gulugian (UCLA) |
| 2011 | UCLA | Sophia Popov (USC) |
| 2010 | UCLA | Stephanie Kono (UCLA) |
| 2009 | Oklahoma State | Maria Hernandez (Purdue) |
| 2008 | USC | Dewi Schreefel (USC) |
| 2007 | Arizona State | Anna Nordqvist (Arizona State) |
| 2006 | UCLA | Adriana Zwanck (Arizona) |
| 2005 | Arizona State | Louise Stahle (Arizona State) |
| 2004 | UCLA | Charlotte Mayorkas (UCLA) |
| 2003 | California | Charlotte Mayorkas (UCLA) |
| 2002 | Tulsa | Lorena Ochoa (Arizona) |
| 2001 | USC | Stephanie Keever (Stanford) |
| 2000 | Arizona | Jenna Daniels (Arizona) |
| 1999 | Arizona State | Grace Park (Arizona State) |
| 1998 | Stanford | Kellee Booth (Arizona State) |
| | Hilary Homeyer (Stanford) |
| 1997 | Arizona | Marisa Baena (Arizona) |
| 1996 | Arizona State | Vinny Riviello (Arizona State) |
| | Mhairi McKay (Stanford) |
| 1995 | Arizona State | Wendy Ward (Arizona State) |
| 1994 | Arizona State | Heather Bowie (Arizona State) |
| | Wendy Ward (Arizona State) |
| 1993 | Arizona State | Martha Richards (Stanford) |
| 1992 | Arizona State | Lisa Walton (San Jose State) |
| 1991 | San Jose State | Kelly Robbins (Tulsa) |
| 1990 | Arizona State | Kelly Robbins (Tulsa) |
| 1989 | Arizona State | Amy Fruhwirth (Arizona State) |
| 1988 | Arizona State | Pam Wright (Arizona State) |
| | Eva Dahllof (Oklahoma State) |
| 1987 | Oklahoma State | Robin Hood (Oklahoma State) |
| 1986 | Florida | Karen Davies (Florida) |
| 1985 | Tulsa | Jody Rosenthal (Tulsa) |
| 1984 | Tulsa | Tina Tombs Purtzer (Arizona State) |
| 1983 | SMU | Amy Benz (SMU) |
| 1982 | Arizona State | Charlotte Montgomery (Arizona State) |
| 1981 | Arizona State | Lisa Kluver (Arizona State) |
| 1980 | Arizona State | Charlotte Montgomery (Arizona State) |
| 1979 | Arizona State | Vicki Singleton (Arizona State) |
| 1978 | Arizona State | Lisa Goedecke (San Jose State) |
| 1977 | Tulsa | Nancy Lopez (Tulsa) |
| 1976 | Tulsa | Nancy Lopez (Tulsa) |
| 1975 | Arizona State | Pat Cornett (Stanford) |
| 1974 | Arizona State | NA |
| 1973 | Arizona State | NA |
