The seventh-ranked Sun Devil men's golf squad left the Copper Cup on Tuesday with a split, as it topped No. 24 USC 8.5-2.5 a day after losing to Arizona, 8-1-3, t El Niguel Country Club in Laguna Niguel, Calif.
The Sun Devils would take six of the final seven head-to-head matches to seal the USC win. With the score at first square heading into the afternoon session and then the Sun Devils leading 5-2, the final four matches all came down to the wire, but ASU won three of them.
The four-team Ryder Cup-style event at El Niguel Country Club in Laguna Niguel featured a match-play format that combined alternate-shot foursomes and singles matches across two days of scoring.
The Spring has Started 🙌
— Sun Devil Men's Golf (@sundevilmgolf) January 20, 2026
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ASU is ranked seventh in the Scoreboard rankings with a head-to-head record of 32-20-1 with wins at the Sahalee Players Championship in Seattle (Sept. 6-7) and Utah's The Wohali (Sept. 15-16). Connor Williams enters January ranked 18th in the World Amateur Golf Rankings, while Michael Mjaaseth (No. 21) and Fifa Laopakdee (No. 32) are in the top 35.
ASU 8.5, USC 2.5 (Jan. 20, 2026)
USC-Kai Komulainen/Nicolas Dominguez def. Raul Gomez/Bryan Newman 2&1
ASU-Connor Williams/Bowen Mauss def. Antonio Safa/Raghav Gulati 1UP
ASU-Boston Bracken/Fifa Laopakdee def. Jack Buchanan/Luke Stock 3&2
USC-Jaden Dumdumaya def. Michael Mjaaseth 2&1
ASU-Raul Gomez def. Kai Komulainen 4&3
ASU-Fifa Laopakdee def. Jaden Dumdumaya 5&4
ASU-Peer Wernicke def. Raghav Gulati 2&1
ASU-Connor Williams def. Antonio Safa 2UP
USC-Jack Buchanan vs. Boston Bracken all square
ASU-Bowen Mauss def. Nicolas Dominguez 1UP
ASU-Michael Mjaaseth 1UP thru 17 vs. Luke Stock
Day one recap (Monday, Jan. 19)
The Sun Devils fell to Arizona 8-1-3 in the opening round of the Copper Cup on Monday to start the spring season.
ASU’s Peer Wernicke and Michael Mjaaseth played to a draw with William Wistrand and Maej Baca in a morning match. ASU was up two holes after 10, but the Wildcats earned the draw with a birdie on 18.
Boston Bracken and newcomer Bryan Newman earned a point with a 4&3 win over Dilon Dean and Connor Hamm.
Also getting a full point was the team of Connor Williams and Bowen Mauss, while newcomer Raul Gomez won his match over Matej Baca.