The fifth-ranked Sun Devil men's golf team continued its strong play as it tied for third -- just four strokes from the best score -- with a 21-under 843 (275-284-284) at the 46th annual 14-team Arizona Thunderbirds Collegiate held at Tucson Country Club.
The Sun Devils are now 80-31-2 in head-to-head competition.
ASU finished just four shots away from host Arizona, as the Wildcats shot 25-under 839 (277-280-282).
Fifa Laopakdee continues to play great, as he finished at 6-under 210 (67-68-75) to lead the Sun Devils.
ASU got great play from freshman Raul Gomez, who played as an individual, as he finished at 5-under 211 (66-72-73) after firing a 6-under 66 in the opening round that included an eagle on the 532-yard par-5 10th hole.
The Sun Devils are in a stretch of five tournaments (15 rounds) in a 31-day span after playing in Mexico, San Francisco and Tucson and now will head to West Palm Beach and then finish the month in Texas.
ASU will next compete in the Valspar Invitational in Palm City at the Floridian Golf Club March 23-24.
Last time out
ASU won the Desimone Invitational in convincing fashion in its last tournament, with junior Fifa Laopakdee earning co-medalist honors. ASU shot 39-under (271-276-278) to beat TCU by 20 strokes, as the field included top-10 teams No. 4 Texas and No. 10 Pepperdine. The Sun Devils are now 70-29-1 in head-to-head competition. ASU also had Bowen Maus (tied for fifth) and Michael Mjaaseth (tied for seventh) notch solid finishes.
Arizona Thunderbirds Collegiate
Tucson Country Club
Par 72/,7,533 Yards
Mar 15-16, 2026
Team (NCAA Ranking)
Arizona (22) 277-280-282=839/-25
Long Beach (32) 282-274-284=840/-24
Colorado 278-291-274=843/-21
Arizona State (5) 275-284-284=843/-21
Oklahoma (14) 280-289-278=847/-17
New Mexico (18) 285-291-278=854/-10
Oral Roberts 290-288-285=865/-1
UTEP 281-299-286=866/+2
New Mexico State 290-292-284=866/+2
Grand Canyon 286-294-286=866/+2
UTSA 291-295-283=869/+5
Pacific 297-293-282=872/+8
Wyoming 285-303-300=888/+24
Hawaii 307-311-308=926/+62
Top Individual/Sun Devils (NCAA Ranking)
1. Alejandro de Castro (LBSU) 65-65-73=203/-13
T8. Fifa Laopakdee 67-68-75=210/-6
T12. Raul Gomez (IND) 66-72-73=211/-5
T17. Connor Williams 70-70-73=213/-3
T21. Bryan Newman 68-74-72=214/-2
T21. Michael Mjaaseth 74-72-68=214/-2
T27. Bowen Mauss 70-74-71=215/-1
T50. Boston Bracken (IND) 74-73-75=222/+6
T59. Kent Karlstrom (IND) 79-74-71=224/+8
T65. Peer Wernicke (IND) 81-72-74=227/+11