Men's golf set for PING/Golfweek Preview

<p><a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/photos/schools/asu/sports/m-golf/auto_pdf/… release in PDF format</a><a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html&quot; target="_new"><img src="http://grfx.cstv.com/graphics/icon-acrosmall.gif&quot; border="0" alt="Get Acrobat Reader" width="9" height="10"></a></p><separator></separator><p><a href="http://www.golfweek.com/news/2010/sep/08/golfweek-preseason-top30-teams… preseason top-30 and all-americans (Golfweek/Sept. 8, 2010)</a></p><separator></separator><p>The ninth-ranked men's golf team continues their fall season at the Ping/Golfweek Preview Sept. 26-28 at Karsten Creek Golf Course in Stillwater, Okla. The first two rounds of the three-day, 54-hole tournament begin at 6 a.m. on Sunday and Monday, respectively, while the final round tees off at 7:30 a.m., Tuesday.</p><separator></separator><p>The Sun Devils have won the Golfweek PING Preview three times in the tournament's 21-year history, including back-to-back championships in 1991-92. ASU last won in 1995 behind the performance of two-time All-American Darren Angel, who was crowned individual champion of the event. That same season they took home the 1996 NCAA Championship under the leadership of head coach <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/lein_randy00.html">Randy Lein</a>.</p><separator></separator><p>Two-time defending champion Oklahoma State will look to defend their title against 13 other top-25 teams, including four teams from the Pac-10. The Cowboys' Peter Uihlein won the individual championship last year.</p><separator></separator><p>Live scoring of the event will begin Sunday, Sept. 26, at 6 a.m. (PST), on golfstat.com.</p><separator></separator><p>The Field<br> Augusta State (2010 NCAA champion), ASU, Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Oklahoma State (2010 NCAA runner-up), Oregon, Texas, Texas A&amp;M, Texas Tech, TCU, UCLA, UNLV, USC, Virginia</p><separator></separator><p>Golfweek Rankings<br> Teams in the pre-season Golfweek poll competing this weekend: #1 Augusta State, #2 Oklahoma State, #3 Georgia, #4 UCLA, #6 Oregon, #8 Texas A&amp;M, #9 Arizona State, #11 USC, #13 Texas, #17 Georgia Tech, #19 TCU, #22 Texas Tech, #23 Clemson, #25 Virginia</p><separator></separator><p>Golf World/Nike Rankings<br> Teams in the pre-season Golf World/Nike Coaches Poll competing this weekend: #1 Oklahoma State, #3 Augusta State, #4 Georgia, #5 Oregon, #7 UCLA, #9 Texas A&amp;M, #10 Georgia Tech, #11 Texas, #12 Arizona State, #13 USC, #17 Clemson, #20 Virginia, #21 Texas Tech, #23 TCU</p><separator></separator><p>The Course<br> The 7,407-yard, par-72 Karsten Creek Golf Course in Stillwater, Okla., hosted the 2002 Ping/Golfweek Preview, as well as four other major men's collegiate tournaments, including the 1996 Karsten Creek Collegiate, 2001 NCAA Central Regional, 2003 NCAA Championship and 2009 NCAA South Central Regional.</p><separator></separator><!-- STORY AD BEGINS HERE --></p>