Three more Sun Devils on 2008 PGA Tour

December 03, 2007

When you think of Sun Devil men's golf, <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/mickelson_phil00.html">P… Mickelson</a> will always be the first one that people think of, and rightfully so. It makes for some fun pairings when he is joined by <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/casey_paul00.html">Paul Casey</a>, Billy Mayfair or <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/quinney_jeff00.html">Jeff Quinney</a>. You can add Pat Perez and Joey Snyder as another pair of former Sun Devils who have been on the PGA Tour recently.<separator></separator>In 2008, some tournaments might have the feel of a Thunderbird Invitational at Karsten Golf Course.<separator></separator>Because in a crazy month for ASU men's golf, five of the 51 players who earned PGA Tour full-time status for this year via Q-School or Nationwide Tour are Sun Devils.<separator></separator>Three more former Sun Devils earned their 2008 PGA Tour cards the hardest way possible, by finishing in the top 25 at the grueling six-round Q-School Tournament that ended Monday. Jin Park (fourth), Todd Demsey (eighth) and <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/canizares_alejandro00.ht… Canizares</a> (23rd) earned their cards over a long weekend, while <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/reavie_chez00.html">Chez Reavie</a> and <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/jones_matt00.html">Matt Jones</a> previously earned cards with solid Nationwide Tour finishes.<separator></separator> Jin Park <a href="http://www.pgatour.com/players/02/68/29/">Click here for Jin Park PGA Biography</a> played at ASU from 1997-2001 and competed in 47 tournaments and had a career stroke average of 73.65 with 10 rounds in the 60s. He earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 honors in 2001 and helped lead ASU to Pac-10 titles from 1998-2000. He finished fourth at the tournament.<separator></separator>Todd Demsey (B.A. in psychology in 1995) was the 1994 Pac-10 Player of the Year and the 1993 NCAA champion. He has battled back from a health scare (see story link above) as he finished eighth. He also won the 1993 Pacific Coast Amateur, the 1995 Dave Williams Award, was a first-team All-Pac-10 selection for four straight years (1992-1995) and a three-time first-team Pac-10 All-Academic pick from 1993-1995. He was ASU's 1995 Pac-10 Medal winner and played on the 1993 Walker Cup team and in the 1994 World Amateur.<separator></separator> <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/canizares_alejandro00.ht… Canizares</a> (click on his name for complete ASU bio) has had success on the European Tour since leaving ASU as a four-time All-American after the 2006 season, and he held on for the 23rd spot.<separator></separator>