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Jared du Toit focused on own game, not filling Jon Rahm's shoes

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Jared du Toit isn't daunted by major challenges. In his first PGA Tour event this summer, du Toit finished ninth at the RBC Canadian Open to outduel his favorite golfers, Jason Day and Graham DeLaet.

As he begins his senior season at Arizona State, the former hockey player from Kimberley, British Columbia is facing a different challenge: assuming the title of ASU's No. 1 player. The guy he's replacing is departed standout Jon Rahm, who won the 2016 Pac-12 individual title, was the number one golfer in the World Amateur Golf Ranking and was the low amateur at the 2016 U.