Men's Golf Ready to Begin Season At Copper Cup

by Brandon Jones, Walter Cronkite School Class of 2021

MARICOPA, Ariz. – The Sun Devil men's golf team -- ranked No. 1 by Golf Channel's Brantley Romine in his season preview -- will compete for the first time as they take on the Arizona Wildcats in the two-day "Copper Cup," set to take place on Sunday and Monday at AK-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club in Maricopa. The Ryder-Cup-style tournament will have each team with eight players competing. On Sunday, the teams will play four four-ball matches and on Monday, the teams will play eight single matches.

There are 24 total points are available to the two teams; therefore 12.5 points will win the Copper Cup title. Each match is worth one point and…