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USA Today
10-05-2025
- Business
- USA Today
There's finally progress on the former ASU golf site where Phil Mickelson, Jon Rahm played
There's finally progress on the former ASU golf site where Phil Mickelson, Jon Rahm played Arizona State University's Karsten Golf Course was home to a long line of future PGA Tour and LPGA pros. The pro shop had two shelves of tour bags of former Sun Devils, and it was a who's who of golf: Phil Mickelson, Jon Rahm, Anna Nordqvist, Blair O'Neal and Azahara Munoz, among others. The golf course, an 18-hole facility designed by Pete Dye and opened in September 1989, hosted its final day of play in 2019. The property, which sits about seven miles east of Phoenix Sky Harbor airport, is part of the 330-acre ASU athletic facilities district, created in 2010 by the Arizona Legislature. The area is now called the Novus Innovation Corridor with a master plan by ASU and Catellus Development Corporation. "I played there 2000 through 2004," said Chez Reavie, who won the U.S. Amateur Public Links title - and the ensuing invite to the Masters - as a sophomore at ASU in 2001. "A lot of great memories, a lot of BBQs before football games, chipping and putting contests. A lot of great rounds early Saturday morning, although in college it seemed way too early, but yeah, a lot of great memories. "It's a good golf course. I think it's become maybe a little outdated, just because guys are hitting it so far now. … But it's a very fun golf course to play." Here's an update on sluggish progress that is finally taking shape: Location: McClintock Drive and Rio Salado Parkway in Tempe Description: Rio Yards, a creative office development that is under construction on the eastern part of the shuttered Karsten Golf Course at Arizona State University. One of four planned office buildings has been completed at the development, along with a parking garage. The rest has yet to begin construction. The building is available for lease but not yet occupied. History: The office complex is being developed on the former Karsten Golf Course, which closed in 2019 to make way for commercial development in the Novus Innovation Corridor. The corridor encompasses about 300 acres on the eastern part of the Arizona State University campus and was created to serve as the university's athletic facilities district, to generate money to fund ongoing capital needs for ASU sports. When will the work be done? Construction has already been completed on the first building, and other buildings will be constructed based on demand. Sources: Arizona State University, Catellus Development Corporation Golfweek's Todd Kelly contributed reporting to this article. Contact Corina Vanek at cvanek@ Follow her on X, formerly Twitter: @CorinaVanek.
USA Today
11-04-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Michelle Wie West ranks 10 Masters concession items (not good for pimento cheese lovers)
Michelle Wie West ranks 10 Masters concession items (not good for pimento cheese lovers) AUGUSTA, Ga. — Michelle Wie West made her first trip to the Masters two years ago and posted a taste-testing session on Instagram, giving the pimento cheese sandwich a five out of 10. The LPGA star and mother of two was back in Augusta this week and, well, things only got worse for the pimento cheese. Here's how Wie West ranked her 10 Masters concession items, from worst to best: 10 – Pimento cheese sandwich, $1.50: 'I thought it would change after two years.' 9 – Classic chicken sandwich, $3: 'Kinda dry.' 8 – Georgia pecan caramel popcorn, $2: 'Pick a little caramel corn every now and then.' 7 – White wine, $6: 'Nice and refreshing, very crisp.' 6 – Masters chocolate chip cookie: 'Ohhh, I think it has a little toffee in it, very good.' 5 – Chicken salad on honey wheat, $3: 'Really good.' 4 – Pork Bar-B-Que sandwich, $3: 'Oh, that's really good.' 3 – Egg salad sandwich, $1.50: 'Definitely a favorite of my sandwiches.' 2 – Georgia peach ice cream sandwich, $3: 'I love dessert.' 1 – Crow's Nest, $6: 'You've gotta get a Crow's Nest when you're here. It's hot outside, you just need a cold beer. It is so good, definitely No. 1 in my books On Saturday, the 2014 U.S. Women's Open champion walked the golf course for the first time during the final round of the Augusta National Women's Amateur. As a hotshot amateur, Wie West once had a goal of competing in the Masters. She made it all the way to the quarterfinals of the men's 2005 U.S. Amateur Public Links, a now defunct USGA event that carried an exemption into the Masters field.
USA Today
06-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Michelle Wie West, who dreamt of playing the Masters, walked Augusta for first time at ANWA
Michelle Wie West, who dreamt of playing the Masters, walked Augusta for first time at ANWA AUGUSTA, Ga. – When Asterisk Talley holed out for eagle on the first hole of the Augusta National Women's Amateur on Saturday, Michelle Wie West was in the gallery. Two years ago, the LPGA star came to Augusta National for the first time but never made it past the clubhouse area and Berckmans Place. The final round of the ANWA marked her first time walking the golf course. 'I must have said it a million times,' said Wie West, 'but I was like 'Wow, so slopey! Wow, so elevated!' 'No. 10 was a lot more elevated than I thought. Two, I didn't realize, like the downhill lies that they have on 2 going in. You see people just casually stopping golf shots on that green.' As a hotshot amateur, Wie West once had a goal of competing in the Masters. She made it all the way to the quarterfinals of the men's 2005 U.S. Amateur Public Links, a now defunct USGA event that carried an exemption into the Masters field. On Sunday, Wie West was out watching the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals in a sundress. The 35-year-old mother of two and LPGA tournament host couldn't recall the last time she hit a golf shot but said she gets emotional watching the kids compete. 'The amazing part about ANWA is that it's created a platform where now people in the golf industry, outside the golf industry are knowing these girls' names,' said Wie West. 'It's become a topic of discussion.' A number of players in the ANWA field are weighing when to go pro and Wie West, who turned pro just before her 16th birthday, encouraged youngsters not to put too much pressure on the decision, noting that life is fluid. 'I would always say just try one year,' said Wie West. 'Try one year out of college. It's much easier going that way than the other way.'
