Men’s golf likely to miss postseason after rebuilding year

By all accounts, the 2011-12 season was a rebuilding year for the ASU men’s golf team.

With a new coach and seven out of the nine golfers without prior collegiate experience, the Sun Devils were young and looked tremendously different than last year’s squad.

“Unfortunately, it appears that for the first time since 1983, the men’s golf team won’t be represented in the NCAA postseason,” coach Tim Mickelson said. “(This was) certainly not the first year I wanted. (It’s) certainly very frustrating and disappointing.

“I think that’s a big reason why they brought me in. They want me to turn this thing back around and get guys that are committed to the same thing that I am committed to, which is