A trip to Hawaii netted the ASU men’s golf team a seventh-place finish in the Big Island Invitational last week.

The Sun Devils finished with a combined 11-over par 875 in the three-day tournament, which had a 17-team field.

The tournament originally consisted of 18 teams, but Michigan State pulled out just prior to the event because of the current economic situation.

Sophomore Stephan Gross led the Sun Devils with a third-place finish.

The German native finished the tournament with a final score of 4-under par 212.

Gross finished just two strokes behind the leader, Washington junior Nick Taylor, who shot a 6-under par 210.

ASU Junior Tristan Bierenbroodspot finished 24th overall, finishing with a 5-over par 221.

Junior Knut Borsheim tied for 39th place with an 8-over par 224.

Sophomore James Byrne scored a 9-over par 225 to finish 43rd, while sophomore Jesper Kennegard recorded a 15-over par 231, finishing in 69th place.

Sophomore Scott Pinckney golfed a 7-over par 223 and finished in 35th place.

The team arrived back in Arizona on Sunday, after what Sun Devil coach Randy Lein called a disappointing turnout.

“I saw some good things at this tournament, but overall we didn’t seem quite ready,” Lein said of the team’s performance.

Lein said the wind was a big determining factor to the outcome of the tournament during practice on Tuesday.

“It was windy on the Kona side where the tournament took place, but the wind ended up showing weaknesses in our game that we need to address,” Lein said.

Lein said the wind subsided a bit during the actual tournament.

“Wednesday was nice throughout the first half, and the wind began to pick up about one, and by three it got very windy,” Lein said. “Thursday was same as Wednesday, and by Friday the wind had subsided and it wasn’t a factor.”

“There are always things to work on and improve, even if you win,” Lein said. “We should have been ready to play. Hopefully we’ll have a better result in Florida.”

The team will head to Ponte Vedra, Fla., to compete in the John Hayt Invitational, which begins on Feb. 22.

Reach the reporter at allison.carlin@asu.edu.