Maroon Madness Elite Eight: No. 1 Phil Mickelson vs. No. 2 Jake Plummer

No. 1-seed Phil Mickelson didn’t face a challenge on his way to the Elite Eight, garnering 94 percent of the vote against Briann January and 88 percent against ASU baseball great Rick Monday in the Sweet Sixteen. After cruising past Eric Sogard in the first round with 92 percent of the vote, No. 2-seed Jake Plummer faced a tougher challenge and just got past Eric Allen with 61 percent.

Mickelson (from first-round article): At ASU, Mickelson was the winner of three consecutive NCAA individual championships as well as the nationally awarded Haskins Award for the best collegiate golfer.