Fishburn takes sixth, No. 30 BYU ties for 11th

LAS VEGAS — No. 30 BYU men's golf tied for 11th place and Patrick Fishburn placed sixth at the Southern Highlands Collegiate on Wednesday.

"We played solid golf today," BYU head coach Bruce Brockbank said. "We needed a great round to move up the leaderboard, but we just didn't have it. It was an awesome tournament. We just needed to show up in round one."

The Cougars fired a final-round 291 (+3) to shoot +16 for the tournament. BYU tied with Washington for 11th place. No. 5 Florida recorded the victory, shooting -5 in the 54-hole event.

Fishburn birdied three holes in his final round to card 73. The senior finished the Southern Highlands Collegiate at -3 and tied for sixth place. 

Peter Kuest and CJ Lee tied for 38th place. Kuest shot -1 in round three and birdied five holes on Tuesday. Lee fired a 74 (+2). Kuest and Lee finished the 54-hole tournament at +5.

Rhett Rasmussen carded a 73 in today's round. Rasmussen ended the event tied for 59th place at +9. Kelton Hirsch finished the Southern Highlands Collegiate in 79th place.

Spencer Dunaway, who competed as an individual, fired 71-74-80 to tie for 59th place at +9.

BYU men's golf will continue 2017-18 play at the Bighorn Intercollegiate March 23-24.

Day One Results

Day Two Results

Southern Highlands Collegiate - March 5-7, 2018
Southern Highlands Golf Club

*Competed as an individual