BYU finishes with eight-under final round at Arizona Invitational

BYU finishes with eight-under final round at Arizona InvitationalBYU finishes with eight-under final round at Arizona Invitational

TUCSON, Ariz. – BYU men's golf carded an eight-under to finish in ninth place in the third and final round of the Arizona Invitational on Tuesday at Sewailo Golf Club.

"We have some work ahead of us," BYU head coach Bruce Brockbank said. "It was nice to see the guys show signs of good golf today."

Carson Lundell's five-under 208 led the Cougars and tied him for the 16th-best individual score. Rhett Rasmussen's two-under on Tuesday gave him a two-under 211 for the tournament.

Peter Kuest shot four-under over his last eight holes to finish even. Kelton Hirsch finished two-over par and Chad Hardy scored six-over.

BYU finished with its best round of the tournament after scoring two-under in round one and one-over in round two. The Cougars surpassed WCC opponent Loyola Marymount in the final round but finished 12 strokes behind Saint Mary's.

The Cougars next play on Feb. 20 at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate in Hawai'i.

Day One Recap

Final Individual Results

PlayerRound 1Round 2Round 3To ParPosition
Carson Lundell697069-5T16
Rhett Rasmussen727069-2T27
Peter Kuest727170ET36
Kelton Hirsch697472+2T45
Chad Hardy757668+6T59

Final Team Results

TeamRound 1Round 2Round 3To ParPosition
Arizona280272263-371
Arizona State280267271-342
Saint Mary's279275277-213
Iowa State283279270-20T4
Texas A&M281272279-20T4
UCLA279273283-176
New Mexico284277275-167
Washington282281277-128
BYU282285276-99
UTSA290282281+110
Loyola Marymount282280292+211
UTEP282288286+412
Little Rock286285286+5T13
Long Beach State283292282+5T13
Denver291285287+1115
New Mexico State287286293+1416