SAN FRANCISCO – Top-10 finishes through two rounds from Peter Kuest and Rhett Rasmussen have BYU men's golf in third place at the Olympic Club Intercollegiate.
"Peter and Rhett played great to keep us in the hunt," BYU head coach Bruce Brockbank said. "We hope to make a run at the leaders tomorrow."
Kuest shot a five-under 66 in the second round and posted an overall score of four-under on the day to wind up tied for second. Rasmussen's two-under overall placed him tied for sixth.
Kelton Hirsch (+4) and Carson Lundell (+6) rounded out BYU's top four. Chad Hardy came in at 11-over.
Fellow West Coast Conference teams Santa Clara and San Francisco and Loyola Marymount finished Monday in fourth and sixth, respectively. Loyola Marymount and Pacific wound up in eighth and ninth.
The tournament will wrap up after tomorrow's final round. Live stats and the leaderboard are available at GolfStat.com.
Day One Individual Results
| Player | Round 1 | Round 2 | To Par | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Kuest | 72 | 76 | -4 | T2 |
| Rhett Rasmussen | 70 | 70 | -2 | T6 |
| Kelton Hirsch | 73 | 73 | +4 | T28 |
| Carson Lundell | 70 | 78 | +6 | T37 |
| Chad Hardy | 77 | 76 | +11 | T54 |
Day One Team Results
| Team | Round 1 | Round 2 | To Par | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal State Fullerton | 279 | 279 | -10 | 1 |
| Nevada | 288 | 275 | -5 | 2 |
| BYU | 285 | 285 | +2 | 3 |
| Santa Clara | 291 | 281 | +4 | 4 |
| UC Davis | 295 | 283 | +10 | 5 |
| San Francisco | 296 | 284 | +12 | 6 |
| Cal Baptist | 293 | 293 | +18 | 7 |
| Loyola Marymount | 294 | 293 | +19 | 8 |
| Pacific | 304 | 290 | +26 | 9 |
| Cal State Monterery Bay | 296 | 302 | +30 | T10 |
| Seattle | 299 | 299 | +30 | T10 |
| Sacramento State | 312 | 291 | +35 | 12 |
| Cal Poly | 298 | 308 | +38 | 13 |