PHOENIX – Peter Kuest's four-under 67 tied for the best score in the final round of the Thunderbird Collegiate on Saturday at Papago Golf Course.
"Peter (Kuest) played a great round of golf today," BYU head coach Bruce Brockbank said. "As a team we struggled in all three rounds. It was a great field of teams this year and we just didn't put enough shots together."
Kuest posted the best tournament score for BYU and tied for 16th overall with a one-under. Rhett Rasmussen played the first two rounds under par and finished with a two-over. Carson Lundell, Kelton Hirsch and Brock Stanger finished with scores of six-over, 11-over and 16-over, respectively.
Playing as an individual, Austin Banz finished the tournament with a 13-over.
BYU (+17) finished 12th as a team after shooting rounds of 286, 291 and 292. West Coast Conference foe Saint Mary's placed 10th with a score of 13-over. Utah finished in 14th with a 25-over. Arizona State ran away with the title after shooting 20-under as a team.
The Cougars play their home event, the Cougar Classic, beginning on April 19 at Riverside Country Club. The following week, BYU tees off at the WCC Championship.
Final Individual Scores
Player | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | To Par | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter Kuest | 71 | 74 | 67 | -1 | T16 |
Rhett Rasmussen | 70 | 71 | 74 | +2 | T28 |
Carson Lundell | 71 | 72 | 76 | +6 | T46 |
Kelton Hirsch | 74 | 75 | 75 | +11 | T63 |
Brock Stanger | 76 | 74 | 79 | +16 | T72 |
Austin Banz* | 76 | 73 | 77 | +13 | T67 |
*Playing as an individual
Final Team Scores (Top 5 and BYU)
Team | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | To Par | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arizona State | 277 | 278 | 277 | -20 | 1 |
Texas | 288 | 276 | 280 | -8 | 2 |
UCLA | 283 | 284 | 278 | -7 | 3 |
Oklahoma State | 291 | 274 | 285 | -2 | 4 |
North Carolina | 288 | 281 | 283 | E | 5 |
BYU | 286 | 291 | 292 | +17 | 12 |