PHOENIX – Rhett Rasmussen shot a one-under for BYU through two rounds at the Thunderbird Collegiate at Papago Golf Course.
"Rhett (Rasmussen) had a good day," BYU head coach Bruce Brockbank said. "We had trouble handling the wind and fast greens today. We need a solid round tomorrow."
Rasmussen is tied for 14th heading into Saturday's final round. Carson Lundell also cracked the Top 25 with a one-over. Peter Kuest followed with a three-over to be tied for 35th.
Kelton Hirsch and Brock Stanger rounded out the Cougars' five with scores of seven- and eight-over, respectively. Playing as an individual, Austin Banz also shot a seven-over.
BYU's nine-over had them in 10th place among 14 teams. Saint Mary's sat one stroke behind the Cougars for 11th, and Utah's 18-over put them in 14th place. Arizona State led the field by nine strokes with a team score of 13-under.
Play concludes Saturday with the 18-hole final round. Live scoring is available at GolfStat.com.
Individual Scores Through Two Rounds
| Player | Round 1 | Round 2 | To Par | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhett Rasmussen | 70 | 71 | -1 | T14 |
| Carson Lundell | 71 | 72 | +1 | T23 |
| Peter Kuest | 71 | 74 | +3 | T35 |
| Kelton Hirsch | 74 | 75 | +7 | T60 |
| Brock Stanger | 76 | 74 | +8 | 65 |
| Austin Banz* | 76 | 73 | +7 | T60 |
*Playing as an individual
Team Scores Through Two Rounds (Top 5 and BYU)
| Team | Round 1 | Round 2 | To Par | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | 277 | 278 | -13 | 1 |
| Texas | 288 | 276 | -4 | 2 |
| Oklahoma State | 291 | 274 | -3 | 3 |
| Baylor | 285 | 281 | -2 | 4 |
| UCLA | 283 | 284 | -1 | 5 |
| BYU | 286 | 291 | +9 | 10 |