PULLMAN, Wash. — Rhett Rasmussen took first place and BYU men’s golf placed second as a team at the Pullman Regional to advance to its second consecutive NCAA Nationals.
“It was a great day for the Cougars,” BYU head coach Bruce Brockbank said. “The team came to play when we needed a great final round. I am so excited for these guys to have another shot at the NCAA Finals.”
Rasmussen shot a 63 (-7) for the second day in a row to take sole possession of first place, the first Cougar to do so at an NCAA regional qualifier. He had a 195 (-15) total score to finish two strokes above second-place Zach Smith of UC Santa Barbara.
Two other Cougars finished in the top 25 on the final day: Carson Lundell with a 70 (E) and Peter Kuest with a 67 (-3), his best round of the week. Kelton Hirsch also finished with his best round, firing a 66 (-4) to finish tied for 29th. Brock Stanger shot a 71 (+1) to finish in 47th place.
Texas A&M took first at the regional, while Oklahoma, Georgia Tech and South Carolina finished behind the Cougars to also qualify for nationals. South Carolina beat Colorado State by one stroke in a tiebreaker at hole nine. UCSB’s Smith advanced as the highest individual outside of those teams.
NCAA Nationals will take place in Fayetteville, Ark., at Blessings Golf Club from May 24-29. Live stats and the leaderboard can be found at Golfstat.com.
Day One Recap
Day Two Recap
| 1 | Texas A&M | 269 | 268 | 270 | 807 |
| 6 | Walker Lee (4) | 67 | 66 | 67 | 200 |
| T7 | Chandler Phillips (1) | 64 | 70 | 67 | 201 |
| T12 | Sam Bennett (2) | 69 | 67 | 67 | 203 |
| T12 | Brandon Smith (3) | 69 | 65 | 69 | 203 |
| 71 | Josh Gliege (6) | 72 | 72 | ||
| 2 | Brigham Young | 272 | 271 | 266 | 809 |
| 1 | Rhett Rasmussen (2) | 69 | 63 | 63 | 195 |
| T17 | Carson Lundell (3) | 64 | 70 | 70 | 204 |
| T24 | Peter Kuest (1) | 69 | 69 | 67 | 205 |
| T29 | Kelton Hirsch (4) | 70 | 71 | 66 | 207 |
| T47 | Brock Stanger (5) | 72 | 69 | 71 | 212 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 270 | 270 | 270 | 810 |
| T3 | Blaine Hale (3) | 68 | 62 | 68 | 198 |
| 11 | Garett Reband (2) | 64 | 70 | 68 | 202 |
| T12 | Quade Cummins (1) | 69 | 67 | 67 | 203 |
| T33 | Patrick Welch (4) | 69 | 72 | 67 | 208 |
| T33 | Brad Dalke (5) | 69 | 71 | 68 | 208 |
| 4 | Georgia Tech | 271 | 270 | 277 | 818 |
| T12 | Andy Ogletree (2) | 67 | 66 | 70 | 203 |
| T17 | Luke Schniederjans (1) | 70 | 66 | 68 | 204 |
| T17 | Connor Howe (5) | 66 | 70 | 68 | 204 |
| T29 | Noah Norton (4) | 68 | 68 | 71 | 207 |
| 60 | Tyler Strafaci (3) | 72 | 73 | 73 | 218 |
| 5 | South Carolina | 275 | 277 | 267 | 819 |
| T3 | Scott Stevens (1) | 67 | 66 | 65 | 198 |
| T24 | Ryan Hall (5) | 69 | 70 | 66 | 205 |
| T44 | Caleb Proveaux (4) | 72 | 69 | 70 | 211 |
| T54 | Will Miles (2) | 75 | 73 | 66 | 214 |
| T54 | Ryan Stachler (3) | 67 | 72 | 75 | 214 |
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