NUEVO NAYARIT, Mexico — BYU men’s golfer Kihei Akina (67-64-68-69-268) finished 15th at 16 under par Sunday at the PGA Tour’s VidantaWorld Mexico Open at Vidanta Vallarta Golf Course.
After making the cut Friday at 11 under, the sophomore carded rounds of 68 and 69 to earn his third straight top-20 finish on the Tour and fourth of the year.
Akina opened the third round with consecutive bogeys on the first two holes before responding with back-to-back birdies on the next two. He added two more birdies on Nos. 6 and 7 and a bogey on No. 8 to make the turn at 1 under. On the back nine, Akina made birdies on Nos. 12 and 13 to card a 3-under 68.
In the final round, Akina shot a 2-under 69, recording five birdies and three bogeys. After trading a bogey and a birdie on Nos. 2 and 3, he made birdies on Nos. 5 and 8. The sophomore carded two birdies and two bogeys on the back nine to close the tournament at 16 under.
Former Cougar Patrick Fishburn (69-68-73-67-277) tied for 54th at 7 under after carding rounds of 73 and 67 over the final two rounds. He highlighted his final round with seven birdies, including four consecutive birdies to open the round, against three bogeys.
Akina has made the cut in all five of his PGA Tour appearances this season, earning four top-20 finishes, including one in the top 10.