Cougars in 14th after first day at The Goodwin

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STANFORD, California – Another top-20 performance from Jordan Rodgers led BYU men’s golf to a tie for 14th place after the first round of The Goodwin on Thursday.

“It was a good start for us,” BYU head coach Bruce Brockbank said. “Last week, the 73s we shot were mediocre, but this week that is respectable because the golf course is so much more demanding. Hopefully we can come out tomorrow and play even better.”

The Cougars finished in a tie 14th place with fellow West Coast Conference team Loyola Marymount. TCU is in first place at 16-under-par. Other WCC teams Saint Mary’s, San Francisco and Santa Clara are in a tie for 6th, tie for 10th and tie for 12th, respectively.

Rodgers led BYU in the first round, shooting three-under-par and ending the day in a tie for 11th. His 67 in a round is his season-low. His career-low is 66.

Just outside of the top 20 is junior Tommy Higham in a tie for 26th. He shot one-under-par, a 69 for the round. This is his second time shooting 69, just two shy of his career-high 67. He made two birdies in his last three holes.

Both Zach Pritchard and Cole Ogden finished day one in a tie for 78th, shooting three-over-par. CJ Lee rounded out the team tied for 125th. He shot 10-over-par.

The second round will begin at 1:10 p.m. PDT on Friday for the Cougars. Live stats will be available on the BYU men’s golf schedule page.

The Goodwin - March 26, 2015

PlacePlayerRound 1Total
T11Jordan Rodgers67-3
T26Tommy Higham69-1
T78Cole Ogden78+3
T78Zach Pritchard78+3
T125CJ Lee80+10
PlaceTeamRound 1Total
1TCU264264
2UAB272272
T3UNLV274274
T3UC Davis274274
5Stanford276276
T6Washington State277277
T6Saint Mary's277277
8San Jose State278278
9SMU279279
T10Oregon280280
T10San Francisco280280
T12Santa Clara281281
T12Pepperdine281281
T14Loyola Marymount282282
T14BYU282282
16Denver283283
17Colorado285285
18Minnesota287287
19Northwestern288288
T20Boise State290290
T20Southern California290290
T22Arizona291291
T22Colorado State291291
24Princeton296296