BYU men tied for third after day one of Bighorn

BYU men tied for third after day one of BighornBYU men tied for third after day one of Bighorn

PALM DESERT, Calif. – Patrick Fishburn is tied for 14th place, as BYU men’s golf is tied for third place after day one of the Kansas State Bighorn Invitational on Friday.

“We have been struggling to start tournaments well,” BYU head coach Bruce Brockbank said, “but it was nice to get off to a better start today. Patrick’s (Fishburn) 66 in the first round sure helped. We played great in the afternoon. We need to get out tomorrow and play our best round if we are going to catch Illinois.”

The Cougars fired -4 in round one, prior to firing -9 in round two. BYU is tied for third place at -13 with Notre Dame. Illinois sits atop the leaderboard at -20 after 36 holes of the 54-hole event, while Mississippi State is in second place at -16.

Fishburn carded 66 (-6) in the first round. He birdied five holes in the morning round and also eagled the par-5 sixth hole. The senior shot a 75 in the second round and is tied for 14th place at -3.

Lee shot a 73 (+1) in the first round, and bounced back with a 69 (-3) in round two. Lee played bogey-free golf on the front nine and is tied for 20th place at -2. Spencer Dunaway also tied for 20th place at -2. Dunaway carded 70-72 on Friday.

Rhett Rasmussen carded 75-69 to tie for 26th place after day one. In round two Rasmussen birdied seven holes to shoot even par through 36 holes. 

Peter Kuest is tied for 52nd place. After firing an 82 in the morning, Kuest turned around and shot a 69 in round two. Kuest birdied seven holes in the second round, including a stretch of four-straight birdies.

The Cougars will play the third and final round of the Bighorn Invitational on Tuesday. Play will begin at 8 a.m. PT. Follow the Cougars live by going to the BYU men’s golf schedule page.

Kansas State Bighorn Invitational - March 23-24, 2018
 

Place

Player

Round 1

Round 2

Total

To-Par

T14

Patrick Fishburn

66

75

141

-3

T20

CJ Lee

73

69

142

-2

T20

Spencer Dunaway

70

72

142

-2

T26

Rhett Rasmussen

75

69

144

E

T52

Peter Kuest

82

69

151

+7

 

Place

Team

Round 1

Round 2

Total

To-Par

1

Illinois

279

277

556

-20

2

Mississippi St.

279

281

560

-16

T3

Notre Dame

281

282

563

-13

T3

BYU

284

279

563

-13

5

Colorado

283

281

564

-12

6

Kansas

286

284

570

-6

7

San Diego St.

294

283

577

+1

T8

Indiana

291

291

582

+6

T8

So. Alabama

286

296

582

+6

10

Washington St.

290

293

583

+7

11

Kansas St.

292

292

584

+8

12

Nebraska

298

290

588

+12