Kuest, Cougars in lead after first round in Hawaii

Kuest, Cougars in lead after first round in HawaiiKuest, Cougars in lead after first round in Hawaii

LIHUE, Hawai'i – Peter Kuest led BYU men's golf into first place after one round of the John A. Burns Invitational Thursday at Wailua Golf Course.

"It was nice to get off to a good start today in Hawaii," BYU head coach Bruce Brockbank said. "The guys played really well down the stretch on the most difficult holes to finish."

Kuest's score of 66 (-6) tied him with Daniel Kolar of Washington State for the best first round score among the field of 114 golfers. He bagged an eagle, five birdies and just one bogey on the day.

The Cougars posted an eight-under 280 to lead a field that includes eight top-50 teams. They finished one stroke ahead of second-place Texas A&M.

Rhett Rasmussen (70, -2), Chad Hardy (72, E) and Carson Lundell (72, E) all finished day one among the top 31 golfers. Kelton Hirsch rounded out BYU's five with a 79 (+7).

All teams will play round two tomorrow and the final round on Saturday. Live stats and a leaderboard are available at GolfStat.com.

 

Day One Individual Results

PlayerRound 1To ParPosition
Peter Kuest66-6T1
Rhett Rasmussen70-2T9
Chad Hardy72ET31
Carson Lundell72ET31
Kelton Hirsch79+7T103

 

Day One Team Results

TeamRound 1To ParPosition
BYU280-81
Texas A&M281-72
Arizona State282-63
Saint Mary's284-44
Duke285-35
New Mexico287-16
North Carolina288ET7
UC Santa Barbara288ET7
Arizona289+1T9
Grand Canyon289+1T9
Fresno State289+1T9
UTEP290+2T12
UNLV290+2T12
Virginia292+4T14
Northern Colorado292+4T14
Long Beach State293+516
Washington State295+717
CSUN298+1018
UC Irvine303+1519
Hawaii304+1620