Rasmussen takes lead at John A. Burns Invitational

Rasmussen takes lead at John A. Burns InvitationalRasmussen takes lead at John A. Burns Invitational

LIHUE, Hawai'i – Rhett Rasmussen's six-under 66 vaulted him to the top of the leaderboard after the second round of the John A. Burns Invitational Friday at Wailua Golf Course. 

"It was a great round today by Rhett (Rasmussen)," BYU head coach Bruce Brockbank said. "When we needed someone to step up with the team struggling he got it going on the back nine. We need four great scores tomorrow to make a run at the team title."

As a team, BYU fell into a tie for fourth at nine-under after posting the best first-round score. The Cougars combined for a one-under 287. Arizona State's 12-under put the Sun Devils in the lead with an overall score of 18-under.

Rasmussen stands alone at eight-under. Peter Kuest, who was tied for the lead coming into the second round, is tied for fourth at six-under after hitting an even-par 72 today. Chad Hardy's combined one-over is followed by a five-over and 11-over from Carson Lundell and Kelton Hirsch, respectively.

Play concludes with tomorrow's final round. Live stats and a leaderboard are available at GolfStat.com.

 

Individual Results Through Two Rounds

PlayerRound 1Round 2To ParPosition
Rhett Rasmussen7066-81
Peter Kuest6672-6T4
Chad Hardy7273+1T44
Carson Lundell7277+5T74
Kelton Hirsch7976+11T99

 

Team Results Through Two Rounds

TeamRound 1Round 2To ParPosition
Arizona State282276-181
Duke285275-162
Texas A&M281283-123
BYU280287-9T4
UNLV290277-9T4
North Carolina288281-76
Saint Mary's284287-57
Northern Colorado292281-3T8
UC Santa Barbara288285-3T8
Grand Canyon289285-210
New Mexico287288-1T11
Arizona289286-1T11
Long Beach State293283E13
Virginia292285+114
Fresno State289291+415
UTEP290292+616
Washington State295292+1117
UC Irvine303289+1618
Hawaii304296+24T19
CSUN298302+24T19