Rasmussen's first-place finish leads BYU to NCAA nationals

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PULLMAN, Wash. — Rhett Rasmussen took first place and BYU men’s golf placed second as a team at the Pullman Regional to advance to its second consecutive NCAA Nationals.

“It was a great day for the Cougars,” BYU head coach Bruce Brockbank said. “The team came to play when we needed a great final round. I am so excited for these guys to have another shot at the NCAA Finals.”

Rasmussen shot a 63 (-7) for the second day in a row to take sole possession of first place, the first Cougar to do so at an NCAA regional qualifier. He had a 195 (-15) total score to finish two strokes above second-place Zach Smith of UC Santa Barbara.

Two other Cougars finished in the top 25 on the final day: Carson Lundell with a 70 (E) and Peter Kuest with a 67 (-3), his best round of the week. Kelton Hirsch also finished with his best round, firing a 66 (-4) to finish tied for 29th. Brock Stanger shot a 71 (+1) to finish in 47th place.

Texas A&M took first at the regional, while Oklahoma, Georgia Tech and South Carolina finished behind the Cougars to also qualify for nationals. South Carolina beat Colorado State by one stroke in a tiebreaker at hole nine. UCSB’s Smith advanced as the highest individual outside of those teams.

NCAA Nationals will take place in Fayetteville, Ark., at Blessings Golf Club from May 24-29. Live stats and the leaderboard can be found at Golfstat.com.

Day One Recap

Day Two Recap

 

1Texas A&M269268270807
6Walker Lee (4)676667200
T7Chandler Phillips (1)647067201
T12Sam Bennett (2)696767203
T12Brandon Smith (3)696569203
71Josh Gliege (6)  7272
2Brigham Young272271266809
1Rhett Rasmussen (2)696363195
T17Carson Lundell (3)647070204
T24Peter Kuest (1)696967205
T29Kelton Hirsch (4)707166207
T47Brock Stanger (5)726971212
3Oklahoma270270270810
T3Blaine Hale (3)686268198
11Garett Reband (2)647068202
T12Quade Cummins (1)696767203
T33Patrick Welch (4)697267208
T33Brad Dalke (5)697168208
4Georgia Tech271270277818
T12Andy Ogletree (2)676670203
T17Luke Schniederjans (1)706668204
T17Connor Howe (5)667068204
T29Noah Norton (4)686871207
60Tyler Strafaci (3)727373218
5South Carolina275277267819
T3Scott Stevens (1)676665198
T24Ryan Hall (5)697066205
T44Caleb Proveaux (4)726970211
T54Will Miles (2)757366214
T54Ryan Stachler (3)677275214
Individuals
Pos.Player (Team)Rd 1Rd 2Rd 3Total
2Zach Smith (UC Santa Barbara)656765197