TUCKER, Colo. — BYU men’s golf finished sixth at the Paintbrush Invitational shooting a three-round total of 296-296-311—903 at Colorado Golf Club Tuesday.
“There was a lot of wind today that made it very difficult to score,” said BYU head coach Bruce Brockbank. “We got off to a rocky start and could never get ourselves into a groove.”
The Cougars posted a 23-over par in the final round which dropped them into sixth-place finish at 903 (+39). Tournament champion Colorado State finished at 890 (+26), while Denver (+32), Northern Colorado (+32), North Dakota State (+37) and Long Beach State (+38) rounded out the top-5.
Carson Lundell (76-74-75—225) and Keanu Akina (72-75-78—225) finished in a tie for 17th at 9-over par to lead the Cougars. David Timmins shot 74-76-80—230 to finish tied for 40th and Max Brenchley posted scores of 74-79-78—231 to tie for 44th, while Cole Ponich recorded scores of 78-71-83—232 to finish tied for 48th.
Playing as an individual, freshman Zac Jones had rounds of 68-78-79—225 to secure a top-20 finish in his first collegiate event. Brock Goyen, who was also completing as an individual, shot 77-76-75—228 to tie for 33rd in his first event as a Cougar.
“It was great to see Goyen and Jones play some great golf as individuals,” said BYU Director of Golf Todd Miller. Tied for 17th is a nice finish for Zac in his first collegiate event.”
Elijah Turner had the highlight of the day with a double-eagle two on the par-5 16th hole. The junior from Highland, Utah, had rounds of rounds 84-80-75—239.
The Cougars next travel to Reno, Nevada, for the Nevada Wolfpack Invitational at Hidden Valley Country Club on October 11-12.
| Place | Player | R1 | R2 | R2 | Total | To Par | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-17 | Carson Lundell | 76 | 74 | 75 | 225 | +9 | |
| T-17 | Keanu Akina | 72 | 75 | 78 | 225 | +9 | |
| T-40 | David Timmins | 74 | 76 | 80 | 230 | +14 | |
| T-44 | Max Brenchley | 74 | 79 | 78 | 231 | +15 | |
| T-48 | Cole Ponich | 78 | 71 | 83 | 232 | +16 | |
| T-17 | Zac Jones* | 68 | 78 | 79 | 225 | +9 | |
| T-33 | Brock Goyen* | 77 | 76 | 75 | 228 | +12 | |
| T-70 | Elijah Turner* | 84 | 80 | 75 | 239 | +23 |
* playing as an individual
| Place | Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Colorado State | 293 | 293 | 304 | 890 | +26 |
| T-2 | Denver | 290 | 301 | 305 | 896 | +32 |
| T-2 | Northern Colorado | 309 | 281 | 306 | 896 | +32 |
| 4th | North Dakota State | 296 | 305 | 300 | 901 | +37 |
| 5th | Long Beach State | 302 | 305 | 295 | 902 | +38 |
| 6th | BYU | 296 | 296 | 311 | 903 | +39 |
| 7th | Georgia State | 296 | 306 | 311 | 913 | +49 |
| 8th | Ball State | 307 | 301 | 308 | 916 | +52 |
| 9th | Santa Clara | 302 | 312 | 306 | 920 | +56 |
| 10th | Wichita State | 300 | 299 | 323 | 922 | +58 |
| 11th | Wyoming | 306 | 303 | 314 | 923 | +58 |