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Fishburn Ties for 10th, BYU Places Fourth
By: Alexa Anderson, BYU Golf SID
LIHUE, Hawai’i — BYU men’s golf finished in fourth place at the John Burns Intercollegiate on Friday as Patrick Fishburn, Rhett Rasmussen and Peter Kuest placed in the top 20.
“The team was very consistent this week,” BYU head coach Bruce Brockbank said. “I am pleased with their effort. Patrick and Rhett continue to lead the team with solid play. Spencer Dunaway made birdies in rounds two and three to catch up after slow starts. His scores helped the team big time. We have plenty of short game work ahead of us to help eliminate some of our mistakes. I will be excited as we learn to finish our rounds with pars and birdies.”
The Cougars finished the tournament held at Wailua Golf Course at 8-under-par, shooting 2-under as a team in Friday's final round.
Fishburn, who now has two top-10 finishes in two spring tournaments, shot 5-under for the event. The junior tied for 10th place, shooting 1-under-par in Friday’s round.
Rasmussen and Kuest finished in the top 20 individually alongside Fishburn. Rasmussen, who shot 4-under through 54 holes of play, placed 12th, while Kuest tied for 18th place. Kuest shot 1-under-par at the John Burns Intercollegiate.
Spencer Dunaway and CJ Lee placed 47th and 56th, respectively. Dunaway shot 1-over in Friday’s round, shooting 4-under on the back nine. Dunaway finished the event at 4-over-par. Lee shot even par on the day and was 5-over for the tournament.
Austen Christiansen and Zach Pritchard competed in the tournament as individuals. Pritchard shot 6-over Friday, finishing 54 holes at 7-over-par. Christiansen, who tied for 82nd place, shot 11-over through three rounds.
BYU will continue spring season play on Feb 27-28 at the National Invitation Tournament in Tucson, Arizona.
John Burns Intercollegiate – Feb. 15-17, 2017
Wailua Golf Course
Place
Player
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Total
To-Par
T10
Patrick Fishburn
68
72
71
211
-5
12
Rhett Rasmussen
71
71
70
212
-4
T18
Peter Kuest
71
70
74
215
-1
T47
Spencer Dunaway
74
73
73
220
+4
T56
CJ Lee
74
75
72
221
+5
T63
Zach Pritchard*
74
71
78
223
+7
T82
Austen Christiansen*
76
71
80
227
+11
*Individuals
Place
Team
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Total
To-Par
1
Virginia
268
283
284
835
-29
2
Texas A&M
276
281
282
839
-25
3
UNLV
282
284
274
840
-24
4
BYU
284
286
286
856
-8
T5
California
291
281
288
860
-4
T5
Santa Clara
287
283
290
860
-4
7
Arizona
290
287
286
863
-1
8
Washington
294
286
288
868
+4
T9
UTEP
290
290
289
869
+5
T9
New Mexico
295
282
292
869
+5
11
Grand Canyon
291
285
298
874
+10
12
Kennesaw State
289
293
294
876
+12
13
Utah
301
286
295
882
+18
14
North Dakota State
299
285
301
885
+21
15
Washington State
302
293
301
896
+32
16
Northern Colorado
304
300
295
899
+35
17
Hawai'i
298
301
307
906
+42
18
Hawai'i – Hilo
316
303
306
925
+61