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Rasmussen Claims Medalist Honors, Cougars Tie for 8th at the Goodwin

By: Alexa Anderson, BYU Golf SID

STANFORD, Calif. — BYU men’s golf tied for eighth at The Goodwin behind a first place individual finish from freshman Rhett Rasmussen at Stanford Golf Course on Saturday.

“This course is tough,” BYU head coach Bruce Brockbank said. “We played so poorly yesterday, but I am pleased with how the team bounced back today. We still have a long way to go, but we made progress.”

The Cougars fired a team-best round of 285 on Saturday to move from 10th to eighth place. BYU shot +34 for the tournament in the 49th year of The Goodwin.

Rasmussen led the Cougars, carding 72-64-70 for the tournament. The freshman birdied holes 1, 4 and 14 on Saturday, and birdied 12 holes in three rounds of play.

“It was good to see Rhett (Rasmussen) win The Goodwin,” Brockbank said. “It is exciting for him. His 64 yesterday was something. We knew he had it in him. It was probably one of the best rounds of golf I have seen in a while.”

Rasmussen’s 64 was the lowest by any competitor in The Goodwin and is a team-best round for any Cougar this season.

“I played a pretty flawless round yesterday (Friday),” Rasmussen said. “It was probably the most complete round I have played all year. It’s great to be able to play with some of the best players in the country. This win gives me confidence that I can compete.”

Patrick Fishburn tied for 31st place, firing 71-75-71. The junior shot 7-over for the tournament. Peter Kuest carded a 72 on Saturday to finish at 13-over for the event.

CJ Lee and Zach Pritchard rounded out the scoring for BYU. Lee shot 20-over, while Pritchard shot 21-over.

Host Stanford finished first in the event, shooting -3 through 54 holes. West Coast Conference foe Pepperdine placed sixth, while Saint Mary’s took 10th. San Francisco tied for 12th and Pacific finished in 20th place.

BYU men’s golf will travel to Seattle April 3-4 to participate in the Seattle Invitational held at Chambers Bay Golf Course, the site of the 2015 U.S. Open Championship.

The Goodwin – March 30-April 1, 2017

Stanford Golf Course

Place

Player

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Total

To-Par

1

Rhett Rasmussen

72

64

70

206

-4

T31

Patrick Fishburn

71

75

71

217

+7

T63

Peter Kuest

70

81

72

223

+13

T106

CJ Lee

75

83

72

230

+20

T110

Zach Pritchard

75

81

75

232

+21

 

 

Place

Team

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Total

To-Par

1

No. 12 Stanford

276

288

273

837

-3

2

No. 1 USC

285

280

281

846

+6

3

No. 15 UNLV

289

284

277

850

+10

4

No. 5 Oregon

296

281

277

854

+14

5

No. 36 Washington

283

291

286

860

+20

6

No. 28 Pepperdine

292

299

279

870

+30

7

SMU

284

303

285

872

+32

T8

No. 44 BYU

288

301

285

874

+34

T8

No. Colorado

292

295

287

874

+34

10

Saint Mary's

298

290

287

875

+35

11

Cal Poly

296

295

288

879

+39

T12

USF

301

298

283

882

+42

T12

Nevada

302

294

286

882

+42

14

Wyoming

294

293

296

883

+43

T15

No. 19 Colorado

298

301

285

884

+44

T15

UCLA

298

302

284

884

+44

T17

Colorado State

292

298

297

887

+47

T17

Oregon State

289

305

293

887

+47

19

UC Davis

306

302

282

890

+50

20

Pacific

294

302

282

890

+50

21

Fresno State

300

301

294

895

+55

22

Marquette

298

293

305

896

+56

23

San Jose State

317

295

292

904

+64

​24    ​

​Chico State

​299

​302

​306

​906

​+66