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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