slee | Posted: 28 Jan 2014 | Updated: 26 May 2021

Cougars finish tied for 5th at Arizona Collegiate

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Day 1 Recap

TUCSON, Ariz. - Justin Keiley tied for third and led the No. 38 BYU men's golf team to tie in fifth place at the Arizona Collegiate Tuesday. 

"We had a really good chance to finish in third, but we started our round poorly and played pretty good in between the round and hung in there, but couldn't finish strong," BYU men's golf coach Bruce Brockbank said. "That's part of being in a desert course."

BYU tied with New Mexico State at 21-over-par, just one stroke behind third place USC. UC Berkeley finished in first at one-over-par with Arizona trailing by 14 strokes in second place and New Mexico trailing by 18 strokes. 

Keiley's third-place finish was one stroke behind to tie in first, but finished at one-under-par during the two-day tournament. He also had a total of six birdies in the third round. 

"Justin played great," Brockbank said. "He just played his tail off this whole week and was really consistent, but the last hole snuck up on him. I'm really pleased with him and he has matured so much this season, so it's fun to watch."

Jordan Rodgers completed the tournament tied in 17th place at six-over-par with two birdies in the final round. Sophomore Joe Parkinson finished tied in 33rd place at 10-over-par that included an eagle and two birdies in the third round, while Jordan Hammer finished the tournament at 12-over-par and one-under-par for the day. Hammer's third round score of 70 was a team best for the round. 

Tommy Higham tied for 54th at 18-over-par and had a birdie in the last round. Individual participant Stephen Archibald tied for 23rd place at eight-over-par with two birdies in the third round.

Conference foes Pacific (+43) and Loyola Marymount (+58) tied in eighth and 12th place, respectively. 

"We'll try to figure out a way to get better before our next tournament in two weeks," Brockbank said. 

The Cougars will head to the Turtle Bay Resort for the John H. Burns Invitational on Feb. 19. Live stats can be followed on golfstats.com

Individual Scores

Place Player Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total
T3 Justin Keiley 69 72 71 -1
T17 Jordan Rodgers 74 70 75 +6
T33 Joe Parkinson 72 72 79 +10
T37 Jordan Hammer 76 79 70 +12
T54 Tommy Higham 79 76 76 +18

Team Scores

Place Team Total
1 California +1
2 Arizona +15
3 New Mexico +19
3 Southern California +20
T5 New Mexico State +21
T5 BYU +21
7 CSU Fullerton +41
T8 James Madison +43
T8 Texas El Paso +43
T8 Pacific +43
11 Oregon State +48
12 Loyola Marymount +58
13 UC Riverside +65
14 George Washington +87

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