Cougars finish in 11th at John A. Burns Intercollegiate

LIHU'E, Hawai'i - Seniors Jordan Rodgers and Cole Ogden led BYU men's golf to an 11th-place finish at the John H. Burns Intercollegiate on Friday.

"We started off really well today, but we weren't able to shoot how we needed to," BYU head coach Bruce Brockbank said. "We got our highest score of the week, but it still wasn't enough to push us up. There were definitely some improvements in the last two rounds, but we have to find a way to keep some more of our shots. Having a quick turnaround next week will hopefully be for our benefit."

The Cougars had their best round on the final day, totalling 294. Their finish in 11th place was 12 strokes ahead of West Coast Conference foe Santa Clara, who ended in a tie for 14th place. No. 23 California won its fifth-straight tournament, finishing at 12-under-par, which was seven strokes ahead of No. 31 New Mexico in second place.

Ogden improved throughout the three rounds, moving up in the rankings after each round. He shot a team-low 71 in the final round to climb up 11 spots to a tie for 23rd place (+5).

"My first day I didn't play very well, but my last two days I played really solid," Ogden said. "I think all of us individually have something we can take from this tournament. We have to focus on the postiive and try to move on. I finished on a pretty positive note, so hopefully I can continue to build on that."

Rodgers dropped six places to a tie for 23rd, shooting five-over-par. Tommy Higham, who shot six-over-par, also dropped six spots to 27th.

Senior Mike Jurca made a big jump on the last day, shooting a 75 in the third round to move up seven places to a tie for 73rd (+17). Freshman Zach Pritchard also had his best round today, but he remained in 83rd place at 20-over-par.

The Cougars have a quick turnaround, playing Feb. 23-24 in the Jones Invitational in Valenica, California. Live stats will be available for that tournament on the BYU men's golf schedule page.

John H. Burns Intercollegiate - Feb. 20, 2015

Individual Scores
Place	Player	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total
T23	Jordan Rodgers	74	73	74	+5
T23	Cole Ogden	77	73	71	+5
T27	Tommy Higham	73	75	74	+6
T73	Mike Jurca	78	80	75	+17
83	Zach Pritchard	81	78	77	+20

Team Scores
Place	Team	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total
1	No. 23 California	282	291	279	852
2	No. 31 New Mexico	295	283	281	859
3	No. 24 UNLV	287	291	290	868
4	No. 49 Texas A&M	288	293	291	872
5	No. 17 Virginia	291	301	285	877
6	Colorado State	293	305	285	883
7	Arizona	296	301	287	884
8	Texas El Paso	289	306	290	885
9	Hawai'i	293	306	290	889
10	Washington State	295	308	288	891
11	BYU	302	299	294	895
12	Fresno State	302	303	295	900
13	Long Beach State	294	308	301	903
T14	No. 49 Hawai'i - Hilo	304	306	297	907
T14	Santa Clara	308	303	296	907
16	Hawai'i (B)	313	311	305	929
17	BYU-Hawai'i	311	320	317	948