Fishburn ties for 10th, BYU places fourth

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