Rasmussen claims medalist honors, Cougars tie for 8th at The Goodwin

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