Fishburn and Kuest in fifth, BYU in first place at PING Cougar Classic

PROVO, Utah — BYU men’s golf sits atop the leaderboard of the PING Cougar Classic at Riverside Country Club on Monday with Patrick Fishburn and Peter Kuest tied for fifth place individually.

"It was kind of an up-and-down day," BYU head coach Bruce Brockbank said. "We got off to a good start, and then we hit a little bit of a lull. Patrick (Fishburn) kept us in there that first round. 65 is always nice to count. He's done that most of the year when we have struggled. Peter (Kuest) had the 68 that helped us in the afternoon. We will find out tomorrow what we are made of."

The Cougars carded 278-287 to finish in first place at 11-under on Monday.

Fishburn and Kuest led the Cougars, both shooting -4 through 36 holes. Fishburn fired a tournament-low 65 in the morning, birdying eight holes. The junior turned around and shot 75 in the afternoon. Kuest carded 72-68 on Monday. The freshman birdied six holes in the second round. Fishburn and Kuest are both tied for fifth place individually.

Spencer Dunaway finished the day at 2-under. Dunaway is tied for 15th place. Rhett Rasmussen and CJ Lee shot +2 and +3, respectively. Rasmussen, who shot 2-under in the first round, responded with an even-par 72 in round two. Rasmussen is tied for 29th, while Lee finished the day in 32nd place.

Zach Pritchard competed as an individual in the PING Cougar Classic. After shooting 5-over in round one, Pritchard posted even par in the second round. Pritchard is tied for 43rd place.

In-state rival Utah sits in second place at -10, trailing BYU by one stroke. Utah's Jordan Costello is tied for first place with Loyola Marymount's Riley Elmes at 6-under-par. After a 2-under day, Utah Valley University sits in sixth place. The Wolverine's J.T. Timmons is tied for 10th place after two rounds of play. Westminster finished in 11th place, shooting +37 as a team. Cam Howe led the way for the Griffins with a two round score of 145, and is +1 heading into Tuesday's final round.

Play will resume at 9:30 a.m. MDT in the final round of the PING Cougar Classic at Riverside Country Club on Tuesday. The event is free an open to the public. Fans can also follow players and teams live via links on the BYU men’s golf schedule page.

PING Cougar Classic - April 10, 2017

Riverside Country Club

Place	Player	Round 1	Round 2	Total	To-Par
T5	Patrick Fishburn	65	75	140	-4
T5	Peter Kuest	72	68	140	-4
T15	Spencer Dunaway	70	72	142	-2
T29	Rhett Rasmussen	74	72	146	+2
T32	CJ Lee	71	76	147	+3
T43	*Zach Pritchard	77	72	149	+5

*Individual

Place	Team	Round 1	Round 2	Total	To-Par
1	BYU	278	287	565	-11
2	Utah	276	290	566	-10
T3	Saint Mary's	283	284	567	-9
T3	Loyola Marymount	281	286	567	-9
5	Santa Clara	285	288	573	-3
6	Utah Valley University	292	282	574	-2
7	San Francisco	286	292	578	+2
8	UAB	287	293	580	+4
9	Boise State	291	292	583	+7
10	Pacific	294	300	594	+18
11	Westminster College	308	305	613	+37