Kuest and Fishburn help BYU men's golf to a first-place tie after two rounds

FRESNO, Calif. — BYU men’s golf is tied for first place after two rounds of the Nick Watney Invitational as Peter Kuest and Patrick Fishburn shot under par at Sunnyside Golf Course on Monday.

"We had a really good morning round," BYU head coach Bruce Brockbank said. "It was great to see Peter (Kuest) and Patrick (Fishburn) shoot under par. We hung in there in the second round, but we need to manage the course a little bit better. It's the kind of course that is challenging if you don't play the ball at the right angle. We have a chance to win, but we will need some help from our three, four and five guys tomorrow."

The Cougars fired 283-293 to shoot +8 through 36 holes; the team’s first-round 283 was the lowest team round of the day. BYU is tied for first place with in-state rival Utah and West Coast Conference foes Loyola Marymount and Saint Mary’s.

Kuest carded 65-72 to shoot 5-under on Monday. The sophomore played bogey-free golf in the morning round and birdied six holes to shoot the lowest score on day one of the Nick Watney Invitational. Kuest sits in first place, leading all players at 5-under.

Fishburn also recorded a top-five finish through 36 holes. The senior shot 1-under in round one, followed by an even-par round in the afternoon. Fishburn eagled two holes on Monday and is tied for fourth place heading into round three.

Rhett Rasmussen and CJ Lee are tied for 38th place. Rasmussen fired 72-77 (+7), while Lee carded 76-73 (+7). Kelton Hirsh is tied for 87th place.

Competing as an individual, freshman Andrew Chin fired 81-76 to shoot +15. He is tied for 81st place.

BYU men’s golf will play the third and final round of the Nick Watney Invitational on Tuesday. Links to live stats are provided on the BYU men’s golf schedule page.

Nick Watney Invitational - Oct. 2, 2017

Sunnyside Golf Course

Place	Player	Round 1	Round 2	Total	To-Par
1	Peter Kuest	65	72	137	-5
T4	Patrick Fishburn	70	71	141	-1
T38	Rhett Rasmussen	72	77	149	+7
T38	CJ Lee	76	73	149	+7
T87	Kelton Hirsch	78	81	159	+17
T81	Andrew Chin*	81	76	157	+15

*Competed as an individual

Place	Team	Round 1	Round 2	Total	To-Par
T1	BYU	283	293	576	+8
T1	Utah	286	290	576	+8
T1	Loyola Marymount	288	288	576	+8
T1	Saint Mary's	288	288	576	+8
5	San Francisco	294	284	578	+10
6	Fresno State	288	296	584	+16
7	Pacific	295	296	591	+23
T8	San Diego	294	300	594	+26
T8	UC Santa Barbara	299	295	594	+26
T8	Seattle University	297	297	596	+26
T11	Sacramento State	298	301	599	+31
T11	UC Irvine	304	295	599	+31
13	Gonzaga	304	296	600	+32
14	Cal Poly	301	303	604	+36
15	CSU Northridge	299	308	607	+39
16	UC Riverside	304	306	610	+42