Cougars win second-straight tournament, Kuest medals

FRESNO, Calif. — Peter Kuest led BYU men’s golf to victory at the Nick Watney Invitational on Tuesday as the sophomore received medalist honors at Sunnyside Golf Course.

"We played a really solid back nine to get the win," BYU head coach Bruce Brockbank said. "I am proud of the guys for the way they hung in there today and each round this week. We scored well considering the conditions."

BYU shot +5 as a team in round three to edge San Francisco and claim first place. The Cougars finished the Nick Watney Invitational at +13, while the Dons shot +15 to place second. In-state rival Utah finished third, shooting +22 through 54 holes.

Kuest logged his second first-place finish of his Cougar career. The 2017 West Coast Conference Championship medalist fired 65-72-73 to shoot -3 overall. Kuest birdied four holes in his final round.

"Peter (Kuest) played fabulous this week," Brockbank said. "His 65 the first round was a good as it gets. Today, he birdied three of his last six holes to win individually."

Patrick Fishburn also recorded a top-5 finish at the Nick Watney Invitational. Fishburn carded a third-round 73 to tie for third place at +1.

CJ Lee and Rhett Rasmussen tied for 14th and 27th place, respectively. Lee fired a final-round 70, the lowest of any Cougar on Tuesday, while Rasmussen carded 73.

Kelton Hirsch placed 78th and shot +22. Andrew Chin, who competed as an individual, tied for 64th place.

BYU men’s golf will compete in its third tournament of the fall at the Jerry Pate Intercollegiate on Oct. 9-10.

Day One Recap

Nick Watney Invitational - Oct. 2-3, 2017

Sunnyside Golf Course

Place	Player	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total	To-Par
1	Peter Kuest	65	72	73	210	-3
T3	Patrick Fishburn	70	71	73	214	+1
T14	CJ Lee	76	73	70	219	+6
T27	Rhett Rasmussen	72	77	73	222	+9
78	Kelton Hirsch	78	81	76	235	+22
T64	Andrew Chin*	81	76	74	231	+18

*Competed as an individual

Place	Team	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total	To-Par
1	BYU	283	293	289	865	+13
2	San Francisco	294	284	289	867	+15
3	Utah	286	290	298	874	+22
4	Saint Mary's	288	288	300	876	+24
5	Fresno State	288	296	294	878	+26
6	Loyola Marymount	288	288	304	880	+28
7	UC Santa Barbara	299	295	291	885	+33
8	Sacramento State	298	301	293	892	+40
9	San Diego	294	300	303	897	+45
T10	Pacific	295	296	310	901	+49
T10	CSU Northridge	299	308	294	901	+49
12	Seattle	297	297	308	902	+50
13	Gonzaga	304	296	305	905	+53
14	UC Irvine	304	295	307	906	+54
15	UC Riverside	304	306	308	918	+66
16	Cal Poly	301	303	315	919	+67