Men's golf in seventh after day one of WCC Championships
SANTEE, Calif. – No. 40 BYU men's golf is in seventh place after the first round of the 2018 West Coast Conference Golf Championships held at Carlton Oaks Golf Club on Monday.
"It was a rough day for the team," BYU head coach Bruce Brockbank said. "Patrick (Fishburn) and Rhett (Rasmussen) played solid golf on a tough, windy day, but the rest of our team had a difficult time with the conditions."
The Cougars fired a first-round team score of 297 to shoot +9 as a team on Monday. No. 33 Pepperdine sits atop the leaderboard at -8 with Saint Mary's close behind at -6.
Patrick Fishburn fired a first-round 71 to lead BYU. Fishburn carded 35 on the front nine prior to carding 36 on the front nine. The senior is tied for 10th place at -1.
Rhett Rasmussen is also in the top 20. He is tied for 12th place after 18 holes of the 54-hole event. Rasmussen carded a 72 in round one to shoot even par. Rasmussen birdied four holes on Monday.
Spencer Dunaway is tied for 34th place +4. Dunaway fired a 76 in the first round. CJ Lee and Peter Kuest are tied for 40th and 42nd places, respectively. Lee shot +6 in round one while Kuest shot +9.
BYU men's golf will compete in the second round of the 2018 WCC Golf Championships on Tuesday. The Cougars will begin play at 7:50 a.m. PT on Hole 10. Follow BYU live via links to live stats provided on the BYU men's golf schedule page.
2018 WCC Golf Championships - April 16, 2018
Place | Player | Round 1 | Total | To-Par |
T10 | Patrick Fishburn | 71 | 71 | -1 |
T12 | Rhett Rasmussen | 72 | 72 | E |
T34 | Spencer Dunaway | 76 | 76 | +4 |
T40 | CJ Lee | 78 | 78 | +6 |
T25 | Peter Kuest | 81 | 81 | +9 |
Place | Team | Round 1 | Total | To-Par |
1 | Pepperdine | 280 | 280 | -8 |
2 | Saint Mary's | 282 | 282 | -6 |
T3 | San Francisco | 290 | 290 | +2 |
T3 | Santa Clara | 290 | 290 | +2 |
T5 | LMU | 292 | 292 | +4 |
T5 | Gonzaga | 292 | 292 | +4 |
7 | BYU | 297 | 297 | +9 |
8 | Pacific | 300 | 300 | +12 |
9 | San Diego | 302 | 302 | +14 |
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