Jack Urquhart | Posted: 21 Feb 2019 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020

Kuest, Cougars in lead after first round in Hawaii

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LIHUE, Hawai'i – Peter Kuest led BYU men's golf into first place after one round of the John A. Burns Invitational Thursday at Wailua Golf Course.

"It was nice to get off to a good start today in Hawaii," BYU head coach Bruce Brockbank said. "The guys played really well down the stretch on the most difficult holes to finish."

Kuest's score of 66 (-6) tied him with Daniel Kolar of Washington State for the best first round score among the field of 114 golfers. He bagged an eagle, five birdies and just one bogey on the day.

The Cougars posted an eight-under 280 to lead a field that includes eight top-50 teams. They finished one stroke ahead of second-place Texas A&M.

Rhett Rasmussen (70, -2), Chad Hardy (72, E) and Carson Lundell (72, E) all finished day one among the top 31 golfers. Kelton Hirsch rounded out BYU's five with a 79 (+7).

All teams will play round two tomorrow and the final round on Saturday. Live stats and a leaderboard are available at GolfStat.com.

 

Day One Individual Results

Player Round 1 To Par Position
Peter Kuest 66 -6 T1
Rhett Rasmussen 70 -2 T9
Chad Hardy 72 E T31
Carson Lundell 72 E T31
Kelton Hirsch 79 +7 T103

 

Day One Team Results

Team Round 1 To Par Position
BYU 280 -8 1
Texas A&M 281 -7 2
Arizona State 282 -6 3
Saint Mary's 284 -4 4
Duke 285 -3 5
New Mexico 287 -1 6
North Carolina 288 E T7
UC Santa Barbara 288 E T7
Arizona 289 +1 T9
Grand Canyon 289 +1 T9
Fresno State 289 +1 T9
UTEP 290 +2 T12
UNLV 290 +2 T12
Virginia 292 +4 T14
Northern Colorado 292 +4 T14
Long Beach State 293 +5 16
Washington State 295 +7 17
CSUN 298 +10 18
UC Irvine 303 +15 19
Hawaii 304 +16 20

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