Jack Urquhart | Posted: 22 Feb 2019 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020

Rasmussen takes lead at John A. Burns Invitational

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LIHUE, Hawai'i – Rhett Rasmussen's six-under 66 vaulted him to the top of the leaderboard after the second round of the John A. Burns Invitational Friday at Wailua Golf Course. 

"It was a great round today by Rhett (Rasmussen)," BYU head coach Bruce Brockbank said. "When we needed someone to step up with the team struggling he got it going on the back nine. We need four great scores tomorrow to make a run at the team title."

As a team, BYU fell into a tie for fourth at nine-under after posting the best first-round score. The Cougars combined for a one-under 287. Arizona State's 12-under put the Sun Devils in the lead with an overall score of 18-under.

Rasmussen stands alone at eight-under. Peter Kuest, who was tied for the lead coming into the second round, is tied for fourth at six-under after hitting an even-par 72 today. Chad Hardy's combined one-over is followed by a five-over and 11-over from Carson Lundell and Kelton Hirsch, respectively.

Play concludes with tomorrow's final round. Live stats and a leaderboard are available at GolfStat.com.

 

Individual Results Through Two Rounds

Player Round 1 Round 2 To Par Position
Rhett Rasmussen 70 66 -8 1
Peter Kuest 66 72 -6 T4
Chad Hardy 72 73 +1 T44
Carson Lundell 72 77 +5 T74
Kelton Hirsch 79 76 +11 T99

 

Team Results Through Two Rounds

Team Round 1 Round 2 To Par Position
Arizona State 282 276 -18 1
Duke 285 275 -16 2
Texas A&M 281 283 -12 3
BYU 280 287 -9 T4
UNLV 290 277 -9 T4
North Carolina 288 281 -7 6
Saint Mary's 284 287 -5 7
Northern Colorado 292 281 -3 T8
UC Santa Barbara 288 285 -3 T8
Grand Canyon 289 285 -2 10
New Mexico 287 288 -1 T11
Arizona 289 286 -1 T11
Long Beach State 293 283 E 13
Virginia 292 285 +1 14
Fresno State 289 291 +4 15
UTEP 290 292 +6 16
Washington State 295 292 +11 17
UC Irvine 303 289 +16 18
Hawaii 304 296 +24 T19
CSUN 298 302 +24 T19

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