Austin Rustand | Posted: 27 May 2023 | Updated: 7 Aug 2023

Cougars finish 23rd at NCAA Championship
Carson Lundell hits a shot during the third round of the NCAA Championship.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — BYU finished 23rd at the 2023 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship after its third-round score of 303 from Thursday was recorded on Sunday afternoon.

“I am really proud of these guys' dedication and hard work throughout the season which gave them the opportunity to compete on the biggest stage in college golf," said BYU head coach Bruce Brockbank. “This season, like every season, had its ups and downs. Going into the spring, we knew that we needed to do something special to be in a position to make it back to Grayhawk and the guys did it. They won three times, including the WCC Championship and finished second at the regional to make our goal a reality.”

To accommodate BYU's longstanding policy of not competing on Sunday, the NCAA made provisions for the Cougars to play their third round of the championship on Thursday afternoon at Grayhawk Golf Club. That score of 303 was posted on Sunday along with the scores from the other 29 teams who competed Sunday leading up to the 54-hole cut. 

Due to its 23-over-par total from Thursday's round in which each player competed alone with just an NCAA rules official by their side, the Cougars found themselves outside the 54-hole cut line at 39-over for the championship. 

Carson Lundell (72-70-79—221) and David Timmins led the Cougars, finishing in a tie for 94th at 11-over par. Lundell's even-par 70 and Timmins' 3-over 73 on Saturday marked the end of their decorated BYU careers which included back-to-back All-American Honorable Mention honors for Lundell and GCAA All-American Scholar accolades for Timmins in 2021 and 2022. 

Tyson Shelley (71-71-80—222) finished tied for 106th at this year's championship at 12-over while the WCC individual champion Zac Jones took a share of 115th at 14-over. Max Brenchley rounded out the Cougar team's scoring at 15-over par for a share of 122nd place. 

The Cougars collected three team titles during the 2022-23 campaign including setting a program and tournament record at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate, going back-to-back at the 58th PING Cougar Classic and winning their third West Coast Conference Championship before leaving the conference to compete in the Big 12 next season.  

Individual Leaderboard

Place Player R1 R2 R3 Total To Par
T-94 Carson Lundell 72 70 79 221 +11
T-94 David Timmins 77 73 71 221 +11
T-106 Tyson Shelley 71 71 80 222 +12
T-115 Zac Jones 72 73 79 224 +14
T-122 Max Brenchley 74 77 74 225 +15

Final Team Leaderboard

Place Team R1 R2 R3 Total To Par
1st No. 3 Illinois 285 273 276 834 -6
2nd No. 6 Pepperdine 281 287 269 837 -3
3rd No. 9 Florida 283 278 278 839 -1
4th No. 2 North Carolina 282 284 275 841 +1
5th No. 11 Georgia Tech 280 286 276 842 +2
6th No. 6 Stanford 290 286 274 850 +10
7th No. 4 Arizona State 291 281 279 851 +11
T-8 No. 7 Florida State 284 287 282 853 +13
T-8 No. 1 Vanderbilt 282 288 283 853 +13
10th No. 16 Virginia 290 281 283 854 +14
11th No. 12 Auburn 288 286 282 856 +16
12th No. 14 Texas A&M 289 285 283 857 +17
13th No. 15 Alabama 290 282 289 861 +21
14th No. 25 Georgia 285 291 288 864 +24
T-15 No. 23 Ohio State 287 295 284 866 +26
T-15 No. 5 Texas Tech 282 295 289 866 +26
17th No. 10 Oklahoma 287 293 287 867 +27
18th No. 28 Arkansas 281 301 288 870 +30
19th No. 17 Texas 295 292 285 872 +32
20th No. 40 San Francisco 285 294 294 873 +33
21st No. 48 Colorado 292 287 295 874 +34
22nd No. 33 Duke 290 300 288 878 +38
T-23 No. 37 BYU 289 287 303 879 +39
T-23 No. 41 Chattanooga 294 300 285 879 +39
T-25 No. 46 New Mexico 293 296 291 880 +40
T-25 No. 18 Mississippi State 291 295 294 880 +40
27th No. 19 Oregon 292 291 299 882 +42
28th No. 22 Colorado State 296 299 290 885 +45
29th No. 35 East Tennessee State 303 297 286 886 +46
30th No. 30 Baylor 304 297 292 893 +53

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