Two Cougars in Top-20 After Day One

HONOLULU -- The BYU men's golf team finished round one of the John Burns Invitational in Honolulu, Hawaii Wednesday in a tie for seventh place and two golfers in the top-20.

Senior Cameron Edens, who finished the Cougars' first spring tournament tied for 32nd place overall, carded four birdies for a 1-under 71 on day one and sits in a tie for eighth place going into round two.

Freshman Cole Ogden joined Edens in the top-20 by carding three birdies en route to a first-round 72 and is currently tied for 17th. The Cougars are only 11 strokes off the lead going into round two.

Coming off of his third top-10 finish of the 2010-11 season at the Arizona Intercollegiate in January, sophomore Zac Blair shot a first-round 76, moving him into a tie for 48th place in the competitive 17-team field.

Senior Esteban Calisto and junior Daniel Reid shot rounds of 75 and 77 respectively. Calisto recorded two birdies as he moved into a tie for 35th place and Reid sits tied for 58th.

The second of three rounds begins Thursday at 8 a.m. local time. Follow the action live by clicking HERE or by visiting www.golfstat.com.

The Field - 2011 John Burns Intercollegiate
T1. California 
T1. Texas A&M 
3.  SMU 
4.  Nevada
5.  BYU Hawaii
6.  Fresno State
T7. BYU
T7. Virginia
T9. Denver 
T9. Arizona
11. New Mexico
12. Hawaii
13. Hawaii Pacific
14. Texas El Paso
15. Utah
16. Hawaii
17. Hawaii-Hilo
T7     Brigham Young University
                                   1st rd.   2nd rd.      total
T8  Cameron Edens                     71                   71
T17 Cole Ogden                        72                   72
T35 Esteban Calisto                   75                   75
T48 Zac Blair                         76                   76
T58 Daniel Reid                       77                   77
              Team                    294                  294