Anonymous | Posted: 6 Mar 2012 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020

Men Finish Eighth in Fresno

Day 1 Recap

FRESNO, Calif. –After shooting its highest round of the tournament, the BYU men’s golf team still managed to move up the rankings, finishing eighth overall at the Fresno State Lexus Golf Classic on Tuesday.

Despite shooting a 7-over 79 in his final round, junior Zac Blair placed highest for the Cougars, tied for 22nd. Blair had his most success on the back-nine where he shot 1-over for the tournament.  Of the 72 holes he played, Blair shot par or better on all but nine.

For the third consecutive tournament Justin Keiley finished behind Blair for the Cougars. Keiley managed to claw back from a poor first round of 5-over with back-to-back rounds of 1-over and 1-under. He finished tied for 27th.

Cole Ogden was the only other BYU golfer in the top-50, finishing tied for 33rd.

The men will be in Arizona next when they compete in the Arizona Invitational on March 16.

 

 

*Played as an individual

Place Name Score
T22 Zac Blair +4
T27 Justin Keiley +5
T33 Cole Ogden +6
T53 Devon Purser +10
T61 McCoy Willey +12
T82 Adam Tebbs +20
T77 Patrick Fishburn* +19

 

Place School Score
1 Oregon State +7
2 Washington State +13
3 San Diego +16
4 Pacific +19
5 Arizona +20
6 Long Beach State +24
7 Sacramento State +29
8 BYU +35
9 UC Irvine +38
10 Kansas State +45
11 CSU Fullerton +46
12 Fresno State +50
13 UC Santa Barbara +52
14 Boise State +61
15 CSU Northridge +76
16 Fresno City College +201

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