Anonymous | Posted: 28 Sep 2012 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020

Blair and Purser tied for 14th, team in sixth place after day one

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The BYU men’s golf team shot a first round ten-over-par and second round five-over par to finish in sixth place after day one of competition at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate.

Senior Zac Blair and sophomore Devon Purser led the Cougars during the first two rounds. Blair shot five birdies on the day, shooting two-over-par in the first round before going even-par in the second.

Purser shot four birdies in the first round to finish at even-par and went two-over-par during round two. Blair and Purser are both tied for 14th in the individual standings.

Senior Adam Tebbs also contributed a strong second round for the Cougars. Despite shooting five-over par in the first round, Tebbs found his grove in the second round, shooting three birdies in a span of six holes to finish round two at even-par.

The Cougars look to improve upon their sixth place standing during tomorrow's final round trailing fifth place UC Irvine by three strokes and fourth place Baylor by five strokes. 

Live stats of tomorrow's final round can be followed at golfstat.com.

Individual Scores

Place

Player

Round 1

Round 2

Total Score
T14 Devon Purser E +2 +2
T14 Zac Blair +2 E +2
T32 Adam Tebbs +5 E +5
T39 Stephen Archibald +3 +3 +6
T58 Justin Keiley +6 +3 +9

Team Scores

Place

Team

Score
1 New Mexico -8
2 San Francisco +5
3 Colorado +7
4 Baylor +10
5 UC Irvine +12
6 Brigham Young +15
7 Arizona +16
8 Minnesota +20
9 Texas El Paso +21
T10 UTSA +24
T10 Utah +24
T10 Wyoming +24
13 New Mexico State +27
14 Pepperdine +34
Zac Blair Athlete Profile - MGOLF Devon Purser Athlete Profile - MGOLF Adam Tebbs Athlete Profile - MGOLF Zac Blair Athlete Profile - MGOLF

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