Blair ties for 13th, team ties for fourth at William H. Tucker

Day 1 Recap

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.– After struggling early on the BYU men’s golf team found their game, shooting a final round eleven-over par to finish tied for fourth place at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate.

Senior Zac Blair led the Cougars during the final round shooting a 74 (+2) to tie for 13th overall in the individual standings. Blair got off to a slow start bogeying three of his first five holes, but eventually found his rhythm shooting four birdies in an eight-hole span. He finished the tournament with a combined 220 (+4), helping the team finish with a 26-over-par 890 total.

“I was really proud of the guys for fighting back,” head coach Bruce Brockbank said. “I’m never going to be excited about finishing in fourth, but in this day in age where there’s so many good golf teams it was a good finish for us, considering we could have been tenth really easy if we hadn’t bounced back the last eight or nine holes.”

Senior Adam Tebbs continued his strong play from yesterday’s second round, finishing the tournament with a combined 223 (+7). Tebbs birdied three straight holes midway through the final round to go two-over-par on the day.

Junior Justin Keiley also contributed a three-over-par 75 during the final round, while sophomore Devon Purser shot a final round 76 (+4).

“It’s a good solid finish for us,” Brockbank said. “It’s a good field. If we clean up a few things and start making some more putts hopefully we’ll be in contention to win a tournament.”

West Coast Conference foe San Francisco finished in third place, four strokes better than the Cougars, while Pepperdine ended the tournament in 14th place.

The Cougars resume their fall tournament schedule on Oct. 8-9 as they travel to Dublin, Ohio to compete in the Jack Nicklaus Invitational. Live stats of the tournament can be followed at golfstat.com.

Individual Scores

Round 3

Team Scores