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BYU shoots low in round three to tie for first at Geiberger
By Alexa Anderson, Sports Information Director for Golf at Brigham Young University
LA QUINTA, Calif. — BYU men's golf shot -6 on Tuesday to tie for first place with Santa Clara at the Geiberger Invitational held at PGA West Nicklaus Tournament Course.
The Cougars logged the lowest third-round score on Tuesday, shooting -6 to finish the 54-hole tournament at -8. West Coast Conference foe Santa Clara fired a final-round score of 284 to also finish the event at -8. Host and WCC member LMU placed third, shooting -6 at the Geiberger Invitational.
Patrick Fishburn fired a 69 on Tuesday to finish the tournament at -3. Fishburn birdied six holes in the third round and also eagled the par-4 13th hole. The senior tied for fifth place. Teammate Peter Kuest also tied for fifth place at -3. Kuest carded 37-34 to shoot -1 on Tuesday. He played bogey-free golf on the back nine and birdied holes 14 and 15.
Rhett Rasmussen also placed in the top 10. He fired a 71 in the third round to finish the tournament at -2 and tie for ninth place.
CJ Lee and Spencer Dunaway tied for 17th place and 22nd place, respectively. Lee shot -1 in the third round to end the 54-hole tournament at +1, while Dunaway shot even par on Tuesday to finish the event at +2. Kelton Hirsch, who competed in the tournament, tied for 26th place at +3.
The Cougars in the 2018 West Coast Conference Championships at Carlton Oaks Country Club April 16-18.
Geiberger Invitational- April 9-10, 2018
Place
Player
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Total
To-Par
T5
Patrick Fishburn
71
73
69
213
-3
T5
Peter Kuest
74
68
71
213
-3
T9
Rhett Rasmussen
73
70
71
214
-2
T17
CJ Lee
73
73
71
217
+1
T22
Spencer Dunaway
73
73
72
218
+2
T26
Kelton Hirsch*
75
70
74
219
+3
*Competed as an individual
Place
Team
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Total
To-Par
T1
BYU
290
284
282
856
-8
T1
Santa Clara
296
276
284
856
-8
3
LMU
289
280
289
858
-6
4
Fresno State
291
276
292
859
-5
5
UCSB
290
292
282
864
E
6
Cal Poly
294
286
290
870
+6
7
San Diego
291
296
289
876
+12
8
FGCU
299
286
294
879
+15
9
Pacific
295
286
305
886
+22
10
CSU Northridge
297
297
294
888
+24
11
Stetson
310
294
288
892
+28
12
Menlo College
300
325
306
931
+67