Parkinson leads Cougars to fifth place finish
ALBURQUERQUE, N.M. – BYU golfer Joe Parkinson and the Cougars finished in fifth place at William H. Tucker Intercollegiate Saturday.
“We finished fifth in a very strong field,” BYU men’s golf head coach Bruce Brockbank said. “It was a respectable finish, but we were hoping to be a little better. You never want to move backwards in the standings, but there were some really good teams out there.”
In the 17-team tournament, New Mexico and Arizona State remained on top at one-under-par and 17-over-par, respectively. Southern California (+23) and UNLV (+24) jumped ahead of BYU, who finished 30-over-par after the final round.
Parkinson tied for fourth place and hit a score of 69 in the third round, which was the second best score out of 104 players in the tournament. He ended the tournament at one-over-par with four birdies to complete the final round.
“Joe Parkinson played awesome today,” Brockbank said. “He got the second-highest score in the third round and helped the team.”
Senior Jordan Hammer tied for 20th place at eight-over-par, while Justin Keiley tied for 35th at 13-over-par. Jordan Rodgers and Stephen Archibald finished the tournament tied at 40th and 61st place, respectively.
Individual player Cole Ogden tied for 77th place finishing the round at 21-over-par.
The Cougars return to action on Oct. 14-15 for the MacKenzie Invitational in Sonoma, Calif. Live stats from the Sonoma Golf Club can be followed at golfstats.com.
Individual Scores
Place | Player | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Total Score |
T4 | Joe Parkinson | 71 | 77 | 69 | 217 |
T20 | Jordan Hammer | 77 | 70 | 77 | 224 |
T35 | Justin Keiley | 75 | 74 | 80 | 229 |
T40 | Jordan Rodgers | 74 | 75 | 81 | 230 |
T61 | Stephen Archibald | 75 | 82 | 77 | 234 |
Team Scores
Place | Team | Total |
1 | New Mexico | -1 |
2 | Arizona State | +17 |
3 | Southern California | +23 |
4 | UNLV | +24 |
5 | BYU | +30 |
6 | San Diego State | +33 |
7 | TCU | +36 |
8 | Minnesota | +39 |
9 | Colorado State | +47 |
10 | Texas El Paso | +55 |
11 | New Mexico State | +56 |
T12 | UT Arlington | +63 |
T12 | Wyoming | +63 |
T12 | Colorado | +63 |
15 | Arizona | +67 |
16 | Wichita State | +70 |
17 | UTSA | +75 |