Alexa Anderson | Posted: 10 Apr 2017 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020

Fishburn and Kuest in fifth, BYU in first place at PING Cougar Classic

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PROVO, Utah — BYU men’s golf sits atop the leaderboard of the PING Cougar Classic at Riverside Country Club on Monday with Patrick Fishburn and Peter Kuest tied for fifth place individually.

"It was kind of an up-and-down day," BYU head coach Bruce Brockbank said. "We got off to a good start, and then we hit a little bit of a lull. Patrick (Fishburn) kept us in there that first round. 65 is always nice to count. He's done that most of the year when we have struggled. Peter (Kuest) had the 68 that helped us in the afternoon. We will find out tomorrow what we are made of."

The Cougars carded 278-287 to finish in first place at 11-under on Monday. 

Fishburn and Kuest led the Cougars, both shooting -4 through 36 holes. Fishburn fired a tournament-low 65 in the morning, birdying eight holes. The junior turned around and shot 75 in the afternoon. Kuest carded 72-68 on Monday. The freshman birdied six holes in the second round. Fishburn and Kuest are both tied for fifth place individually.

Spencer Dunaway finished the day at 2-under. Dunaway is tied for 15th place. Rhett Rasmussen and CJ Lee shot +2 and +3, respectively. Rasmussen, who shot 2-under in the first round, responded with an even-par 72 in round two. Rasmussen is tied for 29th, while Lee finished the day in 32nd place.

Zach Pritchard competed as an individual in the PING Cougar Classic. After shooting 5-over in round one, Pritchard posted even par in the second round. Pritchard is tied for 43rd place.

In-state rival Utah sits in second place at -10, trailing BYU by one stroke. Utah's Jordan Costello is tied for first place with Loyola Marymount's Riley Elmes at 6-under-par. After a 2-under day, Utah Valley University sits in sixth place. The Wolverine's J.T. Timmons is tied for 10th place after two rounds of play. Westminster finished in 11th place, shooting +37 as a team. Cam Howe led the way for the Griffins with a two round score of 145, and is +1 heading into Tuesday's final round.

Play will resume at 9:30 a.m. MDT in the final round of the PING Cougar Classic at Riverside Country Club on Tuesday. The event is free an open to the public. Fans can also follow players and teams live via links on the BYU men’s golf schedule page.  

PING Cougar Classic - April 10, 2017

Riverside Country Club

Place Player Round 1 Round 2 Total To-Par
T5 Patrick Fishburn 65 75 140 -4
T5 Peter Kuest 72 68 140 -4
T15 Spencer Dunaway 70 72 142 -2
T29 Rhett Rasmussen 74 72 146 +2
T32 CJ Lee 71 76 147 +3
T43 *Zach Pritchard 77 72 149 +5

*Individual

Place Team Round 1 Round 2 Total To-Par
1 BYU 278 287 565 -11
2 Utah 276 290 566 -10
T3 Saint Mary's 283 284 567 -9
T3 Loyola Marymount 281 286 567 -9
5 Santa Clara 285 288 573 -3
6 Utah Valley University 292 282 574 -2
7 San Francisco 286 292 578 +2
8 UAB 287 293 580 +4
9 Boise State 291 292 583 +7
10 Pacific 294 300 594 +18
11 Westminster College 308 305 613 +37