Alexa Anderson | Posted: 23 Sep 2017 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020

Kuest fires final-round 66, Cougars claim first-place finish at William H. Tucker

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — BYU men’s golf placed first at the William H. Tucker Invitational after a late surge on Saturday at UNM South Golf Course. The Cougars shot 7-under through the last nine holes to secure the top spot on the leaderboard.

“Today was something else,” BYU head coach Bruce Brockbank said. “It was an all-out team performance. With nine holes to go, there were five or six teams who could have won, but the guys came together and took control. It was quite amazing.”

The Cougars fired 284-302-287 to edge Washington and win the tournament at +9. BYU men’s golf tied for the lowest team round of the day with Colorado, shooting 1-under in round three.

Peter Kuest carded 66 and eagled the last hole to help the Cougars claim the victory. Along with the eagle, the sophomore birdied five holes to shoot 6-under on Saturday. Kuest recorded a second-place individual finish at the William H. Tucker Invitational.

Patrick Fishburn fired 70-75-70 to shoot 1-under over his three rounds. Fishburn shot 34 on the back nine on Saturday, birdying holes 12, 13 and 15. The senior tied for fifth place overall.

Carding 39-37, CJ Lee shot 76 in the final round of the William H. Tucker Invitational. Lee finished the tournament at 7-over, tying for 27th place.

Rhett Rasmussen birdied two of his last three holes to shoot 75 in the final round on Saturday. Rasmussen tied for 34th place and ended the event at 8-over.

"Peter (Kuest) had an incredible round today, " Brockbank said. "Patrick (Fishburn), CJ (Lee) and Rhett (Rasmussen) also all had great rounds today. We finished with some great up and downs."

The Cougars will continue their fall season on Oct. 2-3 as they travel to Fresno, California, to participate in the Nick Watney Invitational. BYU men’s golf placed first at the Nick Watney during the 2016-17 season.

Day One Recap

William H. Tucker Invitational - Sept. 22-23, 2017

UNM South Golf Course 

Place Player Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total To-Par
2 Peter Kuest 70 75 66 211 -5
T5 Patrick Fishburn 70 75 70 215 -1
T27 CJ Lee 72 75 76 223 +7
T34 Rhett Rasmussen 72 77 75 224 +8
96 Andrew Chin 81 78 83 242 +26
T66 Kelton Hirsch* 74 82 74 230 +14

*Competed as an individual

Place Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total To-Par
1 BYU 284 302 287 873 +9
2 Washington 294 287 296 877 +13
3 Arizona 292 297 289 878 +14
4 UNLV 282 293 304 879 +15
5 Colorado State 295 294 292 881 +17
T6 New Mexico 297 295 292 884 +20
T6 Colorado 294 303 287 884 +20
T6 San Diego State 292 300 292 884 +20
9 CSU - Fullerton 294 299 295 888 +24
10 Denver 298 303 298 899 +35
11 UT Arlington 299 299 303 901 +37
12 Nevada 294 308 301 903 +39
13 Washington State 305 301 300 906 +42
14 UTEP 306 307 300 913 +49
15 San Diego 307 302 305 914 +50
16 Louisiana Tech 307 301 313 921 +57
17 New Mexico State 303 305 316 924 +60
Andrew Chin - M Golf Patrick Fishburn Athlete Profile - MGOLF Peter Kuest - M Golf Rhett Rasmussen - M Golf CJ Lee Athlete Profile - MGOLF Kelton Hirsch - M Golf
Bruce Brockbank Staff Bio