Austin Rustand | Posted: 5 Oct 2021 | Updated: 16 Nov 2021

Cougars finish sixth at Paintbrush Invitational

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BYU golfer Carson Lundell hits a shot out of a bunker at Riverside Country Club.

TUCKER, Colo. — BYU men’s golf finished sixth at the Paintbrush Invitational shooting a three-round total of 296-296-311—903 at Colorado Golf Club Tuesday.

“There was a lot of wind today that made it very difficult to score,” said BYU head coach Bruce Brockbank. “We got off to a rocky start and could never get ourselves into a groove.”

The Cougars posted a 23-over par in the final round which dropped them into sixth-place finish at 903 (+39). Tournament champion Colorado State finished at 890 (+26), while Denver (+32), Northern Colorado (+32), North Dakota State (+37) and Long Beach State (+38) rounded out the top-5.

Carson Lundell (76-74-75—225) and Keanu Akina (72-75-78—225) finished in a tie for 17th at 9-over par to lead the Cougars. David Timmins shot 74-76-80—230 to finish tied for 40th and Max Brenchley posted scores of 74-79-78—231 to tie for 44th, while Cole Ponich recorded scores of 78-71-83—232 to finish tied for 48th.

Playing as an individual, freshman Zac Jones had rounds of 68-78-79—225 to secure a top-20 finish in his first collegiate event. Brock Goyen, who was also completing as an individual, shot 77-76-75—228 to tie for 33rd in his first event as a Cougar.

“It was great to see Goyen and Jones play some great golf as individuals,” said BYU Director of Golf Todd Miller. Tied for 17th is a nice finish for Zac in his first collegiate event.”

Elijah Turner had the highlight of the day with a double-eagle two on the par-5 16th hole. The junior from Highland, Utah, had rounds of rounds 84-80-75—239.

The Cougars next travel to Reno, Nevada, for the Nevada Wolfpack Invitational at Hidden Valley Country Club on October 11-12.

 

Place   Player R1 R2 R2 Total To Par
T-17   Carson Lundell 76 74 75 225 +9
T-17   Keanu Akina 72 75 78 225 +9
T-40   David Timmins 74 76 80 230 +14
T-44   Max Brenchley 74 79 78 231 +15
T-48   Cole Ponich 78 71 83 232 +16
               
T-17   Zac Jones* 68 78 79 225 +9
T-33   Brock Goyen* 77 76 75 228 +12
T-70   Elijah Turner* 84 80 75 239 +23

* playing as an individual

Place Team R1 R2 R3 Total To Par
1st Colorado State 293 293 304 890 +26
T-2 Denver 290 301 305 896 +32
T-2 Northern Colorado 309 281 306 896 +32
4th North Dakota State 296 305 300 901 +37
5th Long Beach State 302 305 295 902 +38
6th BYU 296 296 311 903 +39
7th Georgia State 296 306 311 913 +49
8th Ball State 307 301 308 916 +52
9th Santa Clara 302 312 306 920 +56
10th Wichita State 300 299 323 922 +58
11th Wyoming 306 303 314 923 +58