BYU Breaks Burns Intercollegiate Scoring Record in Team Title Victory at Ocean Course at Hokuala U.S. Amateur Champion Bennett Ties Tournament Record with 61

 (KAUA‘I, Hawai‘i) – Fueled by four players who finished in the top 10 of a 126-player field, Brigham Young set a new 54-hole team scoring record (810) to win the 2023 John A. Burns Intercollegiate on Kaua‘i. The Cougars dominating performance shattered Auburn’s former scoring record that held for 15 years.

“Playing 27 holes on consecutive days meant anything could happen,” said Bruce Brockbank, BYU’s legendary head men’s golf coach who now has 59 tournament wins to his name across 31 seasons in Provo, Utah. “Our driving accuracy and short game precision were off the charts. It was very rewarding to watch these young men put it all together for a victory in Hawaii.”
 
BYU built upon their second-round lead of 10 strokes over Arizona to win the program’s fourth Burns team title (1977, 2000, 2007, 2023). Their 54-under total score was anchored by fifth-year senior Carson Lundell (T3), a 2021 All-American Honorable Mention, as well as Hawaiian-born Keanu Akina (5), David Timmons (T10) and Tyson Shelley (T10).
 
No. 19 Arizona (-36) now has two runner-up finishes in 2023, including at last month’s Thunderbird Intercollegiate. No. 9 Texas A&M (-32), No. 53 California (-27) and No. 20 San Diego State (-24) rounded out the top five.

Sam Bennett, the reigning U.S. Amateur Champion and 2022 SEC Golfer of the Year, shot 61 with 11 birdies and no bogeys to earn a share of the individual title. He tied the Burns tournament record set yesterday by Long Beach State’s Ian Gilligan. During last year’s final round on Kaua‘i, Bennett set the Ocean Course at H?k?ala course record (64) en route to a second place finish.
 
California junior Sampson Zheng enjoyed three birdies and one eagle over his final six holes to claim his first collegiate win. Zheng broke into the winner’s circle after coming in second place in the 2022 Alister Mackenzie Invitational.

In a unique situation, tournament officials declared Zheng and Bennett co-winners due to a lack of daylight remaining for a playoff, as well as the chance of rain on Saturday.
 
Following Aaron Du’s 2022 Burns individual victory, the Golden Bears have now claimed back-to-back individual medalist honors on the Garden Isle. Cal has tied New Mexico for most individual medalists in tournament history.
 
All team and individual scores are listed on Golfstat.
 
Next on the schedule for host school Hawai‘i, the Rainbow Warriors will travel to Palm Desert, Calif. to compete in the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate on March 1 – 3.
 
Team Leaderboard

Place	School	To Par	Rd. 1	Rd. 2	Rd. 3	Total
1	Brigham Young	-54	273	271	266	810
2	Arizona	-36	278	276	274	828
3	Texas A&M	-32	286	279	267	832
4	California	-27	277	288	272	837
5	San Diego State	-24	292	279	269	840
6	Long Beach State	-20	278	284	282	844
T7	New Mexico	-19	282	282	281	845
T7	Utah	-19	288	284	273	845
9	Southern California	-17	294	274	279	847
10	Texas El Paso	-16	282	282	284	848
11	Fresno State	-15	284	281	283	849
12	Grand Canyon	-13	287	276	288	851
13	Santa Clara	-12	283	293	276	852
14	UNC Wilmington	-11	295	278	280	853
T15	Washington State	-8	294	283	279	856
T15	UNLV	-8	296	282	278	856
17	Nevada	-6	286	292	280	858
18	Sacramento State	-1	283	285	295	863
T19	St. Mary’s (CA)	E	287	294	283	864
T19	Loyola Marymount	E	297	285	282	864
21	Hawai‘i	+3	288	296	283	867

 
Top Individuals

Place	Player	School	To Par	Rd. 1	Rd. 2	Rd. 3	Total
T1	Sam Bennett	Texas A&M	-18	70	67	61	198
T1	Sampson Zheng	California	-18	65	68	65	198
T3	Carson Lundell	Brigham Young	-17	70	63	66	199
T3	Ian Gilligan	Long Beach State	-17	61	71	67	199
5	Keanu Akina	Brigham Young	-14	66	67	69	202
T6	Julien Paltrinieri	Santa Clara	-13	71	69	63	203
T6	Matthew Manganello	Fresno State	-13	68	70	65	203
T6	Tiger Christensen	Arizona	-13	67	71	65	203
9	Shea Lague	San Diego State	-11	70	71	64	205
T10	Tyson Shelley	Brigham Young	-10	71	69	66	206
T10	Braxton Watts	Utah	-10