Pebble Beach, Calif. • BYU golfer Rhett Rasmussen of Draper shot a 1-over-par 73 at Spyglass Golf Course in the first round of the U.S. Amateur on Monday, putting him in a tie for 43rd place.
The tournament’s 312 golfers will compete in the second round of stroke play on Tuesday at Spyglass (par 72) and Pebble Beach Golf Links (par 71), with the top 64 advancing to match play.
Rasmussen had the best score among five golfers with Utah ties who qualified for the event.
BYU’s Peter Kuest shot a 74 at Spyglass, putting him in a tie for 73rd place.