Provo • BYU senior Patrick Fishburn made back-to-back bogeys in the middle of his round Friday, so he just reminded himself that plenty of birdie holes were ahead of him on the Cougars’ home course.
And he kept finding them. Fishburn finished with 11 birdies at Riverside Country Club, posting a 9-under-par 63 in the opening round of the 54-hole Siegfried & Jensen Utah Open.
Fishburn took a two-stroke lead over California pro Edward Olson. Idaho’s Ty Travis, the 2016 runner-up, and Arizona pro Riley Arp were next at 66. PGA Tour player Zac Blair posted a 68 and Riverside teaching pro Matt Baird is the top Utah Section PGA member at 69.