A top-eight finish would have enabled BYU to play in the match play portion of the event, but it wasn’t to be. The Cougars shot a 4-over 292 in the fourth round to record a 72-hole total of +18 and finished tied for 13th with Vanderbilt.

BYU’s run at the NCAA golf championships ended just before the final stage in California. The No. 19 team in the country advanced to the final day of stroke play and made the 15-team cut over No. 11 Illinois and No.

Led by senior Zac Jones' 1-under-par 71, the Cougars finished at 18-over and a tie for 13th with Vanderbilt at the conclusion of the stroke-play competition Monday at Omni La Costa Resort in Carlsbad,