Rice University
Louisiana Classics
Owls Place Ninth at Louisiana Classics
3/7/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
March 7, 2006
Lafayette, La. - The Rice Owls golf team shot 290 in the third and final round of the Louisiana Classics at Oakbourne Country Club (par 72; 7,002 yards) to place ninth with an 868 total (287-291-290). The Owls' Parker LaBarge, a senior, and sophomore Addison Awe tied for 22nd to lead Rice with 217 scores. LaBarge was consistent shooting 72-72-73, while Awe improved each round with 76-72-69.
"We performed well this week and had three solid rounds. We bested our team-low score by nine strokes and we had our lowest round of the year with a 287 during Monday's first round," said Rice head coach Drew Scott.
Rice's previous tournament low this year was 877 at The Battle on the Bend (Nov. 7-9, 2005). Also, sophomore Jeff Krakowiak and Daniel Lee each posted season-low scores for a round. Krakowiak fired a 68 in round one, while Lee shot a 70 in round two.
Houston won the 15-team event with an 846 (281-287-287; -18). Baylor's Jeremy Alcorn Baylor won the individual title by going nine-under with a 207 (69-67-71).
9 Rice University 287 291 290 868
T 22 Parker LaBarge 72 72 73 217
T 22 Addison Awe 76 72 69 217
T 39 Heon Young Lee 75 70 75 220
T 39 Jeff Krakowiak 68 77 75 220
T 56 Kyle Kelley 72 80 73 225
Final Louisiana Classics Team Scores
1 Houston, Univ. of 281 278 287 846 -18
2 Baylor University 279 276 292 847 -17
3 Memphis, U. of 291 280 287 858 -6
4 SMU 289 281 290 860 -4
Missouri, U. of 282 285 293 860 -4
6 Southeastern La. U. 293 277 292 862 -2
7 Tulsa, U. of 287 285 291 863 -1
8 Kent State 288 287 292 867 +3
9 Rice University 287 291 290 868 +4
10 Colorado, U. of 290 288 299 877 +13
11 Louisiana-Lafayette 290 293 304 887 +23
12 North Texas, U. of 287 305 300 892 +28
13 Louisiana Tech Univ. 311 294 298 903 +39
14 Texas State Univer. 297 311 311 919 +55
15 Tulane University 307 316 327 950 +86
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