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Rice University Athletics
Golf Heads to Arizona for Maui Jim Invitational
9/21/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
By: Tim Andrzejewski (tim.andrzejewski@rice.edu)
HOUSTON -- Rice golf continues its fall campaign this Friday-Sunday, September 22-24, when it travels to Scottsdale, Ariz., for the second annual Maui Jim Invitational, hosted by Georgia State. The tournament will be played at the par-72, 7,203-yard Desert Forest Club.
Justin Emil QUOTABLE
"It's a really good field; the best field we've seen so far this year. There's a couple of top programs like Georgia Tech, Arizona State, Kent State and Georgia Tech. We're looking forward to the opportunity to play against some of these teams and get some experience against teams that we know are going to be in the postseason. That's where we want to be so we've got to go up against those guys."
TEAM FIELD
Joining Rice in the field are Arizona State, Augusta, Georgia State, Georgia Tech, Gonzaga, Hawai'i, Houston Kansas, Kent State, Lipscomb, LSU, Minnesota and Nebraska.
LIVE SCORING
Fan can follow live scoring from the Maui Jim Invitational by visiting Golfstat.com or by clicking here.
THE LINEUP
Mitchell Meissner -- No. 1 position ... three-year letterman and one of three seniors ... leads team with a 71.67 stroke average ... tied for 13th at the season-opening Sam Hall Intercollegiate ... competed in nine tournaments last year, compiling a 73.50 stroke average ... recorded nine rounds of par or better ... had one top ten and four top 20 finishes ... had a season-best tie for seventh finish at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational ... shot a season-best 67 at the Old Waverly Intercollegiate ... 2016 Jim West Intercollegiate Champion.
Mario Carmona -- No. 2 position ... one of three seniors on the squad ... second on the team with a 72.33 stroke average ... tied for 22nd at the season-opening Sam Hall Intercollegiate ... one of three golfers to participate in all 12 tournaments last year ... led the team with a 72.30 stroke average ... recorded a team-high 16 rounds of par or better ... had two top five and five top ten finishes ... tied a career-best 36-hole score at the Ram Masters Invitational and the Jim West Intercollegiate ... also set a career-best 54-hole score at the Ram Masters Invitational ... recorded his third career runner-up finish at the Jim West Intercollegiate ... fired a season-best 68 three separate times.
Nicholas Duggan -- No. 3 position ... one of three golfers to participate in all 12 tournaments last year ... has a 72.67 stroke average ... tied for 25th at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate ... had a 75.19 stroke average last year ... recorded seven rounds of par or better ... had two top 20 finishes ... fired a season-low 68 in the first round of the Sam Hall Intercollegiate ... had a season-best 12th-place finish at the Jim West Intercollegiate.
Rishi Kejriwal -- No. 4 position ... has a 73.67 stroke average ... tied for 37th place at his collegiate debut, the Sam Hall Intercollegiate ... native of Austin, Texas and product of Westwood High School.
Grant Rogers -- No. 5 position ... has a 76.00 stroke average ... competed in eight tournaments last year, compiling a 75.86 stroke average ... recorded two rounds of par or better ... had a season-best tie for 42nd-place at the Conference USA Championship ... twice shot season-best rounds of 72 at the Lone Star Invitational.
Jake Benson -- Individual ... has a 75.67 stroke average ... tied for 51st-place in his collegiate debut at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate ... native of Nottingham, England and product of East Leake Academy.
PAIRINGS
For Friday's first round, the Owls will tee off from hole No. 10 at 10:45 a.m. CT. For Saturday's second round, Rice will tee off from hole No. 1 at 9:30 a.m. CT. Rice will compete in groups with student-athletes from Gonzaga and Hawai'i in the first two rounds. Sunday's tee times and pairings will depend on results after the first two rounds.
UP NEXT
Following the Maui Jim Invitational, the Owls return home to co-host the Bayou City Collegiate Classic, Oct. 9-10, at Golfcrest Country Club in Pearland.
Players Mentioned
