Golf Continues Season at Ram Masters Invitational
9/16/2018 11:47:00 AM | Men's Golf
Owls tee off at 9 a.m. CT
HOUSTON — Rice continues its 2018-19 campaign this Monday-Tuesday, September 17-18, when it travels to Fort Collins, Colo. for the seventh annual Ram Masters Invitational, hosted by Colorado State. The tournament will be played at the par-70, 7,218-yard Fort Collins Country Club.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"This is a really good trip. It's a chance to experience and play on some different grass and in a different altitude. The golf ball flies a little further up there. We'll be prepared for that. We're going to play on Saturday, which will give us an opportunity to prepare for the ball traveling a little further. I'm confident in this group of guys that, even though it will be a new situation for them, they'll be fine."
TEAM FIELD
Joining Rice in the field are Cal State-Fullerton, host Colorado State, Denver, Idaho, Illinois State, Long Beach State, North Dakota State, Northern Colorado, Omaha, Sam Houston State, Seattle, South Dakota, South Dakota State, Washington State, Wichita State and Wyoming. Colorado will participate as individuals.
LIVE SCORING
Fan can follow live scoring from the Ram Masters Invitational by visiting Golfstat.com or by clicking here.
THE LINEUP
Jake Benson – No. 1 position … tied for 16th-place at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational (+3) … fired a final round 69 … competed in nine tournaments last year, compiling a 75.59 stroke average … has nine rounds of par or better … has three top 20 finishes, including a career-best tie for 12th-place at the Ryman Hospitality Intercollegiate … fired a season-best 68 in the first round of the Querencia Cabo Intercollegiate.
Rishi Kejriwal – No. 2 position … tied for 48th-place at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational (+9) … … has the team's leading returning stroke average from last year, compiling a 74.78 average … recorded six rounds of par or better … had one top five, one top 10 and two top 20 finishes last year … had a season-best tie for fifth-place at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic, where he fired a season-best 68 in the final round.
Nicholas Duggan – No. 3 position … tied for 16th-place at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational (+3) … fired a final round 70 … saw action in nine tournaments last year, compiling a 75.54 stroke average ... recorded four rounds of par or better … shot a season-best 70 three times, at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate, the Bayou City Collegiate Classic and the Lone Star Invitational … finished a season-best tie for 25th-place at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate.
Mason Weld – No. 4 position … one of two seniors on the team … tied for 52nd-place at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational (+10) … saw action in four tournaments last year, recording a stroke average of 76.58 … had one round of par or better last year … shot a season-best 71 in the final round of the All-American Intercollegiate … finished in a season-best 42nd-place tie at the Steelwood Collegiate Classic.
Grant Rogers – No. 5 position … one of two seniors on the team … tied for 59th-place at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational (+11) … saw action in eight tournaments last year, with a 75.75 stroke average … recorded two rounds of par or better … fired a career-low 70 in the second round of the Querencia Cabo Intercollegiate … had a career-best 18th-place finish at the Steelwood Collegiate Classic.
PAIRINGS
For Monday's first and second rounds, the Owls will tee off from holes No. 6 through No. 8 at 9 a.m. CT. Rice will compete in groups with student-athletes from Sam Houston State. Tuesday's tee times and pairings will depend on results after the first two rounds.
UP NEXT
Following the Ram Masters Invitational, the Owls will close out its three-week open to the schedule by traveling to Dallas for the Trinity Forest Invitational on Sept. 23-25.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"This is a really good trip. It's a chance to experience and play on some different grass and in a different altitude. The golf ball flies a little further up there. We'll be prepared for that. We're going to play on Saturday, which will give us an opportunity to prepare for the ball traveling a little further. I'm confident in this group of guys that, even though it will be a new situation for them, they'll be fine."
TEAM FIELD
Joining Rice in the field are Cal State-Fullerton, host Colorado State, Denver, Idaho, Illinois State, Long Beach State, North Dakota State, Northern Colorado, Omaha, Sam Houston State, Seattle, South Dakota, South Dakota State, Washington State, Wichita State and Wyoming. Colorado will participate as individuals.
LIVE SCORING
Fan can follow live scoring from the Ram Masters Invitational by visiting Golfstat.com or by clicking here.
THE LINEUP
Jake Benson – No. 1 position … tied for 16th-place at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational (+3) … fired a final round 69 … competed in nine tournaments last year, compiling a 75.59 stroke average … has nine rounds of par or better … has three top 20 finishes, including a career-best tie for 12th-place at the Ryman Hospitality Intercollegiate … fired a season-best 68 in the first round of the Querencia Cabo Intercollegiate.
Rishi Kejriwal – No. 2 position … tied for 48th-place at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational (+9) … … has the team's leading returning stroke average from last year, compiling a 74.78 average … recorded six rounds of par or better … had one top five, one top 10 and two top 20 finishes last year … had a season-best tie for fifth-place at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic, where he fired a season-best 68 in the final round.
Nicholas Duggan – No. 3 position … tied for 16th-place at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational (+3) … fired a final round 70 … saw action in nine tournaments last year, compiling a 75.54 stroke average ... recorded four rounds of par or better … shot a season-best 70 three times, at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate, the Bayou City Collegiate Classic and the Lone Star Invitational … finished a season-best tie for 25th-place at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate.
Mason Weld – No. 4 position … one of two seniors on the team … tied for 52nd-place at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational (+10) … saw action in four tournaments last year, recording a stroke average of 76.58 … had one round of par or better last year … shot a season-best 71 in the final round of the All-American Intercollegiate … finished in a season-best 42nd-place tie at the Steelwood Collegiate Classic.
Grant Rogers – No. 5 position … one of two seniors on the team … tied for 59th-place at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational (+11) … saw action in eight tournaments last year, with a 75.75 stroke average … recorded two rounds of par or better … fired a career-low 70 in the second round of the Querencia Cabo Intercollegiate … had a career-best 18th-place finish at the Steelwood Collegiate Classic.
PAIRINGS
For Monday's first and second rounds, the Owls will tee off from holes No. 6 through No. 8 at 9 a.m. CT. Rice will compete in groups with student-athletes from Sam Houston State. Tuesday's tee times and pairings will depend on results after the first two rounds.
UP NEXT
Following the Ram Masters Invitational, the Owls will close out its three-week open to the schedule by traveling to Dallas for the Trinity Forest Invitational on Sept. 23-25.
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