Sunday, September 23
Dallas, Texas
All Day
Rice University
at
Trinity Forest Invitational
Golf Closes Opening Stretch at Trinity Forest Invitational
9/22/2018 4:28:00 PM | Men's Golf
The Owls tee off at 12:05 p.m.
HOUSTON — Rice will play its third tournament in its first three weeks of the season when it travels to Dallas for the second annual Trinity Forest Invitational, played Sept. 23-25 and hosted by SMU. The tournament will be played at the par-71, 7,330-yard Trinity Forest Golf Club.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"We're going to put our work in. We're going to look at how we need to play this golf course. We're going to look at where we need to put the golf ball so it's in position to score well. If we make mistakes, they need to be bogeys, not doubles or worse."
TEAM FIELD
Joining Rice in the field are Abilene Christian, Ball State, Baylor, College of Charleston, Florida, Little Rock, New Mexico, North Texas, Oral Roberts, Sam Houston State, host SMU, and UTSA.
LIVE SCORING
Fan can follow live scoring from the Trinity Forest Invitational by visiting Golfstat.com or by clicking here.
THE LINEUP
Nicholas Duggan – No. 1 position … making his first career start in the No. 1 position leads the team with a 72.00 stroke average through five rounds … has led the team in each of the first two tournaments … has three rounds of par or better … tied for 15th-place at the Ram Masters Invitational … set or tied career-bests at the Ram Masters for low round (68), low 36-hole score (138) and low 54-hole score (213) … tied for 16th-place at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational (+3) ….
Jake Benson – No. 2 position … second on the team with a 73.20 stroke average … has two rounds of par or better … tied or set career marks for low round (68) and low 36-hole score (140) at the Ram Masters Invitational … tied for 16th-place at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational (+3) … fired a final round 69 ….
Rishi Kejriwal – No. 3 position … is tied for third on the team with a 77.00 stroke average … tied for 48th-place at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational (+9) … carded a season-best 73 in the second round of the Ram Masters Invitational … 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.
Grant Rogers – No. 4 position … one of two seniors on the team … is tied for third on the team with a 77.00 stroke average … 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.
Harrison Hineline – No. 5 position … making his collegiate debut … native of Boerne, Texas and a product of Boerne Samuel V. Champion High School.
Austin Escamilla – Individual … made his collegiate debut at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational, finishing in 79th-place.
PAIRINGS
For Sunday's first round, the Owls will tee off from hole No. 1 beginning at 12:05 p.m. CT. Rice will compete in groups with student-athletes from New Mexico and Sam Houston State. Monday and Tuesday's tee times and pairings will depend on results after the previous round.
UP NEXT
Following the Trinity Forest Invitational, the Owls will take two weeks off before returning to the links when they travel to Carrollton for the Maridoe Invitational on Oct. 6-8.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"We're going to put our work in. We're going to look at how we need to play this golf course. We're going to look at where we need to put the golf ball so it's in position to score well. If we make mistakes, they need to be bogeys, not doubles or worse."
TEAM FIELD
Joining Rice in the field are Abilene Christian, Ball State, Baylor, College of Charleston, Florida, Little Rock, New Mexico, North Texas, Oral Roberts, Sam Houston State, host SMU, and UTSA.
LIVE SCORING
Fan can follow live scoring from the Trinity Forest Invitational by visiting Golfstat.com or by clicking here.
THE LINEUP
Nicholas Duggan – No. 1 position … making his first career start in the No. 1 position leads the team with a 72.00 stroke average through five rounds … has led the team in each of the first two tournaments … has three rounds of par or better … tied for 15th-place at the Ram Masters Invitational … set or tied career-bests at the Ram Masters for low round (68), low 36-hole score (138) and low 54-hole score (213) … tied for 16th-place at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational (+3) ….
Jake Benson – No. 2 position … second on the team with a 73.20 stroke average … has two rounds of par or better … tied or set career marks for low round (68) and low 36-hole score (140) at the Ram Masters Invitational … tied for 16th-place at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational (+3) … fired a final round 69 ….
Rishi Kejriwal – No. 3 position … is tied for third on the team with a 77.00 stroke average … tied for 48th-place at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational (+9) … carded a season-best 73 in the second round of the Ram Masters Invitational … 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.
Grant Rogers – No. 4 position … one of two seniors on the team … is tied for third on the team with a 77.00 stroke average … 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.
Harrison Hineline – No. 5 position … making his collegiate debut … native of Boerne, Texas and a product of Boerne Samuel V. Champion High School.
Austin Escamilla – Individual … made his collegiate debut at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational, finishing in 79th-place.
PAIRINGS
For Sunday's first round, the Owls will tee off from hole No. 1 beginning at 12:05 p.m. CT. Rice will compete in groups with student-athletes from New Mexico and Sam Houston State. Monday and Tuesday's tee times and pairings will depend on results after the previous round.
UP NEXT
Following the Trinity Forest Invitational, the Owls will take two weeks off before returning to the links when they travel to Carrollton for the Maridoe Invitational on Oct. 6-8.
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