Golf Closes Fall Slate at Steelwood Collegiate Invitational

HOUSTON — Rice looks to close its fall schedule on a high note this weekend, Oct. 26-27, when it travels to Loxley, Ala., for the fourth annual Steelwood Collegiate Invitational, played at the par-72, 7,096-yard Steelwood Country Club and hosted by South Alabama.

JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE

"We just have to be in a really good mindset this week. It's important for us to really be thinking properly, having a good attitude out there and thinking positive. There's going to be some poor weather. Last week we played in some rain and got that experience. So, I think that prepared us pretty well to face the conditions. We're a really good team. We have to go in thinking that we're going to play well this week and I think we will."

TEAM FIELD

Arkansas State, who is ranked 38^th in the latest Golfstat rankings, heads the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational field. Also joining Rice are Cincinnati, Davidson, Indiana, Kennesaw State, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Navy, North Alabama, Richmond, South Alabama and Wofford.

LIVE SCORING

Fan can follow live scoring from the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational by visiting Golfstat.com or by clicking here.

THE LINEUP

Jake Benson – No. 1 position … ranked No. 73 in the latest Golfstat rankings … leads the team with 70.89 strokes per round … has two top five and three top ten finishes to start the year … has recorded seven rounds under par … tied for second-place at the Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational … began the year tying for fourth-place at the Lone Star Invitational … became the first Owl to open the season with a top-five finish since Michael Buttacavoli finished runner-up at the 2009 UTA/Waterchase Invitational … tied for seventh-place at the Trinity Forest Invitational, where he fired a season-low 68 in the first round … tied his career-low 36-hole (138) and 54-hole (208) scores at the Trinity Forest … is the first Owl to finish in the top 10 in the first three tournaments and the top five of two of the first three since Jeff Makohon in 1991-92 … participated in the 2019 NCAA Austin Regional.

Nicholas Duggan – No. 2 position … the only senior on the team … is tied for second on the team with 74.11 strokes per round has two rounds of par or better … tied for 22^nd-place at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational … twice carded a season-best 71 at the Trinity Forest Invitational … saw action in 12 tournaments last year … was second on the team with a 73.94 stroke average ... recorded nine rounds of par or better, the second-most on the team … had three top 20 finishes … had a season-best tied for 15^th-place finish at the Ram Masters Invitational, where he fired a season-best 68 in the first round.

Rishi Kejriwal – No. 3 position … is fourth on the team with 75.00 strokes per round … has two rounds of par or better this year … tied for 26^th at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational … twice fired a season-best 70 at the Trinity Forest Invitational, where he also tied his career-low 36-hole score (143).

Harrison Hineline – No. 4 position … is averaging 74.44 strokes per round … has three rounds of par or better … fired a career-best 66 in the second round of the Trinity Forest Invitational, tied for the fourth-lowest round since 1991 … tied for 32^nd-place at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational … participated in six tournaments last year, recording a 75.71 stroke average … had five rounds of par or better … recorded a season-best 68 in the final round of the Bayou City Collegiate Classic, where he tied for fifth-place.

Campbell Gibson – No. 5 position … averaging 80.33 strokes per round … finished in 64^th-place at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational … saw action in four tournaments last year, compiling a 75.64 stroke average … had one round of par or better … fired a career-low 70 in the first round of the Bayou City Collegiate Classic … had a season-best tie for 36^th-place at the All-American Intercollegiate.

Thomas Bockholt III – Individual … averaging 76.50 strokes per round … made his first collegiate start at the Lone Star Invitational, finishing in 60^th-place … tied for 72^nd-place at the Trinity Forest Invitational, where he twice carded season-best rounds of 73 … native of Austin, Texas and a product of Westlake High School … averaged 75.89 strokes over nine rounds in the summer.

PAIRINGS

For Saturday's first and second rounds, the Owls will tee off from holes No. 4 through No. 7 at 8:30 a.m. CT. Rice will compete in groups with student-athletes from Davidson and Wofford. Sunday's tee times and pairings will depend on results after the first two rounds.

UP NEXT

Following the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational, the Owls will take a break for the winter. Rice begins its spring slate Feb. 16-18 when it co-hosts the All-American Intercollegiate at the Golf Club of Houston in Humble, Texas.

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