Monday, March 18
Lake Charles, La.
All Day
Rice University
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Lake Charles Toyota Invitational
Golf Set for Lake Charles Toyota Invitational
3/17/2019 3:43:00 PM | Men's Golf
HOUSTON — Rice returns to the links this Monday-Tuesday, March 18-19, when it travels to Lake Charles, La, for the Lake Charles Toyota Invitational. The tournament will take place at the par-72, 7,007-yard The Country Club at the Golden Nugget.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"We had a nice break after a long stretch of three tournaments in a row. The guys should be fresh and ready to go for the final three events of the spring. We're excited to see how they do this week in Lake Charles and down the stretch."
TEAM FIELD
No. 10 Texas Tech, No. 19 Arkansas State and No. 43 TCU lead the field at the Lake Charles Toyota Invitational. Also joining Rice in the field are Lamar, Little Rock, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, Louisiana Tech, host McNeese State, Missouri State, New Orleans, Nicholls State, Southeastern Louisiana, Stephen F. Austin, UTSA, Texas State and Team Sweden.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring from the Lake Charles Toyota Invitational by visiting Golfstat.com or by clicking here.
THE LINEUP
Jake Benson – No. 1 position … leads the team with a 73.00 stroke average … has led the team in five tournaments this year … has 10 rounds of par or better … set career marks for low round (67), low 36-hole score (138) and low 54-hole score (208) at the Trinity Forest Invitational, where he tied for 15th-place (-5) … tied for 16th-place at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational (+3) … fired a final round 69 … had the best finish of his career at the Maridoe Intercollegiate, tying for ninth-place … also tied for ninth at the spring-opening All-American Intercollegiate.
Nicholas Duggan – No. 2 position … is second on the team with a 74.41 stroke average … has led the team in three tournaments … has five 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).
Grant Rogers – No. 3 position … one of two seniors on the team … has a 75.36 stroke average … tied for 59th-place at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational (+11) … three times has shot a season-best 73 … had his best finish of the year at the Maridoe Intercollegiate, tying for 30th-place.
Austin Escamilla – No. 4 position … has a 77.46 stroke average … made his collegiate debut at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational, finishing in 79th-place … fired a final round 70 at the Trinity Forest Invitational, his first career round under par … had the best finish of his career at the All-American Intercollegiate, tying for 36th-place.
Rishi Kejriwal – No. 5 position … has a 77.77 stroke average … is making his first start of the springs … tied for 48th-place at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational (+9) … carded a season-best 70 in the first round of the Trinity Forest Invitational … has the team's leading returning stroke average from last year, compiling a 74.78 average.
PAIRINGS
For Monday's first and second rounds, the Owls will tee off from hole No. 1 beginning at 9:28 a.m. CT. Rice will compete in groups with student-athletes from Little Rock and Louisiana-Lafayette. Tuesday's tee times and pairings will depend on results from the previous round.
UP NEXT
Following the Lake Charles Toyota Invitational, the Owls will take a month off before co-hosting the Bayou City Collegiate Classic at Golfcrest Country Club in Pearland on Apr. 15-16.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"We had a nice break after a long stretch of three tournaments in a row. The guys should be fresh and ready to go for the final three events of the spring. We're excited to see how they do this week in Lake Charles and down the stretch."
TEAM FIELD
No. 10 Texas Tech, No. 19 Arkansas State and No. 43 TCU lead the field at the Lake Charles Toyota Invitational. Also joining Rice in the field are Lamar, Little Rock, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, Louisiana Tech, host McNeese State, Missouri State, New Orleans, Nicholls State, Southeastern Louisiana, Stephen F. Austin, UTSA, Texas State and Team Sweden.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring from the Lake Charles Toyota Invitational by visiting Golfstat.com or by clicking here.
THE LINEUP
Jake Benson – No. 1 position … leads the team with a 73.00 stroke average … has led the team in five tournaments this year … has 10 rounds of par or better … set career marks for low round (67), low 36-hole score (138) and low 54-hole score (208) at the Trinity Forest Invitational, where he tied for 15th-place (-5) … tied for 16th-place at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational (+3) … fired a final round 69 … had the best finish of his career at the Maridoe Intercollegiate, tying for ninth-place … also tied for ninth at the spring-opening All-American Intercollegiate.
Nicholas Duggan – No. 2 position … is second on the team with a 74.41 stroke average … has led the team in three tournaments … has five 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).
Grant Rogers – No. 3 position … one of two seniors on the team … has a 75.36 stroke average … tied for 59th-place at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational (+11) … three times has shot a season-best 73 … had his best finish of the year at the Maridoe Intercollegiate, tying for 30th-place.
Austin Escamilla – No. 4 position … has a 77.46 stroke average … made his collegiate debut at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational, finishing in 79th-place … fired a final round 70 at the Trinity Forest Invitational, his first career round under par … had the best finish of his career at the All-American Intercollegiate, tying for 36th-place.
Rishi Kejriwal – No. 5 position … has a 77.77 stroke average … is making his first start of the springs … tied for 48th-place at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational (+9) … carded a season-best 70 in the first round of the Trinity Forest Invitational … has the team's leading returning stroke average from last year, compiling a 74.78 average.
PAIRINGS
For Monday's first and second rounds, the Owls will tee off from hole No. 1 beginning at 9:28 a.m. CT. Rice will compete in groups with student-athletes from Little Rock and Louisiana-Lafayette. Tuesday's tee times and pairings will depend on results from the previous round.
UP NEXT
Following the Lake Charles Toyota Invitational, the Owls will take a month off before co-hosting the Bayou City Collegiate Classic at Golfcrest Country Club in Pearland on Apr. 15-16.
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