Monday, April 22
Texarkana, Ark.
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Conference USA Championship
Golf Begins Play at Conference USA Championship
4/21/2019 11:13:00 AM | Men's Golf
HOUSTON — Rice will begin play at the Air Force Reserve Conference USA Championship when it travels to Texarkana, Ark., Monday-Thursday, Apr. 22-25. The tournament will be played at the par-72, 6,935-yard Texarkana Country Club.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"There's a lot of excitement right now around the team. We always look forward to our conference championship. It's just a great time of year for us. We have a great opportunity to go out and finish the year strong. We're all just really excited and I can't wait."
TEAM FIELD
Joining Rice in the field are UAB, Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Old Dominion, Southern Miss, UTSA, UTEP, and WKU.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring from the Conference USA Championship by visiting Golfstat.com or by clicking here.
THE LINEUP
Jake Benson – No. 1 position … leads the team with a 72.82 stroke average … has led the team in six tournaments this year … has 13 rounds of par or better … earned the best finish of the career at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic, tying for second-place … 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 … tied for ninth-place at the Maridoe Intercollegiate … also tied for ninth at the spring-opening All-American Intercollegiate.
Nicholas Duggan – No. 2 position … is second on the team with a 74.07 stroke average … has led the team in four tournaments … has seven 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).
Campbell Gibson – No. 3 position … the third position is the highest of his young career … has participated in three tournaments … has a 75.00 stroke average in eight rounds … tied for 36th-place at the All-American Intercollegiate … tied for 55th-place at the Querencia Cabo Intercollegiate … set career-bests for low round (70), low 36-hole score (143) and low 54-hole score (223) at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic, where he tied for 37th-place.
Harrison Hineline – No. 4 position … is averaging 75.43 strokes … has recorded four rounds of par or better … had the best finish of his young career at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic, tying for fifth-place … fired a career-best 68 in the final round of the Bayou City, while also carding a career-best 54-hole score of 213 … made his collegiate debut at the Trinity Forest Invitational, tying for 45th-place … fired a 70 in the first round … had the best finish of his young career at the All-American Intercollegiate, tying for 36th-place.
Austin Escamilla – No. 5 position … has a 76.58 stroke average … made his collegiate debut at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational, finishing in 79th-place … has four rounds of par or better … 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 … set career-highs for low 36 (146) and low 54-hole score (221) at the Lake Charles Toyota Invitational.
Rishi Kejriwal – No. 6 position (if needed) … has a 77.58 stroke average … 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 … had a season-best 36-hole score (143) at the Trinity Forest.
PAIRINGS
For Monday's first round, play begins at 8 a.m. with the Owls will teeing off from hole No. 10 beginning at 8:50 a.m. CT. Rice will compete in groups with student-athletes from Old Dominion and Marshall. Tuesday's and Wednesday's tee times and pairings will depend on results from the previous round. The top four teams after stroke play will advance to the match play semifinals on Thursday morning with the match play finals taking place Thursday afternoon.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"There's a lot of excitement right now around the team. We always look forward to our conference championship. It's just a great time of year for us. We have a great opportunity to go out and finish the year strong. We're all just really excited and I can't wait."
TEAM FIELD
Joining Rice in the field are UAB, Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Old Dominion, Southern Miss, UTSA, UTEP, and WKU.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring from the Conference USA Championship by visiting Golfstat.com or by clicking here.
THE LINEUP
Jake Benson – No. 1 position … leads the team with a 72.82 stroke average … has led the team in six tournaments this year … has 13 rounds of par or better … earned the best finish of the career at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic, tying for second-place … 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 … tied for ninth-place at the Maridoe Intercollegiate … also tied for ninth at the spring-opening All-American Intercollegiate.
Nicholas Duggan – No. 2 position … is second on the team with a 74.07 stroke average … has led the team in four tournaments … has seven 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).
Campbell Gibson – No. 3 position … the third position is the highest of his young career … has participated in three tournaments … has a 75.00 stroke average in eight rounds … tied for 36th-place at the All-American Intercollegiate … tied for 55th-place at the Querencia Cabo Intercollegiate … set career-bests for low round (70), low 36-hole score (143) and low 54-hole score (223) at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic, where he tied for 37th-place.
Harrison Hineline – No. 4 position … is averaging 75.43 strokes … has recorded four rounds of par or better … had the best finish of his young career at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic, tying for fifth-place … fired a career-best 68 in the final round of the Bayou City, while also carding a career-best 54-hole score of 213 … made his collegiate debut at the Trinity Forest Invitational, tying for 45th-place … fired a 70 in the first round … had the best finish of his young career at the All-American Intercollegiate, tying for 36th-place.
Austin Escamilla – No. 5 position … has a 76.58 stroke average … made his collegiate debut at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational, finishing in 79th-place … has four rounds of par or better … 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 … set career-highs for low 36 (146) and low 54-hole score (221) at the Lake Charles Toyota Invitational.
Rishi Kejriwal – No. 6 position (if needed) … has a 77.58 stroke average … 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 … had a season-best 36-hole score (143) at the Trinity Forest.
PAIRINGS
For Monday's first round, play begins at 8 a.m. with the Owls will teeing off from hole No. 10 beginning at 8:50 a.m. CT. Rice will compete in groups with student-athletes from Old Dominion and Marshall. Tuesday's and Wednesday's tee times and pairings will depend on results from the previous round. The top four teams after stroke play will advance to the match play semifinals on Thursday morning with the match play finals taking place Thursday afternoon.
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