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Bockholt Paces Rice to Third-Place Finish at All-American Intercollegiate
2/18/2020 7:02:00 PM | Men's Golf
HUMBLE, Texas — For the second straight day, freshman Thomas Bockholt III set a career-low, firing a five-under par 67 to tie for fifth-place (-6) and lead Rice to a season-best third-place finish at the All-American Intercollegiate, played at the par-72, 7,096-yard Golf Club of Houston.
Bockholt's fifth-place finish was the first top five finish of his career. The 67 was his second round in the 60's this year and the lowest round by a freshman since 2014 and his 54-hole score of 210 was a career-low and the lowest by a freshman since 2017.
Rice shot a nine-under par 279 to finish 12-under par for the tournament. Both the nine-under for the round and 12-under for the tournament are the second lowest scores to par since 1991. Its 54-hole score of 852 is the fourth lowest since 1991.
Sophomore Campbell Gibson and junior Jake Benson tied for 16th-place at two-under par. Gibson tied a career-low with a 70, which was his second round of par or better this season and third of his career. His 54-hole score of 214 was also a career-best. Benson carded an even par 72, his 11th round of par or better this year and the 34th of his career.
Junior Rishi Kejriwal tied a season-low, posting a final round 70 to tie for 23rd-place, his best finish of the year. The 70 was his fifth round of par or better this year and the 12th of his career.
Senior Nicholas Duggan tied for 42nd-place at five-over par after posting a 75. Sophomore Austin Escamilla carded a 74 to finish 10-over par in a 62nd-place tie and freshman Forrest Park tied for 78th-place at 20-over par after posting a 78.
Sam Houston State won the tournament at 24-under par, four strokes in front of No. 8 Wake Forest. SHSU's Jack Randle earned medalist honors at 11-under par, three strokes in front of teammate Luis Carrera.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"(The guys) did a really good job of staying right in the moment this week, which was our goal. Assistant coach Michael Whitehead did a good job of setting the tone for them early on. We just focused on that all week. Not looking behind us and not getting too far ahead of ourselves. We were committed to that and making free golf swings out there. It's a really good start (to the spring). We're making a lot of progress and it just confirms that we're working on the right things. We'll just keep hammering those things and keep trying to get better."
NEXT UP
Rice returns to the links next Monday-Tuesday, Feb. 24-25, when it travels to Laredo for the Border Olympics.
Bockholt's fifth-place finish was the first top five finish of his career. The 67 was his second round in the 60's this year and the lowest round by a freshman since 2014 and his 54-hole score of 210 was a career-low and the lowest by a freshman since 2017.
Rice shot a nine-under par 279 to finish 12-under par for the tournament. Both the nine-under for the round and 12-under for the tournament are the second lowest scores to par since 1991. Its 54-hole score of 852 is the fourth lowest since 1991.
Sophomore Campbell Gibson and junior Jake Benson tied for 16th-place at two-under par. Gibson tied a career-low with a 70, which was his second round of par or better this season and third of his career. His 54-hole score of 214 was also a career-best. Benson carded an even par 72, his 11th round of par or better this year and the 34th of his career.
Junior Rishi Kejriwal tied a season-low, posting a final round 70 to tie for 23rd-place, his best finish of the year. The 70 was his fifth round of par or better this year and the 12th of his career.
Senior Nicholas Duggan tied for 42nd-place at five-over par after posting a 75. Sophomore Austin Escamilla carded a 74 to finish 10-over par in a 62nd-place tie and freshman Forrest Park tied for 78th-place at 20-over par after posting a 78.
Sam Houston State won the tournament at 24-under par, four strokes in front of No. 8 Wake Forest. SHSU's Jack Randle earned medalist honors at 11-under par, three strokes in front of teammate Luis Carrera.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"(The guys) did a really good job of staying right in the moment this week, which was our goal. Assistant coach Michael Whitehead did a good job of setting the tone for them early on. We just focused on that all week. Not looking behind us and not getting too far ahead of ourselves. We were committed to that and making free golf swings out there. It's a really good start (to the spring). We're making a lot of progress and it just confirms that we're working on the right things. We'll just keep hammering those things and keep trying to get better."
NEXT UP
Rice returns to the links next Monday-Tuesday, Feb. 24-25, when it travels to Laredo for the Border Olympics.
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