Sunday, March 1
Cabo, Mexico
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Cabo Collegiate
Golf Takes to Mexico for Cabo Collegiate
2/29/2020 2:11:00 PM | Men's Golf
HOUSTON — Rice closes a stretch of three tournaments in three weeks this Sunday-Tuesday, March 1-3, when it travels to Mexico for the prestigious Cabo Collegiate. The tournament will be played at the par-71, 6,807-yard Cabo del Sol, Cove Club Golf Course and co-hosted by Arkansas and Houston.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"We are looking forward to another opportunity to grow this week. We're just continuing our focus each week on being in the present."
TEAM FIELD
Rice will be joined in the field by 14 teams ranked in the latest top 50 of the Golfstat rankings, including No. 6 Texas A&M, No. 13 Baylor, No. 14 Arizona, No. 20 Vanderbilt, No. 25 Oklahoma State, No. 29 Cal, No. 30 LSU, No. 32 Ole Miss, No. 35 Stanford, No. 39 Houston, No. 42 Alabama, No. 46 Arizona State, No. 47 Florida State and No. 50 Arkansas.
LIVE SCORING
Fan can follow live scoring from the Cabo Collegiate by visiting Golfstat.com or by clicking here.
THE LINEUP
Jake Benson – No. 1 position … one of three golfers to participate in all five tournaments … leads the team with 71.78 strokes per round … has two top five, three top ten and five top 20 finishes … has recorded 12 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.
Thomas Bockholt III – No. 2 position … third on the team with a 74.33 stroke average … Conference USA Golfer of the Week (2/19) … has four rounds of par or better … earned first career top-five finish at the All-American Intercollegiate, tying for fifth-place at -6 … fired back-to-back rounds in the 60's, including a career-low 67 in the final round … the 67 was the third lowest round by a freshman since 1991 … tied for 29th-place at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational … has three rounds of par or better … made his first collegiate start at the Lone Star Invitational, finishing in 60th-place.
Nicholas Duggan – No. 3 position … the only senior on the team … one of three golfers to participate in all five tournaments … Conference USA Golfer of the Week (10/30) … second on the team with 73.72 strokes per round … has six rounds of par or better … tied for 19th-place at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational … tied for 22nd-place at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational … twice carded a season-best 71 at the Trinity Forest Invitational.
Rishi Kejriwal – No. 4 position … one of three golfers to participate in all five tournaments … has a 74.61 strokes per round … has five rounds of par or better this year … had a season-best tie for 23rd-place at the All-American Intercollegiate, where he tied a season-low 70 in the final round … tied for 26th 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).
Campbell Gibson – No. 5 position … has played in four tournaments, averaging 75.73 strokes per round … had his first career top-20 finish at the All-American Intercollegiate, tying for 16th-place … twice tied a career-best 70 in the first and third rounds … tied for 61st-place at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational … also set a career-low 54-hole score with a 214 … finished in 64th-place at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational.
PAIRINGS
For Sunday's first round, the Owls will tee off from holes No. 1-4 with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. CT. Rice will compete in groups with student-athletes from Arizona State, Houston and Oklahoma State. Monday and Tuesday's tee times and pairings will depend on results following the previous round.
UP NEXT
Following the Cabo Collegiate, the Owls will take two weeks off before traveling to Lafayette, La., for the Louisiana Classics, Monday-Tuesday, Mar. 16-17.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"We are looking forward to another opportunity to grow this week. We're just continuing our focus each week on being in the present."
TEAM FIELD
Rice will be joined in the field by 14 teams ranked in the latest top 50 of the Golfstat rankings, including No. 6 Texas A&M, No. 13 Baylor, No. 14 Arizona, No. 20 Vanderbilt, No. 25 Oklahoma State, No. 29 Cal, No. 30 LSU, No. 32 Ole Miss, No. 35 Stanford, No. 39 Houston, No. 42 Alabama, No. 46 Arizona State, No. 47 Florida State and No. 50 Arkansas.
LIVE SCORING
Fan can follow live scoring from the Cabo Collegiate by visiting Golfstat.com or by clicking here.
THE LINEUP
Jake Benson – No. 1 position … one of three golfers to participate in all five tournaments … leads the team with 71.78 strokes per round … has two top five, three top ten and five top 20 finishes … has recorded 12 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.
Thomas Bockholt III – No. 2 position … third on the team with a 74.33 stroke average … Conference USA Golfer of the Week (2/19) … has four rounds of par or better … earned first career top-five finish at the All-American Intercollegiate, tying for fifth-place at -6 … fired back-to-back rounds in the 60's, including a career-low 67 in the final round … the 67 was the third lowest round by a freshman since 1991 … tied for 29th-place at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational … has three rounds of par or better … made his first collegiate start at the Lone Star Invitational, finishing in 60th-place.
Nicholas Duggan – No. 3 position … the only senior on the team … one of three golfers to participate in all five tournaments … Conference USA Golfer of the Week (10/30) … second on the team with 73.72 strokes per round … has six rounds of par or better … tied for 19th-place at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational … tied for 22nd-place at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational … twice carded a season-best 71 at the Trinity Forest Invitational.
Rishi Kejriwal – No. 4 position … one of three golfers to participate in all five tournaments … has a 74.61 strokes per round … has five rounds of par or better this year … had a season-best tie for 23rd-place at the All-American Intercollegiate, where he tied a season-low 70 in the final round … tied for 26th 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).
Campbell Gibson – No. 5 position … has played in four tournaments, averaging 75.73 strokes per round … had his first career top-20 finish at the All-American Intercollegiate, tying for 16th-place … twice tied a career-best 70 in the first and third rounds … tied for 61st-place at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational … also set a career-low 54-hole score with a 214 … finished in 64th-place at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational.
PAIRINGS
For Sunday's first round, the Owls will tee off from holes No. 1-4 with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. CT. Rice will compete in groups with student-athletes from Arizona State, Houston and Oklahoma State. Monday and Tuesday's tee times and pairings will depend on results following the previous round.
UP NEXT
Following the Cabo Collegiate, the Owls will take two weeks off before traveling to Lafayette, La., for the Louisiana Classics, Monday-Tuesday, Mar. 16-17.
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