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Monday, October 11
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Bentwater Intercollegiate
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Golf Heads to Bentwater Intercollegiate
10/10/2021 5:01:00 PM | Men's Golf
HOUSTON — For the second straight week, the Rice golf team will stay in Texas when it travels to Montgomery for the Bentwater Intercollegiate. The tournament will be played at the par-71, 6,788-yard Bentwater Country Club and is hosted by Sam Houston.
TEAM FIELD
Joining Rice in the field are Florida Atlantic, Houston Baptist, Midland CC, Nichols State, Prairie View A&M, Sam Houston, South Alabama, South Dakota State, UTRGV, UTSA and Texas State.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring of the Bentwater Intercollegiate by visiting Golfstat.com or by clicking here.
THE LINEUP
Jake Benson – No. 1 position … 2020 First Team All-Conference USA ... Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar ... Is fifth since 1991 in career stroke average (74.12) and average vs. par (+2.52) ... third with 43 rounds of par or better … is second on the team with a 75.17 stroke average … tied for 58th-place at the season-opening Jim Rivers Intercollegiate.
Rodrigo Martin – No. 2 position … 2021 Conference USA All-Freshman Team … has a stroke average of 75.67 … tied for 59th-place at the Trinity Forest Invitational … one of four golfers to participate in all eight team events last year … second on the team with a 75.00 stroke average … recorded one top ten and a team-high three top 20 finishes … tied for the team lead with six rounds of par or better … was the team's top finisher three times … tied for 21st-place at the Border Olympics (2/22-23) … tied for 20th-place at the Trinity Forest Invitational (3/7-9) … fired a 66 in the first round of the Louisiana Classics where he tied for 16th-place (3/15-16) … recorded his first career top ten finish at the Conference USA Championship, finishing four-under par to tie for sixth-place.
Jack Diamond – No. 3 position … has a stroke average of 76.33 … tied for 53rd-place at the Trinity Forest Invitational … participated in five tournaments last year … had a stroke average of 76.50 … three rounds of par or better … tied for 32nd-place at the season-opening Rice Intercollegiate (1/25) … recorded his first career top-10 finish at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic (4/5-6), tying for seventh-place … fired a career-low 69 in consecutive rounds … also set career-bests for low 36-hole score (142) and low 54-hole score (211) … carded a 72 in the second round of the Aggie Invitational (4/9-11).
Raghav Chugh – No. 4 … leads the Owls with a 74.17 stroke average … tied for 35th-place at the Trinity Forest Invitational … recorded his first career round of par or better, firing a second round 70 … tied for 82nd-place at the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate.
Thomas Bockholt III – No. 5 position … is third on the team with a 75.33 stroke average … tied for 82nd-place at the season-opening Jim Rivers Intercollegiate … participated in five tournaments last year … had a stroke average of 77.79 … had his best finish of the year at the Rice Intercollegiate (1/25), tying for 32nd-place … carded a season-low 71 in the final round of the Bayou City Collegiate Classic, tying for 48th-place place (4/5-6).
Harrison Hineline – Individual … is in 10th-place since 1991 in career stroke average (75.03) and average vs. par (+3.34) … has a stroke average of 76.67 … one of four players to participate in all eight team events last year … led the team in stroke average last year, averaging 74.62 strokes per round … played in the No. 1 spot three times … was the team's top finisher four times … had one top ten and two top 20 finishes … recorded four rounds of par or better … tied for 22nd-place at the season-opening Rice Intercollegiate (1/25) … tied for 28th-place at the Trinity Forest Invitational (3/7-9) … tied for 16th-place at the Louisiana Classics (3/15-16) … tied a career-low in the first round of the Bayou City Collegiate Classic (4/5), firing a 66 … earned his second career top-ten finish at the Lone Star Invitational (4/12-13), tying for seventh-place.
PAIRINGS
For Monday's first round, the Owls will tee off from the first hole beginning at 9:03 a.m. CT. Rice will compete in groups with student-athletes from South Alabama and UTSA. Tuesday's tee times and pairings will depend on results following the previous round.
UP NEXT
Following the Bentwater Intercollegiate, the Owls will close out the fall campaign when it travels to Loxley, Ala., for the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational on Oct. 30-31.
TEAM FIELD
Joining Rice in the field are Florida Atlantic, Houston Baptist, Midland CC, Nichols State, Prairie View A&M, Sam Houston, South Alabama, South Dakota State, UTRGV, UTSA and Texas State.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring of the Bentwater Intercollegiate by visiting Golfstat.com or by clicking here.
THE LINEUP
Jake Benson – No. 1 position … 2020 First Team All-Conference USA ... Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar ... Is fifth since 1991 in career stroke average (74.12) and average vs. par (+2.52) ... third with 43 rounds of par or better … is second on the team with a 75.17 stroke average … tied for 58th-place at the season-opening Jim Rivers Intercollegiate.
Rodrigo Martin – No. 2 position … 2021 Conference USA All-Freshman Team … has a stroke average of 75.67 … tied for 59th-place at the Trinity Forest Invitational … one of four golfers to participate in all eight team events last year … second on the team with a 75.00 stroke average … recorded one top ten and a team-high three top 20 finishes … tied for the team lead with six rounds of par or better … was the team's top finisher three times … tied for 21st-place at the Border Olympics (2/22-23) … tied for 20th-place at the Trinity Forest Invitational (3/7-9) … fired a 66 in the first round of the Louisiana Classics where he tied for 16th-place (3/15-16) … recorded his first career top ten finish at the Conference USA Championship, finishing four-under par to tie for sixth-place.
Jack Diamond – No. 3 position … has a stroke average of 76.33 … tied for 53rd-place at the Trinity Forest Invitational … participated in five tournaments last year … had a stroke average of 76.50 … three rounds of par or better … tied for 32nd-place at the season-opening Rice Intercollegiate (1/25) … recorded his first career top-10 finish at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic (4/5-6), tying for seventh-place … fired a career-low 69 in consecutive rounds … also set career-bests for low 36-hole score (142) and low 54-hole score (211) … carded a 72 in the second round of the Aggie Invitational (4/9-11).
Raghav Chugh – No. 4 … leads the Owls with a 74.17 stroke average … tied for 35th-place at the Trinity Forest Invitational … recorded his first career round of par or better, firing a second round 70 … tied for 82nd-place at the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate.
Thomas Bockholt III – No. 5 position … is third on the team with a 75.33 stroke average … tied for 82nd-place at the season-opening Jim Rivers Intercollegiate … participated in five tournaments last year … had a stroke average of 77.79 … had his best finish of the year at the Rice Intercollegiate (1/25), tying for 32nd-place … carded a season-low 71 in the final round of the Bayou City Collegiate Classic, tying for 48th-place place (4/5-6).
Harrison Hineline – Individual … is in 10th-place since 1991 in career stroke average (75.03) and average vs. par (+3.34) … has a stroke average of 76.67 … one of four players to participate in all eight team events last year … led the team in stroke average last year, averaging 74.62 strokes per round … played in the No. 1 spot three times … was the team's top finisher four times … had one top ten and two top 20 finishes … recorded four rounds of par or better … tied for 22nd-place at the season-opening Rice Intercollegiate (1/25) … tied for 28th-place at the Trinity Forest Invitational (3/7-9) … tied for 16th-place at the Louisiana Classics (3/15-16) … tied a career-low in the first round of the Bayou City Collegiate Classic (4/5), firing a 66 … earned his second career top-ten finish at the Lone Star Invitational (4/12-13), tying for seventh-place.
PAIRINGS
For Monday's first round, the Owls will tee off from the first hole beginning at 9:03 a.m. CT. Rice will compete in groups with student-athletes from South Alabama and UTSA. Tuesday's tee times and pairings will depend on results following the previous round.
UP NEXT
Following the Bentwater Intercollegiate, the Owls will close out the fall campaign when it travels to Loxley, Ala., for the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational on Oct. 30-31.
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