Monday, February 22
Laredo, TX
All Day
Rice University
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Border Olympics
Golf Heads to Laredo for Border Olympics
2/21/2021 4:41:00 PM | Men's Golf
HOUSTON — After having All-American Intercollegiate canceled, Rice golf will return to the links for the first time in a month this Monday-Tuesday, February 22-23, when it travels to Laredo for the Border Olympics. The tournament will be played at the par-72, 7,375-yard Laredo Country Club and is hosted by Houston.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"We are grateful for the opportunity to compete this week at the Border Olympics. It's the longest standing college golf tournament in the country and this year has a stellar field of teams. We are all so very thankful for all that the university and athletic department has done to pave the way for us to do what we do. We were here almost a year ago right before the shutdown in a year where the team was making great strides. We are looking to pick up where we left off in 2020 this week."
TEAM FIELD
No. 9 Texas, No. 13 Baylor, No. 26 Texas A&M, No. 43 Kent State, No. 54 Little Rock, No. 67 Louisiana-Monroe, No. 92 Louisiana and No. 98 Abilene Christian lead the Border Olympics field. Also joining Rice in the field are Houston, Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan, Houston Baptist, Illinois State, Michigan, New Mexico State, Sam Houston State and UTSA.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring of the Border Olympics by visiting Golfstat.com or by clicking here.
THE LINEUP
Harrison Hineline – No. 1 position … averaging 75.00 strokes per round … led the Owls with a tie for 22nd-place at the Rice Intercollegiate … participated in four events last year … averaged 74.58 strokes per round … recorded three rounds of par or better … had a season-best 32nd-place tie at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational (9/16-17) … fired a career-low 66 in the second round of the Trinity Forest Invitational (9/22-24), tying for 33rd-place.
Rodrigo Martin – No. 2 position … averaging 79.50 strokes per round … finished in 42nd-place at the Rice Intercollegiate … … represented Spain on the national team since 2014 ... runner-up at the 2020 Campeonato de Barcelona, where he posted rounds of 70-74-70-75/289 ... runner-up at the 2019 Carris Trophy (English Boys Championship), firing rounds of 72-74-68-69/283 ... finished third at the Spanish International Under-18 Stroke Play Championship with rounds of 71-75-72-71/289 ... has been Madrid's ranking champion four consecutive years.
Thomas Bockholt III – No. 3 position … averaging 76.50 strokes per round … tied for 32nd-place at the Rice Intercollegiate … participated in six tournaments last year … had a stroke average of 74.44 … Conference USA Golfer of the Week (2/19) … had 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 … made his first collegiate start at the Lone Star Invitational, finishing in 60th-place.
Jake Benson – No. 4 position … averaging 78.00 strokes per round … finished in 38th-place at the Rice Intercollegiate … 2020 First Team All-Conference USA ... Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar ... one of three golfers to participate in all seven events last year ... played in the number one spot six times ... first on the team with a 72.00 stroke average, the third lowest in a season since 1991 ... was the team's top finisher four times ... recorded two top five, three top ten and five top 20 finishes ... shot a team-high 13 rounds of par or better ... tied for fourth-place at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational (9/16-17) … tied career-lows for low-36 hole score (138) and low 54-hole score (208) at the Trinity Forest Invitational (9/22-24) where he tied for seventh-place … tied for second-place at the Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational (10/7-8) ... tied a career-low by firing a 67 in the second round of the Border Olympics (2/24-25).
Rishi Kejriwal – No. 5 position … averaging 75.00 strokes per round … finished in 35th-place at the Rice Intercollegiate … one of three golfers to participate in all seven events last year … averaged 74.58 strokes per round … recorded three rounds of par or better … had a season-best 32nd-place tie at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational (9/16-17) … fired a career-low 66 in the second round of the Trinity Forest Invitational (9/22-24), tying for 33rd-place.
UP NEXT
Following the Border Olympics, the Owls will travel to San Antonio for the Cabo Collegiate on Mar. 1-3 at TPC San Antonio.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"We are grateful for the opportunity to compete this week at the Border Olympics. It's the longest standing college golf tournament in the country and this year has a stellar field of teams. We are all so very thankful for all that the university and athletic department has done to pave the way for us to do what we do. We were here almost a year ago right before the shutdown in a year where the team was making great strides. We are looking to pick up where we left off in 2020 this week."
TEAM FIELD
No. 9 Texas, No. 13 Baylor, No. 26 Texas A&M, No. 43 Kent State, No. 54 Little Rock, No. 67 Louisiana-Monroe, No. 92 Louisiana and No. 98 Abilene Christian lead the Border Olympics field. Also joining Rice in the field are Houston, Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan, Houston Baptist, Illinois State, Michigan, New Mexico State, Sam Houston State and UTSA.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring of the Border Olympics by visiting Golfstat.com or by clicking here.
THE LINEUP
Harrison Hineline – No. 1 position … averaging 75.00 strokes per round … led the Owls with a tie for 22nd-place at the Rice Intercollegiate … participated in four events last year … averaged 74.58 strokes per round … recorded three rounds of par or better … had a season-best 32nd-place tie at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational (9/16-17) … fired a career-low 66 in the second round of the Trinity Forest Invitational (9/22-24), tying for 33rd-place.
Rodrigo Martin – No. 2 position … averaging 79.50 strokes per round … finished in 42nd-place at the Rice Intercollegiate … … represented Spain on the national team since 2014 ... runner-up at the 2020 Campeonato de Barcelona, where he posted rounds of 70-74-70-75/289 ... runner-up at the 2019 Carris Trophy (English Boys Championship), firing rounds of 72-74-68-69/283 ... finished third at the Spanish International Under-18 Stroke Play Championship with rounds of 71-75-72-71/289 ... has been Madrid's ranking champion four consecutive years.
Thomas Bockholt III – No. 3 position … averaging 76.50 strokes per round … tied for 32nd-place at the Rice Intercollegiate … participated in six tournaments last year … had a stroke average of 74.44 … Conference USA Golfer of the Week (2/19) … had 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 … made his first collegiate start at the Lone Star Invitational, finishing in 60th-place.
Jake Benson – No. 4 position … averaging 78.00 strokes per round … finished in 38th-place at the Rice Intercollegiate … 2020 First Team All-Conference USA ... Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar ... one of three golfers to participate in all seven events last year ... played in the number one spot six times ... first on the team with a 72.00 stroke average, the third lowest in a season since 1991 ... was the team's top finisher four times ... recorded two top five, three top ten and five top 20 finishes ... shot a team-high 13 rounds of par or better ... tied for fourth-place at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational (9/16-17) … tied career-lows for low-36 hole score (138) and low 54-hole score (208) at the Trinity Forest Invitational (9/22-24) where he tied for seventh-place … tied for second-place at the Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational (10/7-8) ... tied a career-low by firing a 67 in the second round of the Border Olympics (2/24-25).
Rishi Kejriwal – No. 5 position … averaging 75.00 strokes per round … finished in 35th-place at the Rice Intercollegiate … one of three golfers to participate in all seven events last year … averaged 74.58 strokes per round … recorded three rounds of par or better … had a season-best 32nd-place tie at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational (9/16-17) … fired a career-low 66 in the second round of the Trinity Forest Invitational (9/22-24), tying for 33rd-place.
UP NEXT
Following the Border Olympics, the Owls will travel to San Antonio for the Cabo Collegiate on Mar. 1-3 at TPC San Antonio.
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