Golf to Participate in Prestigious Cabo Collegiate

HOUSTON — Rice continues its early stretch of golf this Monday-Tuesday, Mar. 1-3, when it travels to San Antonio for the prestigious Cabo Collegiate. The tournament is hosted by Arkansas and will be played at the par-72, 7,034-yard TPC San Antonio.

JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE

"It's a quick turnaround for us as we head back out on the road this weekend to San Antonio. I believe in these guys and I'm excited to get them right back out there. The course should be fantastic since they are preparing for the PGA Tour in a few weeks. Its's a great opportunity for us against a phenomenal field of teams."

TEAM FIELD

Rice will be joined in the field by 12 teams in Golfstat's current Top 50 rankings, including No. 1 Arizona, No. 3 Arizona State, No. 4 Florida State, No. 7 Oklahoma, No. 8 Oklahoma State, No. 10 Texas, No. 15 Texas A&M, No. 21 Texas Tech, No. 23 Houston, No. 27 Baylor, No. 30, Stanford and No. 31 Arkansas.
Abilene Christian, California and UTSA are also in the field.

LIVE SCORING

Fans can follow live scoring of the Cabo Collegiate by visiting Golfstat.com or by clicking here.

THE LINEUP

Rodrigo Martin – No. 1 position … averaging 76.20 strokes per round … led the team with a 21^st-place finish at the Border Olympics … finished in 42^nd-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.

Harrison Hineline – No. 2 position … averaging 75.40 strokes per round … led the Owls with a tie for 22^nd-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.

Jake Benson – No. 3 position … averaging 77.80 strokes per round … finished in 38^th-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. 4 position … averaging 77.20 strokes per round … finished in 35^th-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.

Jack Diamond – No. 5 position … averaging 76.50 strokes per round … tied for 32^nd-place at the Rice Intercollegiate … participated in two tournaments as a freshman … had a stroke average of 78.50 in six rounds … tied for 55th at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational … set season-bests for low 36-hole score (156) and low 54-hole score (231) … carded a season-best 74 in the final round of the Bayou City Collegiate Classic.

Austin Escamilla – Individual … averaging 81.00 strokes per round … had a stroke average of 76.67 … tied for 51st-place at the Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational (10/7-8) ... tied for 62nd-place at the All-American Intercollegiate (2/16-18), where he fired a season-best 72 in the second round.

PAIRINGS

For Monday's first round, the Owls will tee off from hole No. 10 beginning at 9 a.m. CT. Rice will compete in groups with student-athletes from Arizona State, Baylor and Texas A&M. Tuesday's and Wednesday's tee times and pairings will depend on results following the previous round.

UP NEXT

Following the Cabo Collegiate, the Owls will travel to Dallas for the Trinity Forest Invitational on Mar. 7-9 at Trinity Forest Golf Club.

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