Sunday, March 7
Dallas, TX
All Day
Rice University
at
Trinity Forest Invitational
Golf Heads North for Trinity Forest Invitational
3/6/2021 12:46:00 PM | Men's Golf
HOUSTON — Rice gets right back on the golf course this weekend when it travels to Dallas for the Trinity Forest Invitational. The tournament is hosted by SMU and will be played at the par-71, 7,330-yard Trinity Forest Golf Club.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"We are ready to jump back on the horse this week after a rough week in an San Antonio. That's behind us and we are focusing on the Trinity Forest and how we can be successful on a course we know we can play well on and compete."
TEAM FIELD
Rice will be joined in the field by nine teams in Golfstat's current Top 100 rankings, No. 13 SMU, No. 18 North Texas, No. 37 Louisville, No. 38 TCU, No. 55 Sam Houston State, No. 62 UTSA, No. 65 Little Rock, No. 88 UT Arlington, No. 99 Florida Atlantic. Abilene Christian, Ball State and UMKC are also in the tournament.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring of the Trinity Forest Invitational by visiting Golfstat.com or by clicking here.
THE LINEUP
Harrison Hineline – No. 1 position … averaging 76.00 strokes per round … has led the Owls in two of three tournaments … 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 77.38 strokes per round … led the team with a 21st-place finish at the Border Olympics … 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.
Jake Benson – No. 3 position … averaging 79.13 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. 4 position … averaging 78.75 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.
Austin Escamilla – No. 5 position … averaging 80.00 strokes per round in two tournaments … 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 Sunday's first round, the Owls will tee off from hole No. 10 beginning at 8:30 a.m. CT. Rice will compete in groups with student-athletes from Abilene Christian and Sam Houston State. Monday's and Tuesday's tee times and pairings will depend on results following the previous round.
UP NEXT
Following the Trinity Forest Invitational, the Owls will make their first trip outside of Texas when it travels to Lafayette, La., for the Louisiana Classics on Mar. 15-16.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"We are ready to jump back on the horse this week after a rough week in an San Antonio. That's behind us and we are focusing on the Trinity Forest and how we can be successful on a course we know we can play well on and compete."
TEAM FIELD
Rice will be joined in the field by nine teams in Golfstat's current Top 100 rankings, No. 13 SMU, No. 18 North Texas, No. 37 Louisville, No. 38 TCU, No. 55 Sam Houston State, No. 62 UTSA, No. 65 Little Rock, No. 88 UT Arlington, No. 99 Florida Atlantic. Abilene Christian, Ball State and UMKC are also in the tournament.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring of the Trinity Forest Invitational by visiting Golfstat.com or by clicking here.
THE LINEUP
Harrison Hineline – No. 1 position … averaging 76.00 strokes per round … has led the Owls in two of three tournaments … 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 77.38 strokes per round … led the team with a 21st-place finish at the Border Olympics … 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.
Jake Benson – No. 3 position … averaging 79.13 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. 4 position … averaging 78.75 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.
Austin Escamilla – No. 5 position … averaging 80.00 strokes per round in two tournaments … 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 Sunday's first round, the Owls will tee off from hole No. 10 beginning at 8:30 a.m. CT. Rice will compete in groups with student-athletes from Abilene Christian and Sam Houston State. Monday's and Tuesday's tee times and pairings will depend on results following the previous round.
UP NEXT
Following the Trinity Forest Invitational, the Owls will make their first trip outside of Texas when it travels to Lafayette, La., for the Louisiana Classics on Mar. 15-16.
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