Rice Fires Season-Best Round to Close Trinity Forest Invitational
3/9/2021 5:10:00 PM | Men's Golf
Dallas, Texas — Rice had its best round of the season, firing a five-over 289 to close out the Trinity Forest Invitational.
The Owls finished 39-over par to tie for 11th-place with Abilene Christian.
Freshman Rodrigo Martin led the Owls in a tie for 20th-place at six-over par after posting a 72. It is his first career top 20 finish.
Junior Harrison Hineline and senior Rishi Kejriwal tied for 28th-place at nine-over par after both posted a 73.
Senior Jake Benson fired an even-par 71 to finish in a 67th-place tie. It was his first round of par or better this year and the 37th of his career, tied for the fourth-most at Rice since 1991 with Christopher Brown (2006-10) and Jeff Wibawa (2010-15).
Junior Austin Escamilla closed with an 80 to finish in 73rd-place.
No. 13 SMU won the team tournament at 17-under par, 27 strokes in front of UTSA. Little Rock's Anton Albers earned medalist honors at seven-under par, one stroke in front of SMU's Noah Goodwin.
NEXT UP
Rice returns to the links next week when travels to Lafayette, La., for the Louisiana Classic, Mar. 15-16.
The Owls finished 39-over par to tie for 11th-place with Abilene Christian.
Freshman Rodrigo Martin led the Owls in a tie for 20th-place at six-over par after posting a 72. It is his first career top 20 finish.
Junior Harrison Hineline and senior Rishi Kejriwal tied for 28th-place at nine-over par after both posted a 73.
Senior Jake Benson fired an even-par 71 to finish in a 67th-place tie. It was his first round of par or better this year and the 37th of his career, tied for the fourth-most at Rice since 1991 with Christopher Brown (2006-10) and Jeff Wibawa (2010-15).
Junior Austin Escamilla closed with an 80 to finish in 73rd-place.
No. 13 SMU won the team tournament at 17-under par, 27 strokes in front of UTSA. Little Rock's Anton Albers earned medalist honors at seven-under par, one stroke in front of SMU's Noah Goodwin.
NEXT UP
Rice returns to the links next week when travels to Lafayette, La., for the Louisiana Classic, Mar. 15-16.
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