Jake Benson Leads Owls on Final Day of Jim Rivers Intercollegiate
9/14/2021 8:29:00 PM | Men's Golf
Choudrant, La. — Senior Jake Benson fired an even par 72 to lead the Rice Golf team during the final round of the season-opening Jim Rivers Intercollegiate.
Benson finished seven-over par and tied for 58th-place. The 72 was the 43rd round of par or better of his career.
The Owls had their best round of the tournament, carding 294 to finish 32-over par and in 17th-place.
Junior Forrest Park carded his second straight 74 to lead the team in a tie for 49th-place at five-over par. Freshman Raghav Chugh and junior Thomas Bockholt III tied for 82nd-place at 10-over par. Chugh carded a 73 while Bockholt shot a 75.
Senior Jack Diamond posted a 76 to finish in 108th-place at 18-over par while redshirt freshman Blake Benson, tied for 109th-place at 19-over par after carding an 82.
LSU won the team competition at 23-under par, seven strokes in front of second-place UTSA. Louisiana Tech's Sam Murphy finished 13-under par to take home medalist honors, four strokes in front of Southern Miss's Hunter Atkins.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"Today was a little better with ball control, but we have some work to do before we hit the road again. The guys are excited to get back to Houston and get to work the next few weeks."
NEXT UP
Rice returns to the links in three weeks when it travels to Dallas, Oct. 4-5, for the Trinity Forest Invitational.
Benson finished seven-over par and tied for 58th-place. The 72 was the 43rd round of par or better of his career.
The Owls had their best round of the tournament, carding 294 to finish 32-over par and in 17th-place.
Junior Forrest Park carded his second straight 74 to lead the team in a tie for 49th-place at five-over par. Freshman Raghav Chugh and junior Thomas Bockholt III tied for 82nd-place at 10-over par. Chugh carded a 73 while Bockholt shot a 75.
Senior Jack Diamond posted a 76 to finish in 108th-place at 18-over par while redshirt freshman Blake Benson, tied for 109th-place at 19-over par after carding an 82.
LSU won the team competition at 23-under par, seven strokes in front of second-place UTSA. Louisiana Tech's Sam Murphy finished 13-under par to take home medalist honors, four strokes in front of Southern Miss's Hunter Atkins.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"Today was a little better with ball control, but we have some work to do before we hit the road again. The guys are excited to get back to Houston and get to work the next few weeks."
NEXT UP
Rice returns to the links in three weeks when it travels to Dallas, Oct. 4-5, for the Trinity Forest Invitational.
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