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Jim Rivers Intercollegiate
Daly Goes Low on Final Day of Jim Rivers Invitational
9/13/2022 8:15:00 PM | Men's Golf
Choudrant, La. — Two days after opening his collegiate career with a 68, freshman Henry Daly went one better, firing a final round 67 to close out the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate, Tuesday at Squire Creek Country Club.
Daly finished six-under par in a tie for 12th-place. After starting the day with a par on the 10th hole, Daly birdied the 11th. He followed another par with three straight birdies before parring the final three holes to make the turn at four-under. After starting the back nine with a bogey, the Berkshire, England native parred five straight. But he closed the day with birdies on two of his final three holes.
Daly's six-under par for the tournament ties Rice's third-best tournament to par since 1991. It's also the best score in a season-opening tournament since Michael Whitehead's six-under par at the UTA/Waterchase Invitational to open the 2009-10 season.
Sophomore Raghav Chugh tied for 44th-place at even par, closing with a 74. It's his fifth career tournament of par or better. Graduate student Jay Kirchdorfer fired a two-under par 70 to tie his career-low round and finish three-over par in a tie for 66th-place. It is his second round of par or better this year and the ninth of his career.
Junior Blake Benson posted a 74 and finished six-over par, tied for 83rd-place. Freshman Lukas Boandl tied for 99th-place at nine-over par after closing with a 76 and freshman Davis Byrd, playing as an individual, carded an 83 to finish in 123rd-place, 26-over par.
The Owls shot a three-under par 285 to finish one-under par for the tournament in 12th-place. Southern Miss won the team competition at 28-under par, one stroke in front of Middle Tennessee. USM's Thongpipat Rattanayanon finished 11-under par to earn medalist honors, one stroke in front of Middle Tennessee's Owen Stamper.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"It was a good start to the season for a young team getting our feet wet in competition. The second round hurt our momentum, but we really showed resilience today and we showed a lot of positives from round one. We've got the Jim Castaneda Cup next then we're onto Colorado."
NEXT UP
Rice returns to the links on Oct. 3-4 when it travels to Boulder, Colo., for the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational.
Team Results
1 Southern Miss 278-276-282/836 -28
2 Middle Tennessee 278-283-276/837 -27
3 Louisiana-Monroe 274-289-276/839 -25
4 LSU 278-280-282/840 -24
5 Houston 276-292-286/854 -10
6 Louisiana Tech 276-288-291/855 -9
7 UTSA 277-292-288/857 -7
8 Troy 286-285-287/858 -6
t9 SMU 290-284-286/660 -4
t9 South Alabama 281-292-287/860 -4
11 North Texas 283-285-294/862 -2
12 Rice 281-297-285/863 -1
t13 Oral Roberts 287-297-280/864 E
t13 Louisiana 286-291-287/864 E
t13 Central Arkansas 287-291-286/864 E
16 Kennesaw State 291-291-290/872 +8
17 Missouri State 288-293-294/875 +11
18 Abilene Christian 297-292-288/877 +13
t19 High Point 292-298-290/880 +16
t19 Lamar 289-295-296/880 +16
21 Francis Marion 296-292-298/886 +22
22 Louisiana Tech B 293-302-301/896 +32
23 Nicholls State 310-312-299/921 +57
Daly finished six-under par in a tie for 12th-place. After starting the day with a par on the 10th hole, Daly birdied the 11th. He followed another par with three straight birdies before parring the final three holes to make the turn at four-under. After starting the back nine with a bogey, the Berkshire, England native parred five straight. But he closed the day with birdies on two of his final three holes.
Daly's six-under par for the tournament ties Rice's third-best tournament to par since 1991. It's also the best score in a season-opening tournament since Michael Whitehead's six-under par at the UTA/Waterchase Invitational to open the 2009-10 season.
Sophomore Raghav Chugh tied for 44th-place at even par, closing with a 74. It's his fifth career tournament of par or better. Graduate student Jay Kirchdorfer fired a two-under par 70 to tie his career-low round and finish three-over par in a tie for 66th-place. It is his second round of par or better this year and the ninth of his career.
Junior Blake Benson posted a 74 and finished six-over par, tied for 83rd-place. Freshman Lukas Boandl tied for 99th-place at nine-over par after closing with a 76 and freshman Davis Byrd, playing as an individual, carded an 83 to finish in 123rd-place, 26-over par.
The Owls shot a three-under par 285 to finish one-under par for the tournament in 12th-place. Southern Miss won the team competition at 28-under par, one stroke in front of Middle Tennessee. USM's Thongpipat Rattanayanon finished 11-under par to earn medalist honors, one stroke in front of Middle Tennessee's Owen Stamper.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"It was a good start to the season for a young team getting our feet wet in competition. The second round hurt our momentum, but we really showed resilience today and we showed a lot of positives from round one. We've got the Jim Castaneda Cup next then we're onto Colorado."
NEXT UP
Rice returns to the links on Oct. 3-4 when it travels to Boulder, Colo., for the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational.
Team Results
1 Southern Miss 278-276-282/836 -28
2 Middle Tennessee 278-283-276/837 -27
3 Louisiana-Monroe 274-289-276/839 -25
4 LSU 278-280-282/840 -24
5 Houston 276-292-286/854 -10
6 Louisiana Tech 276-288-291/855 -9
7 UTSA 277-292-288/857 -7
8 Troy 286-285-287/858 -6
t9 SMU 290-284-286/660 -4
t9 South Alabama 281-292-287/860 -4
11 North Texas 283-285-294/862 -2
12 Rice 281-297-285/863 -1
t13 Oral Roberts 287-297-280/864 E
t13 Louisiana 286-291-287/864 E
t13 Central Arkansas 287-291-286/864 E
16 Kennesaw State 291-291-290/872 +8
17 Missouri State 288-293-294/875 +11
18 Abilene Christian 297-292-288/877 +13
t19 High Point 292-298-290/880 +16
t19 Lamar 289-295-296/880 +16
21 Francis Marion 296-292-298/886 +22
22 Louisiana Tech B 293-302-301/896 +32
23 Nicholls State 310-312-299/921 +57
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