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Golf Begins Spring Slate at Border Olympics
2/12/2023 5:10:00 PM | Men's Golf
HOUSTON —The Rice Golf team will open its 2023 spring season this Feb. 13-14 when it travels to Laredo for the Border Olympics, played at Laredo Country Club.
Blake Benson will also be participating as an individual at the Houston Classic, played at the Golf Club of Houston.
TEAM FIELD
Joining Rice in the 17-team field are Baylor, Bowling Green, Coastal Carolina, Houston, Houston Christian, Illinois State, Lamar, Lipscomb, Louisiana-Monroe, Louisiana Tech, Miami (Ohio), Michigan, New Mexico State, Sam Houston, Western Carolina and Wright State.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring of the Border Olympics by visiting Golfstat.com or by clicking here.
BORDER OLYMPICS LINEUP
Raghav Chugh – No. 1 position … is first since 1991 in career stroke average (72.17) and average vs. par (+0.52) … leads the team with a 70.89 stroke average … is second on the team with six rounds of par or better and tied for the team lead with four rounds in the 60's … had the best tournament finish of his career, tying for second-place at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational … tied for 17th-place at the Tempest Collegiate … his performance earned his Conference USA Co-Golfer of the Week … 2022 Conference USA Freshman of the Year … 2022 Conference USA All-Freshman Team.
Jay Kirchdorfer – No. 2 position … graduate transfer from Kentucky … third on the team with a 72.45 stroke average … has five rounds of par or better … three top-20 finishes … had the best finish of his career at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational, where he tied for 14th-place … opened the tournament by firing a career-best 68, his first career round in the 60's …tied for 18th-place at the Clerico … tied for 19th-plcae at the Tempest Collegiate … twice carded a 70 at the season-opening Jim Rivers Intercollegiate.
Rodrigo Martin – No. 3 position … has a 74.50 stroke average … is making his second start of the year … tied for 24th at the Clerico … participated in seven events last year … recorded three rounds of par or better … had his best tournament finish at the Border Olympics (2/14-15), tying for 36th-place … fired a season-best 69 in the second round … finished in 14th-place at the Sam Houston Dual Match (4/6).
Lukas Boandl – No. 4 position … has a 74.00 stroke average … has three rounds of par or better … had his best finish of the year at the Clerico, tying for 18th-place … tied for 26th-place at the Tempest Collegiate … made his first career start at the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate … tied for 59th-place at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational … carded his first career round of par or better in the first round by shooting an even par 70.
Davis Byrd – No. 5 position … is making his second start of the season … opened the season at the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate … named All-State by the Texas Association of Golf Coaches in 2020-21 ... finished third out of 52 golfers at the 2021 District 15-6A Tournament ... on the Southern Texas PGA Junior Golf Tour, he won the US Sports Camps Prestige Tour Open in April, firing rounds of 71-68/139 to earn a seven stroke victory ... also took third at the Spring Break Classic with rounds of 70-67 ... during the 2019-20 season, he was named Class 6A All-District by the TAGC ... also won the Gobble Classic while earning four other top-five finishes.
HOUSTON CLASSIC LINEUP
Blake Benson – Individual … has a 74.88 stroke average … has two rounds of par or better … tied for 34th-place at the Tempest Collegiate … tied for 79th-place at the season-opening Jim Rivers Intercollegiate … carded his first career round of par or better in the first round with a one-under 71.
PAIRINGS
The Owls will tee off from holes 6-8 at 8 a.m. CT. Rice will compete in groups with student-athletes from Louisiana Tech. Tuesday's tee times and pairings will depend on results following the previous round.
UP NEXT
The Owls get right back on the course next week, Feb. 20-21, when it hosts its first of three tournaments of the spring, the Bayou City Collegiate Classic, played at Westwood Country Club.
Blake Benson will also be participating as an individual at the Houston Classic, played at the Golf Club of Houston.
TEAM FIELD
Joining Rice in the 17-team field are Baylor, Bowling Green, Coastal Carolina, Houston, Houston Christian, Illinois State, Lamar, Lipscomb, Louisiana-Monroe, Louisiana Tech, Miami (Ohio), Michigan, New Mexico State, Sam Houston, Western Carolina and Wright State.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring of the Border Olympics by visiting Golfstat.com or by clicking here.
BORDER OLYMPICS LINEUP
Raghav Chugh – No. 1 position … is first since 1991 in career stroke average (72.17) and average vs. par (+0.52) … leads the team with a 70.89 stroke average … is second on the team with six rounds of par or better and tied for the team lead with four rounds in the 60's … had the best tournament finish of his career, tying for second-place at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational … tied for 17th-place at the Tempest Collegiate … his performance earned his Conference USA Co-Golfer of the Week … 2022 Conference USA Freshman of the Year … 2022 Conference USA All-Freshman Team.
Jay Kirchdorfer – No. 2 position … graduate transfer from Kentucky … third on the team with a 72.45 stroke average … has five rounds of par or better … three top-20 finishes … had the best finish of his career at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational, where he tied for 14th-place … opened the tournament by firing a career-best 68, his first career round in the 60's …tied for 18th-place at the Clerico … tied for 19th-plcae at the Tempest Collegiate … twice carded a 70 at the season-opening Jim Rivers Intercollegiate.
Rodrigo Martin – No. 3 position … has a 74.50 stroke average … is making his second start of the year … tied for 24th at the Clerico … participated in seven events last year … recorded three rounds of par or better … had his best tournament finish at the Border Olympics (2/14-15), tying for 36th-place … fired a season-best 69 in the second round … finished in 14th-place at the Sam Houston Dual Match (4/6).
Lukas Boandl – No. 4 position … has a 74.00 stroke average … has three rounds of par or better … had his best finish of the year at the Clerico, tying for 18th-place … tied for 26th-place at the Tempest Collegiate … made his first career start at the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate … tied for 59th-place at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational … carded his first career round of par or better in the first round by shooting an even par 70.
Davis Byrd – No. 5 position … is making his second start of the season … opened the season at the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate … named All-State by the Texas Association of Golf Coaches in 2020-21 ... finished third out of 52 golfers at the 2021 District 15-6A Tournament ... on the Southern Texas PGA Junior Golf Tour, he won the US Sports Camps Prestige Tour Open in April, firing rounds of 71-68/139 to earn a seven stroke victory ... also took third at the Spring Break Classic with rounds of 70-67 ... during the 2019-20 season, he was named Class 6A All-District by the TAGC ... also won the Gobble Classic while earning four other top-five finishes.
HOUSTON CLASSIC LINEUP
Blake Benson – Individual … has a 74.88 stroke average … has two rounds of par or better … tied for 34th-place at the Tempest Collegiate … tied for 79th-place at the season-opening Jim Rivers Intercollegiate … carded his first career round of par or better in the first round with a one-under 71.
PAIRINGS
The Owls will tee off from holes 6-8 at 8 a.m. CT. Rice will compete in groups with student-athletes from Louisiana Tech. Tuesday's tee times and pairings will depend on results following the previous round.
UP NEXT
The Owls get right back on the course next week, Feb. 20-21, when it hosts its first of three tournaments of the spring, the Bayou City Collegiate Classic, played at Westwood Country Club.
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