Golf Set to Co-Host All-American Intercollegiate

HOUSTON — The Rice Golf team is set to co-host it second tournament of the year when it participates in the All-American Intercollegiate, Mar. 20-21. The tournament will be played at the par-72, 7,067-yard Golf Club of Houston in Humble. Rice will also have four individuals take part in an Individuals Tournament at the Member Course.

TEAM FIELD

Leading the 21-team field are six teams in the latest Golfstat Top 50 in No. No. 14 Tennessee, No. 17 Kansas State, No. 29 Ole Miss, No. 36 Louisville, No. 46 Houston and No. 47 LSU. Also in the field is Abilene Christian, Arkansas State, Charleston Southern, Georgia State, Lamar, Louisiana-Monroe, Louisiana Tech, North Texas, Sam Houston, Southern Miss, UTRGV, UTSA and Texas State.

LIVE SCORING

Fans can follow live scoring of the All-American Intercollegiate by visiting Golfstat.com or by clicking here. They can also follow the Individuals Tournament here.

THE LINEUP

Jay Kirchdorfer – No. 2 position … graduate transfer from Kentucky … third on the team with a 72.30 stroke average … is tied for the team-lead with 10 rounds of par or better … four top-20 finishes … had the best finish of his career at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic, tying for second-place … his performance earned him Conference USA Golfer of the Week … tied for 14^th-place at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational … opened the tournament by firing a career-best 68, his first career round in the 60's …tied for 18^th-place at the Clerico … tied for 19^th-plcae at the Tempest Collegiate … twice carded a 70 at the season-opening Jim Rivers Intercollegiate.

Raghav Chugh – No. 2 position … two-time Conference USA Golfer of the Week … is first since 1991 in career stroke average (72.14) and average vs. par (+0.49) … is second the team with a 71.44 stroke average … is tied for the team-lead with 10 rounds of par or better and has a team-high six 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 third at the Border Olympics … tied for 17^th-place at the Tempest Collegiate … 2022 Conference USA Freshman of the Year … 2022 Conference USA All-Freshman Team.

Blake Benson – No. 3 position … has a 74.64 stroke average … has two rounds of par or better … had the best finish of his career at the Houston Classic, tying for 22^nd-place … tied for 34^th-place at the Tempest Collegiate … tied for 79^th-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.

Lukas Boandl – No. 4 position … has a 74.90 stroke average … has five rounds of par or better … had his best finish of the year at the Clerico, tying for 18^th-place … tied for 22^nd-place at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic after carding consecutive 71's … tied for 26^th-place at the Tempest Collegiate … made his first career start at the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate … tied for 59^th-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.

Forrest Park – No. 5 position … averaging 75.83 strokes per round … tied for 29^th-place at the Tempest Collegiate, carding a 73 in the second round … tied for 38^th-place at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic, firing a second round 71.

Thomas Bockholt III – Individual … is making his second start of the season … had a stroke average of 76.15 last year … had his best finish of the year at the Craft Farms Intercollegiate, tying for 24^th-place … had a season-best 71 in the second round of the Bayou City Collegiate Classic.

Davis Byrd – Individual … is making his third start of the season … has a 79.67 stroke average … opened the season at the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate … named All-State by the Texas Association of Golf Coaches in 2020-21.

Rodrigo Martin – Individual … has a 79.82 stroke average … tied for 24^th 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).

PAIRINGS

The Owls will tee off at 8 a.m. CT from holes 8 through 10. Rice will compete in groups with student-athletes from Lamar, Louisiana-Lafayette and Texas State. Tuesday's tee times and pairings will depend on results following the previous round.

UP NEXT

The Owls return to the links next week, Mar. 26-28, when travels to Gulf Shores, Ala., for the Craft Farms Intercollegiate.

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