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Craft Farms Intercollegiate
Golf Heads to Gulf Coast for Craft Farms Intercollegiate
3/25/2023 4:32:00 PM | Men's Golf
HOUSTON — The Rice Golf team will play its second of three tournaments in three weeks when it travels to Gulf Shores, Ala., for the Craft Farms Intercollegiate, Mar. 26-28. The tournament will be played at the par-72, 7,127-yard Craft Farms Golf Club.
TEAM FIELD
Joining Rice in the 14-team field are Bradley, DePaul, Georgia State, Illinois State, Loyola (Md.), Oakland, Oral Roberts, Samford, South Alabama, Southern Indiana, Tennessee Tech, Texas State, and WKU.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring of the Craft Farms Intercollegiate by visiting Golfstat.com or by clicking here.
THE LINEUP
Jay Kirchdorfer – No. 1 position … graduate transfer from Kentucky … third on the team with a 73.04 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 14th-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 18th-place at the Clerico … tied for 19th-plcae at the Tempest Collegiate … twice carded a 70 at the season-opening Jim Rivers Intercollegiate.
Lukas Boandl – No. 2 position … has a 75.09 stroke average … has six rounds of par or better … had his best finish of the year at the Clerico, tying for 18th-place … tied for 22nd-place at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic after carding consecutive 71's … 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.
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 22nd-place … 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.
Forrest Park – No. 4 position … averaging 75.59 strokes per round … has two round of par or better … tied for 29th-place at the Tempest Collegiate, carding a 73 in the second round … tied for 38th-place at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic, firing a second round 71.
Davis Byrd – No. 5 position … is making his fourth start of the season and second as part of the team … has a 79.25 stroke average … opened the season at the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate … named All-State by the Texas Association of Golf Coaches in 2020-21.
PAIRINGS
The Owls will tee off beginning at 9:10 a.m. CT from holes 11 through 15. Rice will compete in groups with student-athletes from Georgia State and Oral Roberts. Monday's tee times and pairings will depend on results following the previous round.
UP NEXT
The Owls return to the links next week, Apr 3-4, when co-hosts the Walden Invitational at Walden at Lake Conroe Golf Club in Conroe.
TEAM FIELD
Joining Rice in the 14-team field are Bradley, DePaul, Georgia State, Illinois State, Loyola (Md.), Oakland, Oral Roberts, Samford, South Alabama, Southern Indiana, Tennessee Tech, Texas State, and WKU.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring of the Craft Farms Intercollegiate by visiting Golfstat.com or by clicking here.
THE LINEUP
Jay Kirchdorfer – No. 1 position … graduate transfer from Kentucky … third on the team with a 73.04 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 14th-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 18th-place at the Clerico … tied for 19th-plcae at the Tempest Collegiate … twice carded a 70 at the season-opening Jim Rivers Intercollegiate.
Lukas Boandl – No. 2 position … has a 75.09 stroke average … has six rounds of par or better … had his best finish of the year at the Clerico, tying for 18th-place … tied for 22nd-place at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic after carding consecutive 71's … 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.
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 22nd-place … 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.
Forrest Park – No. 4 position … averaging 75.59 strokes per round … has two round of par or better … tied for 29th-place at the Tempest Collegiate, carding a 73 in the second round … tied for 38th-place at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic, firing a second round 71.
Davis Byrd – No. 5 position … is making his fourth start of the season and second as part of the team … has a 79.25 stroke average … opened the season at the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate … named All-State by the Texas Association of Golf Coaches in 2020-21.
PAIRINGS
The Owls will tee off beginning at 9:10 a.m. CT from holes 11 through 15. Rice will compete in groups with student-athletes from Georgia State and Oral Roberts. Monday's tee times and pairings will depend on results following the previous round.
UP NEXT
The Owls return to the links next week, Apr 3-4, when co-hosts the Walden Invitational at Walden at Lake Conroe Golf Club in Conroe.
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