Golf Travels to Mexico for Prestigious Cabo Collegiate

HOUSTON — The Rice Golf team will participate in one of the premier golf tournaments of the season when it travels to Mexico for the Cabo Collegiate, Mar. 5-7. The tournament will be played at the par-71, 7,156-yard Twin Dolphin Club in Cabo, Mexico.

TEAM FIELD

Leading the 15-team field are 13 teams in the latest Golfstat Top 50 in No. 1 Vanderbilt, No, 2 Texas Tech, No. 3 Arizona State, No. 4 Stanford, No. 9 Florida State, No. 14 Tennessee, No. 17 Alabama, No. 18 Oklahoma State, No. 19 Arizona, No. 23 Baylor, No. 44 Ole Miss, No. 48 Arkansas, and No. 50 Houston. Abilene Christian is also in the field.

LIVE SCORING

Fans can follow live scoring of the Cabo Collegiate by visiting Golfstat.com or by clicking here.

THE LINEUP

Raghav Chugh – No. 1 position … two-time Conference USA Golfer of the Week … is first since 1991 in career stroke average (72.10) and average vs. par (+0.42) … is second the team with a 71.20 stroke average … leads the team with nine rounds of par or better and five 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.

Jay Kirchdorfer – No. 2 position … graduate transfer from Kentucky … third on the team with a 72.29 stroke average … has eight 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.

Lukas Boandl – No. 3 position … has a 73.88 stroke average … has four 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.

Rodrigo Martin – No. 4 position … has a 76.13 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).

Forrest Park – No. 5 position … averaging 74.33 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.

PAIRINGS

The Owls will tee off at 9 a.m. CT from holes 10 through 14. Rice will compete in groups with student-athletes from Abilene Christian, Houston, and a group of individuals. Monday's tee times and pairings will depend on results following the previous round.

UP NEXT

The Owls return to the links in two weeks, Mar. 20-21, when it co-hosts the All-American Intercollegiate at the Golf Club of Houston in Humble.

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