Saturday, October 26
Loxley, AL
All Day
Rice University
at
Steelwood Collegiate Invitational
Golf Heads to Alabama for Steelwood Collegiate Invitational
10/25/2024 1:35:00 PM | Men's Golf
HOUSTON — The Rice Golf team will close its fall team slate when it heads to Loxley, Ala., for the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational, Oct. 26-27, played at Steelwood Golf Club.
TEAM FIELD
Rice, who is ranked 88th in the latest Scoreboard rankings, is joined by No. 12 Illinois, No. 62 Clemson, No. 64 Kennesaw State, No. 72 Chattanooga, No. 73 Nebraska, No. 78 Kansas State, No. 79 Troy, No. 80 South Alabama, No. 84 Kentucky, No. 100 Memphis. East Carolina, Louisiana Tech and Virginia Tech are also participating in the tournament.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"It's our last fall tournament for the team. I'm excited for the progress we've made this fall. We've definitely shown what we can do as a team. Steelwood has a great field of teams so it's a big opportunity for us to go compete and improve our ranking."
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring of the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational by visiting Scoreboard.com or by clicking here.
THE LINEUP
Lukas Boandl – No. 1 position … Ranked 60th in the latest Scoreboard rankings … leads the team with a 69.00 stroke average, 10 rounds of par or better, and 60 birdies … has eight rounds in the 60's … third in school history in career stroke average (73.44) … fourth in average vs. par (1.86), and seventh in rounds in the 60's (11) … his eight rounds in the 60's are the second-most in a season in school history … won his first career tournament at the Argent Financial Classic (9/8-10), finishing -10 to become the fourth golfer in school history to shoot -10 or better in a tournament … tied the second lowest score in the first round when he fired a 65 … tied for first at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic (9/30-10/1) at -12, tying the second-lowest score to par in school history … opened the tournament with his second 65 of the season, becoming the first golfer in school history with two rounds of 65 or better … set the school record with a 36-hole score of 133 … tied for 11th at the Trinity Forest Invitational at -8 (10/6-8).
Daniel Zou – No. 2 position … is second on the team with a 70.75 stroke average … second on the team with nine rounds of par or better … four rounds in the 60's … second on the team with 47 birdies … tied for first-place at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic (9/30-10/1) at -12 … fired a final round 66 … in his first career tournament, tied for 34th-place at the Argent Financial Classic (9/8-10), where he fired a 72 in the first round … tied for 24th-place at the Ram Masters Invitational (9/17-18), where he closed the tournament with back-to-back 69's.
Blake Benson – No. 3 position … third on the team with a 72.50 stroke average … four rounds of par or better … tied for 15th-place at the Ram Masters Invitational (9/17-18) at -1 … fired a career-low 67 in the final round … tied for 38th-place at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic (9/30-10/1), where he posted a second round 68.
Reggie Zhu – No. 4 position … has a 73.08 stroke average … three rounds of par or better … tied for 20th-place at the Argent Financial Classic (9/8-10) … fired a season-best 69 in the second round of the Ram Masters Invitational (9/17-18) … AAC Golfer of the Week (2/21/24).
Jaivir Pande – No. 5 … has a 73.50 stroke average … four rounds of par or better … earned his first career top-20 finish at the Ram Masters Invitational (9/17-18), tying for 15th-place at -1 … closed the tournament with rounds of 68-67 … tied for 49th-place at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic (9/30-10/1).
PAIRINGS
Play begins with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. Rice will tee off from holes 8-10. The Owls will compete in groups with student-athletes from Kennesaw State and Virginia Tech. Sunday's tee times and pairings will depend on results following the previous round.
UP NEXT
Following the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational, the Owls will close the fall season when they send a group of individuals to the HCU Husky Intercollegiate on Oct. 28-29.
TEAM FIELD
Rice, who is ranked 88th in the latest Scoreboard rankings, is joined by No. 12 Illinois, No. 62 Clemson, No. 64 Kennesaw State, No. 72 Chattanooga, No. 73 Nebraska, No. 78 Kansas State, No. 79 Troy, No. 80 South Alabama, No. 84 Kentucky, No. 100 Memphis. East Carolina, Louisiana Tech and Virginia Tech are also participating in the tournament.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"It's our last fall tournament for the team. I'm excited for the progress we've made this fall. We've definitely shown what we can do as a team. Steelwood has a great field of teams so it's a big opportunity for us to go compete and improve our ranking."
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring of the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational by visiting Scoreboard.com or by clicking here.
THE LINEUP
Lukas Boandl – No. 1 position … Ranked 60th in the latest Scoreboard rankings … leads the team with a 69.00 stroke average, 10 rounds of par or better, and 60 birdies … has eight rounds in the 60's … third in school history in career stroke average (73.44) … fourth in average vs. par (1.86), and seventh in rounds in the 60's (11) … his eight rounds in the 60's are the second-most in a season in school history … won his first career tournament at the Argent Financial Classic (9/8-10), finishing -10 to become the fourth golfer in school history to shoot -10 or better in a tournament … tied the second lowest score in the first round when he fired a 65 … tied for first at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic (9/30-10/1) at -12, tying the second-lowest score to par in school history … opened the tournament with his second 65 of the season, becoming the first golfer in school history with two rounds of 65 or better … set the school record with a 36-hole score of 133 … tied for 11th at the Trinity Forest Invitational at -8 (10/6-8).
Daniel Zou – No. 2 position … is second on the team with a 70.75 stroke average … second on the team with nine rounds of par or better … four rounds in the 60's … second on the team with 47 birdies … tied for first-place at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic (9/30-10/1) at -12 … fired a final round 66 … in his first career tournament, tied for 34th-place at the Argent Financial Classic (9/8-10), where he fired a 72 in the first round … tied for 24th-place at the Ram Masters Invitational (9/17-18), where he closed the tournament with back-to-back 69's.
Blake Benson – No. 3 position … third on the team with a 72.50 stroke average … four rounds of par or better … tied for 15th-place at the Ram Masters Invitational (9/17-18) at -1 … fired a career-low 67 in the final round … tied for 38th-place at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic (9/30-10/1), where he posted a second round 68.
Reggie Zhu – No. 4 position … has a 73.08 stroke average … three rounds of par or better … tied for 20th-place at the Argent Financial Classic (9/8-10) … fired a season-best 69 in the second round of the Ram Masters Invitational (9/17-18) … AAC Golfer of the Week (2/21/24).
Jaivir Pande – No. 5 … has a 73.50 stroke average … four rounds of par or better … earned his first career top-20 finish at the Ram Masters Invitational (9/17-18), tying for 15th-place at -1 … closed the tournament with rounds of 68-67 … tied for 49th-place at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic (9/30-10/1).
PAIRINGS
Play begins with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. Rice will tee off from holes 8-10. The Owls will compete in groups with student-athletes from Kennesaw State and Virginia Tech. Sunday's tee times and pairings will depend on results following the previous round.
UP NEXT
Following the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational, the Owls will close the fall season when they send a group of individuals to the HCU Husky Intercollegiate on Oct. 28-29.
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