Sunday, October 6
Dallas, TX
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Trinity Forest Invitational
Golf Heads to Dallas for Trinity Forest Invitational
10/5/2024 2:19:00 PM | Men's Golf
HOUSTON — After a third-place finish at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic, the Rice Golf team gets back on the links when it travels to Dallas for the Trinity Forest Invitational, Oct. 6-8, played at Trinity Forest Golf Club.
TEAM FIELD
Rice is joined by Abilene Christian, Furman, Louisiana, Louisiana Tech, Loyola Marymount, UNLV, North Carolina State, North Texas, San Francisco, USC, SMU, UT-Arlington, UTRGV, and UTSA.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"It's a quick turnaround for us as we head to SMU's Trinity Forest Invitational this weekend. We're really excited to jump back into competition and continue the momentum we have coming off the Bayou City Collegiate Classic."
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring of the Trinity Forest Invitational by visiting Scoreboard.com or by clicking here.
THE LINEUP
Lukas Boandl – No. 1 position … leads the team with a 68.89 stroke average, seven rounds of par or better, and 43 birdies … the 68.89 stroke average is the lowest through three tournaments in school history … has six rounds in the 60's … fourth in school history in career stroke average (73.61) … fifth in average vs. par (2.04), ands seventh rounds in the 60's (16) … 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.
Daniel Zou – No. 2 position … is third on the team with a 70.67 stroke average … third on the team with three rounds of par or better … three rounds in the 60's … second on the team with 35 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.
Raghav Chugh – No. 3 position … is first in school history in career stroke average (72.61) and average vs. par (0.97), and rounds in the 60's (16), third in top five finishes (5), fourth in top 10 finishes (10), fifth in rounds of par or better (38), and seventh in top 20 finishes (12) … second on the team with a 69.33 stroke average … three rounds of par or better … tied for eighth at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic at -8 (9/30-10/1).
Reggie Zhu – No. 4 position … has a 72.33 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).
Blake Benson – No. 5 position … has a 72.78 stroke average … two 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.
Jaivir Pande – Individual … has a 73.00 stroke average … three 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 at 8:30 a.m. with Rice teeing off beginning at 9:20 a.m. from hole No. 1. The Owls will compete in groups with student-athletes from Loyola Marymount and USC. Monday and Tuesday's tee times and pairings will depend on results following the previous round.
UP NEXT
Following the Trinity Forest Invitational, the Owls will close the fall season at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational on Oct. 26-27.
TEAM FIELD
Rice is joined by Abilene Christian, Furman, Louisiana, Louisiana Tech, Loyola Marymount, UNLV, North Carolina State, North Texas, San Francisco, USC, SMU, UT-Arlington, UTRGV, and UTSA.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"It's a quick turnaround for us as we head to SMU's Trinity Forest Invitational this weekend. We're really excited to jump back into competition and continue the momentum we have coming off the Bayou City Collegiate Classic."
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring of the Trinity Forest Invitational by visiting Scoreboard.com or by clicking here.
THE LINEUP
Lukas Boandl – No. 1 position … leads the team with a 68.89 stroke average, seven rounds of par or better, and 43 birdies … the 68.89 stroke average is the lowest through three tournaments in school history … has six rounds in the 60's … fourth in school history in career stroke average (73.61) … fifth in average vs. par (2.04), ands seventh rounds in the 60's (16) … 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.
Daniel Zou – No. 2 position … is third on the team with a 70.67 stroke average … third on the team with three rounds of par or better … three rounds in the 60's … second on the team with 35 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.
Raghav Chugh – No. 3 position … is first in school history in career stroke average (72.61) and average vs. par (0.97), and rounds in the 60's (16), third in top five finishes (5), fourth in top 10 finishes (10), fifth in rounds of par or better (38), and seventh in top 20 finishes (12) … second on the team with a 69.33 stroke average … three rounds of par or better … tied for eighth at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic at -8 (9/30-10/1).
Reggie Zhu – No. 4 position … has a 72.33 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).
Blake Benson – No. 5 position … has a 72.78 stroke average … two 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.
Jaivir Pande – Individual … has a 73.00 stroke average … three 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 at 8:30 a.m. with Rice teeing off beginning at 9:20 a.m. from hole No. 1. The Owls will compete in groups with student-athletes from Loyola Marymount and USC. Monday and Tuesday's tee times and pairings will depend on results following the previous round.
UP NEXT
Following the Trinity Forest Invitational, the Owls will close the fall season at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational on Oct. 26-27.
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