Monday, March 11
Lafayette, LA
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Louisiana Classics
Golf Heads to Lafayette for Louisiana Classics
3/10/2024 2:25:00 PM | Men's Golf
HOUSTON — The Rice Golf team continues its stretch of three tournaments in three weeks when it travels to Lafayette, La., for the Louisiana Classics, Mar. 11-12, played at Oakbourne Country Club.
TEAM FIELD
Joining Rice in the 14-team field are #28 Texas A&M, #29 LSU, #35 SMU, and #40 Wake Forest, as well as Illinois State, Little Rock, Louisiana, Louisiana Tech, Michigan, Sam Houston, South Alabama, TCU, and Texas State.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"The Louisiana Classics is a long-standing event that dates back to the mid-1980's. It's a great field of teams and another chance for us to move up in the rankings. We've made some progress the last two weeks so there's no looking back now."
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring of the Louisiana Classics by visiting Golfstat.com or by clicking here.
HOW TO WATCH
The final round of the Louisiana Classics will be streamed on Tuesday by ESPN+ or by clicking here.
THE LINEUP
Reggie Zhu – No. 1 position … AAC Golfer of the Week (2/21) … leads the team with a 72.93 stroke average … six rounds of par or better … had the best finish of his career at the Border Olympics, tying for third-place at -10 … fired a final round 66, tying the lowest round and lowest round to par by a freshman in school history … the -10 for the tournament set a Rice freshman record, becoming just the third player in school history to finish a tournament at -10 or better. … tied for 22rd-place at the Bentwater Intercollegiate (2/12-13) … tied for 39th-place at the Argent Financial Classic (9/10-12) … tied for 61st-place at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational (10/2-3).
Raghav Chugh – No. 2 position … is first since 1991 in career stroke average (72.63) and average vs. par (+0.95) … has a 73.33 stroke average … has six rounds of par or better … tied for 11th-place at the Grier Jones Shocker Invitational (10/9-10) … tied a career-low with a 67 in the second round … tied for 26th-place the Bentwater Intercollegiate (2/12-13) … tied for 67th-place at the Argent Financial Classic (9/10-12) … 2023 First Team All-Conference USA … three-time C-USA Men's Golfer of the Week.
Jay Kirchdorfer – No. 3 position … is third since 1991 in career stroke average (73.30) and average vs. par (+1.62) … is third on the team with a 73.52 stroke average … team-high eight rounds of par or better … finished -12 and runner-up at the Grier Jones Shocker Invitational (10/9-10), where he set career lows for round (67), 36-hole score (135) and 54-hole score (204) … his 36-hole score of 135 tied the school record … his -12 and 54-hole score of 204 are both the second lowest in school history … tied for the team lead with six rounds of par or better … tied for 12th at the Argent Financial Classic (9/10-12) … 2023 Third Team All-Conference USA … C-USA Men's Golfer of the Week (Feb. 22, 2023).
Lukas Boandl – No. 4 position … has a 73.67 stroke average … second on the team with seven rounds of par or better … tied for 12th at the Argent Financial Classic (9/10-12), where he set a career-low 54-hole score of 213 … 2023 Conference USA All-Freshman Team.
Blake Benson – No. 5 position … has a 75.50 stroke average … finished in 62nd-place at the Grier Jones Shocker Invitational (10/9-10) and the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational (10/28-29) … 2023 Conference USA All-Academic Team.
PAIRINGS
The Owls will tee off at 8 a.m. CT from holes No. 12-15. Rice will compete in groups with student-athletes from Louisiana Tech and Wake Forest, as well as a group of individuals. Tuesday's tee times and pairings will depend on results following the previous round.
UP NEXT
Following the Louisiana Classics, the Owls will return home next week to co-host the All-American Intercollegiate, Mar. 18-19.
TEAM FIELD
Joining Rice in the 14-team field are #28 Texas A&M, #29 LSU, #35 SMU, and #40 Wake Forest, as well as Illinois State, Little Rock, Louisiana, Louisiana Tech, Michigan, Sam Houston, South Alabama, TCU, and Texas State.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"The Louisiana Classics is a long-standing event that dates back to the mid-1980's. It's a great field of teams and another chance for us to move up in the rankings. We've made some progress the last two weeks so there's no looking back now."
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring of the Louisiana Classics by visiting Golfstat.com or by clicking here.
HOW TO WATCH
The final round of the Louisiana Classics will be streamed on Tuesday by ESPN+ or by clicking here.
THE LINEUP
Reggie Zhu – No. 1 position … AAC Golfer of the Week (2/21) … leads the team with a 72.93 stroke average … six rounds of par or better … had the best finish of his career at the Border Olympics, tying for third-place at -10 … fired a final round 66, tying the lowest round and lowest round to par by a freshman in school history … the -10 for the tournament set a Rice freshman record, becoming just the third player in school history to finish a tournament at -10 or better. … tied for 22rd-place at the Bentwater Intercollegiate (2/12-13) … tied for 39th-place at the Argent Financial Classic (9/10-12) … tied for 61st-place at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational (10/2-3).
Raghav Chugh – No. 2 position … is first since 1991 in career stroke average (72.63) and average vs. par (+0.95) … has a 73.33 stroke average … has six rounds of par or better … tied for 11th-place at the Grier Jones Shocker Invitational (10/9-10) … tied a career-low with a 67 in the second round … tied for 26th-place the Bentwater Intercollegiate (2/12-13) … tied for 67th-place at the Argent Financial Classic (9/10-12) … 2023 First Team All-Conference USA … three-time C-USA Men's Golfer of the Week.
Jay Kirchdorfer – No. 3 position … is third since 1991 in career stroke average (73.30) and average vs. par (+1.62) … is third on the team with a 73.52 stroke average … team-high eight rounds of par or better … finished -12 and runner-up at the Grier Jones Shocker Invitational (10/9-10), where he set career lows for round (67), 36-hole score (135) and 54-hole score (204) … his 36-hole score of 135 tied the school record … his -12 and 54-hole score of 204 are both the second lowest in school history … tied for the team lead with six rounds of par or better … tied for 12th at the Argent Financial Classic (9/10-12) … 2023 Third Team All-Conference USA … C-USA Men's Golfer of the Week (Feb. 22, 2023).
Lukas Boandl – No. 4 position … has a 73.67 stroke average … second on the team with seven rounds of par or better … tied for 12th at the Argent Financial Classic (9/10-12), where he set a career-low 54-hole score of 213 … 2023 Conference USA All-Freshman Team.
Blake Benson – No. 5 position … has a 75.50 stroke average … finished in 62nd-place at the Grier Jones Shocker Invitational (10/9-10) and the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational (10/28-29) … 2023 Conference USA All-Academic Team.
PAIRINGS
The Owls will tee off at 8 a.m. CT from holes No. 12-15. Rice will compete in groups with student-athletes from Louisiana Tech and Wake Forest, as well as a group of individuals. Tuesday's tee times and pairings will depend on results following the previous round.
UP NEXT
Following the Louisiana Classics, the Owls will return home next week to co-host the All-American Intercollegiate, Mar. 18-19.
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