Golf Set to Co-Host All-American Intercollegiate

HOUSTON — The Rice Golf team is set to co-host it second tournament of the year when it participates in the All-American Intercollegiate, Mar. 18-19. The tournament will be played at the par-72, 7,425-yard Golf Club of Houston in Humble. Rice will also have four individuals take part in an Individuals Tournament at the Member Course.

TEAM FIELD

Joining Rice in the 20-team field are Arkansas State, Baylor, Cincinnati, Houston, Houston B Team,
Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas, Lamar, Louisiana, Memphis, UNLV, Sam Houston, Southern Miss, UTRGV, UTSA, Texas State, Texas Tech, and Yale.

JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE

"It's great to be back home for the All-American Intercollegiate. We are fortunate to co-host this event with the University of Houston and we look forward to a great event at the Golf Club of Houston.

LIVE SCORING

Fans can follow live scoring of the All-American Intercollegiate team tournament by visiting Golfstat.com or by clicking here. Live scoring of the Individual Tournament can be found at SmartGolf.com or by clicking here.

THE LINEUP

Reggie Zhu – No. 1 position … AAC Golfer of the Week (2/21) … leads the team with a 73.22 stroke average … tied for second with seven 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 39^th-place at the Argent Financial Classic (9/10-12) … tied for 61^st-place at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational (10/2-3).

Raghav Chugh – No. 2 position … is first since 1991 in career stroke average (72.65) and average vs. par (+0.96) … is second on the team with a 73.33 stroke average … tied for second on the team with seven rounds of par or better … tied for 11^th-place at the Grier Jones Shocker Invitational (10/9-10) … tied a career-low with a 67 in the second round … tied for 26^th-place the Bentwater Intercollegiate (2/12-13) … tied for 67^th-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 (73.29) and average vs. par (+1.59) … is third on the team with a 73.46 stroke average … team-high 10 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 12^th 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 73.83 stroke average … tied for second on the team with seven rounds of par or better … tied for 12^th 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 75.38 stroke average … tied the lowest round of his career when he fired a final round 69 at the Louisiana Classics (3/12) … finished in 62^nd-place at the Grier Jones Shocker Invitational (10/9-10) and the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational (10/28-29) … 2023 Conference USA All-Academic Team.

Braeden Hoyt – Individual … has a 74.33 stroke average in six rounds … tied for 26^th-place at the Border Olympics (2/19-20) …fired a career-best 69 in the second round … tied for 34^th-place at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational (10/28-29), where he carded a final round 72 … tied for 36^th-place at the Benterwater Intercollegiate (2/12-13) … tied for 68^th-place at the Grier Jones Shocker Invitational (10/9-10), where he fired a second round 71 … led Cypress Creek to back-to-back appearances in the UIL Golf state championship.

Jaivir Pande – Individual … has a 74.58 stroke average … four rounds of par or better … tied for 26^th-place at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational (10/28-29) … carded back-to-back 72's in the first two rounds … tied for 40^th-place at the Grier Jones Shocker Invitational (10/9-10) … tied for 58^th-place at the Argent Financial Classic, where he fired a second round 67.

Rodrigo Martin – Individual … is making his second appearance of the season … finished in 71^st-place at the Bentwater Intercollegiate … last year, had a 79.00 stroke average … tied for 24^th at the Clerico, where he carded a season-best 72 in the first round … tied for 28^th-place at the All-American Individual.

PAIRINGS

The Owls will tee off at 8 a.m. CT from holes No. 8-10. Rice will compete in groups with student-athletes from Southern Miss, Texas State, and Yale. Tuesday's tee times and pairings will depend on results following the previous round. Rice will begin the individual tournament from holes 4-9.

UP NEXT

Following the All-American Intercollegiate, the Owls will take a few weeks off before traveling to Bloomington, Ind., for the Indiana Hoosier Invitational, Apr. 6-7.

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