Monday, March 18
Humble, TX
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All-American Intercollegiate
Golf in Fourth-Place after Day One of All-American Intercollegiate
3/18/2024 9:46:00 PM | Men's Golf
HUMBLE, Texas — The Rice Golf team is in fourth-place after two rounds of the All-American Intercollegiate, played at the Golf Club of Houston's Tournament Course.
The Owls carded a pair of 294's to finish the day at +12, four strokes behind second-place UNLV and Texas Tech. Sam Houston leads the team competition at +4.
Senior Blake Benson and freshman Reggie Zhu both head into the final round in the Top 15. Benson is tied for eighth-place at even par, opening with a 74 before firing a 70 to tie his career-low 36-hole score of 144. Zhu is at +1, tied for 11th-place. He began the day with a 70 before closing with a 75.
Benson now has three rounds of par or better this year and eight in his career, while Zhu has eight this year.
Sophomore Lukas Boandl is tied for 42nd-place at +6 after rounds of 76-74. Junior Raghav Chugh and fifth-year senior Jay Kirchdorfer are tied for 47th-place at +7. Chugh carded rounds of 76-75, while Kirchdorfer went 74-77.
In the individual tournament, played on the Member's Course, freshman Jaivir Pande is tied for 31st-place at +15 after rounds of 79-80. Senior Rodrigo Martin carded rounds of 81-80 to sit + 17 in a 34th-place tie and freshman Braeden Hoyt is tied for 37th-place at +19 after rounds of 85-78.
UNLV's Yuki Moriyama leads the individual tournament at -4, one stroke in front of Sam Houston's Bret Gray and Yale's Ben Carpenter.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"The wind made it tough out there today, but the team fought hard. They didn't let the hard holed get away from them. We have a big opportunity tomorrow."
NEXT UP
The final round begins tomorrow at 8 a.m. Rice will tee off from holes 1-3 with student-athletes from UNLV, Sam Houston and Texas Tech.
The Owls carded a pair of 294's to finish the day at +12, four strokes behind second-place UNLV and Texas Tech. Sam Houston leads the team competition at +4.
Senior Blake Benson and freshman Reggie Zhu both head into the final round in the Top 15. Benson is tied for eighth-place at even par, opening with a 74 before firing a 70 to tie his career-low 36-hole score of 144. Zhu is at +1, tied for 11th-place. He began the day with a 70 before closing with a 75.
Benson now has three rounds of par or better this year and eight in his career, while Zhu has eight this year.
Sophomore Lukas Boandl is tied for 42nd-place at +6 after rounds of 76-74. Junior Raghav Chugh and fifth-year senior Jay Kirchdorfer are tied for 47th-place at +7. Chugh carded rounds of 76-75, while Kirchdorfer went 74-77.
In the individual tournament, played on the Member's Course, freshman Jaivir Pande is tied for 31st-place at +15 after rounds of 79-80. Senior Rodrigo Martin carded rounds of 81-80 to sit + 17 in a 34th-place tie and freshman Braeden Hoyt is tied for 37th-place at +19 after rounds of 85-78.
UNLV's Yuki Moriyama leads the individual tournament at -4, one stroke in front of Sam Houston's Bret Gray and Yale's Ben Carpenter.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"The wind made it tough out there today, but the team fought hard. They didn't let the hard holed get away from them. We have a big opportunity tomorrow."
NEXT UP
The final round begins tomorrow at 8 a.m. Rice will tee off from holes 1-3 with student-athletes from UNLV, Sam Houston and Texas Tech.
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