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Golf Has Record Setting Day at Bayou City Collegiate Classic
9/30/2024 11:20:00 PM | Men's Golf
Houston, Texas — The Rice Golf team had a record setting day during the first two rounds of the Bayou City Collegiate Classic, played at Westwood Golf Club.
The Owls began the day by shooting -14 in the first round, tying the school record that was set in the final round of the 2011 Border Olympics. They followed that carding a -8 to finish the day -22 in third-place, three strokes behind leaders Abilene Christian and Sam Houston. Rice also set a 36-hole record of 554.
Junior Lukas Boandl is tied for lead with LSU's Noah McWilliams at -11. He began the day playing bogey-free golf on his way to a -7, 65, becoming the first golfer in school history with two rounds of 65 or better. He then fired a 68 to set a 36-hole school record of 133, which is also the tournament record.
Boandl has six rounds of par or better this year and 22 in his career. His six rounds in the 60's are already the fourth-most in a season in school history, giving him nine in his career.
Freshman Daniel Zou is tied for seventh-place at -6. He started by posting a season-best 68 in the first round before closing with a 70. Zou now has five rounds of par or better and three rounds in the 60's.
Senior Blake Benson is -2 and in a tie for 24th-place. Benson opened with a 74. However, he bounced back by firing a four-under 68, tying his 36-hole career-low. He now has two rounds of par or better this year and 10 in his career. He also has four career rounds in the 60's.
Sophomores Reggie Zhu and Jaivir Pande are tied for 40th and 44th, respectively. Zhu carded rounds of 71-74 to finish +1 while Pande is +2 after rounds of 70-76.
The Rice B Team is in ninth-place at +8, led by senior Raghav Chugh in a seventh-place tie after rounds of It is the 68-70. He now has 37 rounds of par or better in his career and 16 career rounds in the 60's, tying the school record.
Freshman William Johnson, in his first career tournament is +4 in a tie for 52nd-place after carding rounds of 71-75. Redshirt sophomore Davis Byrd and sophomore Braeden Hoyt are +5 and tied for 57th-place, after both went 75-74.
Graduate Nicholas Li posted rounds of 78-76 to sit in 71st-place at 10-over par.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"We played pretty well today, except for a few mistakes that we need to clean up for the final round. Lukas (Boandl) played a bogey-free round in the morning, and then came back from a rough stretch to start his second round. Blake (Benson) came up big for us with two eagles and a nice second round. Staying with our game plan in the final round is our goal for tomorrow."
NEXT UP
The final round begins tomorrow at 7:30 a.m. Rice will tee off with student-athletes from Abilene Christian and Sam Houston from hole No. 1 beginning at 9 a.m.
The Owls began the day by shooting -14 in the first round, tying the school record that was set in the final round of the 2011 Border Olympics. They followed that carding a -8 to finish the day -22 in third-place, three strokes behind leaders Abilene Christian and Sam Houston. Rice also set a 36-hole record of 554.
Junior Lukas Boandl is tied for lead with LSU's Noah McWilliams at -11. He began the day playing bogey-free golf on his way to a -7, 65, becoming the first golfer in school history with two rounds of 65 or better. He then fired a 68 to set a 36-hole school record of 133, which is also the tournament record.
Boandl has six rounds of par or better this year and 22 in his career. His six rounds in the 60's are already the fourth-most in a season in school history, giving him nine in his career.
Freshman Daniel Zou is tied for seventh-place at -6. He started by posting a season-best 68 in the first round before closing with a 70. Zou now has five rounds of par or better and three rounds in the 60's.
Senior Blake Benson is -2 and in a tie for 24th-place. Benson opened with a 74. However, he bounced back by firing a four-under 68, tying his 36-hole career-low. He now has two rounds of par or better this year and 10 in his career. He also has four career rounds in the 60's.
Sophomores Reggie Zhu and Jaivir Pande are tied for 40th and 44th, respectively. Zhu carded rounds of 71-74 to finish +1 while Pande is +2 after rounds of 70-76.
The Rice B Team is in ninth-place at +8, led by senior Raghav Chugh in a seventh-place tie after rounds of It is the 68-70. He now has 37 rounds of par or better in his career and 16 career rounds in the 60's, tying the school record.
Freshman William Johnson, in his first career tournament is +4 in a tie for 52nd-place after carding rounds of 71-75. Redshirt sophomore Davis Byrd and sophomore Braeden Hoyt are +5 and tied for 57th-place, after both went 75-74.
Graduate Nicholas Li posted rounds of 78-76 to sit in 71st-place at 10-over par.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"We played pretty well today, except for a few mistakes that we need to clean up for the final round. Lukas (Boandl) played a bogey-free round in the morning, and then came back from a rough stretch to start his second round. Blake (Benson) came up big for us with two eagles and a nice second round. Staying with our game plan in the final round is our goal for tomorrow."
NEXT UP
The final round begins tomorrow at 7:30 a.m. Rice will tee off with student-athletes from Abilene Christian and Sam Houston from hole No. 1 beginning at 9 a.m.
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