Monday, February 17
Laredo, TX
All Day
Rice University
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Border Olympics
Men’s Golf Opens Spring Slate at Prestigious Border Olympics
2/16/2025 5:03:00 PM | Men's Golf
HOUSTON — The Rice Men's Golf team will begin the team portion of its spring season, Feb. 16-17, when it travels to Laredo for the prestigious Border Olympics, played at Laredo Country Club.
TEAM FIELD
Rice, who is ranked 82nd in the latest Scoreboard rankings, is joined by No. 47 Houston, No. 62 Sam Houston, No, 68 New Mexico State, No. 71 Michigan, No. 77 Lipscomb, No. 83 Troy, No. 92 Miami (Ohio), and No. 97 Louisiana. Augusta, Houston Christian, Illinois State, Lamar, Louisiana-Monroe, UTRGV, and Wright State are also participating in the tournament.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"We've had a productive offseason and the guys have been putting in some solid work. We've seen some really great golf out of them so far in practice. I'm excited to get the spring semester started."
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring of the Border Olympics by visiting Scoreboard.com or by clicking here.
THE LINEUP
Lukas Boandl – No. 1 position … Ranked 89th in the latest Scoreboard rankings … leads the team with a 69.47 stroke average, a -2.13 average to par, 13 rounds of par or better, and 75 birdies … has eight rounds in the 60's … fourth in school history in career stroke average (73.36), average vs. par (1.76), and seventh in rounds in the 60's (11) … his eight rounds in the 60's are the second-most in a season in school history … 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 … tied for 11th at the Trinity Forest Invitational at -8 (10/6-8).
Reggie Zhu – No. 2 position … has a 72.33 stroke average … second on the team with six rounds of par or better … two top-20 finishes … tied for sixth at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational, finishing -8 (10/26-27) … opened with a 69 and followed with a season-best 67 … tied for 20th-place at the Argent Financial Classic (9/8-10) … fired a 69 in the second round of the Ram Masters Invitational (9/17-18) … AAC Golfer of the Week (2/21/24).
Daniel Zou – No. 3 position … is second on the team with a 70.80 stroke average … second on the team with 11 rounds of par or better … five rounds in the 60's … second on the team with 58 birdies … tied for first-place at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic (9/30-10/1) at -12 … fired a final round 66 … tied for 18th-place at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational (10/26-27) … 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.
Blake Benson – No. 4 position … fourth on the team with a 72.93 stroke average … five 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.
Davis Byrd –No. 5 position … averaging 74.33 strokes per round in six rounds … tied for 35th-place at the Bentwater Intercollegiate (2/10-11), where he set career-bests for low round (72), low 36-hole score (148), and low 54-hole score (221) … made only fall appearance at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic (9/30-10/1), tying for 61st-place.
PAIRINGS
Play begins with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. Rice will tee off from holes 5-9. The Owls will compete in groups with student-athletes from Illinois State, Lipscomb, and Louisiana-Monroe. Tuesday's tee times and pairings will depend on results following the previous round.
UP NEXT
The Owls return to the links in two weeks when they travel to Cabo, Mexico for the Cabo Collegiate, Mar. 2-4.
TEAM FIELD
Rice, who is ranked 82nd in the latest Scoreboard rankings, is joined by No. 47 Houston, No. 62 Sam Houston, No, 68 New Mexico State, No. 71 Michigan, No. 77 Lipscomb, No. 83 Troy, No. 92 Miami (Ohio), and No. 97 Louisiana. Augusta, Houston Christian, Illinois State, Lamar, Louisiana-Monroe, UTRGV, and Wright State are also participating in the tournament.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"We've had a productive offseason and the guys have been putting in some solid work. We've seen some really great golf out of them so far in practice. I'm excited to get the spring semester started."
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring of the Border Olympics by visiting Scoreboard.com or by clicking here.
THE LINEUP
Lukas Boandl – No. 1 position … Ranked 89th in the latest Scoreboard rankings … leads the team with a 69.47 stroke average, a -2.13 average to par, 13 rounds of par or better, and 75 birdies … has eight rounds in the 60's … fourth in school history in career stroke average (73.36), average vs. par (1.76), and seventh in rounds in the 60's (11) … his eight rounds in the 60's are the second-most in a season in school history … 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 … tied for 11th at the Trinity Forest Invitational at -8 (10/6-8).
Reggie Zhu – No. 2 position … has a 72.33 stroke average … second on the team with six rounds of par or better … two top-20 finishes … tied for sixth at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational, finishing -8 (10/26-27) … opened with a 69 and followed with a season-best 67 … tied for 20th-place at the Argent Financial Classic (9/8-10) … fired a 69 in the second round of the Ram Masters Invitational (9/17-18) … AAC Golfer of the Week (2/21/24).
Daniel Zou – No. 3 position … is second on the team with a 70.80 stroke average … second on the team with 11 rounds of par or better … five rounds in the 60's … second on the team with 58 birdies … tied for first-place at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic (9/30-10/1) at -12 … fired a final round 66 … tied for 18th-place at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational (10/26-27) … 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.
Blake Benson – No. 4 position … fourth on the team with a 72.93 stroke average … five 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.
Davis Byrd –No. 5 position … averaging 74.33 strokes per round in six rounds … tied for 35th-place at the Bentwater Intercollegiate (2/10-11), where he set career-bests for low round (72), low 36-hole score (148), and low 54-hole score (221) … made only fall appearance at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic (9/30-10/1), tying for 61st-place.
PAIRINGS
Play begins with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. Rice will tee off from holes 5-9. The Owls will compete in groups with student-athletes from Illinois State, Lipscomb, and Louisiana-Monroe. Tuesday's tee times and pairings will depend on results following the previous round.
UP NEXT
The Owls return to the links in two weeks when they travel to Cabo, Mexico for the Cabo Collegiate, Mar. 2-4.
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