Sunday, March 2
Cabo, Mexico
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Cabo Collegiate
Men’s Golf Heads to Mexico for Cabo Collegiate
3/1/2025 5:54:00 PM | Men's Golf
HOUSTON — The Rice Men's Golf begins a stretch of three tournaments in three weeks when it travels to Mexico for the Cabo Collegiate, Mar. 2-14, played at Twin Dolphins Golf Club.
TEAM FIELD
Rice, who is ranked 76th in the latest Scoreboard rankings, is joined by No. 1 Ole Miss, No. 3 Arizona State, No. 6 Oklahoma State, No. 14 Vanderbilt, No. 17 Arizona, No. 19 Texas Tech, No. 21 Florida State, No. 29 Tennessee, No. 49 Houston, No. 51 Stanford, No. 63 California, No. 70 Arkansas, and No. 94 Baylor.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"This is a week we've had circled on the calendar for a while. I know the team is excited to compete this week in Cabo. It's just another business trip for these guys. Moment-to-moment, shot-to-shot. We are going there to win."
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring of the Cabo Collegiate by visiting Golfstat or by clicking here.
THE LINEUP
Lukas Boandl – No. 1 position … Ranked 72nd in the latest Scoreboard rankings … leads the team with a 69.67 stroke average, a -1.83 average to par, 15 rounds of par or better, and 85 birdies … has nine rounds in the 60's … fourth in school history in career stroke average (73.27), average vs. par (1.69), and seventh in rounds in the 60's (12) … his nine 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 … opened the spring season with a fifth-place finish at the Border Olympics (2/17-18) … tied for 11th at the Trinity Forest Invitational at -8 (10/6-8).
Daniel Zou – No. 2 position … is second on the team with a 70.89 stroke average … second on the team with 12 rounds of par or better … six rounds in the 60's … second on the team with 67 birdies … tied for first-place at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic (9/30-10/1) at -12 … fired a final round 66 … tied for eighth at the Border Olympics (2/17-18) … tied for 18th-place at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational (10/26-27) … tied for 24th-place at the Ram Masters Invitational (9/17-18), where he closed the tournament with back-to-back 69's.
Reggie Zhu – No. 3 position … has a 72.22 stroke average … third on the team with seven rounds of par or better … three 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 11th-place at the Border Olympics (2/17-18) … 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).
Blake Benson – No. 4 position … has a 74.17 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.
Jaivir Pande –No. 5 position … has a 73.20 stroke average … five rounds of par or better … earned his first career top-20 finish at the Ram Masters Invitational (9/17-18), tying for 15th-place at -1 … closed the tournament with rounds of 68-67 … tied for 33rd-place at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational (10/26-27).
PAIRINGS
Play begins with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. Rice will tee off from holes 14-18. The Owls will compete in groups with student-athletes from Baylor, as well as a group of individuals. Monday and Tuesday's tee times and pairings will depend on results following the previous round.
UP NEXT
The Owls return to the links next week when they travel to Lafayette, La., for the Louisiana Classics, Mar. 10-11 at Oakbourne Country Club.
TEAM FIELD
Rice, who is ranked 76th in the latest Scoreboard rankings, is joined by No. 1 Ole Miss, No. 3 Arizona State, No. 6 Oklahoma State, No. 14 Vanderbilt, No. 17 Arizona, No. 19 Texas Tech, No. 21 Florida State, No. 29 Tennessee, No. 49 Houston, No. 51 Stanford, No. 63 California, No. 70 Arkansas, and No. 94 Baylor.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"This is a week we've had circled on the calendar for a while. I know the team is excited to compete this week in Cabo. It's just another business trip for these guys. Moment-to-moment, shot-to-shot. We are going there to win."
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring of the Cabo Collegiate by visiting Golfstat or by clicking here.
THE LINEUP
Lukas Boandl – No. 1 position … Ranked 72nd in the latest Scoreboard rankings … leads the team with a 69.67 stroke average, a -1.83 average to par, 15 rounds of par or better, and 85 birdies … has nine rounds in the 60's … fourth in school history in career stroke average (73.27), average vs. par (1.69), and seventh in rounds in the 60's (12) … his nine 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 … opened the spring season with a fifth-place finish at the Border Olympics (2/17-18) … tied for 11th at the Trinity Forest Invitational at -8 (10/6-8).
Daniel Zou – No. 2 position … is second on the team with a 70.89 stroke average … second on the team with 12 rounds of par or better … six rounds in the 60's … second on the team with 67 birdies … tied for first-place at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic (9/30-10/1) at -12 … fired a final round 66 … tied for eighth at the Border Olympics (2/17-18) … tied for 18th-place at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational (10/26-27) … tied for 24th-place at the Ram Masters Invitational (9/17-18), where he closed the tournament with back-to-back 69's.
Reggie Zhu – No. 3 position … has a 72.22 stroke average … third on the team with seven rounds of par or better … three 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 11th-place at the Border Olympics (2/17-18) … 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).
Blake Benson – No. 4 position … has a 74.17 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.
Jaivir Pande –No. 5 position … has a 73.20 stroke average … five rounds of par or better … earned his first career top-20 finish at the Ram Masters Invitational (9/17-18), tying for 15th-place at -1 … closed the tournament with rounds of 68-67 … tied for 33rd-place at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational (10/26-27).
PAIRINGS
Play begins with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. Rice will tee off from holes 14-18. The Owls will compete in groups with student-athletes from Baylor, as well as a group of individuals. Monday and Tuesday's tee times and pairings will depend on results following the previous round.
UP NEXT
The Owls return to the links next week when they travel to Lafayette, La., for the Louisiana Classics, Mar. 10-11 at Oakbourne Country Club.
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