Golf Set to Co-Host All-American Intercollegiate

HOUSTON — The Rice Golf team is set to co-host it second tournament of the year, along with Houston, when it participates in the All-American Intercollegiate, Mar. 17-18. The tournament will be played at the par-72, 7,425-yard Golf Club of Houston in Humble. Rice will also have five individuals take part in an Individuals Tournament at the Member Course.

TEAM FIELD

Rice, who is ranked 80^th in the latest Scoreboard rankings, is joined by No. 16 UNLV, No. 53 TCU, No. 58, Troy, No. 60 Houston, and No. 69 Sam Houston. Lamar, Louisiana-Monroe, North Texas, Penn, Southern Miss, UTRGV, UTSA, Texas State, and Yale will also participate.

LIVE SCORING

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

THE LINEUP

Lukas Boandl – No. 1 position … Ranked 76^th in the latest Scoreboard rankings … leads the team with a 70.13 stroke average, a -1.38 average to par, 19 rounds of par or better, and 112 birdies … has nine rounds in the 60's … third in school history in career stroke average (73.15) and career average vs. par (1.57), seventh in rounds in the 60's (12), and eighth in rounds of par or better (35) … his nine rounds in the 60's are the second-most in a season in school history … has three top five, three top 10, and seven top 20 finishes … 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 11^th at the Trinity Forest Invitational at -8 (10/6-8).

Daniel Zou – No. 2 position … Ranked 186^th in the latest Scoreboard rankings … AAC Golfer of the Week (3/5) … is second on the team with a 71.25 stroke average … second on the team with 15 rounds of par or better … seven rounds in the 60's … second on the team with 86 birdies … has three top 10 and four top 20 finishes … 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) … finished in 10^th-place at the Cabo Collegiate, where he defeated the No. 1 and No. 3 ranked player in the country … tied for 18^th-place at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational (10/26-27) … tied for 24^th-place at the Ram Masters Invitational (9/17-18), where he closed the tournament with back-to-back 69's.

Raghav Chugh – No. 3 position … has a 71.89 stroke average in nine rounds … is first in school history in career stroke average (72.65), average vs. par (1.01), and rounds in the 60's (16), third in top five finishes (5), fourth in top 10 finishes (10), fifth in rounds of par or better (40), and seventh in top 20 finishes (12) … made only fall appearance at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic, where he finished a career-best -8 to tie for eighth-place (9/30-10/1) … tied for 24^th-place at the Louisiana Classics (3/10-11) … tied for 35^th at the Bentwater Intercollegiate (2/10-11).

Reggie Zhu – No. 4 position … third on the team with a 72.96 stroke average and eight 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 11^th-place at the Border Olympics (2/17-18) … tied for 20^th-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).

Davis Byrd – No. 5 position … averaging 75.44 strokes per round … tied for 35^th-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 61^st-place.

Jaivir Pande – Individual … has a 73.61 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 15^th-place at -1 … closed the tournament with rounds of 68-67 … tied for 33^rd-place at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational (10/26-27).

Blake Benson – Individual … has a 74.67 stroke average … five rounds of par or better … tied for 15^th-place at the Ram Masters Invitational (9/17-18) at -1 … fired a career-low 67 in the final round … tied for 38^th-place at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic (9/30-10/1), where he posted a second round 68.

Braeden Hoyt – Individual … has a 75.87 stroke average … had his best finish at the HCU Husky Invitational, tying for 41^st-place … tied for 54^th-place at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic, where he carded a season-best 73 in the second round (9/30-10/1).

Nicholas Li – Individual … has a 77.17 stroke average in six rounds … tied for 33^rd-place at the HCU Husky Intercollegiate, firing a final round 72 (10/28-29).

William Johnson – Individual … has a 75.25 stroke average … had his best finish at the HCU Husky Invitational, tying for 13^th-place … tied for 35^th-place at the Bentwater Intercollegiate (2/10-11).

PAIRINGS

The Owls will tee off at 8 a.m. CT from holes No. 10-14. Rice will compete in groups with student-athletes from Penn, Troy, and Yale. Tuesday's tee times and pairings will depend on results following the previous round. Rice will begin the individual tournament from holes 1-5.

UP NEXT

Following the All-American Intercollegiate, the Owls will take nearly a month off before traveling to Bryan, Texas for the Aggie Invitational, Apr. 12-13.

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