Monday, April 21
Sarasota, FL
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AAC Championship
Photo by: American Athletic Conference/Ben Soloman
Raghav Chugh Tied for Lead after One Round of AAC Championship
4/21/2025 3:20:00 PM | Men's Golf
Sarasota, Fla. — Senior Raghav Chugh fired a bogey-free 67 to tie for the lead after one round at the AAC Championship.
Chugh is tied with Memphis' Andrew Baucum and Blake Keen of North Texas at -5.
He began the day with a birdie on the first. After four straight pars, he birdied the sixth, making the turn at -2. After a birdie on the 11th, he parred three straight before finishing with birdies on 15 and 17.
The 67 was his third round in the 60's this year and the 18th of his career. It was also his eighth round of par or better this season and the 43rd of his career.
The Owls carded an even par 288, tied for fifth-place with Florida Atlantic and UTSA.
Freshman Daniel Zou carded an even par 72 to sit in a tie for 20th-place. It is his 18th round of par or better this year. Junior Lukas Boandl is tied for 24th-place at one-over par after posting a 73.
Sophomore Reggie Zhu is four-over par, in a 46th-place tie after shooting a 76, and graduate student Blake Benson carded a five-over 77, placing him in a tie for 50th-place.
No. 32 South Florida leads the team competition at -9, four strokes in front of Memphis.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"We got off to a slow start today on the front nine, but rallied on the back nine to get to even par thanks to a solid first round by Raghav (Chugh). There is a lot of golf left. We just have to clean up a few things."
NEXT UP
The second round begins tomorrow at 7:30 a.m. The Owls will begin at 8:35 a.m. from hole No. 10. Rice will tee off with student-athletes from UAB and East Carolina.
t5 Rice 288 E
t1 Raghav Chugh 67 -5
t20 Daniel Zou 72 E
t24 Lukas Boandl 73 +1
t46 Reggie Zhu 76 +4
t50 Blake Benson 77 +5
Chugh is tied with Memphis' Andrew Baucum and Blake Keen of North Texas at -5.
He began the day with a birdie on the first. After four straight pars, he birdied the sixth, making the turn at -2. After a birdie on the 11th, he parred three straight before finishing with birdies on 15 and 17.
The 67 was his third round in the 60's this year and the 18th of his career. It was also his eighth round of par or better this season and the 43rd of his career.
The Owls carded an even par 288, tied for fifth-place with Florida Atlantic and UTSA.
Freshman Daniel Zou carded an even par 72 to sit in a tie for 20th-place. It is his 18th round of par or better this year. Junior Lukas Boandl is tied for 24th-place at one-over par after posting a 73.
Sophomore Reggie Zhu is four-over par, in a 46th-place tie after shooting a 76, and graduate student Blake Benson carded a five-over 77, placing him in a tie for 50th-place.
No. 32 South Florida leads the team competition at -9, four strokes in front of Memphis.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"We got off to a slow start today on the front nine, but rallied on the back nine to get to even par thanks to a solid first round by Raghav (Chugh). There is a lot of golf left. We just have to clean up a few things."
NEXT UP
The second round begins tomorrow at 7:30 a.m. The Owls will begin at 8:35 a.m. from hole No. 10. Rice will tee off with student-athletes from UAB and East Carolina.
t5 Rice 288 E
t1 Raghav Chugh 67 -5
t20 Daniel Zou 72 E
t24 Lukas Boandl 73 +1
t46 Reggie Zhu 76 +4
t50 Blake Benson 77 +5
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