Tuesday, April 22
Sarasota, FL
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Daniel Zou leads Owls Heading into Final Round of AAC Championship
4/22/2025 3:08:00 PM | Men's Golf
Sarasota, Fla. — Freshman Daniel Zou tied a career-low, firing a 66 to tie for eighth-place heading into the final round of the AAC Championship.
He After starting the day with four straight pars, he birdied the 14th, making the turn at -1. Zou then caught fire on the second nine, starting with a birdie on the first. After a par, he carded back-to-back birdies on the third and fourth holes. He parred the fifth, then recorded three straight birdies before closing his round with a bogey.
The 66 was his 19th round of par or better and ninth round in the 60's this year, both of which tied the team lead.
The Owls carded a six-under par 282, tied for seventh-place with East Carolina.
Senior Raghav Chugh is in 14th-place at -4 after posting a 73. Graduate student Blake Benson fired a two-under 70 to sit at +3, in a 38th-place tie. It was his seventh round of par or better this year and the 15th of his career.
Sophomore Reggie Zhu is five-over par, in a tie for 44th-place, after shooting a 73. Sophomore Jaivir Pande, playing as a substitute for Lukas Boandl, posted a 74.
No. 33 South Florida leads the team tournament at -22, one stroke in front of Charlotte. USF's Wilhelm Ryding leads the individual competition at -10, one stroke in front of Memphis' Andrew Baucum and Seb Cave of Charlotte.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"It was a battle out there today. All of us got sick last night and it carried into today. The guys really fought hard today. I'm so proud of the effort that I saw."
NEXT UP
The final 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 East Carolina and Wichita State.
t7 Rice 288-282/570 -6
t8 Daniel Zou 72-66/138 -6
14 Raghav Chugh 67-73/140 -4
t38 Blake Benson 77-70/147 +3
t44 Reggie Zhu 76-73/149 +5
N/A Lukas Boandl 73-S +1
N/A Jaivir Pande S-74 +2
He After starting the day with four straight pars, he birdied the 14th, making the turn at -1. Zou then caught fire on the second nine, starting with a birdie on the first. After a par, he carded back-to-back birdies on the third and fourth holes. He parred the fifth, then recorded three straight birdies before closing his round with a bogey.
The 66 was his 19th round of par or better and ninth round in the 60's this year, both of which tied the team lead.
The Owls carded a six-under par 282, tied for seventh-place with East Carolina.
Senior Raghav Chugh is in 14th-place at -4 after posting a 73. Graduate student Blake Benson fired a two-under 70 to sit at +3, in a 38th-place tie. It was his seventh round of par or better this year and the 15th of his career.
Sophomore Reggie Zhu is five-over par, in a tie for 44th-place, after shooting a 73. Sophomore Jaivir Pande, playing as a substitute for Lukas Boandl, posted a 74.
No. 33 South Florida leads the team tournament at -22, one stroke in front of Charlotte. USF's Wilhelm Ryding leads the individual competition at -10, one stroke in front of Memphis' Andrew Baucum and Seb Cave of Charlotte.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"It was a battle out there today. All of us got sick last night and it carried into today. The guys really fought hard today. I'm so proud of the effort that I saw."
NEXT UP
The final 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 East Carolina and Wichita State.
t7 Rice 288-282/570 -6
t8 Daniel Zou 72-66/138 -6
14 Raghav Chugh 67-73/140 -4
t38 Blake Benson 77-70/147 +3
t44 Reggie Zhu 76-73/149 +5
N/A Lukas Boandl 73-S +1
N/A Jaivir Pande S-74 +2
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