Men’s Golf Heads West for William H. Tucker Intercollegiate

HOUSTON — The Rice Men's Golf team will head to New Mexico for the first time since 2011, when it travels to Albuquerque for the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate, Sept. 19-20 and hosted by New Mexico.

TEAM FIELD

Joining Rice in the 18-team field are Arkansas State, Colorado, Colorado State, Eastern Michigan, Fresno State, Grand Canyon, Long Beach State, host New Mexico, New Mexico State, North Texas, Oral Roberts, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Stetson, Tarleton State, USC, and UTEP.

JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE

"We will work hard this week to learn a new golf course. The UNM course is a lot different than we are used to with elevation and different grasses. The field is strong this week but with a disciplined approach, we can contend."

LIVE SCORING

Fans can follow live scoring of the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate by visiting Scoreboard.com or by clicking here.

THE LINEUP

Lukas Boandl – No. 1 position … averaging 70.00 strokes per round … three rounds of par or better … tied for 12^th-place at the Argent Financial Classic … 2025 AAC All-Conference ... 2025 NCAA Bremerton Regional participant … led the team with a 71.40 stroke average, a -0.26 average to par, 22 rounds of par or better, 145 birdies, and 11 rounds in the 60's … his season stroke average and average vs. par are the second fewest in school history … his 11 rounds in the 60's tied the single-season school record … three top five, three top 10, and eight 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

Daniel Zou – No. 2 position … averaging 70.33 strokes per round … three rounds of par or better … tied for 15^th-place at the Argent Financial Classic … 2025 AAC All-Conference ... 2025 AAC Freshman of the Year ... AAC Golfer of the Week (3/5) … 2025 NCAA Bremerton Regional participant … last year, was second on the team with a 71.81 stroke average, a 0.14 average vs. par, 21 rounds of par or better, nine rounds in the 60's, and 131 birdies … three top 10 and six 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 10th-place at the Cabo Collegiate, where he defeated the No. 1 and No. 3 ranked player in the country.

Henry Daly – No. 3 position … transfer from Virginia … in his second stint at Rice, where he began his collegiate career as a freshman in 2022 … has a 71.67 strokes per round … three rounds of par or better … tied for 33^rd-place at the Argent Financial Classic … as a freshman, participated in four tournaments … had a 70.91 stroke average … four top 20 finishes … seven rounds of par or better … five rounds in the 60's … had a season-best seventh-place tie at the Tempest Collegiate (10/9-11).

Davis Byrd – No. 4 position … has a 72.00 stroke average … two rounds of par or better … tied for 41^st-place at the Argent Financial Classic, where he set career-lows for 36-hole score (145) and 54-hole score (216) … in 2023-24, participated in nine events … had a 75.81 stroke average … three rounds of par or better … tied the lowest round of his career when he fired a final round 69 at the Louisiana Classics (3/12) … tied for 33rd-place at the Bentwater Intercollegiate (2/12-13) … tied for 34th-place at the All-American Intercollegiate (3/18-19).

Reggie Zhu – No. 5 position … making first start of the season … last year, had a 73.45 stroke average … nine rounds of par or better and three rounds in the 60's… 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) … recorded a hole-in-one in the first round on the par-3, 14^th-hole … 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).

PAIRINGS

Play begins with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. CT. The Owls will tee off from holes No. 8-10 and will compete in groups with student-athletes from Eastern Michigan, New Mexico State, and UTEP. Saturday's tee times and pairings will depend on results following the previous round.

UP NEXT

Following the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate, the Owls will host the first of two tournaments this year when it host the Bayou City Collegiate Classic at Westwood Country Club on Sept. 29-30.

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