Monday, September 8
Ruston, LA
All Day
Rice University
at
Argent Financial Classic
Men’s Golf Holds on to Second Place Heading Into Final Round of Argent Financial Classic
9/8/2025 8:10:00 PM | Men's Golf
Choudrant, La. — The Rice Men's Golf team kept its hold on second-place at the season-opening Argent Financial Classic, carding a three-under 285 to sit at -10, Monday from Squire Creek Country Club.
The Owls are tied with Southern Miss, five strokes back of leader South Alabama, who finished the day at -15.
Sophomore Daniel Zou fired a three-under 69 to sit in a tie eighth-place at -5. Starting on the 10th hole, Zou began his round with seven straight pars before making the turn at -1 after a birdie on the 17th hole. On his second nine, he birdied the second and sixth holes. After a bogey on eight, he closed his day with a birdie on the ninth.
The 69 is Zou's second round of par or better this year and the 23rd of his career. It's also the 10th round of par or better this year.
Seniors Lukas Boandl, and Henry Daly, and redshirt junior Davis Byrd all posted even par 72's. Boandl is tied for 24th-place at -2, Daly is tied for 40th-place at even par, and Byrd is tied for 48th-place at +1.
Boandl now has two rounds of par or better this year and 40 in his career. Daly has two this year and nine in his career, and Byrd now has two in his career.
Freshman Raines Watson is tied for 49th-place at +1 after carding a 76, and junior Jaivir Pande posted a 78 to sit in a tie for 72nd-place.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"Today was a grind. We didn't get off to a very good start, and then had some rollercoaster moments throughout the day. Daniel (Zou) had a really solid day keeping us alive. Lukas (Boandl), Davis (Byrd), and Henry (Daly) dug their heels in and shot even today which was big."
NEXT UP
The final round begins tomorrow at 8 a.m. Rice will tee off with student-athletes from South Alabama and Southern Miss from hole No. 1 at 10 a.m.
t2 Rice 281-285/566 -10
t8 Daniel Zou 70-69/139 -5
t24 Lukas Boandl 70-72/142 -2
t40 Henry Daly 72-72/144 E
t48 Davis Byrd 73-72/145 +1
t48 Raines Watson 69-76/145 +1
t72 *Jaivir Pande 71-78/149 +5
The Owls are tied with Southern Miss, five strokes back of leader South Alabama, who finished the day at -15.
Sophomore Daniel Zou fired a three-under 69 to sit in a tie eighth-place at -5. Starting on the 10th hole, Zou began his round with seven straight pars before making the turn at -1 after a birdie on the 17th hole. On his second nine, he birdied the second and sixth holes. After a bogey on eight, he closed his day with a birdie on the ninth.
The 69 is Zou's second round of par or better this year and the 23rd of his career. It's also the 10th round of par or better this year.
Seniors Lukas Boandl, and Henry Daly, and redshirt junior Davis Byrd all posted even par 72's. Boandl is tied for 24th-place at -2, Daly is tied for 40th-place at even par, and Byrd is tied for 48th-place at +1.
Boandl now has two rounds of par or better this year and 40 in his career. Daly has two this year and nine in his career, and Byrd now has two in his career.
Freshman Raines Watson is tied for 49th-place at +1 after carding a 76, and junior Jaivir Pande posted a 78 to sit in a tie for 72nd-place.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"Today was a grind. We didn't get off to a very good start, and then had some rollercoaster moments throughout the day. Daniel (Zou) had a really solid day keeping us alive. Lukas (Boandl), Davis (Byrd), and Henry (Daly) dug their heels in and shot even today which was big."
NEXT UP
The final round begins tomorrow at 8 a.m. Rice will tee off with student-athletes from South Alabama and Southern Miss from hole No. 1 at 10 a.m.
t2 Rice 281-285/566 -10
t8 Daniel Zou 70-69/139 -5
t24 Lukas Boandl 70-72/142 -2
t40 Henry Daly 72-72/144 E
t48 Davis Byrd 73-72/145 +1
t48 Raines Watson 69-76/145 +1
t72 *Jaivir Pande 71-78/149 +5
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