Men’s Golf Looks to Defend Title at Trinity Forest Invitational

HOUSTON — Following a win at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic, the Rice Men's Golf team will look to defend its title at the Trinity Forest Invitational, Oct. 4-6. The Tournament will be played at Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas.

TEAM FIELD

Joining Rice in the 16-team field are Abilene Christian, Baylor, UC-Davis, Chattanooga, East Tennessee State, Furman, Howard, Louisiana Tech, Loyola Marymount, UNLV, San Diego, South Alabama, USC, SMU, and Tulsa.

LIVE SCORING

Fans can follow live scoring of the Trinity Forest Invitational by visiting Scoreboard.com or by clicking here.

THE LINEUP

Davis Byrd – No. 1 position … averaging 71.50 strokes per round … four rounds of par or better … two rounds in the 60's … two Top 20 finishes … had the best tournament of his career at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic, finishing -8 to tie for third-place (9/21-22) … twice fired a career-low 69 in the first two rounds … tied for 13^th-place at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup (9/14-16).

Henry Daly – No. 2 position … Is second in school history since 1991 in career stroke average (72.31) and average vs. par (0.78), and tied for seventh in rounds in the 60's (13) … averaging 71.17 strokes per round … team-high five rounds of par or better … two rounds in the 60's … tied for sixth at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup (9/14-16), where he tied a career-low with a 67 in the final round … tied for 11^th at the Bayou City Collegiate (9/21-22), finishing at -3.

Reggie Zhu – No. 3 position … Is sixth in school history since 1991 in career stroke average (73.13) and average vs. par (1.56), and eighth in rounds of par or better (38) … averaging 71.17 strokes per rounds … four rounds of par or better … two Top 20 finishes … earned a fifth-place finish at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup (9/16), closing at -3 … tied for 16^th-place at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic (9/21-22).

Jaivir Pande – No. 4 position … averaging 71.00 strokes per round … two round of par or better … tied for 11^th-place at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic (9/21-22), where he fired an opening round 68 … last year, participated in four tournaments ... averaged 74.08 strokes per round … had the best finish of his career, tying for 10th-place at the Colin Montgomerie HCU Invitational (3/2-3) … finished in 11th-place at the All-American Individual (3/16-17) ... fired a career-best 65 in the second round, tying the third lowest round in school history.

Nolan Kuszyk – No. 5 position … transfer from Cal Poly … averaging 73.33 strokes per round … two rounds of par or better … tied for 18^th-place at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup (9/14-16) … tied for 23^rd-place at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic (9/21-22) … two-time Second Team All-Big West Conference … averaged 72.81 strokes in two seasons.

Raines Watson – Individual … averaging 73.17 strokes per round … two rounds of par or better … tied for 13^th-place at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup (9/14-16) … tied for 26^th-place at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic (9/21-22).

PAIRINGS

Play begins 8:55 a.m. CT. The Owls will tee off from hole No. 10 at 10:35 a.m. CT, and will compete in groups with student-athletes from Abilene Christian and East Tennessee State. Monday and Tuesday tee times and pairings will depend on results following the previous round.

UP NEXT

Following the Trinity Forest Invitational, the Owls will travel to Granbury, Texas for the Abilene Christian Intercollegiate on Oct. 19-21.

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