Men’s Golf Begins Spring Season at Hal Williams Collegiate

HOUSTON — Rice begins the team portion of its spring schedule this Monday-Tuesday, Feb. 16-17, when it travels to Semmes, Ala., for the Hal Williams Collegiate played at Magnolia Grove Golf Club.

TEAM FIELD

Rice is ranked No. 53 in the latest Scoreboard rankings. Joining the Owls in the 14-team field are No. 13 Illinois, No. 57 South Alabama, No. 58 Memphis, No. 65 Southern Miss, No. 67 Nebraska, and No. 87 Southern Illinois. Abilene Christian, UAB, Davidson, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Louisiana Tech, and Texas State are also participating.

JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE

"We've put in a lot of work since the spring semester began. There's been a lot of growth and learning more about ourselves and the differences between fall and winter golf. The team is excited to get out there and compete.

LIVE SCORING

Fans can follow live scoring of the Hal Williams Collegiate by visiting Scoreboard.com or by clicking here.

THE LINEUP

Lukas Boandl – No. 1 position … ranked 93^rd in the latest Scoreboard rankings … leads the team with a 69.79 stroke average … team-high 13 rounds of par or better and six rounds in the 60's … second on the team with 57 birdies … two top five, two top ten, and four top 20 finishes … is third in school history in career stroke average (72.83), and average vs. par (1.17) … career leader in round of par or better (51) and rounds in the 60's (20), third in top five finishes (5), fifth in top 20 finishes (16), and 10^th in top 10 finishes (10) … tied for first at the Trinity Forest Invitational at -12 before falling on the second hole of a playoff … opened with consecutive 66's before closing with a 69 … set the school record for 36-hile score (132), and his 54-hole score of 201 is the second lowest in school history … runner-up finish at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic (9/29-30), finishing -8 and helping the Owls to the team title … tied for 12^th-place at the Argent Financial Classic (9/7-9) … tied for 13^th at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational (10/25) … 2025 AAC All-Conference ... 2025 NCAA Bremerton Regional participant.

Daniel Zou – No. 2 position … second on the team with a 71.57 stroke average … third with eight rounds of par or better, and fourth with 50 birdies … is first in school history in career stroke average (71.74) and average vs. par (-0.02), and 10th in rounds of par or better (29) … tied for seventh at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic (9/29-30) finishing at -5 … 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.

Reggie Zhu – No. 3 position … averaging 72.55 strokes per round … seven rounds of par or better … is fifth in school history in career stroke average (73.31) and in average vs. par (1.69) … tied for 12^th-place at the Trinity Forest Invitational (10/7-9), where he fired a season-low 67 in the final round … tied for 13^th at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic (9/29-30), where he helped the Owls to the team title.

Henry Daly – No. 4 position … transfer from Virginia … in his second stint at Rice, where he began his collegiate career as a freshman in 2022 … third on the team with a 71.71 stroke average, second with 11 rounds of par or better … leads the team with 72 birdies … three rounds in the 60's … had a career-best tied for fourth-place finish at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic (9/29-30), where he tied his career-low round 67 in the first round … tied for 18^th-place at the Trinity Forest Invitational (10/5-7) … tied for 27^th-place at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate.

Raines Watson – No. 5 position … averaging 72.50 strokes per round … eight rounds of par or better … two rounds in the 60's … tied for fourth-place at the Bentwater Intercollegiate (2/9-10), closing with a pair of 70's … 12^th-place at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic (9/29-30) … averaged 73.23 strokes per round in his junior events … last year, won the Region 3-5A tournament with a 74-68 (142) and finished third at the UIL Class 5-A state tournament … qualified for the 2025 U.S. Junior Amateur by firing a three-under par 67, tying for fourth-place … in 2024, won the District 21-5A title and finished fourth at the regional tournament to earn a spot in the Texas State Championship … had runner-up finishes at the Legends Junior Tour (LJT) Winter Classic, carding 71-69 to finish -4, as well as at the Greenwood Cup … finished second at the Southern Texas PGA's Antigua Bluebonnet Classic … at the Taylor Gooch Foundation Junior Championship, he fired a second round 67, leading to a third-place finish.

PAIRINGS

Play begins at 8 a.m. CT with a shotgun start. The Owls will tee off from holes 1-3 and compete in groups with student-athletes from Illinois and South Alabama. Tuesday's tee times and pairings will depend on results following the previous round.

UP NEXT

Following the Hal Williams Collegiate, the Owls will travel to Cabo, Mexico for the Cabo Collegiate, Mar. 1-3.

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