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Rice University Athletics
Monday, March 23
Palm City, FL
All Day
Rice University
at
Valspar Collegiate Invitational
Owls Close Day One at Valspar Collegiate Invitational
3/23/2026 8:34:00 PM | Men's Golf
Palm City, Fla. — The Rice Men's Golf team began play at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational.
The Owls carded rounds of 282-291 to sit in 15th-place at +5.
Junior Reggie Zhu and sophomore Daniel Zou are tied for 48th-place at even par. Zhu posted consecutive rounds of 71, while Zou shot 70-72. Zhu has 11 rounds of par or better this year and 30 in his career, while Zou now has 14 this year and 35 in his career.
Senior Lukas Boandl and freshman Raines Watson are tied for 60th-place at +3. Boandl carded rounds of 70-75, while Watson posted a 71-74. Boandl has a team-high 19 rounds of par or better this year and 57 in his career, while Watson has 12 this year.
Redshirt junior Henry Daly carded consecutive 74's to sit in a 74th-place tie at +6.
No. 1 Auburn leads the tournament at -30, two strokes in front of No. 10 Texas Tech. USC's Jaden Dumdumaya and Florida State's Tyler Weaver are tied for the tournament lead at -11, two strokes in front of Oklahoma's Ryder Cowan.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"It was a tough day for us. Every time we got it going in the right direction, we'd hit a speed bump and have to get back again. We are still in the fight, and will give it our best tomorrow"
NEXT UP
The final round begins tomorrow with a shotgun start at 7:30 a.m. Rice will tee off from holes No. 14-18, and will be paired with student-athletes from Arizona State, Augusta, and North Carolina.
All-American Intercollegiate
15 Rice 282-291/573 +5
t48 Reggie Zhu 71-71/142 E
t48 Daniel Zou 70-72/142 E
t60 Lukas Boandl 70-75/145 +3
t60 Raines Watson 71-74/145 +3
t74 Henry Daly 74-74/148 +6
The Owls carded rounds of 282-291 to sit in 15th-place at +5.
Junior Reggie Zhu and sophomore Daniel Zou are tied for 48th-place at even par. Zhu posted consecutive rounds of 71, while Zou shot 70-72. Zhu has 11 rounds of par or better this year and 30 in his career, while Zou now has 14 this year and 35 in his career.
Senior Lukas Boandl and freshman Raines Watson are tied for 60th-place at +3. Boandl carded rounds of 70-75, while Watson posted a 71-74. Boandl has a team-high 19 rounds of par or better this year and 57 in his career, while Watson has 12 this year.
Redshirt junior Henry Daly carded consecutive 74's to sit in a 74th-place tie at +6.
No. 1 Auburn leads the tournament at -30, two strokes in front of No. 10 Texas Tech. USC's Jaden Dumdumaya and Florida State's Tyler Weaver are tied for the tournament lead at -11, two strokes in front of Oklahoma's Ryder Cowan.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"It was a tough day for us. Every time we got it going in the right direction, we'd hit a speed bump and have to get back again. We are still in the fight, and will give it our best tomorrow"
NEXT UP
The final round begins tomorrow with a shotgun start at 7:30 a.m. Rice will tee off from holes No. 14-18, and will be paired with student-athletes from Arizona State, Augusta, and North Carolina.
All-American Intercollegiate
15 Rice 282-291/573 +5
t48 Reggie Zhu 71-71/142 E
t48 Daniel Zou 70-72/142 E
t60 Lukas Boandl 70-75/145 +3
t60 Raines Watson 71-74/145 +3
t74 Henry Daly 74-74/148 +6
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