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Men’s Golf Continues Play at NCAA Athens Regional
5/19/2026 3:32:00 PM | Men's Golf
Athens, Ga. — The Rice Men's Golf team continued play at the NCAA Athens Regional, played at the University of Georgia Golf Course in Athens, Ga.
The Owls carded a 12-over par 296 to put them in 12th-place at +7.
Senior Lukas Boandl is tied for 31st-place at even par after carding a 74. Sophomore Daniel Zou had the best round of the day, posting a 73 to sit at +1 in a tie for 39th-place.
Freshman Raines Watson and junior Reggie Zhu carded 75's Watson is tied for 47th-plae at +3, while Zhu is a shot back in a tie for 52nd-place. Redshirt junior Henry Daly is tied for 63rd-place at +6 after posting a 74.
No. 13 Vanderbilt leads the team competition at -22, three strokes in front of No. 36 Louisville. Vanderbilt's Will Hartman leads the individual competition at -12, one stroke in front of Louisiana's Malan Potgieter.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"We had a painful day out there. We got behind the eight ball of some mistakes early and it was tough to recover. There's still more golf to play for these guys. You can count on them bouncing back tomorrow."
NEXT UP
The final round begins tomorrow at 7 a.m. CT. Rice will tee off at 8:25 from hole No. 10 and will be paired with student-athletes from Kansas and Southern Miss.
12 Rice 279-296/575 +7
t31 Lukas Boandl 68-74/142 E
t39 Daniel Zou 70-73/143 +1
t47 Raines Watson 70-75/145 +3
t52 Reggie Zhu 71-75/146 +4
t63 Henry Daly 74-74/148 +6
The Owls carded a 12-over par 296 to put them in 12th-place at +7.
Senior Lukas Boandl is tied for 31st-place at even par after carding a 74. Sophomore Daniel Zou had the best round of the day, posting a 73 to sit at +1 in a tie for 39th-place.
Freshman Raines Watson and junior Reggie Zhu carded 75's Watson is tied for 47th-plae at +3, while Zhu is a shot back in a tie for 52nd-place. Redshirt junior Henry Daly is tied for 63rd-place at +6 after posting a 74.
No. 13 Vanderbilt leads the team competition at -22, three strokes in front of No. 36 Louisville. Vanderbilt's Will Hartman leads the individual competition at -12, one stroke in front of Louisiana's Malan Potgieter.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"We had a painful day out there. We got behind the eight ball of some mistakes early and it was tough to recover. There's still more golf to play for these guys. You can count on them bouncing back tomorrow."
NEXT UP
The final round begins tomorrow at 7 a.m. CT. Rice will tee off at 8:25 from hole No. 10 and will be paired with student-athletes from Kansas and Southern Miss.
12 Rice 279-296/575 +7
t31 Lukas Boandl 68-74/142 E
t39 Daniel Zou 70-73/143 +1
t47 Raines Watson 70-75/145 +3
t52 Reggie Zhu 71-75/146 +4
t63 Henry Daly 74-74/148 +6
Players Mentioned
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