Rice University Athletics
Monday, September 14
Frisco, TX
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Jackson T. Stephens Cup
Men’s Golf in Third Place after Day One of Jackson T. Stephens Cup
9/14/2026 8:07:00 PM | Men's Golf
Frisco, Texas — The Rice Men's Golf team sits in third-place heading into the final round of stroke play of the season-opening Jackson T. Stephens Cup, played Monday from PGA Frisco.
The Owls carded rounds of 286-289 to sit at -1.
Senior Reggie Zhu leads Rice in a tie for third-place with Texas' Matt Comegys at -5, one stroke behind Utah's Gabriel Palacios and UT's Daniel Bennett. Zhu carded rounds of 70-69. He now has 36 career rounds of par or better, and 10 career rounds in the 60's.
Junior Nolan Kuszyk, playing in his first round at Rice, carded consecutive rounds of 73 to sit at +2 in a tie for 14th-place.
Redshirt senior Henry Daly posted rounds of 72-75 to sit in a tie for 16th-place at +3. The 72 was his 25th career round of par or better.
Sophomore Raines Watson and redshirt senior Davis Byrd are +4 in a tie for 18th-place. Watson carded rounds of 71-77, while Byrd shot 76-72. The 71 was Watson's 16th round of par or better, and the 72 was Byrd's eighth.
Texas leads stroke play at -16, 12 strokes in front of Texas A&M.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"The guys were steady out there today. Reggie (Zhu) and Raines (Watson) led the charge early, and Reggie kept us going through the end of the day. This course doesn't give you a lot, so you have to stay patient out there. I'm proud of how they fought through the heat and long day."
NEXT UP
The final round of stroke play begins tomorrow at 11:24 a.m. Rice will tee off with student-athletes from Texas and Texas A&M from the first hole.
3 Rice 286-289/575 -1
t3 Reggie Zhu 70-69/139 -5
t14 Nolan Kuszyk 73-73/146 +2
t16 Henry Daly 72-75/147 +3
t18 Raines Watson 71-77/148 +4
t18 Davis Byrd 76-72/148 +4
The Owls carded rounds of 286-289 to sit at -1.
Senior Reggie Zhu leads Rice in a tie for third-place with Texas' Matt Comegys at -5, one stroke behind Utah's Gabriel Palacios and UT's Daniel Bennett. Zhu carded rounds of 70-69. He now has 36 career rounds of par or better, and 10 career rounds in the 60's.
Junior Nolan Kuszyk, playing in his first round at Rice, carded consecutive rounds of 73 to sit at +2 in a tie for 14th-place.
Redshirt senior Henry Daly posted rounds of 72-75 to sit in a tie for 16th-place at +3. The 72 was his 25th career round of par or better.
Sophomore Raines Watson and redshirt senior Davis Byrd are +4 in a tie for 18th-place. Watson carded rounds of 71-77, while Byrd shot 76-72. The 71 was Watson's 16th round of par or better, and the 72 was Byrd's eighth.
Texas leads stroke play at -16, 12 strokes in front of Texas A&M.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"The guys were steady out there today. Reggie (Zhu) and Raines (Watson) led the charge early, and Reggie kept us going through the end of the day. This course doesn't give you a lot, so you have to stay patient out there. I'm proud of how they fought through the heat and long day."
NEXT UP
The final round of stroke play begins tomorrow at 11:24 a.m. Rice will tee off with student-athletes from Texas and Texas A&M from the first hole.
3 Rice 286-289/575 -1
t3 Reggie Zhu 70-69/139 -5
t14 Nolan Kuszyk 73-73/146 +2
t16 Henry Daly 72-75/147 +3
t18 Raines Watson 71-77/148 +4
t18 Davis Byrd 76-72/148 +4
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