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Daly Ties Career-Low Round; Owls to Face Utah for Third-Place at Jackson T. Stephens Cup
9/15/2026 6:43:00 PM | Men's Golf
Frisco, Texas — Redshirt senior Henry Daly fired a 67, tying a career-low, as the Rice Men's Golf team finished stroke play in third-place at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup.
The Owls carded a one-under 287 to finish at -2. They will face Utah in tomorrow's in match play in tomorrow's third-place match.
Daly tied for sixth-place at -2. He started his round with a bogey on the first hole, before getting it back with a birdie on the fourth. He then birdied the eighth to make the turn at -1. He birdied the 10th to begin the back nine. After four straight pars, he birdied the 15th. Daly then closed the day with back-to-back birdies on the 17th and 18th.
The 67 was his 12th career round in the 60's, and his 26th round of par or better. It was also his fourth career top 10 finish.
Senior Reggie Zhu shot a 74 to finish at -3 in fifth-place, his second career top five finish.
Sophomore Raines Watson and redshirt senior Davis Byrd both carded a 73 to tie for 13th-place at +5. It is Watson's third career top 20 finish, and Byrd's second.
Junior Nolan Kuszyk posted a 77 to close in a tie for 18th-place at +7. It's his ninth career top 20 finish.
Texas finished stroke play at -25, 21 strokes in front of Texas A&M. UT's Daniel Bennett and Matt Comegys tied for medalist honors at -9.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"I'm really proud of our guys. They hung right in there with some really good teams and almost got in the championship match. It was a big-time round by Henry Daly. Everyone contributed this week. Now on to match play tomorrow."
NEXT UP
Rice will face Utah in match play tomorrow for third-place. Play begins at 11:25 a.m. from the first hole.
3 Rice 286-289-287/862 -2
5 Reggie Zhu 70-69-74/213 -3
t6 Henry Daly 72-75-67/214 -2
t13 Raines Watson 71-77-73/221 +5
t13 Davis Byrd 76-72-73/221 +5
t18 Nolan Kuszyk 73-73-77/223 +7
The Owls carded a one-under 287 to finish at -2. They will face Utah in tomorrow's in match play in tomorrow's third-place match.
Daly tied for sixth-place at -2. He started his round with a bogey on the first hole, before getting it back with a birdie on the fourth. He then birdied the eighth to make the turn at -1. He birdied the 10th to begin the back nine. After four straight pars, he birdied the 15th. Daly then closed the day with back-to-back birdies on the 17th and 18th.
The 67 was his 12th career round in the 60's, and his 26th round of par or better. It was also his fourth career top 10 finish.
Senior Reggie Zhu shot a 74 to finish at -3 in fifth-place, his second career top five finish.
Sophomore Raines Watson and redshirt senior Davis Byrd both carded a 73 to tie for 13th-place at +5. It is Watson's third career top 20 finish, and Byrd's second.
Junior Nolan Kuszyk posted a 77 to close in a tie for 18th-place at +7. It's his ninth career top 20 finish.
Texas finished stroke play at -25, 21 strokes in front of Texas A&M. UT's Daniel Bennett and Matt Comegys tied for medalist honors at -9.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"I'm really proud of our guys. They hung right in there with some really good teams and almost got in the championship match. It was a big-time round by Henry Daly. Everyone contributed this week. Now on to match play tomorrow."
NEXT UP
Rice will face Utah in match play tomorrow for third-place. Play begins at 11:25 a.m. from the first hole.
3 Rice 286-289-287/862 -2
5 Reggie Zhu 70-69-74/213 -3
t6 Henry Daly 72-75-67/214 -2
t13 Raines Watson 71-77-73/221 +5
t13 Davis Byrd 76-72-73/221 +5
t18 Nolan Kuszyk 73-73-77/223 +7
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