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Rice University Athletics
2025-26 Men's Golf Roster
Roster
Daniel Zou
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- The Woodlands, Texas
- High School:
- The Woodlands HS
ATHLETIC HONORS
2025, 2026 American All-Conference
2025 AAC Freshman of the Year
AAC Golfer of the Week (Mar. 5, 2025)
ACADEMIC HONORS
2025 American All-Academic Team
At Rice
Is the Rice career record holder since 1991 in stroke average (71.65) and average vs. par (0.03) ... is third in rounds in the 60’s (17) and sixth in rounds of par or better (42).
2025-26 (So.)
American All-Conference ... one of four golfers to participate in all 12 team tournaments ... second on the team in stroke average (71.49), average to par (-0.09), rounds of par or better (21), and rounds in the 60’s (8) … third with 115 birdies … tied for fifth at the American Championship (4/27-29), finishing -11 ... closed the tournament with a bogey-free eight-under 64, the second lowest round in school history ... tied for seventh at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic (9/29-30) finishing at -5 … tied for 11th at the All-American Intercollegiate (3/16-17) … tied for 15th-place at the Argent Financial Classic … tied for 19th-place at the NCAA Athens Regional (5/18-20), where he finished with a 66.
2024-25 (Fr.)
Participated in all 12 tournaments … one of three golfers to participate in all 11 tournaments … AAC All-Conference ... AAC Freshman of the Year ... AAC Golfer of the Week (3/5) … NCAA Bremerton Regional participant … second on the team with a 71.81 stroke average, a 0.14 average vs. par, 21 rounds of par or better, nine rounds in the 60’s, and 131 birdies … three top 10 and six top 20 finishes … tied for first-place at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic (9/30-10/1) at -12 … fired a final round 66 … tied for eighth at the Border Olympics (2/17-18) … finished in 10th-place at the Cabo Collegiate, where he defeated the No. 1 and No. 3 ranked player in the country … tied for 18th-place at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational (10/26-27) … tied for 12th-place at the All-American Intercollegiate (3/17-18) ... tied for 11th-place at the AAC Championship (4/21-23), where he tied a career-low with a 66 in the second round … earned the No. 5 seed at the NCAA Bremerton Regional, where he tied for 37th-place.
The Woodlands High School
Personal
Born: Jan. 23...Parents: Zhiwen and Lihong Zou.
| Years | Rounds | Strokes | Average | Low Round |
| 2024-25 | 36 | 2,585 | 71.81 | 66 |
| 2025-26 | 35 | 2,502 | 71.49 | 64 |
| TOTALS | 71 | 5,087 | 71.65 | 64 |
