Cabo, Mexico — The Rice Men’s Golf team carded a two-under 282 to finish in third-place at the prestigious Cabo Collegiate.
The Owls finished 8-2 against the Top 40 teams in the country, including 2-1 against the Top 10 and 5-2 against the Top 25.
Redshirt senior Henry Daly tied for eighth-place at -5 after posting an even par 71. It is his 15th round of par or better this year and the 22nd of his career. His 54-hole score of 208 tied a season-low. It’s his second Top 10 finish of the year and third of his career.
Senior Lukas Boandl posted a one-under 71 to tie for 11th-place at -3. It is his 18th round of par or better this year and the 56th of his career. It is also his sixth Top 20 finish of the year and the 18th of his career.
Sophomore Daniel Zou had the Owls’ best round of the day, firing a 69 to finish +2, in a 30th-place tie. It is his fifth round in the 60’s this year, and the 14th of his career. It is also his 11th round of par or better this year and the 32nd of his career.
Junior Reggie Zhu posted a 72 to finish in a tie for 49th-place at +7, and freshman Raines Watson carded an 83 to finish +8 in a tie for 53rd-place.
No. 11 Oklahoma State won the tournament at -22, one stroke in front of No. 9 Arkansas. OSU’s Preston Stout earned medalist honors at -15, seven strokes in front of Cal’s Ziqin Zhou and Arizona’s William Wistrand.
At the Colin Montgomerie HCU Invitational, junior Jaivir Pande had the best finish of his career, tying for 10th-place at -1 after closing with a 72.
Redshirt senior Davis Byrd earned his first career Top 20 finish, closing with a 74 to finish at +3 in a tie for 19th-place. Junior Braeden Hoyt tied for 61st-place at +15 after finishing with a 75.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
“I’m really proud of our fight this week. We got into the final group for the last round, and the guys handled the weight of that pressure. We just needed one of our guys to have a lights our performance to give us a chance to win. We definitely created some momentum this week in Cabo. Now it’s back to work to prepare for the All-American.”
NEXT UP
Rice returns to the links Mar. 16-17 when it co-hosts the All-American Intercollegiate, played at the Golf Club of Houston in Humble.
3 Rice 282-278-282/842 -10
t8 Henry Daly 69-68-71/208 -5
t11 Lukas Boandl 71-69-70/210 -3
t30 Daniel Zou 75-71-69/215 +2
t49 Reggie Zhu 78-70-72/220 +7
t53 Raines Watson 67-71-83/221 +8
