HOUSTON — The Rice Men’s Golf team holds a two-stroke heading into the final round of the Bayou City Collegiate Classic, played at Westwood Golf Club.
The Owls opened with an 11-under 277, and followed with a five-under 283 to sit at -16, two shots in front of second-place Houston. Their 36-hole score of 560 is the third-lowest in school history.
Redshirt junior Henry Daly is tied for third-place at -7. He began the day by tying his career-best round with a 67, then followed it with a 70. He has seven rounds of par or better this year and 14 in his career. He also has two rounds in the 60’s and seven in his career.
Boandl sits at -5 in a tie for fifth-place after firing consecutive 69’s. He recorded seven birdies with just one bogey. He has seven rounds of par or better this year and 45 in his career. He also has three rounds in the 60’s this year and 17 in his career, the second-most in school history.
Redshirt junior Davis Byrd, sophomore Daniel Zou, junior Reggie Zhu, and freshman Raines Watson are all tied for 13th-place at -1. Byrd carded rounds of 72 and 71 giving him four rounds of par or better this year and five in his career. Zou posted rounds of 70-73. The 70 is his fifth round of par or better this year and 26 in his career.
Zhu and Watson both opened with a 71. They then closed the day with a 72. Zhu has three rounds of par or better this year and 22 in his career. Watson has three on the year.
Junior Jaivir Pande is tied for 33rd-place at +3 after rounds of 73-74, and junior Braeden Hoyt posted rounds of 77-79 to sit at +12 in a 71st-place tie.
Houston’s Grant Doggett leads the individual tournament at -11, three strokes in front of teammate Jayk Altic.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
“The guys really battled out there today. It was a difficult setup. There was deep rough, fast greens, and hard hole locations, and our guys handled it really well. We’re in a good spot going into tomorrow. We’ve got to stay focused, in the moment, be patient, and do what we know how to do.”
NEXT UP
The final round begins tomorrow 7:30 a.m. Rice will tee off at 9 a.m. from hole No. 1 with student-athletes from Houston and Lamar.
1 Rice 277-283/560 -16
t3 Henry Daly 67-70/137 -7
t5 Lukas Boandl 69-69/138 -6
t13 Daniel Zou 70-73/143 -1
t13 Davis Byrd 72-71/143 -1
t13 Reggie Zhu 71-72/143 -1
t13 Raines Watson 71-72/143 -1
t33 Jaivir Pande 73-74/147 +3
t71 Braeden Hoyt 77-79/156 +12
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