The Rice Men’s Golf team finished third at the Cabo Collegiate tournament in Cabo, Mexico, after shooting a two-under 282 in the final round. The team posted an overall score of 842, which was 10 under par for the event.
Rice competed against several top-ranked programs, finishing with an 8-2 record against teams ranked in the Top 40 nationally. This included a 2-1 record against Top 10 teams and a 5-2 record versus those in the Top 25.
Redshirt senior Henry Daly tied for eighth place individually at five under par following an even-par round of 71. Daly has now recorded his fifteenth round of par or better this season and twenty-second of his career. His total score of 208 matched his season-low and marked his second Top 10 finish this year.
Senior Lukas Boandl ended tied for eleventh at three under par after posting a one-under 71. Boandl notched his eighteenth round of par or better this season and fifty-sixth overall. It was also his sixth Top 20 result this year.
Sophomore Daniel Zou delivered Rice’s lowest round on the final day with a score of 69, finishing two over par to tie for thirtieth place. Zou now has five rounds in the sixties this season and eleven rounds at par or better during the current campaign.
Junior Reggie Zhu shot a final-round 72 to tie for forty-ninth place at seven over par, while freshman Raines Watson carded an eighty-three to tie for fifty-third at eight over.
Oklahoma State, ranked eleventh nationally, won the tournament with a total score of twenty-two under par—one stroke ahead of Arkansas. Oklahoma State’s Preston Stout claimed individual medalist honors at fifteen under par.
In other competition, junior Jaivir Pande achieved his best collegiate finish by tying for tenth place at one under during the Colin Montgomerie HCU Invitational after closing with a round of seventy-two. Redshirt senior Davis Byrd earned his first career Top 20 result by tying for nineteenth place at three over par.
Head coach Justin Emil commented on Rice’s performance: “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 out 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.”
Rice is scheduled to co-host its next event—the All-American Intercollegiate—on March 16-17 at the Golf Club of Houston in Humble.
