HOUSTON, TX – Old Dominion University junior golfer Jamison Randall (Cumberland, RI.) fired a 69 in the final round and finished with a 54 hole score of 211 (-5) to win medalist honors at the Rice Intercollegiate by two strokes. As a team, the Monarchs finished fourth just five strokes behind team champion UTSA. Sophomore Ashton Newsom (Chesapeake, Va.) finished seventh (74-71-72=217).
Randall (72-70-69=211) came into the final round one stroke behind Jared Howard of Cincinnati who would end up finishing fifth. Randall had five birdies on the front for a 32 and shoot 37 with one birdie on the back two win by two strokes over Alex Levy from Rice.
Fellow C-USA member UTSA captured the team title for the second straight year with an 875 score. The Monarchs finished the day at 880, shooting 294 in the final round.
Randall tied for first in par three scoring at 2.75 (-1) and led the tournament with six total birdies in today’s final round. This is Randall’s second collegiate tournament win which includes sharing the ODU-Outerbanks title in the Fall. He lost in a three-way playoff at the Raines Intercollegiate last season.
The Monarchs return to action March 9-11 at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate in North Carolina.
RICE INTERCOLLEGIATE
Final Results
Par 72 - 7184 yards
Westwood Golf Club, Houston, TX.
FINAL TEAM SCORES
1 UTSA 290 291 294 875 +11
2 Sam Houston State 296 296 286 878 +14
3 Cincinnati 296 285 298 879 +15
4 Old Dominion 298 288 294 880 +16
5 Rice Owl Golf Team 291 304 292 887 +23
6 Stephen F. Austin State University 303 300 291 894 +30
7 McNeese State 304 302 295 901 +37
Houston Baptist 298 299 303 900 +36
9 Gonzaga 309 301 295 905 +41
10 Lipscomb University 294 308 305 907 +43
11 Florida Atlantic 303 297 310 910 +46
12 Arkansas State 309 307 304 920 +56
13 Drake 313 298 313 924 +60
14 Nicholls State 317 306 309 932 +68
15 University of Texas - Pan American 310 320 313 943 +79
ODU GOLFERS
1 Jamison Randall 72 70 69 211 -5
7 Ashton Newsom 74 71 72 217 +1
T 29 David Langley 75 75 77 227 +11
T 33 Seth Sweet 77 75 76 228 +12
T 63 Thomas Henderson 83 72 79 234 +18