Sophomore Rob Politza (Lemont, Ill. / Lemont Township) posted the team's top score as the Valparaiso University men's golf team played the final 18 holes of Rice's Bayou City Collegiate Classic, which wrapped up on Tuesday at the par-72, 7184-yard Westwood Golf Club in Houston, Texas.
 
How It Happened

• Politza was the lone Beacon to go par or better on Tuesday, posting a 72, his second straight round of even par. His 221 (+5) was second on the team and tied for 31^st on the player leaderboard. The Illinois native, who started Monday's round on the back nine, hit a hot streak in the middle of the front nine, draining birdies on three straight holes from 4-6. He stroked a 2-under 34 on the front nine to finish out the tournament.
• Sophomore Rodrigo Garcia Teruel (Puebla, Mexico / Modern Academy) owned the team's top tournament score at 220 (+4, t-26) over 54 holes. He finished out the tourney with a 75 (+3) in Round 3, solidifying
• Each of the team's top three scorers were freshmen or sophomores, including rookie Charlie Davenport (Clarendon Hills, Ill. / Benet Academy), who posted a 226 including a 76 in the final round.
• The Beacons finished 10^th of 14 as a team with a 54-hole score of 885 including a 299 on Tuesday. Host Rice won the event at 839 with Houston's Grant Doggett taking medalist honors with a 15-under 201.

Up Next
Valpo individuals will take part in the Golfweek "Put Me In Coach" Invite hosted by Ball State at Delaware Country Club in Muncie, Ind. next week beginning on Monday, Oct. 6.