Tuesday, October 20
Halbert National – Granbury, Texas
University of Houston
vs
Abilene Christian Intercollegiate
10/20/2026 8:17:00 PM | Men's Golf
Doggett, Gamboa & Hsuan-Yi Chen shoot under par to lead Cougars; Final Round begins Wednesday
GRANBURY, Texas – University of Houston Men's Golfers Grant Doggett, Hsuan-Yi Chen and Sebastian Gamboa each fired rounds under par to lead the Cougars during the Second Round of the Abilene Christian Intercollegiate at Halbert National on Tuesday afternoon.Doggett sank four birdies on the way to a team-low 70 and rose into a tie for seventh at 2-under 142 on the 7,485-yard, par-72 course. Hsuan-Yi Chen and Gamboa each finished Tuesday's play with rounds of 71 to surge into the Top-16 leaders.
Houston bettered its First-Round score by four strokes with a 289 and stood in third with a 36-hole total of 2-under 574. #28 Texas A&M held the team lead at 561 with Arizona in second at 568 while Missouri (579), SMU (297) and Michigan (589) rounded out the Top-Six leaders.
Starting off No. 1, Doggett quickly moved under par with a birdie on his first hole but fell back to even par with a bogey at No. 2. Following three straight pars, the Beach City, Texas, native sank a birdie on the 440-yard, par-4 sixth hole.
Doggett returned to even par with a bogey to start his second nine but added two more birdies at No. 13 and No. 18 to finish with a 70.
Hsuan-Yi Chen overcame a bogey on No. 1 and returned to even par with a birdie at No. 6. Following four straight pars to open his second nine, the Taiwan native drained his final birdie of the day at No. 14 and closed the day with four more pars to tie for ninth at 143.
After opening his day with three straight pars, Gamboa endured a triple-bogey 7 at No. 4. Fortunately, that would be the only blemish on his scored and he closed his Second Round with 10 pars and birdies at Nos. 6, 8, 13 and 15 to move into a tie for 16th at 145.
Senior Chi Chun Chen battled to a 73 and was tied for 10th overall at even-par 144 while junior Sacha Ruiz was tied for 27th at 149.
Texas A&M's Aaron Pounds held the second-day lead at 137 to finish one shot ahead of teammate Kris Kuvaas. Tulsa's Minas Manias was in third at 139 while Arizona teammates Jorge Sampedro and William Wistrand were tied for fourth at 140.
The tournament concluded with the Final Round beginning Wednesday morning.
TUNE IN
Fans can watch action from the Final Round on Golf Channel's live stream by clicking here. A subscription to Golf Channel may be required to view the stream.
The telecast begins at 3 p.m., Wednesday, with additional coverage on Golf Central from 6 to 7 p.m. A re-air of the tournament begins at 8 p.m.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring from the Abilene Christian Intercollegiate by clicking here.
TEE TIMES
For Wednesday's Final Round, the Cougars will start off No. 1 and compete in groups with student-athletes from Texas A&M and Arizona.
Ruiz begins the tournament at 10:45 a.m. with Gamboa (10:55 a.m.), Chi Chun Chen (11:05 a.m.), Hsuan-Yi Chen (11:15 a.m.) and Doggett (11:25 a.m.) following
Complete Abilene Christian Intercollegiate tee times can be found by clicking here.
UP NEXT
Following the Abilene Christian Intercollegiate, the Cougars close their fall campaign at the Ka'anapali Classic at Ka'anapali Golf Resort in Lahaina, Hawai'i, on Oct. 26-28.
From there, Houston will take its winter break before opening its spring season at the N.I.T. at Omni Tucson National Resort on Feb. 1-2, 2027, in Tucson, Ariz.
The season continues when the Cougars play host to the Border Olympics at Laredo Country Club in Laredo, Texas, on Feb. 15-16, 2027.
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