They will host a nationwide tour event next month and Rice is playing in it.
Rice dreams of competing on the senior tour, which he will be eligible for in 3 years, and this is a chance to test himself.
"My strategy is that I have to be able to hit fairways and if I fly a green, then just make sure I get it on the green for a bogie because you can make up bogies, but you can't make up doubles and triples," said Rice.