University of Nevada Las Vegas
Golf World/Palmetto Dunes Collegiate Invite
Golf Sits Sixth At Golf World Tourney
11/3/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Nov. 3, 2000
HILTON HEAD, S.C. - The UNLV golf team is in sixth place after the first round of the Rolex/Golf World/Palmetto Dunes Invitational, shooting a five-under par 283 at the Arthur Hills Course at Palmetto Dunes on Friday.
The Rebels are 15 strokes behind Georgia, which fired a first-round tournament record 20-under par to take the lead.
Leading the way for UNLV is sophomore Tyler Mays, who shot a season-low round of 68. Mays is in four-way tie for eighth place overall, three shots behind first-round leader Cody Beyer of Arizona.
Freshman sensation James Oh finished the day one-under par, tied for 36th place, and Travis Whisman and Brett Foulds both shot even par and are tied for 45th place.
Sophomore Calvin Kupeyan stumbled a bit on the back nine, shooting a four-over for a total of 76. He is tied for 75th overall.
The Rebels will play the second round of the tournament on Saturday.
