Rebels Play At Turtle Bay
11/11/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Nov. 3, 2002
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STORYLINE: The UNLV men's golf team wraps up fall play this week at the Turtle Bay Intercollegiate in Kahuku, Hawaii. The two-day, 54-hole tourney begins on Monday, Nov. 4, with 36 holes at the Links at Kuilima (Par 72--7,199 Yards), and the final 18 holes slated for Tuesday.
ABOUT UNLV: UNLV enters the week ranked No. 2 in the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index and No. 6 by Golf World. The Rebels return four starters and seven letterwinners from last season's MWC Championship team, led by sophomore All-American Ryan Moore. Moore was one of the top amateurs in the country last summer, winning the U.S. Public Amateur Links and qualifying for both the U.S. Open and The Masters. The individual runner-up at the Tucker Intercollegiate, Moore is currently ranked 14th by Golfweek, the highest of four Rebels in the top 100. UNLV has not finished worse than fourth in any tournament this fall.
THE TURTLE BAY: UNLV added the Turtle Bay to the schedule this year, marking the first of two trips the Rebels will make to Hawaii. Although playing the Links at Kuilima for the first time, UNLV is no stranger to island golf. UNLV has competed in at least one Hawaiian tournament in each of the last 10 years.
THE FIELD: Hawaii plays host to: UC Riverside, Cal State Stanislaus, Cal State San Marcos, Hawaii-Hilo, International Pacific (Australia), UNLV, Osaka Gakuin (Japan), Portland, Santa Clara, San Diego State, San Francisco, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Weber State and Washington State.
THE LINEUP: The Rebels will use the same lineup for the Turtle Bay, consisting of senior Brien Davis, sophomores J.C. Deacon, Ryan Moore and Travis Whisman, and freshman Mitch Carlson.
HEAD COACH DWAINE KNIGHT: UNLV men's golf head coach Dwaine Knight begins his 16th year at the helm of the Rebel program. During his tenure, UNLV has been a perennial power with six league championships, 13 NCAA finals appearances and the 1998 national title. Last year's MWC Coach of the Year was the only mentor to twice claim GCAA National Coach of the Year honors in the 1990s (1991 and 1998). He has produced an amazing 30 All-Americans and guided five different players to the PGA Tour.
