Oct. 13, 2003

Results

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Four Rebels crammed into the top 20 after 36 holes of play at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate on Monday and the UNLV men's golf team is just three strokes out of the lead at the par-71, 6,958-yard Old Overton Course.

With an 11-under-par morning, UNLV (273-275--548) shared the team lead with Georgia (273-274--547) through 18 holes. The Rebels then played the day's second round with a respectable 275 to move to 20-under, but still slipped to fourth place.

Oklahoma State (277-268--545) was the team on the move, shooting a daily best 16-under-par in the second round. The Cowboys ended the day at 23-under, sharing the lead with Wake Forest (275-270--545).

Two other teams - Augusta State (281-269--550) and Clemson (282-269--551) pack into a crowded top six.

The individual leaderboard is crowded with Rebels, although none finished higher than JC Deacon (66-69--135), who is tied for seventh place at seven-under. Despite the solid effort, Deacon trails Wake Forest's Bill Haas (63-66-129) by six strokes.

UNLV juniors Ryan Moore (70-67--137) and Travis Whisman (69-68--137) sit in a four-way tie for 12th place at five-under, and sophomore Ryan Keeney (68-71--139) is tied for 17th at three-under.

Freshman Sam Hunt (76-71--147) is tied for 48th after struggling in the opening round.

Final-round play begins at 8:00 a.m. EDT on Tuesday.