June 1, 2006
Results | Notes
SUNRIVER, Ore. - The No. 8 UNLV men's golf team shot a second-round 2-over-par 290 on Thursday at the NCAA Championships at Crosswater Golf Course (par 72, 7,630 yards) at the Sunriver Resort and is tied for 15th place with a 36-hole total of 7-over 583.
Washington jumped into the top spot after shooting a 6-under 282 on Thursday and leads at 13-under 563 for the tournament. Arizona State shot the second round's best score of 9-under 279 and is in a tie for second place with first-round leader Wake Forest, both at 10-under 566.
Florida is fourth at 7-under, while Clemson and Kentucky are tied for fifth at 6-under. Oklahoma State (-4) is seventh, Minnesota (-3) is eighth, while Texas A&M (-2) and UCLA (-2) are tied for ninth to close out the top 10.
UNLV is tied with Coastal Carolina for 15th place, 20 shots off the lead.
Persistent rain showers and a brief afternoon downpour caused play to be suspended for almost 30 minutes midway through the day.
Wake Forest's Kyle Reifers remained the individual leader after a second-round 2-under 70 to bring his total to 9-under 135. Reifers leads the field by three shots, with four golfers in a tie for second place at 6-under.
UNLV sophomore C.J. Gatto fired a second-round 4-under 68 and moved up from a tie for 83rd to a tie for 19th at 2-under 142. Sophomore Jarred Texter also shot a red number on Thursday with a 2-under 70 to put in him in a tie for 42nd place at 1-over 145.
Other Rebel scores: sophomore Matt Kinsinger (77) is tied for 92nd at 4-over 148, freshman Seung-Su Han (77) is tied for 117th at 6-over 150 and senior Andres Gonzales (75) is tied for 122nd at 7-over 151.
The third round is slated for Friday, with the pairings determined by scores from the first two rounds. The top teams will tee off first and will be followed by each team in order of standings.
Friday's first tee time was moved to 7 a.m. after originally being scheduled for 7:30.
The championship tournament consists of 30 teams and the nation's top six individuals not on those teams. Following Friday's third round, the field will be cut to the top 15 teams and top six individuals not on an advancing team.
