Oct. 27, 2007
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OFF THE TEE: UNLV is the host of next week's Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown, the first of two tournaments that the Rebels will host this year. No less than 18 teams will be on hand for the 54-hole event, which gets underway on Monday, Oct. 29, at Angel Park Golf Club. Monday's opening round and the second round on Tuesday will begin with teams teeing off of holes 1 and 10 at 7:30 a.m. (PT) and Wednesday's final round will be an 8:00 a.m. shotgun start. Of the 18 teams in the field, nine squads are currently in the top 30 in Golfweek's latest poll. In the five-year history of the tournament, the host Rebels have won the event once, back in 2004. They were led by Hwanhee Lee, who took home medalist honors that year as well.
2006 Champion: Oklahoma State2006 Medalist: Ashley Knoll, Texas A&M
THE REBEL LINEUP
Natasha Krishna, SOTherese Koelbaek, FRAlejandra Guacaneme, FRTonya Choate, SRKasi Lee, JR
UNLV INDIVIDUALS
Nicole McGirr, JRMelissa Mabanta, SO
THE FIELD: No. 8 Arizona, BYU, Colorado State, No. 13 Denver, Eastern Washington, No. 17 Kent State, Long Beach State, Missouri, No. 27 New Mexico, No. 15 Oklahoma State, No. 16 Pepperdine, SMU, Stanford, No. 23 TCU, No. 11 Tennessee, No. 26 Texas A&M, UNLV and Washington
THE COURSE: The 54-hole event will be played at the Angel Park Golf Club in Las Vegas, Nev. This will be the first time that the Collegiate Showdown will be played on this course.
PAR: 72YARDAGE: 6,083
FOLLOW THE TOURNAMENT LIVE: Fans can follow the Rebels at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown live by going to www.golfstatresults.com and clicking on the Collegiate Showdown tournament link for live results throughout the tournament.
