April 28, 2007

Results

TUCSON, Ariz. - The No. 6 UNLV men's golf team shot the lowest score of the final round and was the only team under par as it shot 5-under 279 on Saturday at the Mountain West Conference Men's Golf Championship played at the Catalina Course at Tucson National (par 71, 7,136 yards), but finished in second place, one shot back of BYU.

The Cougars captured the title with a 54-hole total of 6-under 846 after shooting a final-round 2-over 286. UNLV finished the tournament at 5-under 847. The Rebels trailed the Cougars by eight shots after the second round of play. TCU was third at 2-over, Colorado State was fourth at 8-over and San Diego State rounded out the top five at 11-over.

New Mexico finished six at 13-over, followed by Utah at 39-over, Wyoming at 52-over and Air Force at 72-over.

TCU's Robby Ormand and San Diego State's Adam Porzak both turned in final-round scores of even-par 71 and tied for first at 6-under 207 for the tournament. Ormand won on a playoff hole to win medalist honors.

UNLV was led by sophomore Seung-Su Han who tied for fourth place at 3-under 210 after shooting a final-round 3-over 74. Junior C.J. Gatto and freshman Brett Kanda also finished in the top 10 for the Rebels. Gatto finished tied for sixth at 2-under 211 after shooting a final-round 1-under 70 and Kanda tied for ninth at even-par 213. He shot a final-round 4-under 67.

Other Rebel final-round scores, 54-hole totals and overall places: junior Jarred Texter, 68, 2-over 215, T13th; sophomore Eddie Olson, 75, 10-over 223, 29th.

At the conclusion of the championship the league announced the all-conference team and league awards. Texter and Han were both named to the All-MWC team. The Player of the Year was New Mexico's Charlie Beljan, the Freshman of the Year was BYU's Rob Fillmore and the Coach of the Year was BYU's Bruce Brockbank.

UNLV will learn its destination for the NCAA Regionals when the field is announced on Monday, May 7.