Sept. 28, 2007
LAS VEGAS - The No. 16 UNLV men's golf team will compete in Las Vegas this weekend at the Shoot-out at Angel Park on Saturday and Sunday, September 29 and 30.
The tournament, which will be played at Angel Park Golf Club (par 71, 6,722 yards), will have 54-holes played over two days - 36 holes on Saturday with a 7:30 a.m. shotgun start and 18 on Sunday with an 8 a.m. shotgun start.
The tournament is hosted by the University of Hawaii and includes Air Force, Arizona, Arizona State (individuals only), Boise State, UC Riverside, Cal State Bakersfield, Cal State Northridge, George Mason, Gonzaga, Jacksonville, Louisiana Tech, San Jose State, Southern Utah, UNLV, UTEP and Utah Valley State.
UNLV will also have players competing as individuals. At last year's Shoot-out at Angel Park, UNLV did not compete as a team, but sent five players who competed as individuals. Blake Trimble, Matt Kinsinger and Brett Kanda all finished in the top 10. Trimble tied for fourth at 7-under par, Kinsinger was sixth at 6-under and Kanda tied for seventh at 5-under. Brandon Loska also competed for UNLV and tied for 18th at 2-under, while Johnny Pinjuv finished 86th at 19-over.
Competing this year for UNLV as a team will be Seung-su Han, Jarred Texter, Eddie Olson, Ji Moon and Kanda. Other Rebels competing as individuals include C.J. Gatto, Kinsinger, Loska, Kevin Carrigan and Pinjuv. The Rebels that make up UNLV's team will also be eligible to win individual medalist honors.
San Diego State took the team title last year, running away at 30-under. Boise State finished second at 16-under. San Diego State's Aaron Goldberg won individual medalist honors at 12-under, surviving a playoff.
UNLV is coming off a 10th-place finish at its second tournament of the year, the PING/Golfweek Preview, which was held in West Lafayette, Ind., Sept. 22-23.
