May 18, 2010

LAS VEGAS - The UNLV men's golf team, ranked 12th nationally, will compete at the 2010 NCAA Division I Men's Golf San Diego Regional Championship, Thursday-Saturday, May 20-22, at Carlton Oaks Golf Club (par 72, 7,360 yards) in San Diego, Calif. The tournament is being hosted by San Diego State University.

This year's regional will mark UNLV's 22nd consecutive invitation to a NCAA Regional, which ties the NCAA record for most consecutive regional appearances (Arizona State and Oklahoma State - 1989-2010 - are the other two schools that have made 22 straight appearances). UNLV was awarded the second seed at this year's San Diego Regional, which is one of six 54-hole regional tournaments that will be conducted to determine the 30 qualifying teams and six individuals not on those qualifying teams who will advance to the finals.

Thirteen teams and 10 individuals not on those teams will compete at each of three regionals, while the other three regionals will have 14 teams and five individuals not on those teams. The low five teams and low individual not on those teams at each regional will advance to the NCAA Championship.

UNLV is looking to qualify for its first trip to the championship finals since 2006, which would mark its third trip over the last six years and its 17th appearance at the event in the last 22 years. UNLV did not advance to the NCAA finals as a team in 2001, 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2009.

The 2010 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship will be held June 1-6 at The Honors Course in Chattanooga, Tenn. (hosted by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga). The NCAA Regionals will have live scoring on the internet, available through UNLVRebels.com, courtesy of Golfstat.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL UNLV NOTES & STATS FOR THE 2010 NCAA SAN DIEGO REGIONAL