May 20, 2011
Results
RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV men's golf team shot a second-round 9-over-par 297 on Friday and slipped to 12th place at the 2011 NCAA Men's Golf San Diego Regional, which is being played at The Farms Golf Club (par 72, 6,903 yards).
USC shot 2-over 290 during the second round, but maintained the lead by four shots with a 36-hole total of 8-under 568. UCLA is second at 4-under after a second-round 3-under 285. Ohio State is third at 3-over, SMU is fourth at 7-over and San Diego and Texas are both tied for fifth at 8-over. UNLV's two-round total is 16-over 592, eight shots out of fifth place.
UCLA's Patrick Cantlay shot a second-round 5-under 67 and holds the individual lead by three shots at 8-under 136. USC's Steve Lim is in second at 5-under, followed by Texas' Dylan Frittelli and Middle Tennessee State's Jason Millard in a tie for third at 3-under.
UNLV junior Derek Ernst leads all Rebel individuals at 2-under 142 after a second-round 1-over 73. Ernst is in a seven-way tie for fifth place, six shots off the lead.
Other Rebel players: freshman Blake Biddle shot 3-uinder 69 on Friday and is tied for 12th at 1-under 143, sophomore Kevin Penner shot a second-round 2-over 74 and is tied for 26th at 2-over 146, freshman Nicholas Maruri shot a second-round 9-over 81 and is in 71st at 17-over 161, and Colby Smith shot a 12-over 84 during the second round and is in 74th at 27-over 171.
The low five teams and low individual not on those teams will advance to the NCAA Championship finals.
The NCAA Regionals are made up of six 54-hole tournaments that are being 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 are competing at each of three regionals, including San Diego, while the other three regionals have 14 teams and five individuals not on those teams.
The tournament will conclude with 18 holes on Saturday. UNLV is slated to begin the final round off the No. 10 hole with tee times scheduled every 10 minutes from 8:20-9:00 a.m. Live stats are available courtesy of Golfstat through a link on UNLVRebels.com.
The 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship will be held May 31-June 5 at Karsten Creek in Stillwater, Okla.
