Men's Golf

No. 13 Rebels One Shot Back Entering Final Round

Sept. 24, 2012

Results

ALPHARETTA, Ga. (UNLVRebels.com) - The No. 13 UNLV men's golf team shot a second-round 6-over-par 286 on Monday and is one shot off the lead after two rounds of play at the PING/Golfweek Preview Invitational. The tournament is being played at the Capital City Club Crabapple (par 70, 7,248 yards), which is also the site of the 2013 NCAA Men's Division I Championship.

The Rebels are in second place and have a 36-hole score of 7-over 567. UCLA is the team leader at 6-over 566 after a second-round 4-over 282. Host Georgia Tech and California are both tied for third at 9-over, while Washington and New Mexico are tied for fifth at 11-over.

Individually, San Diego State's Tom Berry held on to the lead after a second-round 1-under 69. He has a two shot advantage at 4-under 136. New Mexico's Gavin Green is at 2-under 138, followed by UCLA's Pedro Figueiredo and Texas A&M's Cameron Peck, who are both tied for third at 1-under.

UNLV sophomore Kurt Kitayama and UNLV senior Kevin Pennerare tied for fifth at even-par with Georgia Tech's Bo Andrews. Kitayama shot 2-over 72 on Monday, while Penner carded a 1-under 69 for the second round.

UNLV junior Blake Biddle is tied for 15th at 2-over 142 after a 1-over 71 on Monday, freshman AJ McInerney is tied for 40th at 5-over 145 after a second-round 4-over 74 and sophomore Carl Jonsonis tied for 66th at 10-over 150 after shooting 8-over 78 on Monday.

The 15-team, 75-individual tournament features 14 teams that were listed among Golfweek's preseason top 25 in the nation. The tournament will conclude with 18 holes on Tuesday with tee times starting at 8 a.m. ET.

Live scoring of the tournament is available on the internet courtesy of Golfstat through a link at UNLVRebels.com.

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Players Mentioned

Carl Jonson

Carl Jonson

6' 1"
Freshman
HS
Kurt Kitayama

Kurt Kitayama

5' 7"
Freshman
HS
Blake Biddle

Blake Biddle

5' 9"
Freshman
HS
Kevin Penner

Kevin Penner

6' 1"
Sophomore
1L

Players Mentioned

Carl Jonson

Carl Jonson

6' 1"
Freshman
HS
Kurt Kitayama

Kurt Kitayama

5' 7"
Freshman
HS
Blake Biddle

Blake Biddle

5' 9"
Freshman
HS
Kevin Penner

Kevin Penner

6' 1"
Sophomore
1L