Men's Golf

Rebels Move Into Sixth Place In Hawaii

Feb. 21, 2013

Results

KAHUKU, Hawaii (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV men's golf team shot a second-round 5-over-par 293 on Thursday to move into a tie for sixth place at the 37th Annual John A. Burns Intercollegiate, which is being played at Turtle Bay Resort's Arnold Palmer Course (par 72, 7218 yards).

Two-time defending tournament champion California remained the team leader after a second-round 6-under 282. The Golden Bears have a 36-hole total of 10-under 566 and lead the field by 16 shots. BYU is second at 6-over after a 2-over 290 on Thursday, while Texas A&M is third at 13-over, New Mexico is fourth at 14-over and Arizona rounds out the top five at 17-over.

UNLV is tied for sixth with Colorado State at 20-over 596.

Individually, Cal's Joel Stalter increased his lead to two shots with a 2-under 70 and sits at 7-under 137 for the tournament. His teammate Max Homa is in second at 5-under, while there is a three-way tie for third at 2-under.

UNLV junior Blake Biddle and freshman AJ McInerneylead all UNLV players as both are tied for 15th at 4-over. Biddle shot 1-under for the second round, while McInerney carded a 3-over. Biddle's round on Thursday consisted of a bogey on the 11th hole and an eagle on the par-5 577-yard 18th.

Freshman Zane Thomas is 5-over 149 after an even-par 72 on Thursday and is tied for 18th, while senior Kevin Penner is tied for 34th at 7-over (75) and sophomore Carl Jonsonis tied for 63rd at 13-over (78).

The 16-team, 88-individual tournament will conclude on Friday with 18 holes. 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"
Junior
2L
AJ McInerney

AJ McInerney

6' 2"
Sophomore
1L
Zane Thomas

Zane Thomas

6' 0"
Sophomore
1L
Blake Biddle

Blake Biddle

5' 9"
Sophomore
1L
Kevin Penner

Kevin Penner

6' 1"
Junior
2L

Players Mentioned

Carl Jonson

Carl Jonson

6' 1"
Junior
2L
AJ McInerney

AJ McInerney

6' 2"
Sophomore
1L
Zane Thomas

Zane Thomas

6' 0"
Sophomore
1L
Blake Biddle

Blake Biddle

5' 9"
Sophomore
1L
Kevin Penner

Kevin Penner

6' 1"
Junior
2L