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Feb. 20, 2015
2015 John A. Burns Intercollegiate Results
LIHUE, Hawaii (UNLVRebels.com) - The No. 24 UNLV men's golf team shot a final-round 2-over 290 on Friday and finished in third place at the 39th Annual John A. Burns Intercollegiate, which was being played at Kauai's Wailua Golf Course (par 72, 6,991 yards).
No. 25 California led wire to wire and finished the 54-hole tournament at 12-under 852. The Golden Bears shot a final-round 9-under 279 to win the event by seven shots. New Mexico finished second at 5-under, while the Rebels ended up 4-over. Texas A&M finished fourth at 8-over and No. 19 Virginia rounded out the top five at 13-over. There were 17 teams competing.
The third-place finish for UNLV marked the fourth time in its six tournaments this season that it placed third or better.
Individually, California's Shotaro Ban (brother of UNLV freshman Shintaro Ban) edged out UNLV freshman John Oda for medalist honors. Ban shot 3-under 69 during the final round to finish at 8-under 208, while Oda was 1-under on Friday and finished two shots back in second place at 6-under 201. UNLV senior Kurt Kitayama finished third at 5-under after a final-round 2-under 70. There was a three-way tie for fourth place at 4-under.
Oda won his first career tournament earlier this month at the Sea Best Invitational, which was UNLV's last tournament and spring season opener.
UNLV senior Nicholas Maruri, who competed as an individual, shot a final-round 3-over to finish at 8-over 224 in a tie for 37th. Senior Carl Jonson finished tied for 49th at 10-over after a final-round 4-over, junior AJ McInerney finished tied for 54th at 11-over after a final-round 1-over, and sophomore Taylor Montgomery finished tied for 60th at 13-over after a final-round 9-over.
There were a total of 93 individuals competing at the event.
UNLV next tournament will be its own as it hosts the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters, March 9-11, at Southern Highlands Golf Club. The Collegiate Masters annually features the No. 1-ranked field in all of college golf. The event is free and open to the public.
