University of Nevada Las Vegas
John Burns Intercollegiate
2/16/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
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LIHUE, Hawaii (UNLVRebels.com) - The No. 21 UNLV men's golf team shot a second-round 4-under-par 284 on Thursday at the 41st Annual John A. Burns Intercollegiate, which is being played at Kauai's Wailua Golf Course (par 72, 6,991 yards).
No. 9 Virginia shot 5-under during the second round to remain the team leader. The Cavaliers hold a six-shot lead at 25-under 551 after 36 holes. Texas A&M is second at 19-under, while the Rebels are third at 10-under 566. BYU and Santa Clara are tied for fourth at 6-under. There are 18 teams competing.
Individually, Texas A&M's Chandler Phillips has a three-shot lead at 11-under 133 after a second-round 6-under 66, which tied for the low round of the day. Virginia's Jimmy Stanger, who shot a course-record 10-under 62 on Wednesday, is second at 8-under after a second-round 2-over 74. Santa Clara's Hayden Shieh and California's Collin Morikawa are tied for third at 7-under.
UNLV freshman Justin Kim also shot a 6-under on Thursday and leads the Rebels as he is eighth at 5-under 139. Kim's bogey-free round consisted of six birdies.
Two other Rebels are in the top 15 as junior Shintaro Ban is tied for ninth at 4-under 140 after a second-round even-par 72 and sophomore Harry Hall is tied for 14th at 3-under 141 after a second-round 2-under 70.
Other Rebels: junior John Oda is tied for 44th at 2-over 146 after a second-round 4-over 76, while senior Taylor Montgomery is tied for 78th at 7-over 151 after a second-round 6-over 78.
There are a total of 109 golfers competing.
The 54-hole tournament will conclude Friday with 18 holes. Live scoring is available on the internet courtesy of Golfstat through a link at UNLVRebels.com.
