University of Nevada Las Vegas
Southern Highlands Collegiate
3/8/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
March 8, 2017
@UNLVGolf | @SHCollegiate | Results | Season Statistics
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The No. 17 UNLV men's golf team shot a final-round 6-over-par 294 on Wednesday and finished in sixth place at the Southern Highlands Collegiate, which was played at Southern Highlands Golf Club (par 72, 7,374 yards).
The prestigious tournament, which annually features one of the toughest fields in college golf, included six of the nation's top-10 teams according to Golfweek and 10 of the country's top 25.
No. 7 USC led wire-to-wire and won the tournament by 10 shots at 11-under 853. The Trojans shot a final-round 4-under 284. No. 3 Oklahoma State finished second at 1-under, while No. 9 Texas Tech was third at 3-over. There was a tie for fourth between No. 10 Stanford and Pepperdine at 9-over, while UNLV had a 54-hole total of 10-over 874. There were 15 teams competing.
California's Collin Morikawa and Oklahoma's Grant Hirschman tied for first at 6-under 210 for the tournament, but Hirschman earned medalist honors after recording a birdie on the first playoff hole, while Morikawa shot par. There was a four-way tie for third, one shot back, at 5-under. UNLV junior John Oda led the Rebels in a tie for seventh individually at 4-under 212 after a final-round 2-under 70. Two other Rebels finished in the top 25: junior Shintaro Ban tied for 21st at 3-over 219 after a final-round 3-over 75, while freshman Justin Kim tied for 25th at 4-over 220 after a final-round 1-under 71.
Sophomore Harry Hall tied for 46th at 10-over 226 after a final-round 9-over 81 and freshman Derek Castillo tied for 68th at 18-over 234 after a final-round 6-over 78.
Three Rebels played as individuals: senior Taylor Montgomery tied for 29th at 5-over 221 after a final-round 1-over 73, freshman Yash Majmudar tied for 63rd at 15-over 231 after a final-round 1-over 73 and freshman Justin Chong finished 67th at 17-over 233 after a final-round 5-over 77. There were 80 golfers in the field.
UNLV will have just one day off before its next outing -- The Jackrabbit Invitational, hosted by South Dakota State and Hawaii, at Siena Golf Club in Las Vegas, Friday-Saturday, March 10-11.
