9/14/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Sept. 14, 2017
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LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The No. 12 UNLV men's golf team will return to action on Friday, Sept. 15, as it competes at the Olympia Fields Country Club/Fighting Illini Invitational at the famed Olympia Fields CC (par 70, 7,353 yards -- North Course) in Olympia Fields, Illinois.
The tournament features 10 of the nation's top 20-ranked teams at the course that is home to several premier events including the 2015 U.S. Amateur. Olympia Fields has hosted two U.S. Opens, three PGA Championships, five Western Opens and a U.S. Senior Open among other high-level tournaments.
The tournament will have three rounds with 18 holes played each day, Friday-Sunday, Sept. 15-17. Tee times begin at 8 a.m. CT each day.
Competing for the Rebels will be senior Shintaro Ban, junior Harry Hall, freshman Jack Trent, and sophomores Justin Kim and Yash Majmudar. Freshman J.J. Gresco will play as an individual.
The Rebels are coming off a fourth-place finish in their season opener at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational, which was played in Colorado Springs, Colorado, last weekend. Trent recorded the squad's best individual finish as he tied for fifth at 7-under par.
The OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational will have a field of 15 teams: No. 19 Alabama, No. 4 Baylor, California, No. 20 Florida State, No. 5 Illinois, Indiana, Navy, No. 12 UNLV, North Carolina, Northwestern, No. 1 Oklahoma State, No. 8 USC, No. 14 Stanford, No. 16 Texas A&M and No. 6 Texas.
Illinois (845, +5) is the defending team champion at the event, while Texas A&M's Cameron Champ (205, -5) earned medalist honors by four shots in 2016.
Live scoring will be available courtesy of Golfstat with a link found at UNLVRebels.com or by clicking here.
