Sept. 17, 2017
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OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill (UNLVRebels.com) - The No. 12 UNLV men's golf team shot a final-round 9-over-par 289 Sunday at the Olympia Fields Country Club/Fighting Illini Invitational, which was played at the North Course (par 70, 7,300 yards) at Olympia Fields CC.
The tough early-season tournament featured 10 of the nation's top 20-ranked teams at a course that has been home to several premier events including the 2015 U.S. Amateur. It has also hosted two U.S. Opens, three PGA Championships, five Western Opens and a U.S. Senior Open among other high-level tournaments.
No. 16 Texas A&M captured the team title by nine shots at 3-under 837 after a final-round-low 9-under 271 No. 19 Alabama finished second at 6-over. The Rebels were 24-over for the tournament, finishing in seventh place among 15 teams.
Alabama's Davis Riley earned medalist honors by three shots at 10-under 200 after a final-round 3-under 67.
STAT OF THE DAY: UNLV freshman J.J. Gresco recorded five birdies during the final round. He had three straight over the 15th, 16th and 17 holes.
REBEL OF THE DAY: Senior Shintaro Ban finished third individually among 78 golfers. He shot 6-under 204 for the tournament after an even-par 70 on the final day. He finished four shots off the lead.
COMPLETE REBEL SCORES:
• 3rd -- Shintaro Ban, senior (68-66-70--204, -6)
• T9th -- Harry Hall, junior (72-69-69--210, E)
• T53rd -- Jack Trent, freshman (71-77-75--223, +13)
• T63rd -- J.J. Gresco *, freshman (79-76-73--228, +18)
• T71st -- Yash Majmudar, sophomore (74-78-79--231, +21)
• T73rd -- Justin Kim, sophomore (79-79-75--233, +23)
*playing as an individual
TOP FIVE TEAMS:
1. Texas A&M (281-285-271--837, -3)
2. Alabama (280-280-286--846, +6)
3. Oklahoma State (280-287-283--850, +10
4. Baylor (280-283-289--852, +12)
5. Illinois (283-284-286--853, +13)
7. UNLV (285-290-289--864, +24)
REBEL NOTES:
• UNLV finished fourth at its season opener in Colorado Springs, Colorado, last weekend.
• Last season, UNLV won the Mountain West Championship, captured an NCAA Regional title and advanced to the `Elite Eight' at the NCAA Championship.
• UNLV has an active NCAA record of 29 consecutive regional appearances.
• This season marks the 31st at UNLV for Hall of Fame head coach Dwaine Knight.
NEXT FOR THE REBELS: UNLV will be back in action, Friday-Saturday, Sept. 22-23, at the William H. Tucker in Albuquerque, N.M.
