Men's Golf

No. 12 Rebels Lead In New Mexico

Sept. 22, 2017

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (UNLVRebels.com) - The No. 12 UNLV men's golf team shot rounds of 6-under 282 and 5-over 293 on Friday and holds a six-shot lead at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate, which is being played at UNM Championship South Course (par 72, 7,555 yards).

Individually, Arizona's George Cunningham leads by a shot at 5-under 139 over UNLV senior Shintaro Ban. Ban was 4-under during the first round and even par during the second. Rebel junior Harry Hall is third at 2-under.

STAT OF THE DAY: Ban had eight birdies and an eagle during the first 36 holes of play, while Hall had nine birdies and sophomore Yash Majmudar tallied 10 birdies.

REBEL OF THE DAY: Ban, who is 4-under for the tournament, is in second place (out of 100 golfers), one shot back. He is coming off a third-place showing at Olympia Fields Country Club/Fighting Illini Invitational last weekend, which featured 10 of the nation's top-20 teams.

COMPLETE REBEL SCORES:
• 2nd -- Shintaro Ban, senior (68-72--140, -4)
• 3rd -- Harry Hall, junior (70-72--142, -2)
• T14th -- Yash Majmudar, sophomore (71-75--146, +2)
• T39th -- Justin Kim, sophomore (73-77--150, +6)
• T58th -- Jack Trent, freshman (78-74--152, +8)
• T85th -- J.J. Gresco *, freshman (76-81--157, +13)

*playing as an individual

TOP FIVE TEAMS:
1. UNLV (282-293--575, -1)
2. Washington (294-287--581, +5)
3. BYU (284-302--586, +10)
T4. Arizona (292-297--589, +13)
T4. Colorado State (295-294--589, +13)

REBEL NOTES:
• UNM Championship Course is hallowed ground for the UNLV men's golf team as it was the site of its team national championship in 1998.
• UNLV finished fourth at its season opener in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and then seventh at the tough OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational 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 conclude play at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate with the final round on Saturday, beginning at 7:45 a.m. MT.

LIVE SCORING: Live scoring is available off a link at UNLVRebels.com.

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Players Mentioned

J.J. Gresco

J.J. Gresco

6' 2"
Freshman
HS
Jack Trent

Jack Trent

6' 3"
Freshman
HS
Justin Kim

Justin Kim

5' 10"
Freshman
HS
Yash Majmudar

Yash Majmudar

6' 1"
Freshman
HS
Harry Hall

Harry Hall

6' 3"
Freshman
HS
Shintaro Ban

Shintaro Ban

5' 8"
Freshman
HS

Players Mentioned

J.J. Gresco

J.J. Gresco

6' 2"
Freshman
HS
Jack Trent

Jack Trent

6' 3"
Freshman
HS
Justin Kim

Justin Kim

5' 10"
Freshman
HS
Yash Majmudar

Yash Majmudar

6' 1"
Freshman
HS
Harry Hall

Harry Hall

6' 3"
Freshman
HS
Shintaro Ban

Shintaro Ban

5' 8"
Freshman
HS