9/7/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Sept. 7, 2017
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The No. 12 UNLV men's golf team will open its 2017-18 season Friday, Sept. 8, as it will compete at the 49th Annual Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational. The two-day tournament, which is being hosted by Air Force, will be played at the Eisenhower Golf Club's Blue Course (par 72, 7,461 yards) in Colorado Springs, Colo.
The 54-hole stroke-play tournament will be played over three days. Golfers will play 18 holes in a shotgun start beginning at 7:30 a.m. MT on both Friday and Saturday, Sept. 8-9. Pairings and tee times for the final 18-hole round, which will begin at 7:30 a.m. MT Sunday, Sept. 10, will be determined by the team score.
The 18-team field for the Falcon Invitational includes Abilene Christian, Air Force, Colorado, Colorado State, Drake, George Washington, New Mexico State, Northern Colorado, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, Southern Utah, Texas State, UNLV, Utah State, Utah Valley, UTEP, Weber State and Wyoming.
UNLV and UTEP each shot a 1-under 863 at last year's event to tie for the team championship.
Competing for the Rebels this weekend will be junior Harry Hall, freshman Jack Trent, senior Shintaro Ban, and sophomores Justin Chong and Justin Kim. Sophomore Yash Majmudar will compete as an individual. Live scoring will be available at UNLVRebels.com, courtesy of Golfstat.
UNLV is entering its 31st season under Hall of Fame head coach Dwaine Knight.
Last season, the Rebels won the Mountain West Championship, captured an NCAA Regional title and advanced to the `Elite Eight' at the NCAA Championship. The program has an active NCAA record of 29 consecutive regional appearances.
