VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (UNLVRebels.com) - The No. 9 UNLV men's golf team shot rounds of 13-over-par 293 and 9-over 289 on Monday during the first day of the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate, which is being hosted by Alabama at Old Overton Country Club (par 70, 7,209 yards).
The Rebels played with just four student-athletes as sophomore Jack Trent became sick. UNLV is ninth with a 36-hole total of 22-over 582.
No. 14 BYU holds the team lead by a shot at 7-under 553. No. 5 Alabama is second at 6-under, Arkansas is third at 5-under, while No. 23 Auburn is fourth at 2-over and Charlotte rounds out the top five at 3-over.
Individually, Arkansas' Julian Perico has a four-shot lead at 11-under 129. BYU's Carson Lundell is second at 7-under. The Rebels' top performer was freshman David Rauch who is tied for 21st at 3-over.
REBEL OF THE DAY: Rauch shot a second-round 1-under 69, the Rebels' low round of the day, which included five birdies.
COMPLETE REBEL SCORES:
• T21st – David Rauch, freshman (74-69=143, +3)
• T25th – Harry Hall, senior (73-72=145, +5)
• T34th – Garrick Higgo, sophomore (74-72=146, +6)
• T44th –
Justin Kim, junior (72-76=148, +8)
• W – Jack Trent, sophomore
TOP FIVE TEAMS:
1. BYU (279-274=553, -7)
2. Alabama (277-277=554, -6)
3. Arkansas (281-274=555, -5)
4. Auburn (283-279=562, +2)
5. Charlotte (286-277=563, +3)
9. UNLV (293-289=582, +22)
There are a total of 12 teams and 59 individuals competing.
NEXT FOR THE REBELS: Final-round action will begin Tuesday at 8 a.m. CT. The Rebels will tee off between 8:50-9:30 a.m. CT.
LIVE SCORING: Live scoring of the tournament is available at UNLVRebels.com, courtesy of Golfstat, or by clicking here.
REBEL NOTES:
• UNLV has finished fifth and second in its first two tournaments of the season.
• In his last outing, Hall tied for medalist honors at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate recording his first career individual win.
• The Rebels are the
three-time defending Mountain West champions.
• Last year's team also finished third at the NCAA Regional in Columbus, Ohio, and placed in the top 20 at the NCAA Championship.
• Trent earned the Mountain West Freshman of the Year award last season, while Hall, Higgo and Trent were all recognized as All-MW performers.
• Hall was named a Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar in July.
• UNLV has played in a NCAA-record 30 straight regionals.
• This year marks head coach Dwaine Knight's 32nd season leading the Rebel program.
