Friday, September 14
Olympia Fields, Illinois
All Day
University of Nevada Las Vegas
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Olympia Fields / Fighting Illini Invitational
9/13/2018 11:34:00 AM | Men's Golf
Men's golf to play Friday-Sunday in Olympia Fields, Illinois, at event featuring 10 of nation's top-25 teams.
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The No. 23 UNLV men's golf team will open its 2018-19 season Friday, Sept. 14, 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 FIELD:Â The tournament features 10 of the nation's top 25-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 TEAMS:Â Air Force, No. 2 Alabama, No. 14 Baylor, No. 11 California, No. 25 Florida State, Nov. 16 Illinois, Indiana, No. 23 UNLV, No. 1 Oklahoma State, ORV Purdue, No. 20 USC, ORV South Carolina, No. 11 Stanford and No. 4 Texas A&M.
THE FORMAT:Â The three-day, 54-hole stroke-play event will consist of 18 holes each day. Teams will play five players with the low four scores each day counted for the team total.
TEE TIMES:Â Play will begin at 8 a.m. CT on Friday and Saturday, with Sunday's final round beginning at 7:30 a.m. CT.
THE LINEUP:Â Competing for UNLV will be senior Harry Hall, sophomores Jack Trent and Garrick Higgo, freshman David Rauch and junior Justin Kim.
LAST YEAR'S OFCC/FII:Â Texas A&M won last year's event by nine shots at 3-under 837. UNLV finished seventh out of 15 teams. Individually, Alabama's Davis Riley earned medalist honors by three shots at 10-under 200. Shintaro Ban was the Rebels' top finisher as he placed third at 6-under. Hall also placed in the top 10 with a tie for ninth at even par.
LIVE SCORING: Available courtesy of Golfstat with a link found at UNLVRebels.com or by clicking here.
NOTABLE:
- UNLV is the three-time defending Mountain West champions.Â
- 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.Â
- This year marks head coach Dwaine Knight's 32nd season leading the Rebel program.
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THE FIELD:Â The tournament features 10 of the nation's top 25-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 TEAMS:Â Air Force, No. 2 Alabama, No. 14 Baylor, No. 11 California, No. 25 Florida State, Nov. 16 Illinois, Indiana, No. 23 UNLV, No. 1 Oklahoma State, ORV Purdue, No. 20 USC, ORV South Carolina, No. 11 Stanford and No. 4 Texas A&M.
THE FORMAT:Â The three-day, 54-hole stroke-play event will consist of 18 holes each day. Teams will play five players with the low four scores each day counted for the team total.
TEE TIMES:Â Play will begin at 8 a.m. CT on Friday and Saturday, with Sunday's final round beginning at 7:30 a.m. CT.
THE LINEUP:Â Competing for UNLV will be senior Harry Hall, sophomores Jack Trent and Garrick Higgo, freshman David Rauch and junior Justin Kim.
LAST YEAR'S OFCC/FII:Â Texas A&M won last year's event by nine shots at 3-under 837. UNLV finished seventh out of 15 teams. Individually, Alabama's Davis Riley earned medalist honors by three shots at 10-under 200. Shintaro Ban was the Rebels' top finisher as he placed third at 6-under. Hall also placed in the top 10 with a tie for ninth at even par.
LIVE SCORING: Available courtesy of Golfstat with a link found at UNLVRebels.com or by clicking here.
NOTABLE:
- UNLV is the three-time defending Mountain West champions.Â
- 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.Â
- This year marks head coach Dwaine Knight's 32nd season leading the Rebel program.
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