FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UNLVRebels.com) - UNLV senior Harry Hall shot even-par 72, while the Rebels as a team were 22-over during the first round Friday at the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship played at Blessings Golf Club (par 72, 7,550 yards).
Hall is just five shots off the individual lead and is tied for 12th. As a team, UNLV is 23rd out of the 30 teams at the national championship.
No. 1 Oklahoma State is the team leader after a 2-over 290, while No. 10 Stanford is second at 3-over and No. 11 Auburn and No. 12 California are both tied for third at 4-over.
California's Collin Morikawa is the individual leader at 5-under 67, while there is a three-way tie for second at 3-under.
SECOND ROUND PLAY: The second round will begin at 6:50 a.m. CT on Saturday. UNLV's tee times are scheduled to begin at 1:27 p.m. CT.
ROUND 3 CUT: The top 15 teams and nine individuals not on a qualifying team following the conclusion of the third round Sunday will advance to the final day of 18 holes of stroke play on Monday, May 27 to determine the individual national champion and the top eight teams that will advance to match play.
There are a total of 156 individuals competing.
COMPLETE REBEL SCORES:
• T12th – Harry Hall, senior (72, E)
• T53rd – Justin Kim, junior (76, +4)
• T87th – Jack Trent, sophomore (78, +6)
• T151st – J.J. Gresco, sophomore (84, +12)
• T153rd – David Rauch, freshman (85, +13)
TOP FIVE TEAMS:
1. Oklahoma State (290, +2)
2. Stanford (291, +3)
T3. Auburn (292, +4)
T3. California (292, +4)
T5. Texas A&M (296, +8)
T5. Wake Forest (296, +8)
REBEL NOTES:
• This year marked UNLV's 31st straight appearance in a NCAA Regional, which is the national record for most consecutive appearances.
• The Rebels are making their 22nd overall appearance at the national finals as a team this year.
• This is UNLV's third straight trip to the national finals. The Rebels placed in the top 20 last year.
• UNLV finished fourth at the Mountain West Championship this year, then placed fifth at the NCAA Myrtle Beach Regional.
• Senior Harry Hall was named the MW's Golfer of the Year this season, while Hall, sophomore Jack Trent and freshman David Rauch were all named All-MW.
• This season marks the 32nd at UNLV for Hall of Fame head coach Dwaine Knight.
LIVE SCORING: Live scoring is available off a link at UNLVRebels.com or by clicking here.
