Men's Golf 9/16/2019 6:10:00 PM

Rebels In Eighth After First Day At Season Opener

Three UNLV players among the top 16 individuals, Windon Memorial Classic near Chicago concludes Tuesday.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV men's golf team shot 10-over-par 578 (6-over 290, 4-over 288) during the first two rounds of the Windon Memorial Classic Monday and is in eighth place at the tournament, which is being hosted by Northwestern at Conway Farms (par 71, 7,233 yards).

Notre Dame holds the team lead at 10-under 558 (281-277), followed by Ole Miss four shots back at 6-under. South Florida is third at 4-under, Marquette is fourth at 1-over and Kansas rounds out the top five at 4-over. There are a total of 14 teams competing.

Individually, Marquette's Hunter Eichhorn is in first place by six shots at 11-under 131 (65-66). Notre Dame's Hunter Ostrom and Ole Miss' Sarut Vongchaisit are both tied for second at 5-under.

UNLV has three players in the top 16: junior Jack Trent in a tie for 12th at even-par 142 (71-71), while senior Justin Kim (74-69) and junior J.J. Gresco (71-72) are both tied for 16th. There are a total of 79 golfers competing.

NEXT FOR THE REBELS: The final round of the tournament will be played Tuesday, Sept. 17, starting at 8 a.m. CT. UNLV will be paired with East Tennessee State and UC Davis.

LIVE SCORING: Live scoring of the tournament is available at UNLVRebels.com, courtesy of Golfstat, or by clicking here.

REBEL NOTES:
• This is the season opener for the Rebels.
• UNLV lost Mountain West Golfer of the Year and All-America Scholar Harry Hall to graduation following last season. He recently competed at the prestigious Walker Cup, becoming just the third Rebel in program history to be invited.
• The Rebels have welcomed four new players to this year's roster.
• Last year's team appeared in a NCAA-record 31st straight regional and advanced to the national finals where it finished in the top 20.
• Jack Trent and David Rauch are UNLV's returning All-Mountain West performers. Trent captured the individual title at the Southern Highlands Collegiate in March, which earned him an exemption into the PGA Tour's Shriners Hospitals for Children Open (will be played Oct. 3-6, at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas).
• Justin Kim, who turned in UNLV's best individual finish at the NCAA Finals last season, was also named an All-America Scholar.
• This year marks head coach Dwaine Knight's 33rd season leading the Rebel program.

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Players Mentioned

Harry Hall: 6' 3"; Senior; 3L

J.J. Gresco: 6' 2"; Junior; 2L

Justin Kim: 5' 10"; Senior; 3L

David Rauch: 6' 2"; Sophomore; 1L

Jack Trent: 6' 3"; Junior; 2L

Players Mentioned

Harry Hall
: 6' 3"; Senior; 3L

J.J. Gresco
: 6' 2"; Junior; 2L

Justin Kim
: 5' 10"; Senior; 3L

David Rauch
: 6' 2"; Sophomore; 1L

Jack Trent
: 6' 3"; Junior; 2L