ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV men's golf team shot rounds of even-par 288 and 7-over 295 Friday during the first day of the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate, which is being hosted by New Mexico at the Championship Course (par 72, 7,555 yards).
The Rebels turned in a 36-hole total of 7-over 583 and are in ninth place. Arizona leads the tournament at 14-under, followed by host New Mexico at 13-under. BYU is third (-9), San Diego State is fourth (-6) and Colorado (-1) rounds out the top five.
Individually, BYU's Peter Kuest holds a four-shot lead at 11-under. Arizona's Trevor Werbylo is second at 7-under.
UNLV junior
Jack Trent, who recorded top-10 finishes in the season's first two events, is third at 6-under after rounds of 5-under 67 and 1-under 71. Rebel sophomore
David Rauch is tied for 11th at 3-under.
There are a total of 16 teams and 92 individuals competing.
STAT OF THE DAY: Only five teams are under par for the tournament.
REBEL OF THE DAY: Trent recorded eight birdies during the first round and totaled 13 on the day.
NEXT FOR THE REBELS: Final-round action will begin Saturday with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. MT.
LIVE SCORING: Live scoring of the tournament is available at UNLVRebels.com, courtesy of Golfstat, or by clicking here.
NOTABLE:
• This is the Rebels' third tournament of the season and in a span of two weeks. UNLV finished tied for fourth at the Windon Invitational on Sept. 17, and 14th at the Olympia Fields Fighting Illini Invitational on Sept. 22. Both tournaments were held just outside of Chicago.
• 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.
