Summer A Success For Men's Golfers
9/6/2019 8:38:00 AM | Men's Golf
A multitude of Rebel golfers achieved big in between semesters
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The summer of 2019 was a successful one for UNLV men's golfers as they spent their break between semesters honing their golf skills and competing around the globe.
Below are some of the highlights:
The Rebels will being their 2019-20 campaign with a tournament just outside of Chicago, the Windon Invitational, which is hosted by Northwestern, Monday-Tuesday, Sept. 16-17.
Below are some of the highlights:
- Junior J.J. Gresco, a business major from Scottsdale, Arizona, captured the title at the Nevada State Amateur, which was held July 9-11 at Somersett Championship in Reno. Gresco made a hole-in-one and then four straight birdies to come from behind to win the tournament.
Alumni Notes: Congratulations to NDP alumnus JJ Gresco, Class of 2017, for winning the Nevada State Amateur held July 9-11, at Somersett Country Club in Reno. With a hole-in-one and then four birdies in a row, JJ came from behind to win the tournament #GoSaints #WeAreNDP pic.twitter.com/rU5c58B4i4
— Notre Dame Prep Athletics (@NDP_Athletics) July 12, 2019
- Junior Jack Trent, a sociology major, originally from Sunshine Coast, Australia and attended Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas, repped the Rebels at the U.S. Amateur at Pinehurst in North Carolina.Â
- Freshman George Leigh, from Padstow, England, played for his country at the Home Internationals in August at Ashburnham Gold Club in Wales. England triumphed at the event for a second straight year. Â
- Recent graduate Harry Hall, from Hayle, England, became just the third player in program history to be selected for the Walker Cup. He will compete for the Great Britain & Ireland Team at Ryal Liverpool, in Hoylake, England, September 7-8. The other Rebels who have competed in the prestigious event: Chris Riley in 1995 and Ryan Moore in 2003.
The Rebels will being their 2019-20 campaign with a tournament just outside of Chicago, the Windon Invitational, which is hosted by Northwestern, Monday-Tuesday, Sept. 16-17.
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