George Leigh

Men's Golf

Men's Golf Finishes 11th At N.I.T. In Arizona

Rebels shot fifth-lowest score of final round to improve five spots in the standings Sunday at OMNI Tucson National.

TUCSON, Ariz. (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV men's golf team shot the fifth-lowest final-round score Sunday, climbing five spots in the standings to finish 11th as a team at the N.I.T., which was played at OMNI Tucson National Resort (par 72, 7,167 yards).

No. 8 Oklahoma State was 18-under on Sunday and won the team title by four shots at 47-under 817. No. 2 Oklahoma was second at 43-under, No. 6 Texas finished third at 31-under, San Diego State was fourth at 29-under, while host and No. 17 Arizona and No. 4 Illinois both tied for fifth at 28-under.

UNLV shot 9-under 279 during the final 18 holes to finish the 18-team tournament at even-par 864. 

Oklahoma's Garett Reband earned medalist honors at 15-under 201 after a final-round 6-under 66. Oklahoma State's Eugenio Chacarra and Texas' Pierceson Coody both tied for second at 13-under.

Illinois' Adrien Dumont de Chassart leads all individuals at 11-under 133 after rounds of 68 and 65. New Mexico's Brandon Shong is one shot back in second at 10-under, while there is a four-way tie for third at 9-under.

The Rebels were led individually by sophomore George Leigh, who finished tied for 30th at 2-under 214 after a final-round 3-under 69. Senior Jack Trent tied for 44th at even par, senior J.J. Gresco tied for 53rd at 1-over, junior David Rauch tied for 68th at 4-over and fifth-year Justin Kim tied for 87th at 8-over. 

There were a total of 104 players competing.

NEXT FOR THE REBELS: UNLV will be back in action April 5-6 in Scottsdale, Arizona, at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic. 



 
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Players Mentioned

J.J. Gresco

J.J. Gresco

6' 2"
Junior
2L
Justin Kim

Justin Kim

5' 10"
Senior
3L
David Rauch

David Rauch

6' 2"
Sophomore
1L
Jack Trent

Jack Trent

6' 3"
Junior
2L
George Leigh

George Leigh

5' 9"
Freshman
HS

Players Mentioned

J.J. Gresco

J.J. Gresco

6' 2"
Junior
2L
Justin Kim

Justin Kim

5' 10"
Senior
3L
David Rauch

David Rauch

6' 2"
Sophomore
1L
Jack Trent

Jack Trent

6' 3"
Junior
2L
George Leigh

George Leigh

5' 9"
Freshman
HS