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Rebels Tied For Eighth After First Round At Season Opener

UNLV men's golf shoots 6-over-par 294 Friday at Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational hosted by Air Force.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV men's golf team shot an opening-round 6-over-par 294 Friday at the season-opening Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational, which is being hosted by Air Force at the Eisenhower Golf Course (par 72, 7,541 yards). 

UC Davis leads the field by four shots at 9-under 279, while San Jose State is second at 5-under, followed by Denver at 2-under and Wyoming at 1-over. UNR rounds out the top five at the 21-team event. The Rebels are tied for eighth with Utah Valley. 

Denver's Jackson Solem holds the individual lead among those competing in the team competition at 6-under 66. There is a two-way tie for second at 5-under. 

The Rebels were led by fifth-year senior (graduate student) J.J. Gresco and junior George Leigh, who both shot even-par 72 on Friday. There are 105 players competing in the team competition, which is being held on the Blue Course.

The individual-only tournament is being played on the Silver Course and is being led by Vijay Srinivasan at 4-under 68 and Matthew Heitel at 3-under 69 0- both from San Jose State.

NEXT FOR THE REBELS: UNLV will continue play at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational this weekend with the second round Saturday, Sept. 11, and the final round Sunday, Sept. 12.

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


 
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Players Mentioned

J.J. Gresco

J.J. Gresco

6' 2"
Senior
4L
George Leigh

George Leigh

5' 9"
Junior
2L

Players Mentioned

J.J. Gresco

J.J. Gresco

6' 2"
Senior
4L
George Leigh

George Leigh

5' 9"
Junior
2L