Inigo Izuzquiza

Men's Golf

Izuzquiza Leads Rebels In First Round At Isleworth Collegiate

The Scarlet & Gray freshman shoots an opening-round one-over 73 at the UCF-hosted tournament

ORLANDO, Fla. (UNLVRebels.com) – UNLV men's golf freshman Inigo Izuzquiza led all Rebel golfers in Sunday's opening round at the Isleworth Collegiate, which is being hosted by UCF at Isleworth Golf & Country Club (Par 72 - 7,544 yards).

The Rebel newcomer shot a one-over 73 to pull him into a tie for 37th through 18 holes. The remainder of UNLV's lineup includes junior Ben Sawaia (+4) in a tie for 44th, while junior Caden Fioroni (+7) senior George Leigh (+7) and sophomore Tommy Kimmel (+7) are tied for 62nd.

Leading the pack, Auburn's Alex Vogelsong shot a 6-under to make his way atop the individual leaderboard. Contending for the lead within one shot of Vogelsong, North Florida's Nick Gabrelcik (-5), the Tigers' Brendan Valdes and Florida's John DuBois (-5) are tied for second.

The Tigers took a commanding lead on the team leaderboard at 15-under after the first round, separating themselves by 13 strokes from Florida in second place at 2-over. Host UCF (E) is in third, LSU (+1) is in fourth and Purdue (+3) is in fifth.

UP NEXT: UNLV resumes tournament play with Monday's second round.
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Players Mentioned

George Leigh

George Leigh

5' 9"
Freshman
HS
Caden Fioroni

Caden Fioroni

5' 10"
Junior
TR
Ben Sawaia

Ben Sawaia

5' 11"
Junior
1L
Inigo Izuzquiza

Inigo Izuzquiza

Freshman

Players Mentioned

George Leigh

George Leigh

5' 9"
Freshman
HS
Caden Fioroni

Caden Fioroni

5' 10"
Junior
TR
Ben Sawaia

Ben Sawaia

5' 11"
Junior
1L
Inigo Izuzquiza

Inigo Izuzquiza

Freshman