LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – After two weeks since its last tournament, the No. 16 UNLV men's golf team returns to competition in Humble, Texas, at the All-American Intercollegiate being co-hosted by Houston and Rice from Monday-Tuesday at the Golf Club of Houston Tournament Course (par 72, 7,425 yards). An individual tournament will also be held for additional players not attached to a team lineup at the Golf Club of Houston Member Course (par 72, 7,508 yards).
THE FIELD: The Rebels will compete in a 15-team field that includes the co-host Cougars and Owls along with Lamar, Louisiana-Monroe, North Texas, Penn, Sam Houston, Southern Miss, UTRGV, UTSA, TCU, Texas State, Troy and Yale.
UNLV LINEUP: Senior
Caden Fioroni, sophomore
Zach Little, senior
Trevor Lewis, junior
Wyatt Plattner and sophomore
Dillon Dean will represent the Scarlet & Gray in the team tournament. Playing in the individual tournament will be senior
Ben Sawaia, as well as juniors
Brett Sawaia and
Billy Smith
SCHEDULE: The 54-hole event includes the first 36 holes on Monday, followed by Tuesday's final round.
LIVE SCORING: Live scoring will be provided at the link
here for the team tournament and
here for the individual tournament.
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NOTES:
- The Rebels are coming off a second-place showing as host of the prestigious Southern Highlands Collegiate, where they bested eight of nine top-25 ranked squads and finished only behind the nation's current top-ranked Auburn.
- During the 2024-25 campaign, UNLV has notched two team wins as part of four top-5 team performances, including first-place finishes at SMU's Trinity Forest Invitational in the fall and Hawai'i's John A. Burns Intercollegiate this spring.
- Additionally, the Rebels have seen a player earn individual medalist honors in back-to-back events with Little's win back in February and Fioroni's win nearly two weeks ago at Southern Highlands Golf Club.
- This marks the second straight season UNLV has recorded an individual win in two consecutive events after Yuki Moriyama's back-to-back victories during the 2023-24 campaign, including last year's All-American Intercollegiate.
- The Scarlet & Gray lineup features two individuals ranked in the national player rankings as Fioroni sits at 19th and Little stands at 30th. Fioroni was recently named to the Haskins Award First Spring Watch List.