LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV men's golf team will host several of the nation's top-ranked teams at the Southern Highlands Collegiate from Sunday-Tuesday, March 1-3, at Southern Highlands Golf Club (Par 72, 7,510 yards). Tee times are set to begin at 9 a.m. PT.
The public is encouraged to attend the tournament and admission is free for this prestigious event that annually lures the country's best college golf teams. Each year ranks at or near the top of the collegiate golf schedule in terms of strength of field.
THE FIELD: The tournament features a field of 15 teams all ranked in the Scoreboard Powered by Clippd top 50, including nine top-25 and five top-10 squads. Competing alongside the host No. 33 Rebels are No. 1 Virginia, No. 2 Auburn, No. 3 Florida, No. 4 Texas, No. 8 Pepperdine, No. 12 Illinois, No. 14 Oklahoma, No. 19 New Mexico, No. 25 San Diego State, No. 29 Texas A&M, No. 31 UCLA, No. 34 Georgia, No. 35 Washington and No. 46 South Carolina.
UNLV LINEUP: Representing the Scarlet & Gray will be junior
Zach Little, junior
Ryan Abuan, senior
Trevor Lewis, senior
Wyatt Plattner and junior
Mason Snyder. Also playing alongside the Rebels individually are seniors
Brett Sawaia and
Billy Smith alongside freshmen
Nico Bencomo and
Aaron Van Hauwe.
FORMAT: 54-hole stroke play with the low four scores counted each round for the team total. 18-hole rounds each day. Individual ties will be broken by sudden-death playoff.
TEE TIMES: Play will begin at 9 a.m. PT each day with tee times off the No. 1 and No. 10 holes.
UNLV AT THE SHC: UNLV has won the team title at the Southern Highlands Collegiate in seven of the last 20 years and has seen an individual claim medalist honors five times in the last 21 years.
LAST TIME AT THE SHC: In 2025, UNLV finished second as a team and saw
Caden Fioroni grab individual medalist honors. The Scarlet & Gray returns three of its players from that lineup, including Lewis, Plattner and Little.
LIVE SCORING: Live scoring will be available via Scoreboard Powered by Clippd. Stay tuned for the page to update with full tournament information, including tee times and pairings.
ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow the tournament on social media via @sohicollegiate on Instagram. Follow Rebel Golf on social media at @UNLVGolf on X and @UNLVRebelGolf on Instagram.
NOTES:
- The Rebels are coming off top-3 finishes in back-to-back tournaments. They finished third at the spring-opening Southwestern Invitational and tied for second at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate.
