LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV men's golf team will begin the 2026-27 season in Olympia Fields, Illinois, in its first tournament under head coach Andres Gonzales at the Fighting Illini Invitational being hosted by Ilinois from Friday-Sunday at Olympia Fields Country Club's South Course (par 70, 7,215 yards).
THE FIELD: The Rebels will compete among a stacked 15-team field that features five top-10 and 12 top-25 programs in the Bushnell/Golfweek Preseason Coaches Poll.
Along with the No. 12 Illini, No. 1 Florida, No. 3 Oklahoma State, No. 4 Arizona State, No. 5 Texas Tech, No. 9 LSU, No. 13 Pepperdine, No. 16 Texas A&M, No. 18 Alabama, No. 19 Stanford, No. 20 Florida State and No. 25 Georgia Tech, Baylor and Northwestern will play at the event.
UNLV LINEUP: Representing the Scarlet & Gray will be senior
Zach Little, senior
Ryan Abuan, junior
Avery Lazarski, senior
Mason Snyder and sophomore
Aaron Van Hauwe.
SCHEDULE: Due to expected inclement weather, the 54-hole tournament will see continous 36 holes played Friday and the final 18-hole rounds on Saturday.
LIVE SCORING: Live scoring will be available at
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NEWS & NOTES:
- UNLV returns five players and brings in four transfers to its roster for the 2026-27 campaign.
- Among the Rebel returners are seniors Zach Little, Ryan Abuan and Mason Snyder, as well as sophomores Aaron Van Hauwe and Nico Bencomo.
- The Scarlet & Gray transfer additions include senior Baylor Bostick (Central Oklahoma), juniors Avery Lazarski (Saint Mary's) and Mason Haley (Kansas City), and sophomore Jack Taylor (K-State).
- A former touring professional golfer and Rebel All-American, Andres Gonzales was named the fourth full-time head coach in the proud history of the men's golf program at UNLV this past May.
- Gonzales is also the first former player to lead the Rebel men's golf program.
- UNLV enters the season off a sweep of the team and individual titles at the Mountain West Championship this past spring. Little won the individual title and UNLV clinched the team trophy via playoff.
