2016-17 UNLV MEN S GOLF UNLV Athletics Communications 4505 S. Maryland Parkway Las Vegas NV 89154-004 Andy Grossman O: (702) 895-3995 C: (702) 630-3949 EMAIL: andy.grossman@unlv.edu Twitter: @UNLVSID UNLV GOLF QUICK FACTS LOCATION:...Las Vegas, NV 89154 FOUNDED:...1957 ENROLLMENT:...29,000 COLORS:... Scarlet & Gray PRESIDENT:...Dr. Len Jessup ATHLETICS DIRECTOR:... Tina Kunzer-Murphy CONFERENCE:...Mountain West 2016 NCAA FINISH... DNP 2017 NCAA REGIONAL FINISH:...1st of 13 2017 MOUNTAIN WEST FINISH:... 1st of 11 2016-17 TEAM TITLES:...3 2016-17 INDIVIDUAL TITLES:...3 LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST:...5/3 HEAD COACH:... Dwaine Knight ALMA MATER:... New Mexico 69 YEARS AT UNLV:...30th year ASSISTANT COACH:...Philip Rowe ALMA MATER:... Stanford 02 YEARS AT UNLV:... 3rd year GOLF OFFICE:...(702) 895-1081 WEBSITE:... UNLVRebels.com HOME COURSE:.Southern Highlands Golf Club PAR/YARDAGE:...72/7,510 FOLLOW UNLV GOLF UNLVAthletics @UNLVGolf @unlvathletics @UNLVRebelGolf @UNLVAthletics UNLVRebelsGolf UNLVAthletics SIMPLY REB, PLEASE! Please always remember, UNLV (acronym on all references, please) is home to the REBEL golf team -- NOT the Runnin Rebels! Only the men s basketball team at UNLV uses the nickname Runnin Rebels. INSIDE THE RANKINGS TEAM Golfweek/Sagarin Ranking: 16th (May 17) Golfstat: 16th (May 17) Bushnell Coaches: 19th (Final) Individual Golfweek/Sagarin Ranking: John Oda, 24th Golfweek/Sagarin Ranking: Shintaro Ban, 50th Golfweek/Sagarin Ranking: Harry Hall, 71st Golfstat: John Oda, 18th Golfstat: Shintaro Ban, 46th Golfstat: Harry Hall, 73rd REBELS TO COMPETE FOR NCAA TITLE No. 16 UNLV making 20th appearance at NCAA Championship, which starts Friday in Illinois STORYLINE: The No. 16 UNLV men s golf team won its NCAA al in West Lafayette, Ind., earlier this month to advance to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men s Golf Championship, which will be held May 26-31 at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Ill. The championship is being hosted by Northern Illinois University. This year s NCAA Championship will mark UNLV s 20th appearance at the event in the last 29 years and will be the Rebels second trip in the last three seasons. Five teams from each of six regionals advanced to this year s NCAA Championship, which features 30 of the nation s best teams. In addition, the top individual finisher from each regional that wasn t on an advancing team will compete at the finals. FORMAT: There will be 54 holes of stroke play over the first three days (18 holes each day, Friday-Sunday), after which the top 15 teams and nine individuals not on an advancing team will be determined. That is followed by a final day of 18 holes of stroke play (Monday) to determine the top eight teams that will advance to match play as well as the 72-hole individual champion. The team national champion will be determined by a single-elimination match-play format that will consist of quarterfinals and semifinals conducted on Tuesday followed by the finals on Wednesday. LIVE SCORING: Once the tournament is underway, live scoring may be accessed at NCAA.com and through a link at UNLVRebels.com. TELEVISION COVERAGE: The Golf Channel will televise parts of this year s NCAA Championship live. Coverage schedule (all times Central): Monday, May 29 - Final stroke-play round, pregame coverage from 3-4 p.m.; live coverage from 4-7 p.m.; postgame coverage from 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, May 30 - Pregame coverage from 9-10:30 a.m.; live coverage (quarterfinals) from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., postgame coverage from 12:30-1:30 p.m.; pregame coverage from 3-3:30 p.m.; live coverage (semifinals) from 3:30-7 p.m.; postgame coverage from 7-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 31 - Pregame coverage from 12-3 p.m.; live coverage (championship match) from 3-7 p.m.; postgame coverage from 7-8 p.m. TEE TIMES: UNLV is scheduled to tee off from the first hole during the first round at 1:22 p.m. CT on Friday with Texas and Clemson, and will start round two on Saturday from the 10th tee at 8:02 a.m. CT.
2016-17 UNLV Men s Golf Roster Name Ht. Wt. Cl. (Exp.) Hometown (Previous School) Major Shintaro Ban 5-8 140 Jr. (2L) San Jose, Calif. (Archbishop Mitty HS) Economics Derek Castillo 6-2 140 Fr. (HS) Yorba Linda, Calif. (Valencia HS) Marketing Justin Chong 5-9 155 Fr. (RS) Granada Hills, Calif. (Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences) Business Administration Harry Hall 6-3 195 So. (1L) Hayle, England (Truro College) Sociology Justin Kim 5-10 170 Fr. (HS) Fullerton, Calif. (Sunny Hills HS) Undeclared Yash Majmudar 6-1 145 Fr. (HS) Singapore (Monteverde Academy) Finance Taylor Montgomery 6-3 201 Sr. (3L) Henderson, Nev. (Foothill HS) Communications John Oda 5-7 150 Jr. (2L) Honolulu, Hawaii (Moanalua HS) Economics Head Coach: Assistant Coach: Dwaine Knight (New Mexico 69, 30th season) Philip Rowe (Stanford 02, 3rd season) PRONUNCIATIONS Shintaro Ban Derek Castillo Yash Majmudar John Oda Philip Rowe shin-tar-oh Ban (rhymes with fan) cass-tee-oh Yash (rhymes with wash) mahj-mood-dar OH-duh Row ABOUT UNLV: The Rebels are currently ranked 16th nationally, according to the latest edition of the Golfweek/Sagarin Rankings. UNLV has played in 13 tournaments as this season, recording three team victories (Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational in Colorado Springs, Colo., in September, the in Tucson, Ariz., in April and the NCAA West Lafayette (Ind.) al earlier this month. In addition, the team has finished in the top five on 10 occasions, including each of the last six outings. UNLV s individuals have won a total of three titles this season - junior John Oda with two (Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational, giate) and Justin Kim (). UNLV individuals have turned in a combined 15 top-five finishes this year, with Oda and junior Shintaro Ban both leading the way with five apiece. Oda, who was named the Mountain West s Player of the Year and is a semifinalist for the Jack Nicklaus Award, leads the Rebels in scoring average with 70.36 per round, which averages out to -1.07 to par. THE LINEUP: The Rebels five-man lineup for the NCAA Championship will be the same as it has been for the last four tournaments: junior John Oda, junior Shintaro Ban, sophomore Harry Hall, freshman Justin Kim and senior Taylor Montgomery. This lineup has won back-to-back tournament championships: the and the NCAA West Lafayette (Ind.) al. In the two tournaments prior, UNLV finished third at in Palo Alto, Calif., and fourth at The Boilermaker in West Lafayette, Ind.. HEAD COACH DWAINE KNIGHT: UNLV men s golf head coach Dwaine Knight is in his 30th year at the helm of the Rebel program. During his tenure, UNLV has been a perennial power with 20 NCAA finals appearances. His 1998 squad won the national championship and he has coached the team to 10 top-eight finishes at the national finals. He has also tutored two individual national champions (Warren Schutte, 1991; Ryan Moore, 2004). Knight was the only mentor to twice claim GCAA National Coach of the Year honors in the 1990s (1991 and 1998) and he has produced an amazing 44 All-Americans at UNLV, while guiding 11 different players to the PGA Tour during his time leading the Rebel program.
THE FIELD: The 30 teams competing at the NCAA Championship are (in order of seed): USC, Oklahoma State, Vanderbilt, Stanford, Baylor, LSU, Illinois, Oregon, Kent State, Texas, Clemson, UNLV, Oklahoma, Virginia, UCF, Duke, Auburn, Ole Miss, Pepperdine, Arizona State, Florida State, North Carolina, Alabama, Lipscomb, Kennesaw State, Purdue, Jacksonville, New Mexico, Iowa State and Penn State. The six individuals are: Will Zalatoris (Wake Forest), Chandler Phillips (Texas A&M), Travis Trace (North Florida), Trent Wallace (Illinois State), Mason Overstreet (Arkansas) and Cam Norman (Troy). UNLV S CURRENT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP EXPERIENCE: Among the five Rebels competing at this year s NCAA Championship, two have played in the national finals before. UNLV tied for 26th at the 2015 NCAA Championship, which was its last appearance. Shintaro Ban and John Oda, now juniors, were both freshmen that year. Ban tied for 113th (+16), while Oda finished tied for 126th (+18). UNLV S HISTORY AT THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP: This year marks UNLV s 20th appearance at the NCAA Championship. All 20 showings have come in the last 29 years, while this year also marks UNLV s second appearance at the national finals in the last three seasons. As a program, UNLV has won three men s golf national championships: one team title in 1998 and two individual championships (Ryan Moore in 2004 and Warren Schutte in 1991). In its 19 previous NCAA Championship appearances, UNLV has finished in the top eight 10 times, with its most recent top-eight showing being a tie for 6th - earning its first Elite Eight appearance (in the current format) - in 2013 at Capital City Club, in Atlanta. Aside from winning it all in 1998, UNLV s best finishes have been second in 1996, fourth in 1992, sixth in 1999, 2000 and 2013, seventh in 1994 and eighth in 1991, 1993 and 2005. UNLV OWNS NCAA REGIONAL RECORD STREAK: The Rebels earned their 29th consecutive invitation to a NCAA al this year, which tied the NCAA record for most consecutive appearances all-time (with Oklahoma State - also 1989-2017). UNLV finished first out of 13 teams at this year s NCAA al (in West Lafayette, Ind.), marking the first time in 12 years (2005) that the Rebels have won a NCAA al. UNLV finished the event at 8-over, three shots ahead of Auburn. It was the fifth regional title in program history. The Rebels have finished in the top five at a regional 19 times. Their other four titles were in 1990, 1994, 1997 and 2005). The program boasts three individual medalists (Hub Goyen, 1990; Warren Schutte, 1991; Ed Fryatt, 1994). Shintaro Ban, John Oda and Harry Hall all finished in the top six in the individual standings this year. Ban was the program s top finisher as he tied for third at 2-under. FOR JUST THE SECOND TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY: For just the second time ever, UNLV won its league and regional title in the same year. The only other time it accomplished that feat was in 1994. The Rebels finished seventh at the NCAA Championship that year. MOUNTAIN WEST HONORS: For the first time since 2002, Dwaine Knight was named the Mountain West Men s Golf Coach of the Year. In addition, John Oda was selected as the league s Player of the Year, while Shintaro Ban, Harry Hall and Oda were all tabbed all-conference performers. Oda s Player of the Year honor marked the first for a Rebel golfer since Derek Ernst won it in 2011. Oda is the fourth different Rebel to win the MW award. Knight, who is in his 30th season leading the program, has also been named the MW Coach of the Year in 2002, the WAC Coach of the Year in 1998 and the Big West Coach of the Year in 1989. ODA RECOGNIZED: UNLV junior John Oda was recently announced as a semifinalist for the Jack Nicklaus Award. Finalists will be named on May 25. He was also named to the Ben Hogan Award Watch List in February and was also invited to participate in a practice session for the 2017 Walker Cup Match in December. Oda has been named honorable mention for All-America honors in each of the last two seasons. HALL ADDED TO EUROPEAN TEAMS: UNLV sophomore Harry Hall, who hails from Hayle, England, will play for Europe in the Arnold Palmer Cup this year. The annual Ryder Cup-style competition will be played June 9-11 at Atlanta Athletic Club. Hall will be the eighth person from UNLV to participate in a Palmer Cup. A two-time Mountain West Golfer of the Week, Hall was also selected for the England men s golf squad in December. ODA AND BAN LEADING THE WAY: UNLV juniors John Oda and Shintaro Ban have led the way for the Rebels this season. Oda is tops on the team in scoring average at 70.36, while Ban is right behind at 71.08. Oda has a streak of top-10 individual finishes that is active over the last eight tournaments, while Ban has finished in the top 10 in three of his last five outings. Combined, the two have shot rounds in the 60s 28 times out of 81 rounds (35 percent). BACK-TO-BACK MOUNTAIN WEST CHAMPIONS: UNLV won the Mountain West Championship for the second straight year in April. It marked the fourth MW title for the Rebels. UNLV became the first MW program to win back-to-back team titles since New Mexico did it in 2013 and 2014, and it marked the first back-to-back titles for UNLV since joining the league. The Rebels four MW titles are the second-most in league history. UNLV was a shot better (-18) than runner-up Colorado State (-17). The Rebels were led individually by John Oda and Harry Hall. Oda tied for sixth at 6-under, while Hall tied for eighth at 5-under.
Season Scoring Results as of 05-17-2017 13 39.0 284.90-0.95-2.08 T1-15 T1-11 296 +8 283-5 284-4 863 6-15 1-3 298 +18 287 +7 283 +3 868 7-16 6-14 284-4 304 +16 296 +8 884 2-12 1-1 283 +3 284 +4 274-6 841 3-18 1-14 282-6 284-4 274-14 840 T2-16 T1-13 278-10 277-11 282-6 837 6-15 4-8 288 E 292 +4 294 +6 874 2-12 2-9 281-7 273-15 276-12 830 2-15 2-14 279-5 273-11 279-5 831 3-24 3-20 289 +9 284 +4 277-3 850 4-15 1-1 291 +3 298 +10 286-2 875 1-11 1-11 281-7 284-4 281-7 846 1-13 1-3 287-1 286-2 299 +11 872 John Oda JR 14 42.0 70.36-1.07-1.29 1-92 1-69 *70-2 *67-5 *69-3 206 T33-78 7-15 *75 +5 76 +6 *69-1 220 T14-92 T13-80 *70-2 *74 +2 *76 +4 220 1-60 1-5 *67-3 *72 +2 *64-6 203 # Western Refining Col. All-Am. 11/12-11/13 4-19 2-5 71 E 67-4 68-3 206 T13-109 T8-86 *70-2 *76 +4 *67-5 213 T8-88 T6-73 *69-3 *69-3 *72 E 210 T7-79 5-42 *72 E *70-2 *70-2 212 T6-67 T6-46 *73 +1 *66-6 *68-4 207 T6-84 T6-79 *66-5 *71 E *69-2 206 T5-125 T5-106 *72 +2 *71 +1 *66-4 209 T9-84 2-5 *73 +1 *74 +2 *71-1 218 T6-55 T6-55 *66-6 *70-2 74 +2 210 5-74 3-15 *67-5 *73 +1 *75 +3 215
Shintaro Ban JR 13 39.0 71.08-0.38-0.67 3-92 3-69 *69-3 *70-2 *71-1 210 T19-78 4-15 *77 +7 *70 E *69-1 216 T3-92 T3-80 *68-4 *78 +6 *68-4 214 T36-60 5-5 *72 +2 *73 +3 75 +5 220 7-109 5-86 *68-4 *72 E *68-4 208 T4-88 T3-73 *67-5 *67-5 *70-2 204 T21-79 T12-42 *70-2 *74 +2 *75 +3 219 T18-67 T17-46 *71-1 *72 E 71-1 214 T2-84 T2-79 *71 E *62-9 *68-3 201 T46-125 T42-106 77 +7 *71 +1 *72 +2 220 T7-84 1-5 *70-2 77 +5 *70-2 217 T15-55 T15-55 *71-1 *73 +1 *71-1 215 T3-74 2-15 *70-2 *69-3 *75 +3 214 Harry Hall SO 13 39.0 71.46 +0.00-0.28 T42-92 T32-69 *79 +7 *72 E 76 +4 227 T7-78 T2-15 *71 +1 *70 E *70 E 211 T56-92 T48-80 *74 +2 *76 +4 78 +6 228 T15-60 2-5 *73 +3 *70 E *69-1 212 T3-109 T2-86 *71-1 *70-2 *65-7 206 T2-88 2-73 *68-4 *66-6 *69-3 203 T46-79 T25-42 *74 +2 *71-1 81 +9 226 10-67 10-46 *73 +1 *67-5 *70-2 210 T16-84 T14-79 *74 +3 *69-2 *68-3 211 T2-125 T2-106 *68-2 *70 E *69-1 207 T13-84 3-5 *75 +3 *73 +1 *71-1 219 T8-55 T8-55 *71-1 *70-2 *70-2 211 6-74 4-15 *73 +1 *70-2 *73 +1 216
Justin Kim FR 11 33.0 72.88 +1.15 +1.08 # T10-92 T8-69 73 +1 71-1 74 +2 218 T48-92 T41-80 *72 E *78 +6 *77 +5 227 T13-109 T8-86 *73 +1 *66-6 *74 +2 213 T57-88 T46-73 *74 +2 *75 +3 75 +3 224 T25-79 T14-42 *72 E *77 +5 *71-1 220 1-67 1-46 *67-5 *68-4 *68-4 203 T27-84 T25-79 *68-3 *71 E *74 +3 213 T25-125 T25-106 *74 +4 *72 +2 *70 E 216 T30-84 4-5 *73 +1 *76 +4 *74 +2 223 T28-55 T28-55 *73 +1 *73 +1 *72 E 218 T54-74 T12-15 *77 +5 *74 +2 79 +7 230 Taylor Montgomery SR 9 27.0 74.52 +2.96 +2.71 T64-92 T52-69 80 +8 78 +6 *75 +3 233 T26-60 4-5 75 +5 75 +5 *68-2 218 T85-109 T68-86 *73 +1 78 +6 77 +5 228 # T29-79 T17-42 75 +3 73 +1 73 +1 221 T27-67 T25-46 *70-2 76 +4 *70-2 216 T63-125 T56-106 *75 +5 76 +6 *72 +2 223 T51-84 5-5 76 +4 *75 +3 77 +5 228 Tournaments T15- Finish55 T15- Finish55 Scores 76 +4 *71-1 *68-4 Total 215 T54-74 T12-15 *77 +5 77 +5 *76 +4 230