Player Profiles. UNLV: Begins his first year with the Rebels.

Player Profiles UNLV: Begins his first year with the Rebels. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2010 graduate of Wheaton Academy in West Chicago, Ill.... Lettered four years with the golf program... Was his conference's four-time Player of the Year... Was all-state two times and his team's MVP all four years... Was his team's captain... Before his senior year, he finished in fifth place at the 2009 Scott Robertson Invitational and 11th in the 2009 Junior Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass... He had 10 top-15 finishes in American Junior Golf Association events over his first three years of high school, including seven finishes in the top 10... He won more than 20 Illinois high school tournaments, recording two top-10 finishes at the Illinois Open (fifth in 2008) and 10th in 2009) while competing as an amateur... Is a four-time Wheaton City Championship winner... During his final fall high school season, he won five individual titles in nine events played, shot under par in six of those tournaments, and broke a course record at St. Andrews in West Chicago by shooting 63, a record that has stood for more than 60 years... His high school team won the state championship during the 2009-10 season and won 45 straight matches... His team won six of eight tournaments during the 2009-10 season... All four years, his team went 57-2 in matches... Coached by Bob Broman... He scored in every match and event his team played in all four years... Played in approximately 65 rounds and had an under par average for all four years. PERSONAL: Blake Collins Biddle was born Sept. 6, 1991, in Winfield, Ill.... The son of Robert and Donna Biddle... Majoring in pre-business... Has four sisters: Brooke (20), Kristen (36), Amy (38) and Laurie (40)... Hobbies include fishing. 54

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Player Profiles UNLV: Begins his third year with the Rebels... Holds a 71.96 career scoring average, which ranks second in program history with a minimum 42 rounds played... Has played in 70 rounds... Has 15 top-20 finishes, 10 top-10s and seven top-fives... Has recorded 38 rounds at par or better... Has two career individual victories, both coming in 2009-10... One of only eight Rebel players in program history to have multiple individual wins. 2009-10: Named a third team All-American... Was the 2009-10 Mountain West Conference Player of the Year... Also named to the PING All-West Region team... Was also selected to the All-MWC team for the second straight year... Won two individual titles - the Tucker Invitational and at the Wimberly Intercollegiate - to become one of just eight players in program history to have multiple wins... Led the Rebels in scoring average with 71.43 per round, which ranked second in the MWC and seventh all-time at UNLV for seasonal average... He also led UNLV in rounds played (37-tie) and rounds under par (17)... The MWC Golfer of the Month for September (co-winner), October/ November and for February, Ernst recorded seven top-10 finishes, including five topfives in 13 stroke-play tournaments... Finished the season ranked 21st in the nation according to the Golfstat Cup Standings and concluded the year with a tie for 25th-place individual finish at the NCAA Championship with a score of 1-under par... He tallied 11 rounds in the 60s and was also included on the Ben Hogan Award watch list... Shot a 64 at the Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate, which ranks tied for second all-time at UNLV for low round... His 54-hole total of 204 at the Wimberly tied for the 13th-lowest total in UNLV history... Was awarded with the program's Wilson Award for 2010, which is given annually to the top player on the team. the Year... Won the 2006 JGANC Championship... Was ranked No. 2 in the JGANC rankings and played for the Northern California team at the 2007 Junior Americas Cup. PERSONAL: Derek Alexander Ernst was born May 16, 1990, in Woodland, Calif.... The son of Mark and Dawn Ernst... Has two sisters, Brianna (18) and Shawna (17)... Majoring in multidisciplinary studies - tourism and convention administration/physical education. 2008-09: Named to the All-Mountain West Conference team... Played in 11 tournaments and totalled 33 rounds... Turned in a 72.55 scoring average for the year, which at the time ranked 29th all-time in UNLV history and first among freshmen... His scoring average ranked second on the team... Recorded seven top-20 finishes, including three top-10s and two top-fives... Shot par or better in 14 rounds... His best finishes were a tie for fourth at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate and a tie for fifth at the William H. Tucker Invitational... Shot in the 60s four times, including twice in the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate with a 69 during the first round and a 67 during the final round... Won the 2009 Michael Maze Award, which goes to the UNLV golfer each year who best exemplifies the spirit of Rebel golf. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2008 graduate of Clovis East High School in Clovis, Calif.... Lettered four years with the Timberwolves golf program... Led the squad to the valley championship in 2007... Recorded a stroke average of 70 as a junior and senior... His team qualified for regionals each of his four years... Coached by Gary Giannoni... Advanced to the round of 16 at the 2007 U.S. Amateur at the Olympic Club in San Francisco... The 2006 and 2007 Junior Golf Association of Northern California (JGANC) Player of 56

Ernst's Career Finishes 2008-09 Place Tournament Scores T5th William H. Tucker Invitational 71-72-71 214 T4th Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate 69-70-67 206 T18th Turtle Bay Intercollegiate 71-71-71 213 T9th Arizona Intercollegiate 75-70-68 213 T53rd John Burns Intercollegiate 72-74-73 219 T14th Southern Highlands Collegiate Championship 73-73-73 219 T18th National Invitational Tournament 73-70-75 218 T42nd Morris Williams Intercollegiate 74-80-77 231 T53rd ASU Thunderbird Invitational 73-75-72 220 T13th Mountain West Conference Championship 73-68-73 214 T41st NCAA Regional 77-73-77 227 2009-10 Place Tournament Scores T1st William H. Tucker Invitational 67-68-73 208 T7th Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational 69-72-72 213 T12th PING/Golfweek Preview 76-74-72 222 3rd Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate 67 T1st Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate 64-70-70 204 T29th Arizona Intercollegiate 71-69-73 213 2nd John A. Burns Intercollegiate 68-69-69 206 T29th Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters 74-77-80 231 T35th ASU Thunderbird Invitational 73-73-69 215 7th PING Cougar Classic 71-72-69 212 T5th Mountain West Conference Championship 70-69-73 212 T33rd NCAA San Diego Regional 74-75-76 225 T25th NCAA Championship 72-71-72 215 Ernst's Career Scorecard YEAR RDS STR AVG TOP 20 TOP 10 TOP 5 RDS PAR OR BETTER 2008-09 33 2394 72.55 7 3 2 14 2009-10 37 2643 71.43 8 7 5 24 TOTALS 70 5037 71.96 15 10 7 38

Player Profiles UNLV: Begins his first season with the Rebels. 2009-10 (At Purdue): Played in the season-opening Wolf Run Intercollegiate as a freshman, finishing 78th with a total of 25-over 238... That was his only action of the season. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2009 graduate of Tigard High School in Tigard, Ore.... Lettered four years with the golf program... Led the team to the state 6A championship as a senior... Named all-district his final three years of high school and all-state as a sophomore and a senior... Was his team's No. 1 player and team captain... His team won the 2009 district title by 13 strokes... Coached by Rich Hanson. PERSONAL: Arthur Bongkyn Kim was born March 23, 1991, in Portland, Ore.... The son of Sang Kwon and Do Sim Kim... Has not declared a major... Has three siblings: Jose (28), Rebecca (22) and Daniel (13)... Rebecca played golf at Duke and plays on the Duramed Futures Tour. 58

Player Profiles UNLV: Begins his second year with the Rebels. 2009-10: Did not play... Redshirted in 2009-10. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2009 graduate of Limes-Gymnasium in Welzheim, Germany... Was his state's junior champion in 2004, 2006 and 2008... Was on the junior national champion squad from 2007-09... Won the junior national championship in 2008... He finished second in the junior British Open in 2006... Played for coach James Dawson. PERSONAL: Max Kraemer was born May 8, 1990, in Mutlangen, Germany... The son of Anne and Matthias Kraemer... Majoring in pre-business... Has a sister, Anna-Lena (17). 60

Player Profiles UNLV: Begins his second year with the Rebels. 2009-10: Did not play... Redshirted in 2009-10. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2009 graduate of Bixby High School in Tulsa, Okla.... Won seven events including state (5A), regionals and conference titles as a senior... Had a scoring average of 71.5... Was the individual regional champion from 2007-09... Was the champion at the 2007 Red River Shootout, which pits the top players from Texas against their counterparts from Oklahoma... Was the runner-up at the 2007 5A state championship... Claimed medalist honors at the 2008 conference championship and finished in the top 10 at the 2008 state championship... Lettered four years on the golf team... His team won its region and conference titles from 2006-09... Also played football. PERSONAL: Karsten Andrew Majors was born Nov. 19, 1990, in Sugarland, Texas... The son of Debbie and Randy Majors... Majoring in pre-business... His brother, Draegen (22), played golf at SMU... Hobbies include fishing. 62

Player Profiles UNLV: Begins his first year with the Rebels. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2010 graduate of Monteverde Academy in Monteverde, Fla.... Attended the Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy from 2008-10... Hometown is Mexico City, Mexico, where he attended the Eton School during ninth and 10th grades... His best 2009 American Junior Golf Association and Future Collegians World Tour rounds were 67 and 69... Finished in second place at the 2009 AJGA Golf World Preseason and third at the 2009 FCWT Naples, Jim McLean Doral Great White and the 2010 Feather Sound... Was eighth at the 2009 AJGA Nationwide Insurance Junior at Ohio State and finished ninth at the 2009 Optimist... Was 11th at the 2009 FCWT National Championship. PERSONAL: Nicholas Cooper Maruri was born March 9, 1992, in New Orleans, La.... The son of Jose and Shawn Maruri... Majoring in pre-business... Has three siblings: Jose (41), Fernando (39) and Elisa (12)... Hobbies include Equestrian, as he participated in competitive horse jumping between the ages of 6-12. 64

Player Profiles UNLV: Begins his second year with the Rebels. 2009-10: Was named to the Academic All-Mountain West Conference team... Played in 12 tournaments, totalling 34 rounds... Averaged 73.74 per round... Recorded six top-20 finishes, three top-10s and two top-fives... Had 17 rounds at par or better, including 10 at under par... His best finishes were third place at the Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate and fifth at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate... Shot in the 60s seven times with his low round of 66 coming during the first round at the Wimberly and the final round of the Burns... His 54-hole total of 205 at the Wimberly ranks tied for 17th for low total in program history... Was the 2010 winner of the Michael Maze Award, which is presented annually to the Rebel golfer who best exemplifies the spirit of Rebel golf. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2009 graduate of Eastlake High School in Sammamish, Wash.... Was the 4A state high school champion in 2007 and 2009... Finished third in 2008... Named the 2008 WJGA Player of the Year... Played in the 2008 USGA Junior Amateur National Championship where he finished 18th out of 154 golfers... Named to the Hogan Cup team in 2006 and 2007... Was a 2007 second-team All-America by the Future Collegiate World Tour... Lettered four years on the golf team. PERSONAL: Kevin Lewis Penner was born Dec. 29, 1990, in Decatur, Ala.... The son of Diane and Doug Penner... His father played baseball and his mother played softball at Kansas State... Majoring in pre-business... Has a sister, Christy (23). 66

Penner's Career Finishes 2009-10 Place Tournament Scores T13th William H. Tucker Invitational 72-71-72 215 T25th Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational 72-71-75 218 74th PING/Golfweek Preview 90-74-82 246 T20th Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate 71 3rd Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate 66-71-68 205 T56th Arizona Intercollegiate 84-67-73 224 5th John A. Burns Intercollegiate 73-69-66 208 T67th Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters 77-83-83 243 T10th PING Cougar Classic 73-72-69 214 T16th Mountain West Conference Championship 73-68-75 216 T45th NCAA San Diego Regional 79-72-76 227 T64th NCAA Championship 77-72-71 220 Penner's Career Scorecard YEAR RDS STR AVG TOP 20 TOP 10 TOP 5 RDS PAR OR BETTER 2009-10 34 2507 73.74 6 3 2 17 TOTALS 34 2507 73.74 6 3 2 17

Player Profiles UNLV: Begins his third year with the Rebels... Has a career scoring average of 73.30, which ranks 15th in program history among those playing a minimum 42 rounds... Has played in 70 career rounds... Has recorded 10 top-20 finishes, three top-10s and a top-five... Has 28 rounds of par or better. 2009-10: Earned Academic All-Mountain West Conference honors for the second straight year... Was also named a MWC Scholar-Athlete for the second straight year... Earned All-MWC honors... Played in 13 tournaments totalling 37 rounds, which tied for the team lead... Averaged 72.49 per round, which was second on the team and ranks 22nd in program history for seasonal average... Recorded seven top-20 finishes, two top-10s and one top-five... Had 18 rounds of par or better, including 10 at under par... Won his first career tournament at the William H. Tucker Invitational... His next best finish was a tie for seventh at the Arizona Intercollegiate... Shot in the 60s four times, including a 64 at the Tucker, which ties for the secondlowest round in Rebel golf history... Won the 2010 Bruce Parker Award, which goes annually to the Rebel golfer with the highest grade point average on the team. 2008-09: Earned Academic All-Mountain West Conference honors... Also was named a MWC Scholar-Athlete... Played in 11 tournaments, totalling 33 rounds... Recorded three top-20 finishes, including one top 10... His best finish was a tie for ninth at the Southern Highlands Collegiate Championship... Shot in the 60s twice... His opening-round 67 at the Southern Highlands Collegiate Championship was his low round... Averaged 74.21 per round, which was fifth on the team. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2008 graduate of Colfax High School in Colfax, Calif.... Lettered three years for the Falcons program... Did not play in 2007... Led his team to the Pioneer Valley League championship each of his three years and won the regional in 2008... Coached by John Lamb... Recorded top-10 finishes at the 2006 and 2007 Junior World Golf Championships at Torrey Pines in San Diego, Calif... Was the top-ranked player in the 2007 Junior Golf Association of Northern California (JGANC) rankings... Played in the 2006 and 2007 Junior Americas Cup matches for the Northern California team. PERSONAL: Colbin Richard Smith was born Feb. 10, 1990, in Roseville, Calif.... The son of Joel and Dennette Smith... Has an older brother, Trenton (23)... Majoring in entrepreneurship (with honors)... hobbies include rock climbing, cycling, fly fishing and hiking. 68

Smith's Career Finishes 2008-09 Place Tournament Scores T39th Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational 73-72-77 222 58th Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate 75-78-77 230 T42nd Turtle Bay Intercollegiate 71-75-72 218 T15th Arizona Intercollegiate 71-70-75 216 T83rd John Burns Intercollegiate 73-78-78 229 T9th Southern Highlands Collegiate Championship 67-73-77 217 T29th National Invitational Tournament 72-70-79 221 T47th Morris Williams Intercollegiate 75-78-79 232 T67th ASU Thunderbird Invitational 76-75-71 222 T20th Mountain West Conference Championship 75-73-68 216 T37th NCAA Regional 73-75-78 226 2009-10 Place Tournament Scores T1st William H. Tucker Invitational 73-64-71 208 T25th Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational 72-76-70 218 T27th PING/Golfweek Preview 80-70-75 225 T29th Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate 72 T12th Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate 71-69-69 209 T7th Arizona Intercollegiate 71-66-70 207 T47th John A. Burns Intercollegiate 72-75-73 220 T12th Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters 78-73-74 225 T61st ASU Thunderbird Invitational 75-72-73 220 T13th PING Cougar Classic 72-72-71 215 T12th Mountain West Conference Championship 71-70-73 214 T18th NCAA San Diego Regional 75-74-73 222 T116th NCAA Championship 72-80-75 227 Smith's Career Scorecard YEAR RDS STR AVG TOP 20 TOP 10 TOP 5 RDS PAR OR BETTER 2008-09 33 2449 74.21 3 1 0 10 2009-10 37 2682 72.41 7 2 1 18 TOTALS 70 5131 73.30 10 3 1 28

Player Profiles UNLV: Begins his fifth season with the Rebel program... Has played in 13 career tournaments, totalling 39 rounds... Has two top-20 finishes, one top-10 finish and has a career scoring average of 74.33... Has shot 11 rounds at par or better. 2009-10: Played in seven tournaments, totalling 21 rounds... Averaged 73.62 per round... Recorded one top-20 finish and had six rounds at par or better, including four under par... His best finish was a tie for 16th at the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters in Las Vegas... Turned in four rounds in the 60s, including a 69 and season-low 68 at the ASU Thunderbird Invitational. 2008-09: Played in five tournaments, totalling 15 rounds... Recorded one top-10 finish with a tie for ninth place at the Southern Highlands Collegiate Championship... Shot in the 60s three times... Shot a career-low 68 during the final round of the Turtle Bay Intercollegiate and another 68 during the second round of the Southern Highlands Collegiate Championship... Averaged 74.47 per round... Shot three rounds under par and one at even par. 2007-08: Played in one tournament totalling three rounds... Finished 66th at UNLV's home tournament, the Southern Highlands Collegiate Championship... Shot one round under par, a 70 during the second round... Had a scoring average of 78.67. 2006-07: Came to UNLV in the spring of 2007, which made 2006-07 his redshirt year. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2006 graduate of Riverside Poly High School in Riverside, Calif.... Lettered two years on varsity... His team was 18-2 and won the Ivy League title... He also played basketball in 2004-05 and was the team's point guard. PERSONAL: Jeremiah Lamar Wooding was born Oct. 9, 1988, in Orange County, Calif.... The son of David and Karen Wooding... Has a brother, Joshua (25), who played golf at USC... His relative Randall Hunt is a professional golfer... Majoring in sociology. 70

Wooding's Career Finishes 2007-08 Place Tournament Scores 66th Southern Highlands Collegiate Championship 79-70-87 236 2008-09 Place Tournament Scores T34th Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational 69-77-75 221 T52nd William H. Tucker Invitational 80-76-72 228 T49th Turtle Bay Intercollegiate 77-74-68 219 T9th Southern Highlands Collegiate Championship 73-68-76 217 T73rd National Invitational Tournament 79-79-74 232 2009-10 Place Tournament Scores T24th William H. Tucker Invitational 72-73-75 220 T56th Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational 75-73-76 224 T43rd Arizona Intercollegiate 77-71-69 217 T36th John A. Burns Intercollegiate 69-74-75 218 T16th Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters 77-74-76 227 T35th ASU Thunderbird Invitational 78-69-68 215 T63rd PING Cougar Classic 77-74-74 225 Wooding's Career Scorecard YEAR RDS STR AVG TOP 20 TOP 10 TOP 5 RDS PAR OR BETTER 2007-08 3 236 78.67 0 0 0 1 2008-09 15 1117 74.47 1 1 0 4 2009-10 21 1546 73.62 1 0 0 6 TOTALS 39 2899 74.33 2 1 0 11

All-Time Roster -A- Adams, Kent (1984-85) Anderson, Jeremy (1996-00) Askew, Brandon (2000-03) -B- Bandy, John (1986-88) Baran, Hank Barnhart, Hollis (1970-74) Baugh, Matt (1988-90) Belt, Jerry (1981-84) Berry, Charles (1983-87) Berry, Chris (1995-99) Bisbee, Jeff (1983-87) Blanchard, Greg Bowler, George Brown, Doug (1983-86) -C- Campbell, Chad (1994-96) Carlson, Mitch (2002-2004) Carrigan, Kevin (2007-08) Carter, Marshall Chew III, Frederick (1992-93) Coffin, Bob Colleran, Dan Cooke, Scott (1987-88) Corbett, Clark (2000-02) Cortes, J.C. (1988-91) Creighton, Alan (1995-97) -D- Davis, Brien (1998-03) Deacon, J.C. (2001-05) Denton, Troy (2001-06) Dolan, Kim Dorsey, Daron (1994-98) Downs, Dennis (1985-86) -E- Edwards. Matt (2003-04) Elliott, Bob (1988-89) Ellsworth, John (1984-86) Epstein, Jordan (2009-10) Ernst, Derek (2008-pres.) Eubank, Tom -F- Fink, Jim (1986-87) Fischer, Steve (1984-87) Foulds, Brett (1999-02) Fowles, Casey (2004-06) Frola, Art Fryatt, Edward (1991-94) -g- Gatto, C.J. (2003-08) Goethals, Brandon (1988-92) Gonzales, Andres (2003-06) Goyen, Hub (1988-91) Grant, Steve Green, Connor (2008-09) Grogan, Tim (1988-90) -H- Hall, John Hamblin, Mike Han, Seung-su (2005-08) Hart, Stacey Hoffman, Charley (1995-99) Howard, Craig (1990-91) Husted, Rick (1984-85) Hunt, Sam (2003-07) -J- Johnson, Dave (1990-95) Johnson, Hunter (1995-96) -K- Kanda, Brett (2005-10) Kearney, Mike Keeney, Ryan (2002-07) Kendall, Skip (1982-86) Kenyon, Dave Kepler, Jim Kinsinger, Matt (2003-08) Kirk, Michael (1998-00) Klabacka, Matt Kolb, Todd (1988-90) Kraemer, Max (2009-pres.) Kupeyan, Calvin (1999-03) -L- Lander, Scott (1996-01) Lane, Scott Leadbetter, Andy (2003-04) Lee, David (1993-94) Lee, Justin (2000-01) Leon, Chris (1988-91) Loska, Brandon (2004-08) Love, T.J. (1992-93) Ludian, Scott Lunde, Bill (1993-98) -M- Majors, Karsten (2009-pres.) Mariano, Carl Martin, Cameron (1988-89) Mays, Tyler (1998-01) McCullough, Lance (1994-95) McGraw, Jeff (1996) McNee, Bruce Miller, John (1983-87) Montgomery, Monte (1989-92) Moon, Ji (2007-09) Moore, Ryan (2001-05) Morales, Gilberto (1993-97) Mrva, Fran Mullaney, Rob Mullen, Bruce (1988-89) -N- Neff, Joe (1984-88) Nottingham, Brandon (1993-95) Nygard, Russ (1996) -O- O Connor, Bill (1985-89) O Shea, Darin Oh, James (2000-01) Oh, Ted (1995-97) Olson, Eddie (2005-10) Osborn, Darin (1988-92) -P- Pedigo, Kevin (1986-88) Penner, Kevin (2009-pres.) Pinjuv, Johnny (2006-10) Posey, Ryan (2002-03) -R- Raitt, Andrew (1990-92) Rebollar, Daniel (1989-90) Rick, Tony (1983-85) Riley, Chris (1992-96) Ruiz, Mike (1994-97) -S- Saari, Steve (1986-87) Sanchez, Ron Schroeder, Eric (1990-94) Schultz, Dave Schutte, Warren (1989-93) Scott, Adam (1998-99) Seefus, Doug (1986-87) Sellinger, Art (1984-85) Seven, Rick (1979-81) Smith, Colby (2008-pres.) Smith, Scott (1984-85) Speer, Don Starks, Mike Strandberg, Alexander (1999-00) Sul, Robert (1998-01) Sutton, Scott (1984-85) Sweeney, Tim (1985-86) -T- Texter, Jarred (2004-08) Thompson, Gary (1989-91) Thornley, Christian (1997-01) Todd, Matt (1991-95) Tracey, John (1984-85) Trimble, Blake (2005-07) Turner, Gary Turner, Steve -V- Vance, Mike (1992-97) Vildhoj, Morten (1997-98) Von Hake, Carl -W- Weston, Wes Whisman, Travis (2000-05) Whitaker, Chase (1992-95) Williams, Dale Wingfield, Scott (1997-01) Wooding, Jeremiah (2007-pres.) Wright, Jay -Z- Zankl, Scott (1992-94) Active players in BOLD. EDITOR S NOTE: This roster is a work in progress. Please notify the UNLV Sports Information Office at (702) 895-3207 with corrections. 72

1998 National Champions ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - It was a lucky seventh for the UNLV golf team. The top-ranked Rebels, under head coach Dwaine Knight, withstood a final-round rally from Clemson and won their first-ever NCAA men s golf title by three shots at the University of New Mexico s Championship Golf Course (par 72, 2,748 yards). It marked only the second team national championship for UNLV in any sport as the men s basketball team won in 1990. The Rebels, who won their record-breaking seventh tournament of the season, shot a finalround one-over-par 289 and finished the tournament at 34-under-par 1,118, setting the record for the lowest total in NCAA Championships history. The old mark was 23-under par, which was set by Arizona in 1992 and repeated by Stanford in 1994. UNLV also broke the NCAA Championships record for lowest score after the second-round. The Rebels were at 23-under par after the 36-hole cut, eclipsing the old mark set by Stanford in 1994 at 11-under. Knight, who s best finish before this year at the NCAA Championships was second in 1996, May 30, 1998 then failed to make the cut in 1997, led his team to the title in only his 10th try with the Rebels. This year we have won when we were ahead going into the final round, when we were coming from behind and when we were even, Knight said. The experience that we gained during the year really helped today. When you win a lot, you get comfortable with the fact that it will always come down to the final holes. It did today and we were ready. Knight was also impressed with the way his team battled from the very beginning of the season and persevered. After not making the cut last year and losing the players we did, for this team to gain the No. 1 spot again, coming in expected to win, and with the pressure, holding on for the victory makes me very proud. Clemson finished 31-under par in second place, while Georgia Tech was second at 30-under, Oklahoma State was fourth at 25-under and Arizona State rounds out the top five, finishing 22-under par. Freshman James McLean of Minnesota shot a final-round 69 and hung on for the individual championship at 17-under-par 271. It s a big thrill coming over from Australia and win it, McLean said. I was only a top-five or ten player there and to win it here (in the United States) means a lot. All of the best players are over here and I came here to play with the best. With his 17-under, McLean tied the NCAA record held by John Inman (North Carolina, 1984), Phil Mickelson (Arizona State, 1992) and Justin Leonard (Texas, 1994) for lowest tournament total. UNLV junior Chris Berry, who had a nightmare of a tournament in 1996, as he finished dead last, led the Rebels and finished in a tie for second place one shot back at 16-under. I am so proud of Chris, Knight said. For him to comeback and lead us to victory after his previous NCAA performance is just so special. One of the things that made me play so well was looking at the scoreboards, Berry said. When the team went low in the second round I kept looking at the updates on the board and we kept getting lower and lower. It really fired me up and I just wanted to help the team. Also tying for second was Stanford s Joel Kribel, TCU s J.J. Henry and Clemson s Charles Warren. 74

1998 National Champions Jeremy Anderson proudly shows the 18th green s flag. Head Coach Dwaine Knight addresses the crowd after winning the championship. Charley Hoffman and Casey Whalen begin to celebrate. The team in front of the leaderboard. Knight kisses the 18th green. Knight and Anderson share a special moment. This Chris Berry shot saved the championship. UNLV with its championship trophy. 75

1998 National Champions The Rebels with the trophy at their downtown rally. Knight shares a moment with his parents at the downtown reception. Knight addresses his fans after the team arrived back in Las Vegas. Knight is presented with the Sears Trophy following the victory. The Rebels and Hey Reb pose for a photo in front of their plane. Knight with Lied Foundation Trustee Christina Hixon. Knight shows Las Vegas his trophy. Knight signs an autograph for a lucky fan. 76 (L-R) Bob Cole, Christina Hixson, Knight, Tom Hartley and Charles Baron at the downtown reception.

1998 National Champions Rebel gear was displayed at the Official All-Star Cafe following the championship. Knight and Bill Lunde were honored at the Official All-Star Cafe. Knight and the team were presented the Golfweek/Taylor Made No. 1 ranking trophy at the Sept. 12, 1998 football game. Knight with his wife Debbie and Hey Reb. The 1997-98 starting five and coaches. The Sears Trophy. The Rebels were honored with a procession down Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas. UNLV in front of a billboard honoring its accomplishment of being on top of the polls. Following the championship, Steve Wynn hosted the team at Shadow Creek. 77

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1991 National Champion June 9, 1991 UNLV s Schutte Wins NCAA Golf Title With 67 Las Vegas Review-Journal of Georgia Tech as UNLV charged from 19th to eighth with a final-round score of 285, the PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -- UNLV sopho- best finishing round of the tournament. more Warren Schutte made NCAA history Absolutely incredible, Schutte s coach, Saturday while stopping the historic chances Dwaine Knight, exclaimed after watching the of Arizona State s Phil Mickelson. Big West Conference Player of the Year win Schutte shot a tournament-low round of his fourth straight tournament on the strength five-under par 67 at Poppy Hills to become the of six birdies and an eagle. Physically and first foreign-born player to win the NCAA Golf fundamentally his game has improved, but Championships. the biggest improvement he has made is The key for me today is that I played mentally. His composure now is one of the the par fives at six-under and had four eagle best I ve ever seen. putts, said Schutte, of Durban, South Africa. In team competition, senior Scott Schutte s four-day 72-70-74-67--283 was DeSerrano shot a 70 and sophomores Jaxon good for a three-shot victory over David Duval Brigman and Craig Hainline added 72s as Oklahoma State won its seventh team championship and first since 1987. The Cowboys, who led after the second round, scored 287 for a 1,161 total to overtake North Carolina. The Tar Heels, who led by three strokes after the third round, shot 297 to finish at 1,168. Mickelson, the U.S. Amateur champion, failed in his bid to join Ben Crenshaw, formerly of Texas, as the only three-time individual champion. The left-hander, one of only three golfers to win a PGA Tour event as an amateur, finished in a five-way tie for fourth at 289. Rounding out UNLV s scores were Monte Montgomery, 80-75- 78-70--303; Chris Leon, 77-74-78-76--305; Darin Osborne, 80-73-80-73--306; and Andrew Raitt, 84-75- The NCAA crown was Schutte s fourth straight win. 75-75--309. 80 Schutte was on top of the collegiate golf world in 1991. This carries a lot of weight for our program, said Knight, whose team enjoyed its highest finish ever in the finals after placing 18th last year and 27th in 1989. This shows a lot, Schutte said. We played with a lot of guts and a lot of pride. That says a lot about the program. Schutte became first rebel golfer inducted to unlv hall of fame Warren Schutte was inducted into the UNLV Athletics Hall of Fame in 2004. He was the school s first men s individual national champion in any sport and he also holds the honor of being the first-ever Rebel golfer inducted. Former Rebel golfers Chad Campbell and Chris Riley were both inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2006. In 2008, UNLV's 1998 national championship team was inducted into the UNLV Athletics Hall of Fame and in 2010, Jeremy Anderson entered the Hall.

2004 National Champion June 4, 2004 UNLV s Moore Wins National Championship HOT SPRINGS, Va. -- UNLV junior Ryan Moore won the second individual men's golf national championship in school history as he completed his final round with a 66 at the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship. Playing in a steady, cold rain, Moore, the nation's second-ranked player, won the title by six strokes over Wake Forest's Bill Haas and Arizona's Chris Nallen, ranked No. 1 and No. 4 respectively. "It's hard to put it into words right now," Moore said of his win. "It means a lot. This was the goal at the beginning of the year, just to even get here. So to pull out a victory, it's hard to put it into words right now." "I've played six rounds of golf with Ryan this week, four rounds and two practice rounds, and it was pretty special," said Haas. "He shot a 66 in the final round. I would have had to shoot a 62 just to tie him. So I didn't really have a shot. So my hat's off to him. He beat me. I played my game and he played better." With the victory, Moore brings home UNLV's third national title in men's golf. Warren Schutte won the individual crown in In addition to the NCAA title, Moore also won the 2004 U.S. Amateur, U.S. Amateur Public Links, Western Amateur and Sahalee Players Championships. 1991, and the Rebels captured the team title in 1998. "I'm really proud of him," head coach Dwaine Knight said. "I thought it was a fabulous round when he needed it. He's been so consistent all year, and this was another great round under tough conditions." Moore, of Puyallup, Wash., finished the 72-hole tournament at 13-under par. He carded rounds of 67, 70, 64 and 66 at the par-70, 6,679-yard Cascades Course at the Homestead Resort, including 20 birdies and an eagle. "I wasn't worried about anyone else," Moore said. "I was just out there trying to take care of my own business and play the way I knew I could. I knew, with a couple of shots lead, that if I went out and played a solid round, then I'd be virtually uncatchable, especially with the rain and the conditions today. It was that irritating weather, which kind of gets to you after a while. But I wasn't going out there thinking I could shoot 72 or 73 and pull it out. I knew I had to play good with these guys chasing me." In winning his third tournament of the year, Moore becomes the first player since Arizona State's Jim Carter in 1983 to take the NCAA Championship while playing as an individual without his team. The win was not just his third of the year, but his third in his last five tournaments. In fact, the Rebel ace has not finished worse than third since late March. He also claimed the Palmer Award, presented annually to the national champion, and unsurprisingly earned first-team All-American honors. Along with the honors, Moore also etched his name into the school record books in a few places. With a total score of 267, he broke Chris Berry's school record for low 72-hole score by five strokes. His 69.38 scoring average also shattered the school's single season record of 70.85 held by Jeremy Anderson, and his career scoring average of 71.15 bested Anderson's 72.01 total. He also carded the school's best first, third and final round scores in the NCAA Championship, and his third-round 64 is the lowest total by any Rebel at the national finals. Moore won the NCAA Championship by six strokes. 81

Setting A New Standard 82 RYAN MOORE The most heralded player in the UNLV golf program s history, former Rebel golfer Ryan Moore experienced unequaled success at the collegiate and amateur levels beginning with the summer of 2004. Moore s college career, which ran from 2001-05, was unparalleled, both in terms of his senioryear accomplishments as well as his sustained performance while competing for UNLV. In his senior year alone, he competed in nine college events, winning three times and finishing third in three others. In fact, he never finished lower than sixth place in any of the tournaments he played in. Moore also capped his final year with a fifth-place finish at the 2005 NCAA Championship, an event he won in 2004. His 28-round scoring average of 69.29 was tops in the nation and set the UNLV seasonal record. For his college career, he played in 136 rounds and turned in a scoring average of 70.76. He also placed 13th at the 2005 Masters, earning him low amateur honors and a return trip to Augusta in 2006. Moore s incredible senior season was rewarded with the recognition of winning every major player of the year honor that is given out in collegiate golf - the Ben Hogan Award, the Nicklaus Award and the Haskins Award. Moore became just the second UNLV student-athlete to win his respective sport s national player of the year award - the first was men s basketball s Larry Johnson in 1991. Moore also received national attention when he set a new standard in amateur golf in 2004 by winning five major amateur championships, a feat that may never be matched. He captured the U.S. Amateur, the NCAA, the U.S. Amateur Public Links, the Western Amateur and the Sahalee Players Championships to become the first golfer to ever win all five events in the same year. The four-time All-American became just the third UNLV golfer in program history to earn first team honors twice (2004 and 2005). He also captured the Golfstat Cup title in 2004-05, which is awarded annually to the college golfer with the lowest yearly scoring average as was the nation s top-ranked player for the entire season. His 69.29 was the second lowest seasonal scoring average in NCAA history. Moore was also named the Mountain West Conference Golfer of the Year for the second straight season in 2004-05 and made the All-MWC team for the fourth time. He captured UNLV s Sportsman of the Year award all four of his years at UNLV. Moore had the opportunity to turn professional after his junior season, but chose to return to school for his senior year. He is currently on the PGA Tour and won his first career professional tournament at the 2009 Wyndham Championship.

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Media Exposure New York Times USA Today Jim Nantz, a CBS Sports Broadcaster, with Ryan Moore at the 2005 Hogan Award Dinner. 84