2010-11 UNLV MEN S GOLF UNLV Athletics Media Relations - 4505 Maryland Parkway - Las Vegas - NV - 89154-0004 Contact: Andy Grossman - O: (702) 895-3995 - C: (702) 630-3949 - F: (702) 895-0989 - andy.grossman@unlv.edu unlv Golf Quick Facts location... Las Vegas, NV 89154 FOUNDED... 1957 ENROLLMENT... 29,000 NICKNAME... Rebels COLORS... Scarlet and Gray PRESIDENT... Dr. Neal Smatresk ATHLETICS DIRECTOR... Jim Livengood SR. ASSOC. AD/SWA... Lisa Kelleher CONFERENCE... Mountain West 2010 NCAA FINISH... T21st of 30 2010 NCAA (SAN DIEGO) REG. FINISH...T3rd of 13 2011 MWC FINISH... 3rd of 9 2010-11 TEAM TITLES... 0 2010-11 INDIVIDUAL TITLES... 2 LETTERWINNERS RET./LOST... 4/3 HEAD COACH... Dwaine Knight ALMA MATER...New Mexico 69 YEARS AT UNLV... 24th year ASSISTANT COACH... JC Deacon ALMA MATER... UNLV 05 YEARS AT UNLV... 1st year GOLF OFFICE...(702) 895-1081 WEBSITE... www.unlvrebels.com HOME COURSE...Southern Highlands Golf Club PAR... 72 YARDAGE... 7,510 SIMPLY REB! 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 Golfstat Head-to-Head Standings... 36th (May 11) Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index... 44th (May 8) Golf World/NIKE Golf Coaches Poll... NR (May 18) INDIVIDUAL Golfstat... Derek Ernst, 59th (May 17) Golfstat...Kevin Penner, 92nd (May 17) Golfstat... Blake Biddle, 190th (May 17) Golfweek... Derek Ernst, 62nd (May 8) Golfweek...Kevin Penner, 90th (May 8) Golfweek... Blake Biddle, 171st (May 8) Wednesday, May 18, 2011 UNLV MEN S GOLF TEAM HEADS TO RECORD 23RD STRAIGHT NCAA REGIONAL UNLV earns sixth seed at San Diego Regional, play begins Thursday, May 19 at The Farms STORYLINE: The UNLV men s golf team will compete at the 2011 NCAA Division I Men s Golf San Diego Regional Championship, Thursday-Saturday, May 19-21, at The Farms Golf Club (par 72, 6,947 yards) in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. The tournament is being hosted by the University of San Diego. This year s regional will mark UNLV s 23rd consecutive invitation to a NCAA Regional, which is the NCAA record for most consecutive regional appearances (Arizona State and Oklahoma State - 1989-2011 - are the other two schools that have made 23 straight appearances). UNLV was awarded the sixth seed at this year s San Diego Regional, which is one of six 54-hole regional tournaments that will be conducted to determine the 30 qualifying teams and six individuals not on those qualifying teams who will advance to the finals. Thirteen teams and 10 individuals not on those teams will compete at each of three regionals, while the other three regionals will have 14 teams and five individuals not on those teams. The low five teams and low individual not on those teams at each regional will advance to the NCAA Championship. UNLV is looking to qualify for its second consecutive trip to the championship finals and its 18th appearance at the event in the last 23 years. The 2011 NCAA Division I Men s Golf Championship will be held May 31-June 5 at Karsten Creek in Stillwater, Okla. (hosted by Oklahoma State). The NCAA Regionals will have live scoring on the internet, available through UNLVRebels.com, courtesy of Golfstat. ABOUT UNLV: The Rebels have played in 12 tournaments this season, recording top-five finishes in eight of those. Although UNLV has not won a team title this season, it has turned in three second-place finishes: at the Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate in Las Cruces, N.M., in October, at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate in Palm Desert, Calif., in February, and at the PING Cougar Classic in Provo, Utah, in April. Two UNLV individuals have earned medalist honors this year: sophomore Kevin Penner at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate and junior Derek Ernst at the Mountain West Conference Championship earlier this month. Penner was named to the All-MWC team, Ernst was selected as the MWC Player of the Year for the 2010-11 UNLV MEN S GOLF ROSTER NAMe ht WT YR-EXP HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL Blake Biddle 5-9 170 FR-HS St. Charles, Ill. / Wheaton Academy Derek Ernst 5-11 150 JR-2L Clovis, Calif. / Clovis East HS Arthur Kim 6-3 225 SO-TR Tigard, Ore. / Purdue Max Kraemer 5-11 170 FR-RS Aldorf, Germany / Limes-Gymnasium Nicholas Maruri 6-2 190 FR-HS Mexico City, Mexico / Gary Gilchrist Acad. (Montverde Acad.) Kevin Penner 6-1 160 SO-1L Sammamish, Wash. / Eastlake HS Colby Smith 6-1 175 JR-2L Auburn, Calif. / Colfax HS Jeremiah Wooding 6-2 185 SR-RS-3L Riverside, Calif. / Riverside Poly HS HEAD COACH: Dwaine Knight, 24th year (New Mexico 69) ASSISTANT COACH: JC Deacon, 1st year (UNLV 05)
second straight season, and Blake Biddle was chosen as the league s Freshman of the Year. UNLV individuals this season have turned in a combined seven top-five finishes, with Ernst and Penner each recording three, and Biddle recording one. Ernst leads the team and is fifth in the MWC in stroke average with 71.79 per round. Penner is second at 72.41, while Biddle is third at 72.91. Ernst leads the team in rounds played with 38, followed by Biddle with 35 and Penner with 29. Ernst has recorded 19 rounds at par or better (13 under), while Penner has 12 at par or better (eight under), and Biddle also has 12 (five under). THE LINEUP: The Rebels five-man lineup for the NCAA s San Diego Regional will have four of the five student-athletes that played for UNLV in its third-place finish at the Mountain West Conference Championship in Tucson, Ariz., earlier this month. Participating this week for UNLV will be junior Derek Ernst, sophomore Kevin Penner, freshman Blake Biddle, junior Colby Smith and freshman Nicholas Maruri. Smith didn t play in the MWC Championship. The Rebels finished seven shots back at the MWC Championship, while Ernst, the league s two-time Player of the Year, earned medalist honors with a birdie on the third playoff hole to break a three-way tie. Penner finished tied for seventh, five shots back, Biddle tied for 17th and Maruri tied for 26th. HEAD COACH DWAINE KNIGHT: UNLV men s golf head coach Dwaine Knight is in his 24th year at the helm of the Rebel program. During his tenure, UNLV has been a perennial power with six league championships and 17 NCAA finals appearances. His 1998 squad won the national championship and he coached the team to 11 top-15 finishes. 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 39 All-Americans, while guiding 10 different players to the PGA Tour from UNLV. THE FORMAT: The NCAA s San Diego Regional consists of 13 teams made up of five golfers each and another 10 golfers will play as individuals from teams that did not qualify for the NCAA Regionals. All 75 players will compete over 54-holes on Thursday, Friday and Saturday with 18 holes each day beginning at 8 a.m. PDT on Thursday and Friday and 7:30 a.m. PDT on Saturday. The low four scores each round will count toward the team total. The top five teams and one individual not on those teams will advance to the NCAA Championship finals, which will be held May 31-June 5 at Karsten Creek in Stillwater, Okla. (hosted by Oklahoma State). There are six total regionals, which is a new format - now in its third year. Three regionals have 13 teams and 10 individuals, while the other three regionals have 14 teams and five individuals. The top five teams from each regional and top individual (from teams that don t advance) will make up the 30 teams and six individuals that will compete at the NCAA finals. THE SAN DIEGO REGIONAL S FIELD: Seven of the 13 teams at the NCAA s San Diego Regional rank among the top 39 in the nation in the latest edition of the Golfstat Head-To-Head Standings and nine of the 13 teams are ranked in the top 50. The following is the field in order by seeding along with each team s Golfstat ranking in parenthesis: UCLA (2), Texas (11), USC (15), San Diego (23), Ohio State (26), UNLV (36), North Texas (39), Middle Tennessee (47), Tulsa (50), SMU (58), Pacific (90), San Francisco (84), Cleveland State (177). The 10 individuals competing in the field are: Nick Delio (Cal State Northridge), Donald Constable (Minnesota), Travis Ross (New Mexico), Scott Smith (Nevada, Reno), Erik Van Rooyan (Minnesota), Bhavik Patel (Fresno State), Glen Scher (UC Santa Barbara), Jerry He (UC Irvine), Rick Lamb (Santa Clara), Donald DeNyse (Siena). UNLV VS. THE FIELD: Head-to-head, the Rebels own a 6-9 record against the NCAA s San Diego Regional field this year. That record was assembled against seven of the 12 opponents bound for San Diego (in order of seed): UCLA (0-2), Texas (1-1), USC (2-1), San Diego (0-1), Tulsa (0-1), SMU (2-2), Pacific (1-1). UNLV has not faced Ohio State, North Texas, Middle Tennessee, San Francisco or Cleveland State this year on the golf course. UNLV S HISTORY AT THE NCAA REGIONAL: The Rebels earned their 23rd consecutive invitation to a NCAA Regional this year, which is tied for the NCAA record for most consecutive appearances all-time (with Arizona State and Oklahoma State - also 1989-2011). Last year, UNLV finished tied for third (22-over 886) out of 13 teams at the San Diego Regional, which was played at Carlton Oaks Golf Club, to earn a spot at the national finals. UNLV has finished in top five at the regional 16 times, has four team titles (1990, 1994, 1997 and 2005) and boasts three individual medalists (Hub Goyen, 1990; Warren Schutte, 1991; Ed Fryatt, 1994). UNLV was led at last year s San Diego Regional by Eddie Olson, who tied for third at 1-under 215, two shots back of the medalist. UNLV S REGIONAL EXPERIENCE: Three of the five Rebels scheduled to play at this year s regional have previous NCAA Regional experience. Juniors Derek Ernst and Colby Smith have each played two NCAA Regionals, while Kevin Penner will be returning for his second regional. Ernst s best finish at a regional was last year when he tied for 33rd. Smith s best regional finish was also last year when he tied for 18th. Penner tied for 45th last year. Smith tied for 37th at the Austin Regional in 2009, while Ernst tied for 41st at that event. UNLV AT THE 2011 MWC CHAMPIONSHIP: Earlier this month, the Rebels finished third (2-over 854) out of nine teams at the Mountain West Conference Championship in Tucson, Ariz., finishing seven shots back of team champion San Diego State and five behind second-place TCU. Junior Derek Ernst earned medalist honors after breaking a three-way tie for first on the third playoff hole with a birdie. He became the fourth Rebel golfer to win the MWC Championship s individual title. Ernst shot 6-under 207 for the tournament. Sophomore Kevin Penner tied for seventh at 1-under 212, while freshman Blake Biddle tied for 17th at 3-over 216. Freshman Nicholas Maruri tied for 26th at 6-over 219 and sophomore Arthur Kim finished 45th. TWO-TIME MWC GOLFER OF THE YEAR: For the second straight year, UNLV junior Derek Ernst has been selected as the Mountain West Conference Men s Golfer of the Year. Ernst, a Clovis, Calif., native, is the first Rebel golfer to win back-to-back conference player of the year honors since Ryan Moore in 2003-04 and 2004-05. Ernst is the sixth UNLV men s golfer to earn his league s player of the year award and fourth to garner the MWC s top honor. Overall, the award has been given to UNLV golfers 11 times in the last 21 years. Ernst won the 2011 MWC men s golf individual title with a birdie on the third playoff hole to break a three-way tie. He is currently fifth in the league and tops on his team with a 71.79 stroke average and has recorded 11 top-12 finishes this season, including three top-five performances. MWC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Blake Biddle was selected as the MWC Freshman of the Year. Biddle has posted a 72.91 stroke average this year. He has six top-20 finishes and is the fifth UNLV golfer to win MWC Freshman of the Year. James Oh (2000-01), Ryan Moore (2001-02), Jarred Texter (2004-05) and Seung-Su Han (2005-06) are the others.
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE: Two Rebels were named to the 2010-11 All-Mountain West Conference team. In addition to Ernst, who was also selected as the MWC Player of the Year for the second straight year, sophomore Kevin Penner was also on the all-conference team. Penner is second on the team in stroke average with 72.41. He has turned in four top-10 finishes this year. REBELS LOOK TO GET BACK TO NCAA FINALS: With a top-five finish at the NCAA s San Diego Regional, UNLV would advance to the NCAA finals as a team for the second straight year and for the 18th time in 23 seasons. UNLV won it all at the NCAA finals in 1998 and finished second as a team in 1996. MEDIA: Results of the NCAA s San Diego Regional will be distributed to all regular UNLV media via email following each day s competition. The tournament will also feature live scoring, available on UNLVRebels.com, courtesy of Golfstat. A recap of each day s action will also be available at UNLVRebels.com.
2010-11 UNLV MEN S GOLF SCORECARD - FALL SEASON - September 19-20 September 26-28 October 11-12 October 25-26 November 1-2 November 22-23 - SPRING SEASON - January 31 - February 1 February 26-27 March 11-13 March 21-22 April 9-10 April 15-16 May 5-7 May 19-21 May 31-June 5 Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational Eisenhower Golf Club s Blue Course Par 72, 7,363 yards 293-290-294 877 (+13), Finished 5th out of 18 teams PING/Golfweek Preview Karsten Creek Golf Club, Stillwater, Okla. Par 72, 7,403 yards 321-303-304 928 (+64), Finished 12th out of 15 teams Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate Old Overton Golf Club, Vestavia Hills, Ala. Par 70, 7,204 yards 279-293-294 866 (+26), Finished 5th out of 12 teams Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate New Mexico State University Golf Course, Las Cruces, N.M. Par 71, 6,999 yards 289-288-282 859 (+7), Finished 2th out of 15 teams Royal Oaks Intercollegiate Royal Oaks Country Club, Dallas, Texas Par 71, 7,068 yards 280-292 572 (+4), Finished 8th out of 12 teams (Final round cancelled = weather) Western Refining College All-America Golf Classic El Paso Country Club, El Paso, Texas Par 71, 6,864 yards Individuals only (Ernst competed for UNLV - finished tied for 6th out of 31) Arizona Invitational Arizona National Golf Club, Tucson, Ariz. Par 71, 6,793 yards 295-287-297 879 (+27), Finished tied for 5th out of 16 teams Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate Classic Club, Palm Desert, Calif. Par 72, 7,305 yards 297-293-294 884 (+20), Finished 2nd out of 20 teams Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters Southern Highlands Golf Club, Las Vegas, Nev. Par 72, 7,510 yards 303-293-295 891 (+27), Finished 7th out of 15 teams National Invitational Tournament Omni Tucson National Golf Club, Tucson, Ariz. Par 72/70, 7,245/6,652 yards 305-288-291 884 (+28), Finished 6th out of 15 teams ASU Thunderbird Invitational Karsten Golf Course, Tempe, Ariz. Par 71, 7,057 yards 296-282-279 857 (+5), Finished 3rd out of 13 teams PING Cougar Classic Riverside Country Club, Provo, Utah Par 72, 7,152 yards 280-285-286 851 (-13), Finished 2nd out of 18 teams Mountain West Conference Championship Omni Tucson National Resort, Tucson, Ariz. Par 71, 7,144 yards 287-273-294 854 (+2), Finished 3rd out of 9 teams NCAA Regional The Farms Golf Club, San Diego, Calif. NCAA Championship Karsten Creek Golf Club, Stillwater, Okla. 2010-11 HEAD-TO-HEAD Air Force...5-0-0 Air Force JV...1-0-0 Alabama...0-1-0 Arizona...1-2-1 Arizona State...1-2-0 Arkansas...0-1-0 Auburn...0-1-0 Augusta State...0-1-0 Baylor...2-0-0 Boise State...3-0-0 BYU...3-0-0 Cal Poly...1-0-0 Cal State Northridge...1-0-0 California...2-1-0 Clemson...1-0-0 Colorado...1-0-0 Colorado-Colorado Springs...0-1-0 Colorado State...4-2-0 Denver...2-0-0 Drake...1-0-0 Duke...1-0-0 Florida...0-1-0 Florida State...1-0-0 Fresno State...2-0-0 Georgia...0-2-0 Georgia State...1-0-0 Georgia Tech...1-1-0 Hartford...1-0-0 Hawaii...1-0-0 Idaho...2-0-0 Illinois State...1-0-0 Indiana...0-1-0 Iowa...0-1-0 Kansas...2-1-0 Kent State...1-0-0 Lamar...1-0-0 Long Beach State...2-0-0 Memphis...1-0-0 Mississippi State...1-0-0 Nebraska...2-0-0 Nevada, Reno...1-0-0 New Mexico...4-0-1 New Mexico State...1-1-0 Northern Colorado...2-0-0 Northern Iowa...2-0-0 Northwestern...1-0-0 Oklahoma...0-1-0 Oklahoma State...0-2-0 Oregon...0-1-0 Pacific...1-1-0 Penn State...0-1-0 Pepperdine...1-1-0 Samford...1-0-0 San Diego...0-1-0 San Diego State...0-3-0 San Jose State...1-0-0 Santa Clara...1-0-0 SMU...2-2-0 South Alabama...0-1-0 Southern Mississippi...1-0-0 Southern Utah...3-0-0 TCU...2-2-0 Texas...1-1-0 Texas A&M...0-4-0 Texas State...1-0-0 Texas Tech...1-2-0 Texas-San Antonio...1-0-0 Tulsa...0-1-0 UAB...1-0-0 UC Davis...1-0-0 UC Irvine...2-0-0 UC Riverside...1-0-0 UC Santa Barbara...1-0-0 UCLA...0-2-0 USC...2-1-0 Utah...6-0-0 Utah State...2-0-0 Utah Valley State...1-0-0 UTEP...6-0-0 Villanova...1-0-0 Virginia...0-1-0 Washington State...3-0-0 Weber State...4-0-0 Western New Mexico...1-0-0 Wichita State...1-0-0 Wyoming...5-0-0 2010-11 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS NAME RDS STR AVG TOP-20 TOP-10 TOP-5 PAR SUB Derek Ernst (Jr.) 38 2728 71.79 11 8 3 6 13 Kevin Penner (So.) 29 2100 72.41 5 4 3 4 8 Blake Biddle (Fr.) 35 2552 72.91 6 4 1 7 5 Colby Smith (Jr.) 29 2199 75.83 1 0 0 4 1 Jeremiah Wooding (Sr.) 26 1980 76.15 1 0 0 0 3 Arthur Kim (So.) 12 934 77.83 0 0 0 0 1 Less than 10 rounds played Karsten Majors (Fr.) 5 378 75.60 0 0 0 0 1 Nicholas Maruri (Fr.) 9 695 77.22 0 0 0 0 1 Max Kraemer (Fr.) 6 493 82.17 0 0 0 0 0 TEAM TOTALS 35 10202 291.49 12 11 8 0 9
INDIVIDUAL SCORECARDS BLAKE BIDDLE T53rd Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational 76-77-73 226 T38th PING/Golfweek Preview 79-76-75 230 T21st Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate 70-70-77 217 T3rd Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate 71-70-69 210 T29th Royal Oaks Intercollegiate 72-72 144 T9th Arizona Invitational 71-75-71 217 T7th Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate 73-74-73 220 T33rd Southern Highlands Coll. Masters 74-76-75 225 T23rd National Invitational Tournament 77-71-74 222 T16th ASU Thunderbird Invitational 75-72-68 215 7th PING Cougar Classic 68-72-70 210 T17th Mountain West Conf. Champ. 73-71-72 216 DEREK ERNST T12th Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational 72-70-75 217 T58th PING/Golfweek Preview 82-77-77 236 T10th Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate 66-75-71 212 T5th Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate 71-71-69 211 T11th Royal Oaks Intercollegiate 66-73 139 T6th College All-America Golf Classic 67-74-66 207 T3rd Arizona Invitational 73-65-73 211 T9th Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate 73-75-73 221 T9th Southern Highlands Coll. Masters 74-75-70 219 T26th National Invitational Tournament 79-72-72 223 T12th ASU Thunderbird Invitational 74-68-71 213 9th PING Cougar Classic 70-71-71 212 T1st Mountain West Conf. Champ. 71-64-72 207 ARTHUR KIM 68th Southern Highlands Coll. Masters 77-80-81 238 T27th ASU Thunderbird Invitational 75-73-69 217 T83rd PING Cougar Classic 75-79-75 229 45th Mountain West Conf. Champ. 79-84-87 250 KEVIN PENNER T21st Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational 72-75-73 220 T21st PING/Golfweek Preview 74-77-73 224 T28th Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate 77-73-70 220 T34th Arizona Invitational 75-74-74 223 T1st Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate 70-69-74 213 77th Southern Highlands Coll. Masters WD-77-75 XX T4th National Invitational Tournament 72-70-71 213 T16th ASU Thunderbird Invitational 72-70-73 215 T4th PING Cougar Classic 67-68-73 208 T7th Mountain West Conf. Champ. 70-69-73 212 COLBY SMITH T29th Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational 73-75-74 222 T68th PING/Golfweek Preview 91-73-80 244 T18th Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate 71-73-75 219 T52nd Royal Oaks Intercollegiate 70-79 149 T55th Arizona Invitational 76-74-81 231 T57th Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate 81-76-75 232 T42nd Southern Highlands Coll. Masters 78-72-77 227 T61st National Invitational Tournament 77-80-74 231 T40th ASU Thunderbird Invitational 77-72-71 220 T62nd PING Cougar Classic 78-74-72 224 JEREMIAH WOODING T21st Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational 76-70-74 220 72nd PING/Golfweek Preview 86-83-79 248 T26th Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate 68-75-76 219 T47th Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate 76-74-75 225 T41st Royal Oaks Intercollegiate 72-75 147 T51st Arizona Invitational 76-74-79 229 T57th Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate 83-75-74 232 T17th Southern Highlands Coll. Masters 77-70-75 222 T84th National Invitational Tournament 80-75-83 238 MAX KRAEMER T83rd Arizona Invitational 82-78-80 240 75th Southern Highlands Coll. Masters 89-81-83 253 KARSTEN MAJORS T59th Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate 82-77-69 228 T56th Royal Oaks Intercollegiate 78-72 150 NICHOLAS MARURI T55th Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate 75-77-82 234 72nd Southern Highlands Coll. Masters 81-77-84 242 T26th Mountain West Conf. Champ. 73-69-77 219
TOURNAMENT SCORECARDS GENE MIRANDA FALCON INVITATIONAL Eisenhower Golf Club (Blue Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., Sept. 19-20 18 Teams, 104 Individuals 5th UNLV 293-290-294 877 (+13) T12th Derek Ernst 72-70-75 217 (+1) T21st Jeremiah Wooding 76-70-74 220 (+4) T21st Kevin Penner 72-75-73 220 (+4) T29th Colby Smith 73-75-74 222 (+6) T53rd Blake Biddle 76-77-73 226 (+10) PING/GOLFWEEK PREVIEW Karsten Creek Golf Club, Stillwater, Okla., Sept. 26-28 15 Teams, 75 Individuals 12th UNLV 321-303-304 928 (+64) T21st Kevin Penner 74-77-73 224 (+8) T38th Blake Biddle 79-76-75 230 (+14) T58th Derek Ernst 82-77-77 236 (+20) T68th Colby Smith 91-73-80 244 (+28) 72nd Jeremiah Wooding 86-83-79 248 (+32) JERRY PATE NATIONAL INTERCOLLEGIATE Old Overton Golf Club, Vestavia Hills, Ala., Oct. 11-12 12 Teams, 60 Individuals 5th UNLV 279-293-294 866 (+26) T10th Derek Ernst 66-75-71 212 (+2) T21st Blake Biddle 70-70-77 217 (+7) T26th Jeremiah Wooding 68-75-76 219 (+9) T28th Kevin Penner 77-73-70 220 (+10) T55th Nicholas Maruri 75-77-82 234 (+24) HERB WIMBERLY INTERCOLLEGIATE New Mexico State University Golf Course, Las Cruces, N.M., Oct. 25-26 15 Teams, 84 Individuals 2nd UNLV 289-288-282 859 (+7) T3rd Blake Biddle 71-70-69 210 (-3) T5th Derek Ernst 71-71-69 211 (-2) T18th Colby Smith 71-73-75 219 (+6) T47th Jeremiah Wooding 76-74-75 225 (+12) T59th Karsten Majors 82-77-69 228 (+15) ROYAL OAKS INTERCOLLEGIATE Royal Oaks Country Club, Dallas, Texas, Nov. 1-2 12 Teams, 72 Individuals 8th UNLV 280-292 572 (+4) T11th Derek Ernst 66-73 139 (-3) T29th Blake Biddle 72-72 144 (+2) T41st Jeremiah Wooding 72-75 147 (+5) T52nd Colby Smith 70-79 149 (+7) T56th Karsten Majors 78-72 150 (+8) ARIZONA INVITATIONAL Arizona National Golf Club, Tucson, Ariz., Jan. 31-Feb. 1 16 Teams, 93 Individuals T5th UNLV 295-287-297 879 (+27) T3rd Derek Ernst 73-65-73 211 (-2) T9th Blake Biddle 71-75-71 217 (+4) T34th Kevin Penner 75-74-74 223 (+10) T51st Jeremiah Wooding 76-74-79 229 (+16) T55th Colby Smith 76-74-81 231 (+18) T83rd Max Kraemer * 82-78-80 240 (+27) WESTERN REFINING COLLEGE ALL-AMERICA GOLF CLASSIC El Paso Country Club, El Paso, Texas, Nov. 22-23 31 Individuals T6th Derek Ernst 67-74-66 207 (-6) WYOMING DESERT INTERCOLLEGIATE Classic Club, Palm Desert, Calif., Feb. 26-27 20 Teams, 104 Individuals 2nd UNLV 297-293-294 884 (+20) T1st Kevin Penner 70-69-74 213 (-3) T7th Blake Biddle 73-74-73 220 (+4) T9th Derek Ernst 73-75-73 221 (+5) T57th Jeremiah Wooding 83-75-74 232 (+16) T57th Colby Smith 81-76-75 232 (+16) SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS COLLEGIATE MASTERS Southern Highlands Golf Club, Las Vegas, Nev., March 11-13 15 Teams, 80 Individuals 7th UNLV 303-293-295 891 (+27) T9th Derek Ernst 74-75-70 219 (+3) T17th Jeremiah Wooding 77-70-75 222 (+6) T33rd Blake Biddle 74-76-75 225 (+9) T42nd Colby Smith 78-72-77 227 (+11) 68th Arthur Kim * 77-80-81 238 (+22) 72nd Nicholas Maruri * 81-77-84 242 (+26) 75th Max Kraemer * 89-81-83 253 (+37) 77th Kevin Penner WD-77-75 XX NATIONAL INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT OMNI Tucson National Golf Club, Tucson, Ariz., March 21-22 15 Teams, 95 Individuals 6th UNLV 305-288-291 884 (+28) T4th Kevin Penner 72-70-71 213 (-1) T23rd Blake Biddle 77-71-74 222 (+8) T26th Derek Ernst 79-72-72 223 (+9) T61st Colby Smith 77-80-74 231 (+17) T84th Jeremiah Wooding 80-75-83 238 (+24)
ASU THUNDERBIRD INVITATIONAL Karsten Golf Course, Tempe, Ariz., April 9-10 13 Teams, 75 Individuals 3rd UNLV 296-282-279 857 (+5) T12th Derek Ernst 74-68-71 213 (E) T16th Blake Biddle 75-72-68 215 (+2) T16th Kevin Penner 72-70-73 215 (+2) T27th Arthur Kim 75-73-69 217 (+4) T40th Colby Smith 77-72-71 220 (+7) PING COUGAR CLASSIC Riverside Country Club, Provo, Utah, April 15-16 18 Teams, 96 Individuals 2nd UNLV 280-285-286 851 (-13) T4th Kevin Penner 67-68-73 208 (-8) 7th Blake Biddle 68-72-70 210 (-6) 9th Derek Ernst 70-71-71 212 (-4) T62nd Colby Smith 78-74-72 224 (+8) T83rd Arthur Kim 75-79-75 229 (+13) MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP OMNI Tucson National Resort, Tucson, Ariz., May 5-7 9 Teams, 45 Individuals 3rd UNLV 287-273-294 854 (+2) T1st Derek Ernst 71-64-72 207 (-6) T7th Kevin Penner 70-69-73 212 (-1) T17th Blake Biddle 73-71-72 216 (+3) T26th Nicholas Maruri 73-69-77 219 (+6) 45th Arthur Kim 79-84-87 250 (+37) * Competed as an individual TEAM, INDIVIDUAL MARKS ** Low Team 54 (to par)... 851 (-13), Cougar Classic Low Team 18 (to par)...273 (-11), Rnd 2, MWC Champ. Low Ind 54 (to par)...208 (-8), Penner, Cougar Classic Low Ind 18 (to par)... 64 (-7), Ernst, Rnd 2, MWC Champ. Best Team Finish...2nd, Cougar Classic...2nd, Wyoming Desert... 2nd, Wimberly Best Individual Finish... T1st, Ernst, MWC Champ.... T1st, Penner, Wyoming Desert ** Team tournaments only