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Billboards in Las Vegas have celebrated the recent success of Rebel golf

Rebels On The PGA Tour

Nine former UNLV men's golfers are currently on the PGA Tour and have won a combined 23 PGA Tour titles, including Adam Scott's 2013 Masters victory.

A t the 2010 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, the PGA Tour's annual stop in Las Vegas, the Rebel Ranch was cre-ated. The Rebel Ranch was a UNLV-branded hospitality area on the

18th fairway at TPC Summerlin that offered an up-close view of the finishing hole with indoor and outdoor seating. Special UNLV programming took place each day of the PGA Tour event, but most notable was the UNLV Men's Golf Day. The Rebels' 1998 national championship team was celebrated and many of that team's members were on hand, including head coach Dwaine Knight, to participate in a round-table discussion.

At the 2010 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, a round-table discussion was held with Coach Knight, former Rebels on the PGA Tour and members of UNLV's 1998 national championship team. It was hosted by Jack Sheehan.

UNLV head coach Dwaine Knight at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open's Rebel Ranch event.

Rebels’ All-Time PGA TOuR ROsTeRPlayer ...........................At UNLV ...........On Tour .......VictoriesJeremy Anderson ..........1996-00 ..............2001Chad Campbell ..............1995-96 ...........2001-SA ..............4Derek Ernst ...................2008-12 ...........2012-SA ..............1Ed Fryatt ........................1991-94 ...........2000-02Andres Gonzales ...........2003-06 ...........2011-SACharley Hoffman............1995-99 ...........2006-SA ..............2Skip Kendall ...................1982-86 ...........1993-SABill Lunde .......................1993-98 ...........2009-SA ..............1Ryan Moore ...................2001-05 ...........2006-SA ..............3Ted Oh ...........................1995-97 ..............2008Chris Riley .....................1992-96 ...........1999-SA ..............1Adam Scott ....................1998-99 ...........2003-SA .............11

Rebels On The PGA Tour

The marquee outside of the Thomas & Mack Center promoted the Rebel Ranch event in advance. Coach

Knight and Charley Hoffman wore mustaches as part of the "Get Your Reb On" campaign.

UNLV was the only school to have three former golfers finish in the top 21 of the 2010 FedEx Cup Standings.

UNLV was the only school to have three former golfers finish in the top 21 of the 2010 FedEx Cup standings: Charley Hoffman was fourth, Adam Scott was 19th and Ryan Moore was 21st.

Chad Campbell, Charley Hoffman and Bill Lunde.

Chris Berry, Jeremy Anderson and Chris Riley during the discussion.Many athletics department members were in attendance including the UNLV cheerleaders.

Letter from the President:

In 1988, the Rebel Golf Foundation was formed to encourage and promote a UNLV Men’s Golf

program and compete at the highest level of collegiate athletics and academics. With the support

of the Board and all the Rebel Golf Foundation members, the foundation continues to remain

strong and provide the financial support that the UNLV Men’s Golf Team needs to continue to

flourish both on and off the golf course. The Board will continue in the coming year to pursue

its fund raising efforts in order to continue the mandate of the foundation.

This organization was started by community leaders in Southern Nevada and continues to be

supported by community leaders, former players and their parents, and other interested parties

who love the game of golf. The Rebel Golf Foundation works in conjunction with UNLV’s

President, Athletic Director, and Golf Coaches to further the efforts of the UNLV Men’s Golf

Team by providing financial assistance and counsel. With that support, the UNLV Men’s Golf

Team has become a golf program with a national reputation for athletic excellence, scholarship

and personal achievement. The important annual contributions of the Rebel Golf Foundation’s

approximately 200 members, combined with other outside contributions, will assure the contin-

ued growth of the program’s endowment. The annual contributions of the members of the Rebel

Golf Foundation are critical to the health and financial stability of this foundation. On behalf of

the Board of Directors and all of those who benefit from the Rebel Golf Foundation, we thank

each member and contributor for their support.

As the 2014-15 campaign begins, there are currently seven former Rebels with PGA Tour play-

ing privileges, and seven who have at least one or more PGA Tour victories. Two former Rebels

won this past year on the PGA Tour, Ryan Moore and Adam Scott. We also say farewell and

good luck to former Rebel Golfer and Assistant Coach JC Deacon as he embarks upon his head

coaching career at Florida, and we welcome new Assistant Golf Coach Philip Rowe, who in a

short time has had an incredible impact in our program and the Foundation. While the Rebel

Golf Foundation is extremely proud of these young men for their accomplishments on the golf

course, we are equally proud of how they handle themselves professionally, their loyalty to the

university, and to the Rebel Golf program. The Foundation is also proud of all the former play-

ers who pursued careers in other professions, becoming businessmen, attorneys, leaders in their

communities, and golf coaches. With your continued contribution and the hard work of my

fellow board members and officers, the Rebel Golf Foundation can continue to help our student-

athletes receive a quality education while annually competing for a national championship.

Through the combined efforts of the Rebel Golf Foundation, Coach Knight, Coach Rowe, and

your efforts, we can maintain one of the preeminent collegiate golf programs in the country.

Daniel J. Albregts

From The Presidents

Ever since its first classroom opened in 1957, UNLV has been on the rise in the world of higher education. From dusty lots with only a few buildings to a lush, ever-expanding setting, the campus has continued

to respond to the demands stemming from an increasing enrollment. The University boasts nationally competitive business programs and a school of hotel administration that attracts students from around the globe. But with 246 degree programs in 15 schools and colleges, UNLV offers the student-athlete an array of educational opportunities. UNLV maintains an academic support system for its student-athletes that is designed to ensure success on and off the fields of play. Housed in the Academic Success Center, academic advisors work with the 17 men’s and women’s sports ensuring student-athletes receive personalized care regard-ing their progress in education. Advisors work with their sport-specific student-athletes in schedul-ing, tutoring, degree progress and NCAA eligibility. Providing even greater challenges, students who maintain a 3.5 grade point average can apply for entrance into UNLV’s honors program.

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Rebel Golf And AcademicsRebel golf boasted yet another outstanding year in the classroom in 2013-14. Redford Bobbitt, Carl Jonson, Kurt Kitayama, AJ McInerney, Taylor Montgomery and Chris Tuulik each received Academic All-Mountain West accolades. It marked the third straight year Jonson and Kitayama earned the award and second time for McInerney. To be eligible for selection to the Academic All-MW team, student-athletes must have completed at least one academic term at the school while maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better, and be a starter or significant contributor on their team. Also, Bobbitt, Jonson and McInerney were named MW Scholar-Athletes. It was Jonson's third time on that list. The MW Scholar-Athlete Award is one of the highest academic honors bestowed by the conference. To be eligible for selection, student-athletes must have completed at least two academic terms at the member institution, while maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or better, and have participated in varsity competition in an NCAA-sponsored sport.In 2012-13, four Rebel golfers earned Academic All-MW honors. Over the last 10 years, a total of 39 UNLV men's golfers have earned such recognition, while since the 2004-05 season, at least one Rebel golf student-athlete has been recognized with the MW Scholar-Athlete Award. In addition, since 2000, 11 UNLV men's golfers have earned All-American Scholar honors including Jonson in 2013-14, while the program has had four Academic All-Americans.Seven UNLV men's golfers made the Dean's List in 2013-14: Bobbitt, James Feutz, Jonson, Kitayama, McInerney, Montgomery and Tuulik.The UNLV men’s golf program has a current string of 21 straight semesters with a 3.0 team grade point average or higher and the squad's 3.34 team GPA in the spring of 2007 was its highest since fall of 1996. In the spring of 2014, the team earned a 3.24 cumulative GPA.

Former Rebel golfer Ryan Moore became just the second Rebel ever to earn Academic All-America honors when he was named to the second team in 2004-05.

“Success in the classroom is essential to success on the golf course, so we offer our student-athletes as much support academically as they get athletically. Academics are and must remain the top priority for our student-athletes.” -- Jeff Grandy, Men's Golf Academic Advisor

Two-time Academic All-Mountain West honoree and Parker Award Winner Scott Lander was joined by head coach Dwaine Knight and his wife, Debbie, at his graduation.

Academics

sOuTHeRN HiGHlANDs GOlF ClubPar: ..................................................................................................72Yardage: .....................................................................................7,510Course Rating: .............................................................................74.4Designers: ..................................................... Robert Trent Jones, Sr.........................................................................Robert Trent Jones, Jr.Opened: .......................................................................... April 1, 2000Pro Shop Phone: .......................................................... 702-263-1000

sOuTHeRN HiGHlANDs GOlF Club

When Southern Highlands opened its doors and fairways in 2000, the advance billing foretold that it was going to be a great course, clearly one of the elite new private clubs in America. It’s apparent that the

hype was totally justified. Golf Digest placed Southern Highlands in its top six best new private clubs in the country and ranked it as the best new private club in the Western U.S. How fitting, then, that the UNLV golf program, with a recent national championship and a history of being ranked near the top of the college golf standings, should choose Southern Highlands as its official home course. "Being so close to McCarran Airport, Southern Highlands is one of the first places we like to take a new recruit and his parents when they come to town," UNLV golf head coach Dwaine Knight says. "Just one look out at the course from the clubhouse veranda, with its panoramic view of the entire Las Vegas valley, provides a great first impression of our city and the wonderful facilities available to a young man considering our program.” With $40 million (exclusive of land costs) and a rare collaboration of architects Robert Trent Jones, Sr. and Jr., Southern Highlands offers 18 distinctly beautiful and unique golf holes which honor the land upon which they are sculpted. Just six

months after the course opened, it was deemed worthy by the $4.25 million Invensys Classic PGA Tour event to join the three-course rotation. One of many holes that had the world’s best golfers buzzing was the 622-yard uphill par-5 18th, with its split fairway and 16 acres of land and meandering water and sand. The hole affords a great view of the $16 million clubhouse, where golfers convene shortly after their rounds to take in the scenery and discuss the joys and challenges of playing Southern Highlands. The collaboration between this wonderful new nationally ranked golf club and a proud UNLV championship golf program is a perfect marriage of class, beauty and distinction.

18TH HOleThe finishing hole is the longest on the course, a massive 622-yard, par 5. The fairway is bisected by a stream. Playing the hole uphill and to the left is more dangerous but presents a shorter route and a better shot into the green. Taking the low road to the right will keep you out of trouble most of the way, but leaves you with a blind shot across water to the green. The choice is all yours.

Home Course

HOme OF THe Rebels“Just one look out at the course from the clubhouse veranda, with its panoramic view of the entire Las Vegas valley, provides a great first impression of our city and the wonderful facilities available to a young man considering our program.”

-- Head Coach Dwaine Knight

8TH HOle Though the par-3 eighth hole is only 167 yards, the combination of water and sand in front of the green can make its length a bit deceiving. Club selection is critical. Trust the yardage book and make your mistakes long. Short is trouble.

17TH HOleNo. 17 at Southern Highlands is one of the most challenging par 3's you're likely to face. It's 217 yards from the back tee with water flowing from here all the way around the peninsula green. Sand protects the front right and back left green so there's not much room for error.

Home Course

5TH HOle The fifth hole is a short, 365-yard, par 4 that dares players to fire at the green from the tee. However, to do so, you must carry water all the way. The more prudent will use a long-iron or fairway wood from the tee and be left with a short pitch to the green.

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FAll seAsON1. Sept. 6-7 Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational United States Air Force Academy - Colorado Springs, Colo.2. Sept. 26-27 William H. Tucker Intercollegiate University of New Mexico Championship Course - Albuquerque, N.M.3. Oct. 6-7 Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate Old Overton Club (University of Alabama) - Birmingham, Ala.4. Oct. 19-21 Tavistock Collegiate Invitational Lake Nona Golf Club (Texas Tech & Central Fla.) - Orlando, Fla.

sPRiNG seAsON5. Feb. 2-3 Sea Best Invitational TPC Sawgrass (Jacksonville University) - Ponte Vedra, Fla. 6. Feb. 18-20 John Burns Intercollegiate Wailua Golf Course (University of Hawaii) - Linhue Kauai, Hawaii7. March 9-11 Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters Southern Highlands Golf Club (UNLV) - Las Vegas, Nev.8. March 16-17 Jack Rabbit Invitational Primm Valley Golf Course (South Dakota State) - Primm, Nev.9. March 26-27 The Goodwin Stanford University Golf Club - Palo Alto, Calif.10. Apr. 11-12 Robert Kepler Invitational The Ohio State University Scarlet Course - Columbus, Ohio

POsTseAsON11. May 1-3 Mountain West Championship Tucson National Golf Club - Tucson, Ariz.12. May 14-16 NCAA Regional One of six sites: The Sagamore Club -- Noblesville, Ind. (Ball State); UNC Finley Golf Course -- Chapel Hill, N.C. (North Carolina); The Farms Golf Club -- San Diego, Calif. (San Diego); The Rawls Course -- Lubbock, Texas (Texas Tech); Gold Mountain Golf Club -- Bremerton, Wash. (Washington); The Course at Yale -- New Haven, Conn. (Yale)13. May 29-June 3 NCAA Championship The Concession Golf Club (USF) - Bradenton, Fla.

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TRAvel iN sTyle“Again, we are going to play against the best teams and play in the best venues to prepare us to compete for another national championship.” -- Head Coach Dwaine Knight

To help its student-athletes balance the rigorous demands of the college curriculum with its intense travel schedule, UNLV flies to some of its tournaments via private jet. Thanks to the support of many local enterprises, the Rebels are able to reduce both travel time and missed classes, and find more opportunities to focus on academics.

The Rebels’ schedule will carry them from the desert southwest of Arizona and New Mexico, west to California, east to Colorado, down south to Alabama and Florida, north to Ohio, and across the ocean to Hawaii. The Mountain West Championship will be played in Tucson, Ariz., for an ninth consecutive year, while the NCAA Regionals will be held at six different sites for the seventh time. The Rebels will also play right here in Las Vegas in March when they host the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters. This year's NCAA Championship will be played in Bradenton, Fla., at The Concession Golf Club.

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The Rebels take advantage of state-of-the-art work-out facilities and physical therapy equipment.

Rebel golfers have the incomparable opportunity to come under the tutelage of one of the nation’s leaders in physical therapy, Keith Kleven.

A clinical educator and researcher, Kleven has bachelor’s and master’s degrees and served a one year residency in physical therapy under the school of Physical Therapy and Medicine at the University of Southern California, and is a certified athletic trainer. Kleven has been a groundbreaker in his emerging field for more than 30 years and has been directly involved with the UNLV golf program since 1989. He was inducted into the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame as part of its 2005 class. Currently the owner/director of the Keith Kleven Institute of Orthopaedic Sports and Dance Rehabilitation in Las Vegas, he is a clinical instructor for 18 colleges and universities as well as the personal trainer and therapist for many U.S. sports teams, professional

teams, professional athletes and entertainers. Tiger Woods, Mark O’Meara, Chris Riley, John Cook and Emilee Klein are just some of the professional golfers who have worked with Kleven. “Keith has been with us from the start, and I think, physically, there is no better trainer in the world,” said UNLV head coach Dwaine Knight. “You can see who has trained with him: Mark O’Meara, Tiger

Woods, plus our team and all the other great athletes. He is absolutely the best. If a person is really serious about playing professional golf and reaching the highest level they can, he is the kind of trainer you would look for. He is so individually specific, which is what makes him such a valuable part of our program. We are very fortunate to have him on campus as a professor and have him in our program. There is no question that without his support and help we would not be a top program.” Presently doing research in injury prevention and training to enhance golf performance, Kleven is also the author of numerous articles and is a highly sought-after speaker.

KeiTH KleveNProfessor of Physical Therapy

Physical Therapy

Kleven speaks at Rebel Golf Day at Southern Highlands Golf Club.

UNLV Golf had a unique evening during the 1994 Las Vegas Invitational when four PGA players under the care of Keith Kleven gathered to meet the squad. From stroke techniques to the advantages of staying in school, the informal Q&A session offered insight into the life of a professional golfer. Giving free tips that night were (L-R): Dennis Watson, Dwaine Knight, Paul Azinger, Prof. Keith Kleven, Lenny Clements and John Cook.

“I think, physically, there is no better trainer in the world. You can see who has trained with him: Mark O’Meara, Tiger Woods, plus our team and all the other great athletes. He is absolutely the best. If a person is really serious about playing professional golf and reaching the highest level they can, he is the kind of trainer you would look for.” -- Head coach Dwaine Knight

Physical Therapy

Kleven's work with Tiger Woods was featured in this Men's Fitness Magazine issue.

“Golf is such a mental game, and Mark's expertise lies in making the connection between being mentally prepared and then allowing the body and the muscles to carry through with that preparation."

-- Head Coach Dwaine Knight

In addition to the various physical and academic support systems avail-able to UNLV student-athletes, the Rebel golf team also has the advan-tage of mental training, under the supervision of Dr. Mark Guadagnoli.

Guadagnoli, a professor in UNLV's Department of Kinesiology, also serves as a mental training consultant for the Rebels. A professor at the school since 1991, this will mark Guadagnoli's 13th season working with the Rebel golf team. “The way these elite golfers play the game requires intensity, focus, and a great deal of athleticism,” Guadagnoli said. “My job is to help them achieve their best, on and off the course." "We are extremely fortunate to have someone of Mark's ability and experi-ence right here on campus," UNLV head coach Dwaine Knight said. "Golf is such a mental game, and Mark's expertise lies in making the connection between being mentally prepared and then allowing the body and the muscles to carry through with that preparation. His resume and reputation speak for themselves and we are lucky to have that advantage." Guadagnoli has spent the past 20-plus years working as a consultant to Olympic, collegiate, and professional athletes in several sports, but he special-izes in working with golfers. Golfers at all levels have worked under his tute-lage, including players on the PGA and LPGA tours as well as participants of the U.S. Amateur, Walker Cup, and Palmer Cup. Guadagnoli has worked with golfers at the Masters, U.S. Open and other PGA events. Guadagnoli began studying human performance late in his undergradu-ate days at Texas A&M, where he received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in Kinesiology. He then worked as a Research Psychologist for

the Army Research Institute for Behavioral Sciences while com-pleting the requirements for a dual doctorate in human perfor-mance and cognitive psychology from Auburn University.

Despite his heavy work-load, Guadagnoli earned high praise. He was voted the Most Outstanding Graduate Student of the department, college, and university, the Outstanding Graduate Student of the Year by the Office of Special Programs, and was awarded the pres-tigious William Revington Outstanding Leadership Award. The praise has continued at UNLV, where he has earned Researcher of the Year and the department, college, and university's Teacher of

the Year Awards, and has seven times been voted Outstanding Kinesiology Faculty Member of the Year by a Scholar-Athlete, CSUN, and Alumni Association representative. With an impressive resume that is pages long, Guadagnoli has published more than 100 articles and abstracts and has presented his work around the world. He has lectured at several universities including Harvard University, UCLA, and USC and has been featured in the New York Times, Time Magazine, Golf Digest, USA Today, The History Channel, and CBS Sports. In the summer of 2010, the 2nd edition of his book "Practice to Learn, Play to Win" was published with contributions from former Rebel golfer and current PGA Tour player Ryan Moore.

mARK GuADAGNOliMental Training Consultant

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mental Training

Guadagnoli addresses the crowd at Rebel Golf Day.

Guadagnoli's book "Practice to Learn, Play to Win" was published in 2007 and includes contributions from former Rebel golfer and current PGA Tour player Ryan Moore.

“This is one of the top complexes in the nation because of the versatility it offers to service student-athletes in every area of sports medicine.”

-- Kyle Wilson, UNLV Director of Athletic Training

An aquatic therapy room includes a rehabilitative pool.

The Marilyn & Si Redd Sports Medicine Complex sprawls over an 8,500-square-foot area.

A skylight welcomes natural light into the rehabilitation room.

Day-to-day preventative medicine on the campus was made easier with the opening of the Marilyn and Si Redd Sports Medicine Complex. The state-of-the-art operation is a major part of the $8.5 million Lied Athletic

Complex. Made possible by a generous gift of $1.5 million by Marilyn and Si Redd, the athletic training facility incorporates the total scope of sports medicine over an 8,500-square-foot area. Aside from five staff offices, a rehabilitation room houses a dozen pieces of equipment including Cybex stationary bicycles, stair machines and treadmills, all under a natural skylight. The largest area features a dozen tables to offer student-athletes various treatments throughout the day. Taping, padding and bracing all take place in another all-inclusive room. Finally, an aquatic therapy room features three above-ground whirlpools surrounding a 10-feet deep pool for rehabilitative exercises. All of these features make it possible for UNLV student-athletes to rehabili-tate injuries without ever needing to leave the Lied Athletic Complex. Other amenities include a physician’s office and exam room to provide daily medical service for student-athletes. A drug-testing facility also is part of the new complex. This expedites medical care because the student-athletes' health care is self-contained. Also, UNLV’s academic program and its student athletic trainers benefit from a sports medicine library, study room and conference facility. “Aside from being four times larger than our former facility,” says Kyle

Wilson, UNLV’s Director of Athletic Training. “This is one of the top complexes in the nation because of the versatility it offers to service student-athletes in every area of sports medicine. We’re now more efficient, more accessible and more effective in preventing and reha-bilitating athletic injuries.”

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Athletic Training

On Campus

uNlv COlleGesCollege of BusinessCollege of EducationHoward R. Hughes College of EngineeringCollege of Fine ArtsDivision of Health SciencesWilliam F. Harrah College of Hotel AdministrationWilliam S. Boyd School of LawCollege of Liberal ArtsCollege of SciencesGreenspun College of Urban AffairsThe Graduate CollegeThe Honors CollegeSchool of Dental MedicineSchool of NursingUniversity College

More than 2,000 students call UNLV’s 12 residence halls home.

las vegas living

Las Vegas, which celebrated its centennial in 2005, is one of the fastest growing communities in the world.

CreditsThe 2014-15 UNLV Men’s Golf Guide was designed, written, edited and typeset by Andy Grossman, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications. Assistance provided by Sage Sammons, Mark Wallington, Mark Wasik, and Jeff Seals of the UNLV Athletics Media Relations office. Additional assistance provided by Michelle Diamant. Primary graphics by Paul Palmer. Principal photography by Steve Spatafore/Sportography. Much gratitude to photographer Ken Gieger for his contribu-tions. Southern Highlands, Shadow Creek and Wynn Las Vegas photography by Jon and Jeannine Henebry. Palmer Cup photos by Sally J. Sportsman. Additional photos by Trevor Brown, Jr./NCAA Photos, Anne Calvert, Darren Carroll, Kevin Force, Dale Garvey/Washington Athletic Communications, Andy Grossman, Geri Kodey, Aaron Mayes and Marsh Starks/UNLV Photo Services, Brian Tirpak, Mark Wallington, John Weast and Jaren Wilkey. Cover design by Care Pantojan/UNLV Graphic Artist. Special thanks to MHJN/LU. Printing by Digital Lizard. Additional thanks to Shelley Caiazzo at Southern Highlands Golf Club and the public relations departments at MGM MIRAGE and Wynn Las Vegas.

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Golf Quick FactsLOCATION: ..............................Las Vegas, NV 89154FOUNDED: .........................................................1957ENROLLMENT: ................................................28,000NICKNAME: .....................................................RebelsCOLORS: ............................................ Scarlet & GrayPRESIDENT: .......................................Donald SnyderDIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS: ..... Tina Kunzer-MurphyHEAD COACH: ....................................Dwaine Knight ALMA MATER: ............................ New Mexico ‘69 YEARS AT UNLV: ...................................28th yearASSISTANT COACH: ..............................Philip Rowe ALMA MATER: ........................................Stanford '02 YEARS AT UNLV: .....................................1st yearGOLF OFFICE: .................................. (702) 895-1081HOME COURSE: ........................ Southern Highlands PAR: ...................................................................72 YARDAGE: ....................................................7,510CONFERENCE: ..................................Mountain West2014 MW FINISH: .........................................3rd of 112014 NCAA REG. (Sugar Grove) FINISH: ...9th of 14 2014 NCAA FINALS: ........................................... DNPLETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST: .............10/0

NATiONAl CHAmPiONs1998 National Champions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82-85A Day With The Thunderbirds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86A Day With The President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 871991 National Champion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 882004 National Champion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89Setting A New Standard - Ryan Moore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90Media Exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91-92

ReCORD bOOKRebel Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-97Champions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98Postseason Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99UNLV Honors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100-101NCAA Championship Appearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102-103NCAA Regional Appearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104Conference Championship Appearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105-106UNLV at the Walker Cup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107UNLV at the Palmer Cup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107Rebels In The Pros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110-120

THe uNiveRsiTyThe University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122-123President Donald Snyder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124Nevada State Board of Regents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Athletics Director Tina Kunzer-Murphy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125Athletics Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127Athletic Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126-127Lied Athletic Complex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131Hall Of Fame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132-133Rebel Rundown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134Notable Rebels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135Welcome to Las Vegas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

The Next Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1UNLV on the PGA Tour Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5Academics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7Southern Highlands Golf Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-92014-15 Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-11Physical Therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13Mental and Athletic Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-15On Campus & Las Vegas Living . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-17Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

THis is Rebel GOlFMedia Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-21UNLVRebels.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212014-15 Team Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222014-15 Season Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-232013-14 Notebook/Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-252013-14 Scorecard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262014-15 Tournament Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-32Head Coach Dwaine Knight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33-36Helping Players Get To The Next Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Assistant Coach Philip Rowe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Endowment Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Rebel Golf Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Golf Foundation Honored Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Rebel Golf Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43-45Mountain West. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-47Fabulous Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48-52

be A RebelShintaro Ban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-55Redford Bobbitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56-57Ben Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-59James Feutz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-61Carl Jonson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62-63Kurt Kitayama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64-65Nicholas Maruri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66-67AJ McInerney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68-69Taylor Montgomery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-71John Oda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72-73Kenden Slattery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-75Zane Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76-77Chris Tuulik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-79All-Time Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

On The CoverThe 2014-15 UNLV men's golf media guide cover highlights some of the success the program had over the past year, most notably the team championship at the 2014 Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters, which annually features the nation's tough-est regular-season tournament field, and former Rebel All-American Adam Scott's climb up the rankings to the top spot in the world.

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The 2007-08 UNLV men's golf media guide won Best In The Nation by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), while the 2008-09 edition took fifth.