UNLV College Golf Teams

May 23, 2008--The first day's play at the NCAA Finals of Women's Golf was haulted by wind, a rarety in golf. And then the third round was suspended by lightning. So not only did UNLV's five Lady Rebel golfers--all playing in their first Finals--have to battle nerves, the course, and the other teams, they were going to toe-to-toe with Mother Nature. But the team has survived, posting a very solid round two score and challenging to record the best team finish in the history of UNLV Women's Golf. “The conditions were very tough today and overall, they have been tough the past two days,” UNLV head coach Missy Ringler said. “It has been very windy and cold, but we are hanging in there.” Therese Koelbaek and Natasha Krishna (pictured) are leading the Lady Rebels. LIVE SCORING now. UNLV's second-round team score was the third-best round of the day, trailing only 2nd place UCLA and 5th place University of Denver.

March 10, 2008--It's customary for winning Ryder Cup teams to let the champagne flow following a triumph, but just moments after UNLV golfer Seung-Su Han (pictured) ensured a Rebel victory in their home golf tournament with a scintillating third shot on the par 5, 18th hole at Las Vegas golf course Southern Highlands, the Rebels celebrated in a more fun and casual style: Choco-Tacos and Klondike Krunch ice cream for everyone! The bars were quickly gobbled up by fans, family and players (losing teams, too), symbolizing how the Rebels munched on one of the most talented and deep tournament fields in all of college golf. The Southern Highlands Collegiate Golf Championship--dubbed the Masters of College Golf because of the always stellar field--featured seven of the top 10 teams and nearly half of the best players. But it was UNLV, playing head-to-head against #1 Georgia and #4 Charlotte down the stretch, that walked away with a two-stroke win over Charlotte, giving the Rebels their third home win in four years and seventh in the last 14 home tournaments. For more ...

January 25, 2008 (UPDATED JAN. 20, 2008)--The UNLV Mens golf team will take back to the golf course to open up the spring season by playing in the prestigious PING-Arizona Intercollegiate tournament in Tucson. The event was held Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 28-29, at Arizona National Golf Club (par 71, 6,900 yards).  The Rebels were the defending champion of the tournament. Junior Seung-Su Han (pictured), who made it to the finals of the PGA Tour Q-School, was one of the Rebels teeing it up. He finished 20th while the Rebels completed their fourth-straight top five finish as they ended up in second place behind Tennessee. Click here for LIVE SCORING during the event. For more ...
 

May 20, 2008 (UPDATED MAY 22) --The Lady Rebel golfers of UNLV began play in the NCAA Finals for only the third time in the history of the program. The Lady Rebels finished 22nd in 2006 and 21st in 2004. And the Rebels are gaining a little national notoriety as Golfweek writer Asher Wildman has picked them as his 'sleeper story' of the event that is being played at the Championship course in New Mexico, site of the 1998 UNLV Men's Golf National Championship. "Who would have thought it? They look relaxed, focused and are accustomed to playing on the West Coast," wrote Wildman on Golfweek.com. Unfortunately, none of the writers picked UNLV to win the event, but who knows? Maybe the Lady Rebs will duplicate the history from 1998. Stick to GolfLasVegasNow.com for inside info from the Finals with Lance Ringler, Golfweek Editor and television host, and husband to UNLV coach Missy Ringler (pictured). Unfortunately, the Rebels were in 24th place after round one. Click here for round one recap. But they did rally and record a very solid team score in round two in very windy conditions. Play was suspended after the Rebels left the course. Currently, the Rebels round three score was the third-best round of the day, but some teams are still completing the second round. Click here for complete round two recap. Click here for up-to-minute LIVE SCORING now.

May 17, 2008 (UPDATED MAY 18)--UNLV finished in 24th place at the NCAA West Regional event being played at the very difficult Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton, Washington. It was the team's worst finish at the event in head coach Dwaine Knight's 20 years on the job. The team is working on a streak of 20-straight NCAA Regional appearances and until last year, the lowest they had finished was 11th, but in 2007 the team struggled as well, finishing in a tie for 16th. So the Rebels are missing the NCAA Finals for the second-straight year, and just the 3rd time in those 20 years. The Rebels shot a stunning 23-over par total in the second round that was 28 shots behind USC, the leader by five shots over Oregon. Golfweek editor and Las Vegas resident Lance Ringler is at the event and says that the course is very hard, and all five Rebels found that out in the second round. "A team can afford to have two play bad, but all five and you are done at Gold Mountain," Ringler wrote in an email. The Rebels fired a 20-over par total in the final round. LIVE SCORING NOW.

May 11, 2008--UNLV freshman sensation Therese Koelbaek tied for medalist honors and the Rebel women's golf team finished third at the NCAA West Regional, which wrapped up Saturday at Lincoln Hills Golf Club. The third-place finish by the Rebels ensured the squad of their third trip to the NCAA Championships, as they finished with a 54-hole total of 879 (288-290-301, +15). The top eight teams and top two individuals not on qualifying teams from each regional advanced to the NCAA Championships, scheduled for May 20-23 at the Championship Course in Albuquerque, N.M. UNLV's last trip to the NCAA Championships was in 2006, and the Rebels finished 22nd overall. In their first trip, the Rebels finished 21st at the 2004 national tournament. "We are so excited to be heading to Albuquerque," UNLV head coach Missy Ringler said. "That was obviously the goal we set at the beginning of the year and to see it become a reality is so great. I am so proud of these girls. They have worked so hard."

May 10, 2008--Sometimes all it takes to completely put a college golf program on the map is that one standout player who steps up in a big event and helps lead a team to greatness. Monte Montgomery did that early on in UNLV Men's Head Golf Coach Dwaine Knight's career, and now it looks like Lady Rebel Freshman Therese Koelbaek is doing the same for the Lady Rebels and Head Coach Missy Ringler. She is battling for the NCAA West Regional title--heading into the final round with a three-shot lead, and has her team in the runner-up slot with 18 holes to play. “In the short history of this program we have had some great players and Therese is right up there with them,” Ringler said. “She is playing really well right now.” She fired a career-best round of 68 on Friday. LIVE SCORING.

May 9, 2008--The UNLV women’s golf team picked a great time to turn in its best round of the year, firing even par on Thursday to sit in third place following the opening day of the NCAA West Regional at Lincoln Hills Golf Club. The Rebels had four players card rounds of 72 or better which led to the even-par score of 288, just one stroke behind second-place Tulsa and only five off the pace set by USC, which shot a 283 to grab the first-round lead. The even-par round is the best effort by a UNLV team at a NCAA regional and it tied for the fourth-best round to par in program history. “It is a great opening round for us,” UNLV head coach Missy Ringler said. “Therese Koelbaek (pictured) played very well for us and we got the scores we needed to get from Kasi Lee and Tonya Choate. We just need to focus and take it one round at a time.” The top eight teams in the three-round event move on to the NCAA Finals. Follow the team now with LIVE SCORING.

April 26, 2008--The UNLV Rebel golf team finished fifth at the 2008 Mountain Conference Golf Championships, but sophomore Eddie Olson (pictured) won the tournament, and three Rebels were named to the All-Conference Team. Joining Olson--who fired a three-round total of 4-under par, 209 to win by three strokes--on the team were junior Seung-Su Han and senior Matt Kinsinger. The Rebel team led after round one of the tournament, but struggled to finish, something that usually doesn't happen to the team. UNLV Head Coach Dwaine Knight jnstills in his team that the final round should belong to the Rebels, but in this event the team shot a combined 292 total, good for only the sixth-best round of the day. The Rebels will learn their NCAA Regionals slot on Monday, May 5. Han and UNLV's Brett Kanda finished tied for 10th.