UNLV extends lead to eight at Mountain West Conference Championship
5/2/2015 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
see also: View results for Mountain West Championship, Emerald Valley Golf Club
Back-to-back 65s for UNLV senior Kurt Kitayama have the rebels leading by eight with one round to play at OMNI Tucson National
TUCSON, Ariz. — Kurt Kitayama, along with an overall team effort from the UNLV Rebels have the Las Vegas team up by eight shots entering Sunday's final round at the Mountain West Conference Championship.
Playing OMNI Tucson National, a par-71, 7,100-yard course, the senior Kitayama has posted back-to-back rounds of six-under par 65 to lead the individual race by five strokes over Corey Eddings of second-place Nevada.
Rebel players John Oda, Shintaro Ban, and Carl Jonson are all inside of the top-10.
Nevada and San Diego State were tied for second place entering the second round but the Wolfpack edged ahead by three, leaving SDSU trailing the leading Rebels by 11. Nahum Mendoza is in third at 136 while Xander Schauffele is tied for fourth at 137 for the Aztecs.
Results: Mountain West Championship
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chico, CA | 500 | 65-65-72=202 | |
| 2 | San Diego, CA | 400 | 67-70-67=204 | |
| 3 | , Australia | 300 | 70-67-69=206 | |
| T4 | Redondo Beach, CA | 300 | 71-70-67=208 | |
| T4 | Bainbridge Island, WA | 300 | 68-72-68=208 |
About the Mountain West Championship
54 hole men's collegiate championship of the Mountain West Conference. Team (best four scores out of five players) and individual competitions.
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