Rebels In Third After First Round At Urbana Regional

REBELS IN THIRD AFTER FIRST ROUND AT URBANA REGIONAL The Scarlet & Gray opened play at Atkins Golf Club Monday with a 3-under 281 after three players shot under par   @UNLVGolf | Round 1 Results After three players shot under par, the UNLV men’s golf opened play at the NCAA Urbana Regional Monday with a first-round … Read more

Rebel Student-Athletes Continue To Set Academic Records As NCAA Announces APR Data

UNLV ATHLETICS CONTINUES TO SET ACADEMIC RECORDS AS NCAA ANNOUNCES APR DATA Nine Rebel sports programs earned perfect single-year Academic Progress Rate score of 1,000, while four other records were set or tied NCAA Release UNLV Athletics continues to set records in the classroom as the NCAA released its most recent Academic Progress Rate (APR) … Read more

Rebels Spring Back Into Action At Southwestern Invitational

REBELS SPRING BACK INTO ACTION AT SOUTHWESTERN INVITATIONAL The Scarlet & Gray will play among a stacked 14-team field at Pepperdine’s annual tournament from Monday-Wednesday @UNLVGolf | Live Scoring Kicking off the spring season, the UNLV men’s golf team will compete in Thousand Oaks, California, at Pepperdine’s Southwestern Invitational from Monday-Wednesday at Sherwood Country Club (par 72, 7,7617 … Read more

Program-Record Four Rebels Earn All-America Scholar Honors

ROGRAM-RECORD FOUR REBELS EARN ALL-AMERICA SCHOLAR HONORS This marks the seventh time in the last eight years the Rebels have placed multiple golfers on the prestigious academic list @UNLVGolf  A program-record four UNLV men’s golfers – Caden Fioroni, Trevor Lewis, Wyatt Plattner and Ben Sawaia – have been named 2023-24 Cobalt Golf NCAA Division I All-America Scholars, … Read more

Fioroni Named PING All-Region For Third Time

FIORONI NAMED PING ALL-REGION FOR THIRD TIME The Rebel senior was one of 25 award recipients in the West Region @UNLVGolf   UNLV men’s golf senior Caden Fioroni was named to the PING All-West Region team for the third time in his career, the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) announced over the weekend.   … Read more

Three Rebels Finish In Top 30 At UC San Diego Invitational

THREE REBELS FINISH IN TOP 30 AT UC SAN DIEGO INVITATIONAL   Senior Ben Sawaia tied for 14th, freshman Phillip Kench tied for 24th and junior Brett Sawaia tied for 30th to lead four UNLV individuals   @UNLVGolf on Twitter | Results   Three UNLV men’s golf individuals finished among the top 30 in the UC San … Read more

Trio of Rebels In Top 30 Heading Into Tuesday’s Final Round At Southern Highlands Collegiate

TRIO OF REBELS IN TOP 30 HEADING INTO FINAL ROUND AT SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS COLlEGIATE   @UNLVGolf on Twitter | Results |  Southern Highlands Golf Club Assets (CREDIT: SHGC) Despite a Windy second round that left just team under par for the tournament, the UNLV men’s golf team ended Tuesday’s action with three players still in … Read more

Rebels Visit Hawai’i For Burns Intercollegiate

REBELS VISIT HAWAI’I FOR JOHN BURNS INTERCOLLEGIATE UNLV will play in a 20-team field from Thursday-Saturday at the Ocean Course at Hōkūala   @UNLVGolf on Twitter | Live Scoring The UNLV men’s golf team resumes spring play with a visit to Lihu’e, Kaua’i, Hawai’i for the John A. Burns Intercollegiate, which is being hosted by … Read more

SPENCER DUNAWAY HIRED AS UNLV MEN’S GOLF ASSISTANT COACH

SPENCER DUNAWAY HIRED AS UNLV MEN’S GOLF ASSISTANT COACH The former BYU golfer previously coached at Utah during the 2022-23 season   @UNLVGolf   Spencer Dunaway has been hired as an assistant coach for the UNLV men’s golf program, head coach Jean-Paul Hebert announced Thursday.   “We proudly welcome Coach Dunaway to the Rebel golf … Read more

Fioroni Named Mountain West Golfer Of The Year

FIORONI NAMED MOUNTAIN WEST GOLFER OF THE YEAR The San Diego native becomes the first Rebel to win the award since Harry Hall in 2019 @UNLVGolf on Twitter   UNLV men’s golf junior Caden Fioroni was named the 2023 Mountain West Men’s Golfer of the Year and also placed on the MW All-Conference Team, announced … Read more

Rebels In Tucson For Mountain West Championship

REBELS IN TUCSON FOR MOUNTAIN WEST CHAMPIONSHIP The conference championship event will be held Friday-Sunday at OMNI Tucson National’s Catalina Course @UNLVGolf on Twitter | Live Scoring | Tee Times | Championship Central The UNLV men’s golf team will compete in Tucson, Arizona, this weekend at the 2023 Mountain West Championship Friday-Sunday, April 28-30 on … Read more

Moriyama, Jarvis To Tee Off In PGA, Amateur Events This Week

MORIYAMA, JARVIS TO TEE OFF IN PGA, AMATEUR EVENTS THIS WEEK Senior Yuki Moriyama will compete in the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship, while sophomore Aaron Jarvis will play in the PGA Tour’s Bermuda Championship being held Oct. 27-30   @UNLVGolf on Twitter | Bermuda Championship Leaderboard | Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship Leaderboard   UNLV men’s golf senior … Read more

Yuki Moriyama To Transfer To Rebel Program From Oregon

YUKI MORIYAMA TO TRANSFER TO UNLV MEN’S GOLF PROGRAM FROM OREGON Two-time All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention recipient returning to Las Vegas @UNLVGolf The UNLV men’s golf program has received a signed commitment from Oregon transfer Yuki Moriyama to join the Rebel program this fall, head coach Jean-Paul Hebert announced Friday.   Moriyama, who attended high school … Read more

Jean-Paul Hebert Chosen To Lead UNLV Men’s Golf Program

JEAN-PAUL HEBERT CHOSEN TO LEAD UNLV MEN’S GOLF PROGRAM Former All-American student-athlete, professional golfer and national assistant coach of the year comes to Las Vegas after helping Texas win 2022 NCAA Championship Jean-Paul Hebert (pronounced “JOHN-PAUL A-bear”) has been named just the third full-time head coach in the proud history of the men’s golf program … Read more

Scholarship In Dwaine Knight’s Name Announced, Hall of Fame Coach Moving To Special Assistant Role

UNLV ATHLETICS ANNOUNCES SCHOLARSHIP IN HALL OF FAME COACH DWAINE KNIGHT’S NAME One UNLV men’s golfer will be awarded the Dwaine Knight scholarship on an annual basis; Former head coach was Director of Golf this past season and will move to new role of Special Assistant to the Director of Athletics @UNLVAtheltics  |  @UNLVGolf Hall … Read more

UNLV MEN’S GOLF NEWS: Fioroni Earns MW All-Conference Nod

FIORONI EARNS MW ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS Sophomore Caden Fioroni named to the Mountain West All-Conference team in first year with the Rebels    @UNLVGolf   UNLV men’s golf sophomore Caden Fioroni has been selected to the Mountain West All-Conference team, the league office announced Thursday. Fioroni, a San Diego, California, native, has had an impressive first … Read more

UNLV MEN’S GOLF NEWS: Fioroni Named Co-MW Men’s Golfer Of The Week

UNLV’S CADEN FIORONI NAMED MW CO-MEN’S GOLFER OF THE WEEK Sophomore shot a career-low 8-under 63 and finished in a tie for second place in Arizona   @UNLVGolf  |  @UNLVRebelGolf   UNLV men’s golfer Caden Fioroni was named the Mountain West Co-Men’s Golfer of the Week, the league announced Monday.   It is Fioroni’s second career conference … Read more