The information for the UNLV Rebels Golf team was getting rather long for one page, so will keep only the current year on the main page and use this page for history.
2000-2001 Season Data, Stats and Information
Head Coach: Dwaine Knight, 14th Year (New Mexico '69); Profile
Assistant Coach: Andy Bischel, 3nd Year (UNLV '89);Profile
2000-2001 Rebel Team Player Grade From Profile Brandon Askew Freshman Fargo, N.D. - Fargo South HS Profile Clark Corbett Junior Rosemead, CA - Long Beach City College Profile Brien Davis Sophmore Portland, OR - Central Catholic HS Profile Brett Foulds Junior Escondido, CA - San Jose State Profile Calvin Kupeyan Sophmore Tecumseh, Ont, Canada - Belle River District HS Profile Scott Lander Senior Kingman, AZ - Kingman HS Profile Justin Lee Junior Danville, CA - East Tennessee State College Profile Tyler Mays Junior Las Vegas, NV - Bishop Gorman HS Profile James Oh Freshman Lakewood, CA - Lakewood HS Profile Robert Sul Sophmore Torrance, CA - North HS Profile Christian Thornley Junior Rancho Santa Fe, CA - Torrey Pines HS Profile Travis Whisman Freshman Reno, NV - Galena HS Profile Scott Wingfield Junior Grand Blanc, MI - Amador (Pleasanton, Calif.) HS Profile
2000-2001 Schedule and Results Month Date Event Course/Location Results Sept. 14-16 William H. Tucker Intercollegiate The Championship Golf Course at
UNM, Albuquerque, N.M.2nd :-) Sept. 23-25 Ping/Golf Week Preview Invitational Duke University Golf Club
Durham, N.C.13th :-( Oct. 15-17 Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate Old Overton Golf Club
Birmingham, AL11th :-( Nov. 02-04 Golfworld Collegiate Invitational Auther Hills Course - Palmeto Dunes
Hilton Head, SC16th :-( Nov. 10-12 Match Play Team Championships West Bay Golf Club
Esotero, Fla.4th - :-\ Feb. 21-23 John Burns Intercollegiate
Honolulu, Hi3rd - :-/ Mar. 09-11 2001 Callaway Las Vegas Intercollegiate Rio Secco Golf Club
Henderson, NV12th :-( Mar. 26-27 Morris Williams Intercollegiate Austin Country Club
Austin, Tx6th Apr. 6-8 U.S. Collegiate Golf Championships
Los Cabos, Mexico7th Apr. 13-14 ASU Invitational Karsten Golf Course
Tempe, Az9th Apr. 30-05/02 MWC Championships
Sun River, Ore.5th May 17-19 NCAA West Regional Trysting Tree Golf Club
Corvallis, Ore.11th :-(( May 30-06/02 NCAA Championships Duke University Golf Club
Durham, N.C.DNQ
Scott Lander, a Senior from Kingman AZ, is writing a diary of the tournaments for the UNLV golf team. Follow his comments and thoughts as he goes through his final year of college competition with the golf team. At this location, you will find his latest entry along with the archives from previous entries. Weekly Player Diary.
July 3, 2000 - The UNLV golf team had three members of its team elected to the 2000 Academic All-Mountain West Conference men's golf team. Jeremy Anderson, Senior, 3.52, (Business Management), Michael Kirk, Senior, 3.01, (Business Management Information Systems), and Scott Lander, Junior, 3.03, (Business Marketing ), were all honored by the Mountain West Conference Monday. To make the Academic All-Mountain West Conference team, a student-athlete must maintain at least a 3.0 cumulative grade point average, have reached sophomore status or higher and have competed in at least half of the team's events for the season. Well done guys, and good luck.
June 5, 2001 - UNLV senior golfer Scott Lander was selected to the Division I PING All-America team, the Golf Coaches Association of America. Lander earned honorable mention honors after a stellar season in which he finished second in the Mountain West Conference with a 72.56 stroke average, was chosen to represent the U.S. at this year's Palmer Cup competition, and climbed to 48th in the latest MasterCard rankings, administered by the GCAA and the College Golf Foundation.
May 22, 2001 - UNLV's hopes were dashed for a NCAA tourney berth for first time since 1988. Read Coach Knight's thoughts and insights at this LVRJ article: UNLV'S Streak Snapped. Hey, this team will be back with fire next year - watch them kick some college butts then!
April 30, 2001 - Senior Scott Lander Chosen To Palmer Cup Team and becomes the fourth Rebel represented on the U.S. squad. - UNLV senior golfer Scott Lander was one of seven collegiate golfers selected to play in the 2001 Palmer Cup presented by CSFBdirect, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced on Monday. See the full article at : Lander
April 16, 2001 - The UNLV men's golf team has signed J.C. Deacon of Unionville, ONT, Canada, to a national letter of intent, head coach Dwaine Knight announced Monday. Complete article at:
UNLV signs Deacon
Deacon joins Ryan Moore, who signed with UNLV during the early signing period last fall, to complete the Rebels' 2001 recruiting class.
March 7, 2001 - The UNLV Athletics Department announced the 2001 UNLV Rebel Academic Top 30. This year's group, included Scott Lander for the Golf team, and reflects the 31 UNLV student-athletes (31 and not 30 because of a tie) with the highest grade point averages for the spring 2000 and/or fall 2000 semesters. All students were enrolled in and completed a minimum of 12 credits and achieved a semester GPA of 3.90 or higher for one or both semesters.
1999-2000 Data, Stats & Information
The UNLV golf team opened the 1999-2000 season ranked second in the nation in the preseason edition of the MasterCard Collegiate Golf Rankings. UNLV, which finished the 1998-99 campaign as the No. 2 team in the nation and sixth at the NCAA Championships is only behind Clemson in the rankings.
Individually, UNLV senior Michael Kirk is the highest ranked Rebel at No. 7. Other UNLV players ranked are senior Jeremy Anderson at No. 11 sophomore Adam Scott at No. 24.
UNLV junior golfer Jeremy Anderson was named the 1998-99 UNLV Olympic Sports Sportsman of the Year. Anderson was selected by the men's Olympic sports head coaches to receive the honor. Anderson was named a 1999 first-team All-American and is UNLV golf's first recipient of that honor since 1994. He won two individual titles this season and was named the WAC Player of the Year.
| Jeramy Anderson | Senior | Lake Mary, FL |
| Brien Davis | Sophmore | Portland, OR |
| Brett Foulds | Sophmore | Escondido, CA |
| Michael Kirk | Senior | Johannesburg, S. Africa |
| Calvin Kupeyan | Freshman | Tecumseh, Ont, Canada |
| Scott Lander | Junior | Kingman, AZ |
| Tyler Mays | Sophmore | Las Vegas, NV |
| Adam Scott | Sophmore | Hope Island, Australia |
| Alexander Strandberg | Freshman | Vanersborg, Sweden |
| Robert Sul | Sophmore | Torrance, CA |
| Christian Thornley | Sophmore | Rancho Santa Fe, CA |
| Scott Wingfield | Sophmore | Grand Blanc, MI |
| Sept. | 19-21 | Ping-Golfweek Preview Invit. | Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Grand National, Auburn, Ala. |
11th |
| Sept. | 30-10/03 | William H. Tucker Intercollegiate | The Championship Golf Course at UNM, Albuquerque, N.M. |
3rd |
| Oct. | 17-19 | Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate | Old Overton Golf Club Birmingham, AL |
2nd |
| Nov. | 04-07 | Golfworld Collegiate Invitational | Auther Hills Course - Palmeto Dunes Hilton Head, SC |
T7th |
| Feb. | 16-18 | John A Burns Intercollegiate | Kaneohe Klipper Course Kaneohe, HI |
4th |
| Mar. | 09-12 | Golf Digest Collegiate Invitational | Desert Inn Country Club Las Vegas, NV |
T8th |
| Mar. | 20-21 | Morris Williams Intercollegiate | Austin Country Club Austin, TX |
2nd |
| April | 07-09 | U.S. Collegiate Golf Champs | Black Diamound Ranch Quarry Course, Lecanto, FL |
9th |
| April | 15-16 | ASU Invitational | Karsten Golf Course Tempe, AZ |
9th |
| May | 01-03 | Mountain West Conference Championships | Nickalaus Tournament Course Palm Desert, CA |
1st |
| May | 18-20 | NCAA West Regional Champs | River Bend Golf Club Madera, CA |
2nd |
| May | 30-06/03 | NCAA Championships | Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Grand National G.C., Auburn, AL |
6th |
| Jeramy Anderson | Junior | Lake Mary, FL |
| Chris Berry | Senior | Yorba Linda, CA |
| Brien Davis | Freshman | Portland, OR |
| Charley Hoffman | Senior | Poway, CA |
| Michael Kirk | Junior | Johannesburg, S. Africa |
| Scott Lander | Sophmore | Kingman, AZ |
| Tyler Mays | Freshman | Las Vegas, NV |
| Adam Scott | Freshman | Hope Island, Australia |
| Robert Sul | Freshman | Torrance, CA |
| Christian Thornley | Freshman | Rancho Santa Fe, CA |
| Scott Wingfield | Freshman | Grand Blanc, MI |
| Aug. | 16-18 | Topy Cup | Tanagura, Japan |
7th |
| Sept. | 28-29 | Ping-Golfweek Preview Invit. | Hazeltine C. C. Chaska, MN |
8th |
| Oct. | 18-19 | Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate | Old Overton Golf Club Birmingham, AL |
2nd |
| Nov. | 06-08 | Golfworld Invitational | Auther Hills, Palmeto Dunes G.C. Hilton Head, SC |
1st |
| Nov. | 24 | Savane College All American Classic | El Paso Country Club El Paso, TX |
2nd |
| Feb. 99 | 11-13 | Taylor Made/Waikola Intercollegiate | Waikola Beach Golf Club Waikoloa, HI |
3rd |
| Feb. | 17-19 | John A Burns Intercollegiate | Kaneohe Klipper Course Kaneohe, HI |
1st |
| Mar. | 12-14 | Golf Digest Collegiate Inventational | Desert Inn Country Club Las Vegas, NV |
1st |
| Mar. | 22-23 | Morris Williams Intercollegiate | Austin Country Club Austin, TX |
2nd |
| April | 02-04 | U.S. Collegiate Golf Champs | Black Diamound Ranch Quarry Course, Lecanto, FL |
1st |
| April | 09-10 | Bell South Yellowpages Intercollegiate | MacGregor Downs Country Club Cary, NC |
1st |
| May | 03-05 | WAC Championships | Poppy Hills Golf Course. Pebble Beach, CA |
2nd |
| May | 20-22 | NCAA West Regional Champs | Tucson National Golf Resort. Tucson, AZ |
2nd |
| June | 02-05 | NCAA Championships | Hazeltine C. C. Chaska, MN |
6th |
| Jeramy Anderson | Sophomore | Florida |
| Chris Berry | Junior | Arizona |
| Charley Hoffman | Junior | California |
| Scott Lander | Freshman | Arizona |
| Bill Lunde | Senior | |
| Morten Vildoj | Junior | Denmark |
For the 97-98 season, the UNLV Rebels opened ranked #4 in the Master Card Collegian Golf Rankings.
I am pleased to point out that coach Knight was chosen to captain the U.S. squad of the Ryder cup-style collegiate golfers against those from England & Ireland. UNLV golfer Ted Oh was also named to represent the US in those matches. The match, played July 10-12 at Bay Hill Club in rlando, Florida, was won by the U.S. rather strongly: 19 1/2 US, 5 1/2 Europe.
May 1997: Ted Oh has been chosen to represent the US in the Palmer Cup, a Ryder Cup style match for college students, in July at the Bay Hill Country Club in Orlando, Fl. The players were chosen by the Golf Coaches Association of America. The Palmer Cup will alterrnate between the US and Europe each year.
Ted Oh announced ( August, 1997 ) that he will leave UNLV and turn professional this year. He received enough Asian endorsements and sponsorships ( from what I heard - about $1,000,000 ) to allow him to compete on the Asian tour. Look for him on the PGA tour in a year or two.
Sophmore Jeramy Anderson won individual 1st place in the Golf World Invitational, November 14-16, 1997.
See what Golf Week Magazine had to say about the UNLV Rebels Golf Team
December 16, 1997: Jeremy Anderson, a sophomore, has been chosen as the WAC golfer of the month for November. Jeremy was 3-0 in the Rolex Match Play Championships on Nov 2-3 (which UNLV won) and won the Dunes Invitational at Hilton Head, SC on the 16th on Nov.
Additional Rebel Golf information is available at the following site:
UNLV Rebel Golf
UNLV will be the host college for the 1998 Masters of College Golf, March 12-15.
At the 1998 WAC conference awards, UNLV received the most honors of any college. Coach Dwaine Knight was named the WAC Coach of the Year, plus Bill Lunde ( 1998 Senior ) and Jeremy Anderson earned all-WAC honors. I might point out that UNLV was the only school to have more than one player named to the all-WAC team. They have been the no. 1 team, unanimously, since November 1997, in all the polls. That tells you the caliber of play and spirit of the UNLV golf team.
Coach Knight was also named the Golfweek's Division 1 National Coach of the Year. It is the 2nd time he has received this honor.
UNLV junior Chris Berry was named the 1997-98 UNLV Olympic Sports Sportsman on the year.
If your a high school student looking for a golf college, or a college student want to increase the level of play, check UNLV out. They are going to be a force to recon with for years to come.
| Sept. | 28-30 | Ping-Golfweek Preview Invit. | U. of New Mexico G.C. Albuquerque, NM |
1st |
| Oct. | 7-8 | Ping Preview Invitational | Lake Forrest, IL | 1st |
| Oct. | 19-21 | Jerry Pate Invitational | Birmingham, AL | T11 |
| Nov. | 1-2 | ?? | Hilton Head, SC | 1st |
| Nov. | 14-16 | Golf World Invit. | Palmetto Dunes Hilton Head, SC |
2nd |
| Feb. | 1-3 | Ping Arizona Intercollegiate | The Raven Tucson, AZ |
1st |
| Feb. | 14-16 | Taylor Made/Big Island | Kona, HI | 1st |
| Feb. | 18-20 | John A. Burns Invitational | Honolulu, HI | 1st |
| Mar. | 12-15 | Golf Digest Invitational | Desert Inn G. C. Las Vegas, NV |
3rd |
| Mar. | 23-24 | Cleveland Golf/Morris Williams | Austin, TX | 4th |
| Apr. | 3-5 | U.S. Collegiate | Orlando, FL | 3rd |
| Apr. | 10-11 | Bell South Yellow Pages | Carey, NC | 1st |
| Apr. | 27-29 | WAC Championships | Livermore, CA | 2nd |
| May | 14-16 | NCAA Western Regionals | Tempe, AZ | 3rd |
| May | 27-30 | NCAA Finals | Albuquerque, NM | 1st |
NOTE THIS: The 1998 UNLV Rebel Golf Team won the NCAA Championship Tournament, May 30, 1998. Read the Golfweb article about the tournament and the UNLV team at :
NCAA Tourny Results
Four of the Rebel team has earned All-Americam status from the Golf Coaches Association of America. That is quite an honor to place on one team. Bill Lunde (Sr ) and Jeremy Anderson (Soph) were named to the 2nd team; Chris Berry & Charley Hoffman (both Jr ) were honorable mentiion. Anderson finished the season ranked 9th in the nation, and Lunde ranked 10th.
AND THIS: Four ex UNLV Rebel golf team members made their mark for the 1998 U.S. Open. Edward Fryatt, Ted Oh, & Wes Weston, qualified to play, and Chris Riley as an alternate. But, I am sad to say, all missed the cut. But just watch them and see their future unfold.
WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO.....
Just because they are gone, don't mean they are forgotten. Ex-UNLV players are all over the world, representing Las Vegas and UNLV in their daily lives. All of the tours have representatives from UNLV playing ( see LV Tour Players ), and golf courses and other golf related business feel the effects of an ex-Rebel. Here is what some of them are doing in the world after UNLV.
Chad Campbell - graduated in 1996 ( Hotel Administration ), two time All-American, now plays the Hooters Tour.
JC Cortez - graduated in 1991 ( Business ), owns Rebel Golf & Tennis in Chile.
Edward Fryatt - graduated in 1994 ( Marketing), - was 1993 MVP, Plays on Asian Tour, was 1996 Rookie on the year.
Skip Kendall - graduated in 1987 (Business Admin.), 1986 All PCAA Conference selection, plays on PGA (over $1,000,000 in winnings ) & Nike tour.
Chris Leon - graduated in 1991 ( Marketing ), golf pro in Chile.
Monte Montgomery - graduated in 1992 (Recreation ), 1992 All-American,employed at Shadow Creek Golf Course , Las Vegas, & plays on mini tours when possible.
Ted Oh - left after sophomore season to play on Asian Tour, plays out of Rhodes Ranch Country Club .
Darin Osborne - graduated in 1994 ( Management ), 1989, 1990, 1991 All Big West Conference selection, golf pro in Palm Springs.
Andrew Raitt - , graduated in 1993 (Communications), golf professional in England.
Chris Riley - graduated in 1996 (Communications), only 4 time All-American in UNLV history, plays on Nike tour.
Mike Ruiz - one semister from graduation, 2 time All-American, plays on mini tours.
Eric Schroeder - graduated in 1994 ( Hotel Administration, 1993 All Big West Conference selection, representative for Club Cars golf carts in California.
Warren Schutte - one semister from graduating - 1991 NCAA Champion, plays on Canadian Tour.
Mike Vance - 4 time UNLV scholar athlete, graduated in 1997 with honors - ( Business Management ) - golf pro at Mission Hills Country Club, Palm Springs, CA.
Karl Von Llake - graduated in 1985 ( Business Administration ) - general manager of the Las Vegas Paiute Resort.
Wes Weston - graduated in 1982 (Communications ) - head professional at Shadow Creek Golf Club.
Chase Whitaker - graduated in 1995 ( Criminal Justice ) - golf pro at Desert Inn Golf Course.