Thursday, Feb. 19, 1998 | 1:46 a.m.
KANEOHE, Hawai'i - The No. 1-ranked UNLV golf team is one shot off the lead after the first round of play Wednesday at the 21-team John A. Burns Intercollegiate at the par-72, 6,552-yard Kaneohe Klipper Golf Course located on the grounds of the Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station. The Rebels (283, 5-under-par) are tied with Oklahoma (283) for the second spot behind Oklahoma State (282). Auburn (284) and Fresno State (284) are tied for fourth. Senior Bill Lunde (70, 2-under-par) and sophomore Jeremy Anderson (70) lead the Rebels individually and are in a seven-way tie for 11th place. New Mexico's Doug La Belle (66) has the tournament's individual lead by two shots. Junior Charley Hoffman (71) is tied for 18th, while junior Chris Berry (72) and freshman Scott Lander (72) are both tied for 25th. All five UNLV golfers shot even-par or better for the first round. The tournament will continue with 18 holes on Thursday and conclude with 18 on Friday.
Results
TEAM STANDINGS
1. Oklahoma State 282 -6
2. UNLV 283 -5
Oklahoma State 283 -5
4. Auburn 284 -4
Fresno State 284 -4
Hawai'i 284 -4
7. Colorado State 284 -3
New Mexico 285 -3
9. Arizona 288 E
Brigham Young 288 E
11. Utah 289 +1
12. Pacific 290 +2
13. Weber State 293 +5
14. San Diego State 295 +7
15. Colorado 296 +8
16. Hawai'i - White 297 +9
17. Rice 298 +10
18. San Diego 299 +11
Utah State 299 +11
20. Nagoya 302 +14
21. Hawai'i - Hilo 303 +15
22. Alabama 309 +21
TOP INDIVIDUALS
1. Doug La Belle, New Mexico 66 -6
2. Hunter Haas, Oklahoma 68 -4
Isaac Sanchez, Hawai'i 68 -4
John Owen, Utah 68 -4
Bryant MacKellar, Auburn 68 -4
UNLV PLAYERS
T11. Bill Lunde 70 -2
T11. Jeremy Anderson 70 -2
T18. Charley Hoffman 71 -1
T25. Scott Lander 72 E
T25. Chris Berry 72 E
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