Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Rebels ranked No. 3 in college golf poll

Wednesday, June 16, 1999 | 10:20 a.m.

Brian Hilderbrand's golf notebook appears Wednesday. His motor sports notebook appears Friday. Reach him at bh@lasvegassun.com or 259-4089.

The UNLV golf team, which finished sixth at the NCAA Men's Golf Championships earlier this month, is ranked third in the nation in the final Golfweek/Sagarin College Golf Rankings.

The Rebels trailed 1999 national champion Georgia and Clemson in the final poll after being ranked No. 4 going into the NCAA finals. Georgia Tech and Arizona State rounded out the top five.

Two UNLV players, juniors Jeremy Anderson and Michael Kirk, were ranked 11th and 12th, respectively, in the final men's collegiate individual rankings. Anderson finished tied for 16th in the individual standings at the NCAA Championships while Kirk tied for 57th.

Luke Donald of Northwestern, who captured the individual medalist honors at the NCAA finals, finished No. 1 in the individual rankings, followed by Joel Kribel of Stanford and James McLean of Minnesota, the 1998 NCAA individual champion.

Former Bonanza High standout Billy Harvey of BYU was 42nd in the final individual rankings.

In the women's rankings, Duke finished No. 1 in the final poll, followed by Georgia, Arizona, Tulsa and Arizona State.

Former Cimarron-Memorial High standout Stephanie Keever of Stanford was ninth in the final women's individual rankings.

* PACIFIC AMATEUR: The third annual Northwest Dodge Dealers Pacific Amateur Golf Classic will be held Oct. 3-7 on eight Central Oregon golf courses.

Open to any amateur golfer with an established USGA handicap, the Pacific Amateur holds competition in four divisions: Men, Women, Men's Senior (ages 55 and older), and Men's Super Senior (65 and older).

Players will be assigned to flights based on their handicaps and will play the three-day tournament on a different course each day. On the fourth day, flight finalists -- the top three cumulative low-net finishers in each flight -- will compete in the Finalists Playoff at Sunriver Resort's Crosswater Club.

The entry fee for the tournament is $375 and includes three days of golf and admission, with a guest, to all 19th Hole festivities which feature food, drink, entertainment and golf skills contests.

Interested amateurs can call the Central Oregon Visitors Association at 1-888-425-3976 for details. Additional information also can be accessed from the tournament web site at pacamgolf.com.

* FATHER'S DAY SPECIAL: The Mount Charleston Golf Resort is offering free golf to all dads this Sunday in honor of Father's Day. Call the golf shop at 872-4653 for details.

* LOCAL TOURNAMENTS: The third annual Walter Pinjuv Classic will be held Thursday at 7 a.m. at The Legacy Golf Club in Green Valley. Proceeds from the tournament will go to send more than 80 deaf students to summer camp. Interested golfers should call Chris Donohue at 258-9990 for additional information. ...

The 12th annual Golf Tournament to Benefit Habitat for Humanity Las Vegas will be held Thursday, June 24 at the Paiute Golf Resort. The entry fee of $125 includes greens fees and cart, range balls, drink tickets, prizes, lunch and admittance to a silent auction. Call Jim Wolfe at 385-5566 or Brenda Blay at 732-8177 for additional information. ...

|bf * UPCOMING EVENTS: The PGA Tour is off this week while the USGA conducts the 99th U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2 in Pinehurst, N.C. Lee Janzen is the defending champion; NBC and ESPN will televise. ...

The Senior PGA Tour is in Texas this week for the Southwestern Bell Dominion at the Dominion Country Club in San Antonio. Lee Trevino is the defending champion; there will be no live television coverage. ...

The LPGA Tour is in Atlantic City this week for the LPGA Classic at Marriott Seaview Resort. Annika Sorenstam won last year's event; ESPN2 will televise Friday through Sunday.