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UNLV's Schutte Wins NCAA Golf Title with 67 1998 National Champions May 30, 1998 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - It was a lucky then failed to make the cut in 1997, led his team “It’s a big thrill coming over from Australia seventh for the UNLV golf team. to the title in only his 10th try with the Rebels. and win it,” McLean said. “I was only a top-five or The top-ranked Rebels, under head coach “This year we have won when we were ten player there and to win it here (in the United Dwaine Knight, withstood a final-round rally from ahead going into the final round, when we were States) means a lot. All of the best players are Clemson and won their first-ever NCAA men’s coming from behind and when we were even,” over here and I came here to play with the best.” golf title by three shots at the University of New Knight said. “The experience that we gained dur- With his 17-under, McLean tied the NCAA Mexico’s Championship Golf Course (par 72, ing the year really helped today. When you win record held by John Inman (North Carolina, 2,748 yards). a lot, you get comfortable with the fact that it will 1984), Phil Mickelson (Arizona State, 1992) and It marks only the second team national always come down to the final holes. It did today Justin Leonard (Texas, 1994) for lowest tourna- championship for UNLV in any sport as the men’s and we were ready.” ment total. basketball team won in 1990. Knight was also impressed with the way UNLV junior Chris Berry, who had a night- The Rebels, who won their record-breaking his team battled from the very beginning of the mare of a tournament in 1996, as he finished seventh tournament of the season, shot a final- season and persevered. “After not making the dead last, led the Rebels and finished in a tie for round one-over-par 289 and finished the tourna- cut last year and losing the players we did, for second place one shot back at 16-under. ment at 34-under-par 1,118, setting the record for this team to gain the No. 1 spot again, coming in “I am so proud of Chris,” Knight said. “For the lowest total in NCAA Championships history. expected to win, and with the pressure, holding on him to comeback and lead us to victory after his The old mark was 23-under par, which was set for the victory makes me very proud.” previous NCAA performance is just so special.” by Arizona in 1992 and repeated by Stanford in Clemson finished 31-under par in second “One of the things that made me play so 1994. place, while Georgia Tech was second at 30-un- well was looking at the scoreboards,” Berry said. UNLV also broke the NCAA Championships der, Oklahoma State was fourth at 25-under and “When the team went low in the second round I record for lowest score after the second-round. Arizona State rounds out the top five, finishing kept looking at the updates on the board and we The Rebels were at 23-under par after the 36-hole 22-under par. kept getting lower and lower. It really fired me up cut, eclipsing the old mark set by Stanford in 1994 Freshman James McLean of Minnesota and I just wanted to help the team.” at 11-under. shot a final-round 69 and hung on for the indi- Also tying for second was Stanford’s Joel Knight, who’s best finish before this year at vidual championship at 17-under-par 271. Kribel, TCU’s J.J. Henry and Clemson’s Charles the NCAA Championships was second in 1996, Warren. 74 1998 National Champions Jeremy Anderson proudly shows the 18th green’s flag. Head Coach Dwaine Knight addresses the crowd after winning the championship. Charley Hoffman and Casey Whalen begin to celebrate. The team in front of the leaderboard. Knight kisses the 18th green. This Chris Berry shot UNLV with its championship trophy. saved the championship. Knight and Anderson 75 share a special moment. 1998 National Champions The Rebels with the trophy at their down- town rally. Knight shares a moment with his parents at the downtown reception. Knight addresses his fans after the team arrived back in Las Vegas. Knight is presented with the Sears Trophy following the victory. Knight with Lied Foundation The Rebels and Hey Reb pose for a Trustee Christina Hixon. photo in front of their plane. Knight shows Las Vegas his trophy. Knight signs an autograph for a lucky fan. (L-R) Bob Cole, Christina Hixson, 76 Knight, Tom Hartley and Charles Baron at the downtown reception. 1998 National Champions Knight and the team were presented the Golfweek/Taylor Made No. 1 ranking trophy at the Sept. 12, 1998 football game. Knight and Bill Lunde were honored at the Rebel gear was displayed at the Official All-Star Cafe. Official All-Star Cafe following the championship. Knight with his wife Debbie and Hey Reb. The 1997-98 starting five and coaches. The Sears Trophy. Following the championship, Steve Wynn hosted the team at Shadow Creek. UNLV in front of a billboard honoring its accom- The Rebels were honored with a plishment of being on top of the polls. procession down Fremont Street 77 in downtown Las Vegas. 1998 National Champions February 3, 1999 78 A Day With The Thunderbirds 1998 National Champions November 8, 1999 79 A Day With The President 1991 National Champion June 9, 1991 UNLV’s Schutte Wins NCAA Golf Title With 67 Las Vegas Review-Journal of Georgia Tech as UNLV charged from 19th to eighth with a final-round score of 285, the PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -- UNLV sopho- best finishing round of the tournament. more Warren Schutte made NCAA history “Absolutely incredible,” Schutte’s coach, Saturday while stopping the historic chances Dwaine Knight, exclaimed after watching the of Arizona State’s Phil Mickelson. Big West Conference Player of the Year win Schutte shot a tournament-low round of his fourth straight tournament on the strength five-under par 67 at Poppy Hills to become the of six birdies and an eagle. “Physically and first foreign-born player to win the NCAA Golf fundamentally his game has improved, but Championships. the biggest improvement he has made is “The key for me today is that I played mentally. His composure now is one of the the par fives at six-under and had four eagle best I’ve ever seen.” putts,” said Schutte, of Durban, South Africa. In team competition, senior Scott Schutte’s four-day 72-70-74-67--283 was DeSerrano shot a 70 and sophomores Jaxon good for a three-shot victory over David Duval Brigman and Craig Hainline added 72s as Oklahoma State won its seventh team championship and first since 1987. The Cowboys, who led after the second round, scored 287 for a 1,161 total to overtake North Carolina. The Tar Heels, who led by three strokes after the third Schutte was on top of the collegiate golf world in 1991. round, shot 297 to finish at 1,168. Mickelson, the U.S. Amateur champion, failed in his bid to join “This carries a lot of weight for our pro- Ben Crenshaw, formerly of Texas, gram,” said Knight, whose team enjoyed its high- as the only three-time individual est finish ever in the finals after placing 18th last champion. The left-hander, one year and 27th in 1989. of only three golfers to win a “This shows a lot,” Schutte said. “We played PGA Tour event as an amateur, with a lot of guts and a lot of pride. That says a finished in a five-way tie for fourth lot about the program.” at 289. Rounding out UNLV’s scores SCHUTTE BECOMES FIRST REBEL GOLFER InductED TO were Monte Montgomery, 80-75- unlv HALL OF famE 78-70--303; Chris Leon, 77-74-78- Warren Schutte was inducted into the UNLV Athletics 76--305; Darin Osborne, 80-73-80- Hall of Fame in 2004. He was the school’s first men’s 73--306; and Andrew Raitt, 84-75- individual national champion in any sport and he also holds the honor of being the first-ever Rebel golfer The NCAA crown was Schutte’s fourth straight win. 75-75--309. inducted. Former Rebel golfers Chad Campbell and Chris Riley were both inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2006. In 2008, UNLV's 1998 national champion- ship team was inducted into the UNLV Athletics Hall 80 of Fame. 2004 National Champion June 4, 2004 UNLV’s Moore Wins National Championship HOT SPRINGS, Va. -- UNLV junior Ryan 1991, and the Rebels captured the team title unsurprisingly earned first-team All-American Moore won the second individual men's golf in 1998. honors. national championship in school history as "I'm really proud of him," head coach Along with the honors, Moore also etched he completed his final round with a 66 at the Dwaine Knight said. "I thought it was a his name into the school record books in a few NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship. fabulous round when he needed it. He's been places. With a total score of 267, he broke Chris Playing in a steady, cold rain, Moore, the so consistent all year, and this was another Berry's school record for low 72-hole score by nation's second-ranked player, won the title great round under tough conditions." five strokes.
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