Zane Thomas shot a 5-under-par 67 and Harry Hall a 68 on Sunday to help rally the UNLV men’s golf team to a three-stroke victory in the Mountain West Championship in Tucson, Arizona.
The No. 25-ranked Rebels, who were in sixth place after the first round and in second after the second, outscored second-round leader New Mexico by five strokes in the final round in the 11-team, 55-player tournament.
UNLV shot 9-under 279 in the final round to finish at 18-under 846 for its third Mountain West title and first since 2002.
The Rebels have won four times in 11 events this season.