Kitayama, UNLV lead Mountain West men’s golf meet
Kurt Kitayama increased his lead to five strokes Saturday with his second straight 6-under-par 65 to give record-setting UNLV an eight-stroke lead after two rounds of the Mountain West men’s golf championship in Tucson, Ariz.
With a 36-hole score of 12-under 130, Kitayama established a two-round conference championship record, three strokes better than the mark set by New Mexico’s Steve Saunders in 2009. Kitayama has a tournament-high 12 birdies in two bogey-free rounds.
The Rebels’ 36-hole score of 19-under 549 is a conference tournament record, seven strokes better than Texas Christian’s mark set in 2009.
UNR is second in the 11-team field with 557, and San Diego State is third at 560. UNR’s Corey Eddings is second individually at 7-under 135.
UNLV freshman John Oda is tied for seventh at 3-under 139. Rebels freshman Shintaro Ban and senior Carl Jonson are tied for ninth at 140, and junior A.J. McInerney is tied for 41st at 149.
