It’s go time for one of the best college golf tournaments in the country. The Southern Highlands Collegiate hosted by UNLV Men’s Golf tees off March 2-4, 2025, at the prestigious Southern Highlands Golf Club. Many of the top teams and individuals in college golf are teeing it up for the chance to win the title.
UPDATE – UNLV’s Caden Fiorini shot to lead after round one and UNLV was in second place as a team with two rounds to go. He fired a terrific 5-under, 67 in windy conditions to lead by 3 shots.
Official Live Scoring and Results here
Florida’s Ian Gilligan is back to defend his 2024 victory and is currently ranked No. 3 in the PGA Tour U Rankings after starting the season at No. 8. He is also on the Hogan Watch List for college golfers of the year. Oklahoma won the team title. The Rebels have won the event in 7 of the last 19 seasons and are coming off a victory.
The tournament field includes 15 teams, including nine in the Scoreboard Powered by Clippd top-25 rankings and 13 in the top 50. Playing alongside the host No. 31 Rebels are No. 2 Auburn, No. 4 Oklahoma, No. 9 Virginia, No. 11 Florida, No. 12 Illinois, No. 16 Georgia Tech, No. 18 SMU, No. 22 San Diego State, No. 24 Pepperdine, No. 26 Texas A&M, No. 30 Georgia, No. 50 USC, New Mexico, and Washington.
The public is welcome to attend the tournament and admission is free for this prestigious event that annually lures the country’s best college golf teams. Each year ranks at or near the top of the collegiate golf schedule in terms of strength of field. Many future PGA Tour players will be playing, joining a list of impressive names who have played in UNLV’s home event previously, including Phil Mickelson, Taylor Montgomery, Charley Hoffman, Camillo Villegas, and many, many more.
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UNLV LINEUP: Representing the Scarlet & Gray will be sophomore Zach Little, senior Caden Fioroni, junior Wyatt Plattner, as well as seniors Trevor Lewis and Ben Sawaia. Also playing alongside the Rebels individually are juniors Brett Sawaia and Billy Smith alongside sophomore Dillon Dean.
FORMAT: 54-hole stroke play with the low four scores counted each round for the team total. 18-hole rounds each day. Individual ties will be broken by sudden-death playoff.
TEE TIMES: Play will begin at 9 a.m. PT each day with tee times off No. 1 and No. 10 holes.
UNLV AT THE SHC: UNLV has won the team title at the Southern Highlands Collegiate in seven of the last 19 years and has seen an individual claim medalist honors four times in the last 21 years.
LAST TIME AT THE SHC: In 2024, UNLV had two top-25 individual finishers, including Lewis who is one of three Rebel seniors returning to the event this year.
LIVE SCORING: Live scoring will be available via Scoreboard Powered by Clippd, or by clicking here. Stay tuned for the page to update with full tournament information, including tee times and pairings.
ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow the tournament on social media via @sohicollegiate on Instagram. Follow Rebel Golf on social media at @UNLVGolf on X and @UNLVRebelGolf on Instagram.
NOTES:
After their second first-place finish of the season two weeks ago at the John Burns Intercollegiate, UNLV has now notched three top-5 team performances and five top-10 outings during the 2024-25 campaign. The squad’s other victory this season came in the fall at SMU’s Trinity Forest Invitational.