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UNLV roundup: Freshman Kim excels, helps men’s golf team stay third in Hawaii tournament

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UNLV freshman Justin Kim shot a 6-under-par 66 Thursday to match three other players with the best round of the day and help the Rebels stay in third place after two rounds of the John A. Burns Intercollegiate in Lihue, Hawaii.

UNLV, ranked 21st, is at 10-under 566 — 15 strokes behind No. 9 Virginia and nine back of No. 25 Texas A&M.

Brigham Young and Santa Clara are tied for fourth, four strokes behind the Rebels, in the 18-team event.

Kim, after a bogey-free second round with six birdies, is at 5-under 139 and alone in eighth place among 109 players.