Shintaro Ban shot a 4-under-par 68 to tie for sixth Wednesday and help UNLV land in third place after the opening round of the John A. Burns Intercollegiate in Lihue, Hawaii.
The 21st-ranked Rebels were one of four teams in the 18-team field to come in under par at 6-under 282.
Ninth-ranked Virginia, led by Jimmy Stanger’s course-record 10-under 62, set the pace at 20-under 268, followed by Texas A&M (276). Brigham Young is two strokes behind UNLV.
Ban, a junior, is tied for sixth in the 109-player field. Also for UNLV, junior John Oda is tied for 11th at 2-under 70, and sophomore Harry Hall is tied for 14th at 71.