Scott Lander Class: Senior Hometown: Kingman, Ariz. High School: Kingman HS Height / Weight: 6-3 / 180 Birthdate: 08/12/1978 Experience: 3L

UNLV: The veteran of this year’s squad with 100 rounds played as a collegian … Also has experience at two NCAA Championship tournaments and is the only remaining member of UNLV’s 1998 national championship team … Has a tremendous work ethic … Will be counted on for consistency and leadership as the only senior on the team.

1999-00: Played in 11 tournaments, including all three postseason competitions … Best finish was at the Mountain West Conference Championships where he tied teammate Jeremy Anderson for fourth-place overall, four strokes under par … Was the first-round leader at the MWC Tournament after firing a 68 … Also collected a top-five finish at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate in Kaneohe, Hawaii, tying for fifth at eight-under par … Missed just one tourney on the season … Tied for 47th overall at the NCAA Championships, shooting one-over par … Earned the right to play a round with President Bill Clinton as one of just two remaining members of the Rebels’ 1998 national championship squad … Ranked as high as 97th individually in the nation.

1998-99: Competed in eight tournaments … Recorded his best finish at the U.S. Collegiate Golf Championship where he tied for ninth … Had a scoring average of 74.67, playing 24 rounds … Finished in the top 20, four times and in the top 10, once … Shot par or better six times.

1997-98: Competed in 13 tournaments … Recorded his best finish at the Morris Williams where he came in seventh … Had a scoring average of 73.54, playing 39 rounds … Finished in the top-20 three times and the top-10 once … Shot par or better 12 rounds … His best postseason finish was a tie for 12th at the WAC Championships … Finished 37th at the NCAA Championships helping UNLV capture its first-ever team title.

1996-97: Redshirt season … Played in the William H. Tucker Invitatational … Tied for 20th with a total of 215.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 1996 graduate of Kingman High School ... A two-time state champion who was also a four-time all-state honoree for the Bulldogs ... Finished prep career with stroke average of 36 ... Helped team to four district titles and one runner-up finish at state tourney ... A 1995 Second-Team Rolex All-American ... Medalist at the 1995 Oklahoma Junior Classic as well as Polo Southwestern Junior Classic in Albuquerque, N.M. ... Played in the Cannon Cup two years in a row … Also a top student who earned a 3.5 grade point average.

PERSONAL: Scott K. Lander was born Aug. 13, 1978, in Kingman, Ariz. ... The son of Scott and Candice Lander ... Has one sister ... Was married to the former Jamie Sisk on Dec. 16, 2000 … Writes a weekly column for unlvrebels.com, the official UNLV Athletics website … Has worked with his dad in roofing business during summers ... Majoring in business management ... Also visited Arizona State, Tulsa and New Mexico ... Chose UNLV for its coach, weather and the courses … Enjoys basketball, bowling and playing the guitar.

KNIGHT ON LANDER: “I just think the world of Scott. He’s got very high goals. He’s very dedicated. He has worked hard in school to get this degree, and that’s not been an easy chore for him. I admire him very much for what he’s put into his time here and I’d love to see him go out with a great finish his senior year.”