The UNLV men's golf team moved up to No. 6 in the most recent Golfstat poll, but the squad is still a bit like a baseball team that platoons players at several positions.

The Rebels won the rain-shortened Morris Williams Invitational on Tuesday with yet another lineup.

The Rebels don't have a superstar such as Ryan Moore or Adam Scott as they've had in the past, but Knight doesn't mind given the depth of competition on the team. UNLV has used a different lineup in each of its last four events.

And it will probably change again for the National Invitational Tournament, which begins Monday in Tucson, Ariz. UNLV will play only one qualifying round, so Knight will choose four of the five players who travel. But given the balance on the team, Knight said he won't be shocked if someone who hasn't played yet earns a starting berth.

"Pretty much every tournament, we have someone different who steps up for us," Knight said. "The thing I like about that is, it keeps everyone involved. They all know they have to play well to get into the lineup. There are no sure things."

UNLV had a string of players, from Moore to Jeremy Anderson to Bill Lunde to Chris Riley and Edward Fryatt, who were clearly No. 1. Jarred Texter is the closest thing UNLV has to that kind of player now, although he hasn't come close to putting up the consistent finishes on a weekly basis like Moore.

But that's where depth comes into play. Each week, as Knight pointed out, the presence of someone who can shoot a low number can compensate for the lack of a superstar and take pressure off everyone.

At the Williams, Brett Kanda, a redshirt freshman, followed a disastrous opening-round 80 with a superb 65.

"He has big-time ability," Knight said. "He's still young, and you see the mistakes from him that you a lot of times see from young players. Sometimes, he tries to force things instead of being patient. But he has a lot of game."

• ADD A REGION -- Knight said he expects the NCAA men's golf championship committee to make a change in the way the postseason is run after this year.

Currently, there are three 28-team regionals. The top 10 finishers in each qualify for the NCAA Championship.

Knight said he expects the committee to add a fourth regional for 2008 and reduce the number of teams in each regional field.

• GREAT COURSES -- Several Southern Nevada golf courses were honored in compilations of the country's best courses recently by Golf Digest and Golfweek magazines.

Shadow Creek in North Las Vegas was chosen the 27th-best course in the country on Golf Digest's list of the top 100 courses. It also ranked Shadow Creek sixth, Wolf Creek in Mesquite 25th, Cascata in Boulder City 47th and Reflection Bay in Henderson 99th on its list of the country's best public courses.

Golfweek rated Shadow Creek eighth on its list of 100 best modern courses, opened since 1960. Southern Highlands moved up from 84th to 70th, and SouthShore in Henderson moved up from 88th to 86th. Cascata dropped from 85th to 90th.

• NICE ACE -- Michael Fuson of Las Vegas made a hole-in-one March 16 at Desert Rose Golf Club, using a 3-iron to ace the 211-yard fifth hole.

Fuson said the ball landed 20 feet short of the cup and rolled directly into the hole.

Kevin Iole's golf notes are published Thursday. He can be reached at 396-4428 or kiole@reviewjournal.com.