| Robert Sul |
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 | Class:
Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Torrance, Calif.
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| High School:
North HS
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| Height / Weight:
5-9 / 180
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| Birthdate:
12/20/1979
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| Experience:
1L
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UNLV: Blossomed toward the end of the year and was an integral part of the Rebel lineup during the postseason stretch … Should use that experience to improve his consistency and stay in the lineup.
1999-00: Played in four tournaments, including the last three as a redshirt freshman … Played three rounds as an unattached individual at the Las Vegas Intercollegiate … Posted his best finish in his first tournament as part of the scoring lineup, finishing eighth overall at the Mountain West Conference Championships at one stroke over par … Low score was at the NCAA West Regional where he carded a second-round 68 to save a par score for the tourney and finish tied for 38th … Finished tied for 65th, six strokes over par in his first appearance at the NCAA Championships … Turned in one of the team’s plays of the year, holing his approach shot for an eagle on the par-four 16th hole at the NCAA Championships … Fired par or better in five of his 13 rounds.
1998-99: Redshirted … Won four Golden State Tour events in 1999.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 1998 graduate of North High School in Torrance, Calif. … Was the Saxons’ top player all four years and led them to a runner-up Bay League finish as a senior … Named a second-team All-American, winning two AJGA events … He was a member of the west team for the 1997 Canon Cup and part of the U.S.A. team at the World Junior Team Championship … Was a medalist qualifier for the U.S. Public Links Championship … Named the Bay League Player of the Year for all four years.
PERSONAL: Robert J. Sul was born Dec. 20, 1979, in Seoul, Korea … The son of Yong Sul and Chun Kim … Has one brother … Majoring in landscape architecture … Chose UNLV because of its great golf program … Career ambition is to become a golf course architect … Enjoys video games and playing pool.
KNIGHT ON SUL: “Robert came on strong and played some key rounds for us at the conference, regionals and national finals. We’re looking for him to improve on that and step it up to another level.”
