The Pacific Coast Amateur is a big one, and three of the top players in the Southern Nevada Golf Association are scheduled to play individually and also as a the team for the Morse Cup (representing the SNGA). Craig Erickson, Daren Johnson and UNLV’s J.J. Gresco are set to play July 20-23, 2021, at Chambers...
SouthShore Country Club at Lake Las Vegas is a private and beautiful Jack Nicklaus signature course and it is scheduled to host the prestigious Nevada State Match Play July 27-30, 2021. Tyson Lund won the event in 2020. –By Brian Hurlburt, LasVegasGolfInsider.com. “We are proud to be hosting a prestigious event for the amateur golfers...
Regina Quintero has qualified for a spot in the U.S. Senior Women’s Open that will be played July 29-Aug. 1, 2021, at Brooklawn Country Club in Fairfield, Conn. It will be Quintero’s first time taking part in this prestigious event. Well, playing-wise, anyway. –by Bill Bowman, Las Vegas Golf Insider staff. Quintero, who calls Boulder...
John Kim, Jackson Rivera and Yuki Moriyama advanced to the 2021 U.S. Amateur with top-three finishes during sectional qualifying at Bear’s Best on July 6-7, 2021. George Leigh and Hazen Newman earned alternate spots. The 2021 U.S. Amateur is scheduled to be played at Oakmont Country Club in Verona, PA, on Aug. 9-15. –by Bill...
Scott Lytle (Championship), Todd Roberts (Senior) and Steve Fink (Silver) won gross titles at the 2021 Southern Nevada Amateur Championship held June 26-27, 2021, at the Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort. Craig Garner (Net), Luis Morais (Senior) and George Yocum (Silver) claimed net crowns. –by Bill Bowman, Las Vegas Golf Insider staff. It was the...
Evolution continues to be a theme with the USGA, and now comes word that the organization will be releasing a GPS option as part of the GHIN app. The app will feature a wide array of game and scoring improvement technology. The GPS will include: 3d color map imagery for courses Touch point for distances...
Josh Goldstein (Championship), Gary Carpendale (Senior) and Steve Fink (Silver) all posted victories in the 2021 SNGA Tour Scratch Championship held June 22, 2021, at Jack Nicklaus’ Bear’s Best Golf Club.–by Bill Bowman, LasVegasGolfInsider.com staff. Championship Josh Goldstein birdied a par-3, a par-4 and a par-5 en route to the Championship Division title, winning by...
Annick Haczkiewicz (gross) and Aliyah Williams (net) won titles in the WSNGA’s 2021 Southern Nevada Amateur. The event, held June 20-21, 2021, at Reflection Bay Golf Club, was also the qualifier for the 2021 Silver Cup’s South team with 18 players earning gross and net spots. The other spots will be filled at a later...
Morgan Goldstein is accomplishing some big things on the golf course, including playing at Big 10 powerhouse Iowa and also winning the 2020 Nevada State Women’s Amateur. Now she continues to look to the future as her confidence continues to rise. –By Brian Hurlburt, LasVegasGolfInsider.com. “Winning the state am last summer was a confidence booster...
McKenzi Hall has a big summer of golf before her first year at UNLV as a member of the UNLV women’s golf team. A first stop is the prestigious U.S. Junior Amateur and then focus turns to improving and being ready to be a Rebel. –By Brian Hurlburt, LasVegasGolfInsider.com “The first thing that comes to...
After four months of matches while fighting with COVID-19 restrictions, it was the team from the Southern Nevada Golf Association for Business Women that walked away with the overall title in the WSNGA Team Play for 2021. The final, held June 8, 2021, at Las Vegas National, saw the Business Women beat Boulder City Purple...
Junior golf is the future of the sport and area associations are doing their part to support young players, including the Chimera Women’s Golf Association. The group recently raised $3000 and received 80 club donations. The Chimera’s Junior Girls Golf Charity event was on the group’s calendar for several months in 2020, but was rescheduled...
Jimmie Bullard, PGA of America, was responsible for teaching the swings of hundreds of Vegas golfers over the years, including many juniors and those who went on to play in high school, college and even on Tour. Recently, Mike Davis, a fellow Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame inductee and PGA of America master professional,...
Jackson Parrish (Championship), Glenn Hogle (Senior) and Steve Fink (Silver) won gross division titles in the 2021 Reflection Bay Amateur Championship held June 12-13, 2021 at the Jack Nicklaus-designed Reflection Bay. Renee Rocco (Net), Terry Martin (Senior) and Robert McClure (Silver) were the net division champions. –by Bill Bowman, Las Vegas Golf Insider staff. Championship...
Coming up at the Jack Nicklaus-designed Reflection Bay Golf Club at Lake Las Vegas are two prestigious events wrapped into one with the playing of the Women’s Southern Nevada Amateur and the Silver Cup qualifier, both scheduled for June 20-21, 2021. –By Brian Hurlburt, Las Vegas Golf Insider. “We enjoy hosting major amateur events and...
June has a different feel to it, and part of it is because the United States Open annually takes place during the month. This year, the event is scheduled for June 17-20 at Torrey Pines in La Jolla, Calif. To honor the event, the Golf Zone podcast, hosted by locals Eric Dutt and Tommy Canale,...
