TPC Summerlin is the home of the PGA Tour’s Shriners Hospitals for Children Open and owns a deep history of golf moments. On Feb. 1, the SNGA’s Tournament of Champions is scheduled for the course and some new, local amateur history is sure to be made. –By Brian Hurlburt, Las Vegas Golf Insider. Among the...
Let’s face it … we all have a golf bucket list that includes a tee time at a world-class golf resort along with impressive accommodations. But for many of us, it’s usually just a wish that doesn’t come to fruition. For Mark Burton, he can now check this item off his list as he won...
Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame inductee and golf executive Eric Dutt, and RecruitLook Junior Golf Tour director and experienced media host Tommy Canale, have created The Gof Zone podcast, which will dive into many unique topics surrounding the world of golf including feature interviews with Tour players, golf tips and instruction, course and trip...
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Obviously, there are plenty of puns to use when a person named Hawk takes over as treasurer of an organization, like Dr. Johnathan Hawk has for the Southern Nevada Golf Association in 2021. We’ll keep them to a minimum, but the first-year executive committee member will be “watching and observing like a hawk”, and looks...
There are a lot of friendly golfers in Southern Nevada who volunteer to help the grand ole game, and at the top of that list is Connie Patterson, a longtime member of the Las Vegas Women’s Golf Association (LVWGA), the oldest and most historic women’s golf group in the area. Now the Member Spotlight deservingly...
The Boulder City Women’s Golf Association checks off all the boxes if you’re looking to join a club. Good players? You bet…some with plus handicaps. Challenging golf course? Yep…Boulder City Golf Course is one of the oldest in the Vegas area and also will test players. Friendly membership? Absolutely. Need any more reason to join?...
UNLV golfer J.J. Gresco (Championship) and former Silver Net division player of the year John Kelley (Net) won titles at the 2020 Clark County Amateur, which was held Nov. 21-22, 2020, at Boulder Creek Golf Club. –by Bill Bowman, Las Vegas Golf Insider staff. Championship J.J. Gresco had an ace up his sleeve in winning...
LAS VEGAS, NV (Nov. 20, 2020)–Kelly Knievel (Senior) and Cyrus Whitney (Silver) won gross titles at the 2020 Clark County Senior Amateur while Frank Acker (Senior) and Tony Troilo (Silver) claimed net crowns. The tournament was held Nov. 19-20, 2020, at Boulder Creek Golf Club –by Bill Bowman, Las Vegas Golf Insider staff. Senior Kelly...
Yana Wilson and Riana Mission are two of the top young players in Southern Nevada and now they have even more proof of that as they teamed up to qualify for the 2021 USGA Women’s Fourball to be played at Maridoe Golf Club in Carrollton, Texas. The 2020 event was canceled due to Covid-19. Mission...
The PGA Tour Superstore is a major supporter of the Southern Nevada Golf Association and amateur golf in this area, and they are once again inviting SNGA members to save 15 percent from Dec. 2-5 during the SNGA Shopping Days event. Plus, check out the latest in golf gear and make sure to get custom...
The Southern Nevada Chapter, Southwest Section, PGA of America, is excited to announce a new event that uses golf as a platform for giving back to the community. The new “Birdies for Good” fundraiser takes place on Monday, Nov. 30 at Eagle Crest Golf Club in Golf Summerlin. SNGA members can support a local PGA...
Las Vegas National Golf Club, site of the 2020 SNGA Tour Championship Dec. 3, has crowned dozens of PGA Tour and LPGA Tour champions in its long history, which dates back to 1961 when it opened as the Stardust Country Club. That opening year, the course hosted the LPGA Championship, a major, which was won...
Boulder Creek Golf Club in Boulder City has quietly and confidently built an extremely solid reputation as a tournament host course. That will happen when a layout has been a host facility for high school events, top amateur tournaments, college events and qualifiers for PGA Tour tournaments. And recently the course was named as a...
By Brian Hurlburt, Las Vegas Golf Insider Mesquite, Nevada (Nov. 12, 2020)–Taylor Montgomery, a former UNLV golf star, isn’t afraid of the moment when it comes to playing for money on a golf course owned by a casino. He demonstrated that calm demeaner by firing rounds of 62-68-69 to finish at 17-under par and win...
At the Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort Sun Mountain course, the team representing the Women’s Southern Nevada Golf Association defeated the team from the Women’s Northern Nevada Golf Association 21.5-12.5 to return earn the 2020 Silver Cup. South co-captains Robbin Sanchez and Laura Smith, who both also played in the event, came up with a...
