For David Hon, the 2018 Volunteer of the Year for the SNGA, volunteering for golf events has become second nature. “I just enjoy it,” said the 66-year-old who is retired from the Air Force. “It’s a great way to spend the day. How much better can it be than being out on a golf course?”...
We are committed at the SNGA to provide the best coverage of our events and are continuing to up the ante by providing video reports by former channel 5 sportscaster and current UNLV professor Jon Castagnino. We hope you enjoy them Las Vegas City Amateur – Click for additional story Las Vegas Senior City Amateur...
Sixteen-year-old Brett Sodetz carded 16 birdies over two days to win the Championship Division of the 2018 Las Vegas City Amateur, a historic event and SNGA Major, in a weekend that was a birdie-fest from start to finish. Dennis Moore came away with the Net Division title in the event which was held Oct. 27-28,...
Brigham Gibbs (Senior) and Dario Gonzales (Silver) won gross titles in the 2018 Las Vegas Senior City Amateur held Oct. 25-26, 2018, at Las Vegas Golf Club. Michael Kerr (Senior) and Tom Richardson (Silver) wound up as the net champions. — By Bill Bowman, Las Vegas Golf Insider staff Senior Brigham Gibbs birdied three of...
Greg Horodesky (Championship), Darrell Lutey (Senior) and David Kim (Silver) won gross championships in the SNGA Tour’s stop at the Las Vegas Golf Club on Oct. 19, 2018. Net winners were Shawn Smith (Net), Donald Blanton (Senior) and Walter Sabati (Silver).— By Bill Bowman, Las Vegas Golf Insider staff Championship Greg Horodesky is back on...
Regina Quintero (gross) and Gabriele Buonacorsi (net) came away with overall championships at the 2018 Nevada State Women’s Senior Amateur played Oct. 16-17, 2018, at Anthem County Club. Quintero maintained a lead throughout the two-day tournament. –By Bill Bowman, Las Vegas Golf Insider staff. OVERALL-GROSS For Regina Quintero it was a matter of playing consistent. Quintero...
Scott Taylor overcame a horrendous start and rallied to win the Championship Division of the one-day 2018 SNGA Tour event held at Coyote Springs on Sept. 28, 2018. Todd Roberts won the Senior Division while Kevin Parrish came away with the Silver Division crown. The Net Division winners were: Jeff Kinsler (Net), Bill Madsen (Senior)...
Nine-time Southern Nevada Golf Association player of the year Brady Exber added another national championship to his illustrious career total with a dominating seven-shot victory at the Canadian Senior Amateur. Exber led by nine shots heading into the final round and coasted by posting a 10-under 278 total. — By Brian Hurlburt, Las Vegas Golf...
Sept. 10, 2018–Daren Johnson put together a three-birdie, no-bogey second round and went on to win the Championship Division of the 2018 Laughlin Amateur Championship held Sept. 8-9, 2018, at Mojave Golf Club. Todd Roberts staged a comeback to win the Senior Division while Mark Dopheide claimed the Silver Division title. Kenneth Paul won the...
It’s almost here. The 2nd Annual Audi Henderson Lake Las Vegas Classic is scheduled for Nov. 1-3 at Reflection Bay Golf Club and features a welcome party, golf tournament, and a culinary and music feast and fest featuring 15 local chefs, wineries, breweries, spirits, a silent auction, and one of the hottest dance bands in Las Vegas....
It’s one of golf’s ultimate battles: Match Play. And the 2018 Nevada State Match Play Championship unleashes just that format and will be for bragging rights in Nevada. This year’s event will be held Sept. 30-Oct. 3, 2018, at Hidden Valley Country Club in Reno. The field is limited to 32 players and entries are...
More and more, the men and women are playing the same courses on the same days for important events and that was the case at Red Rock Country Club for qualifiers for the U.S. Mid-Amateurs. Nicholas Loar, from Rockwell, Texas, fired a 3-under-par 69 to lead three men’s qualifiers and Ed Fryatt and Marc France...
Kenny Ebalo birdied all four par 5s en route to winning the Championship Division in the SNGA Tour’s stop at Arroyo Golf Club on Aug. 17, 2018. Ebalo wound up with a one-under-par 71 total. Samuel Myers (Senior) and Frank Abbott (Silver) also won gross crowns while net titles went to Jason Berton (Championship), Rex...
Cameron Barzekoff put together rounds of 73-73—146 and beat Josh Wescott (71-75—146) in a playoff to win the Championship Division of the 2018 Cascata Amateur Championship. The tournament was held Aug. 11-12, 2018, at Cascata. John Turk (Senior) and Frank Abbott (Silver) also won gross division titles. Steve Zyla (net), Patrick Carlin (Senior) and Loren...
For SNGA member Jim Rice, the drive is on to get back into the sport he enjoys: Golf. This 44-year-old disabled veteran is now confined to a wheelchair and thought his days of playing golf might be over. Now, thanks to finding out about Heroes in the Rough, he’s back on the golf course. —...
Daren Johnson, the 2017 Nevada State Amateur champion, defeated two former Nevada State Mid-Amateur champions to win that tournament, organized by the Nevada State Golf Association, for the first time. Johnson used a hot finish to put away Edward Fryatt and Kenny Ebalo to win by four strokes. “I had a five-shot lead after the...
