Category Archives: Golf News

There truly is nothing like Vegas hospitality. And for the second year in a row, the LPGA Tour will experience it again with the playing of the Bank of Hope Match Play presented by MGM Rewards at Shadow Creek. Following her victory in 2021, Ally Ewing got a true taste of it all. “Luxurious is […]

  LAS VEGAS, Nev. (July 17, 2017)—The golf world meets the surfing world and that matchup is still going strong at Las Vegas National Golf Club with the course’s golfboards. LV National was one of the first Vegas courses to incorporate the surf board-style golf carts (there are now a few other courses in the […]

Las Vegas resident Danielle Kang birdied the 18th hole to finish with a final round 68 and win the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Olympia Fields Country Club in Olympia Fields, Illinois. It was the first LPGA Tour win and major of Kang’s career. She finished the tournament at 12 under. Brooke M. Henderson also birdied the […]

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (March 20, 2017)–With spring officially here and the golf season heating up, it may be time to check out the latest and greatest in golf clubs. The Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort has you covered as they will host Demo Days on March 25-26, 2017, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. It’s the chance for […]

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (March 8, 2017)–Here’s your chance to play a little golf and give back to those who have sacrificed to help keep us safe. The 6th Annual HPD Golf Tournament will be held at The Legacy Golf Club on May 6, 2017. The tournament will be an 18-hole, four-person scramble with a 7:30 shotgun […]

Justin Chong, who is in his second year with the UNLV golf team, shot two rounds of 70 to finish at 4-under par and won the championship division of the Southern Nevada Golf Association Henderson Amateur played at Revere Golf Club. Former UNLV All-American and PGA Tour player Edward Fryatt finished two shots behind Chong […]

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Feb. 4, 2017)–The team of Joseph Fox and Jeff Shell is making a habit of winning on the Golf Channel’s Golf Am Tour. The duo won for the sixth time in the Tour’s history (and third in Las Vegas) in winning the first flight in the Duel in the Desert 2017. The […]

Another historic year is in the books for the Southern Nevada Golf Association. And now the 2016 Players of the Year have been named and they feature a former UNLV All-American, a former United States Air Force pilot and a player who lost in the 2003 U.S. Senior Amateur finals. Check out the entire Player […]

Now is the time to sign up for a spot in the annual Las Vegas World Amateur to be played Feb. 26 – March 2, this year to be played at the Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort for the first time. The Resort is the home of three Pete Dye-designed golf courses and is a […]

Las Vegas, Nev. (Nov. 14, 2016)–The famous Will Rogers saying is simple, and timeless: You never get a second chance to make a first impression. Well, that saying can apply very aptly to golf courses. When you step up to that first tee, you’re about to encounter a round of golf. Will it live up […]

Just a few days prior to finishing 19-under par and winning the Nevada Open at CasaBlanca Golf Club in Mesquite, Nevada, Kevin Lucas was about 30 minutes away from earning official status on the Web.com Tour. Late during his final round of the second stage of PGA Tour school, Lucas was within the score needed […]

Boulder City, Nev. (Oct. 10, 2016) — Fellow Golf Las Vegas Now writer Bill Bowman captured the story about the 2016 Silver Cup held at Boulder Creek Golf Club last week. The team from the North won decisively and broke a three-match win streak for the Southern Nevada team when the matches are played in […]

Las Vegas, Nev. (Sept. 30, 2016)–According to members, the final tally is in for the vote to sell the historic Las Vegas Country Club to a partnership made up of Discovery Land and Wolff Company and they have voted to sell. In May 2015, 72 percent of members voted to “explore a sale” and many potential […]

Las Vegas, Nev. (Sept. 12, 2016)—The big news keeps coming for the UNLV men’s golf program. Now added to the list of news is a Rebel sweep at the Gene Miranda Invitational, the home tournament of the Air Force Academy and the first tournament of the season for the Rebels. The UNLV men’s golf team […]

Las Vegas, Nev. (Sept. 12, 2016)—It’s about time people stopped counting former UNLV Women’s Golf All-American Dana Finkelstein out. She has pretty much proved people wrong her entire life and she’s done it again by cruising to a four shot victory on Sunday at the Garden City Charity Classic at Buffalo Dunes. Finkelstein carded a 1-under, 71 […]

  Las Vegas, Nev. (Sept. 5, 2016)–LPGA Tour star Natalie Gulbis believes in giving back to the community. And that community is located right here in Las Vegas where Gulbis has lived and practiced–and given back–for the past 10-plus years. And this year, 2016, is no different. The Natalie Gulbis Golf Classic returns this fall for […]

Las Vegas, Nev. (Sept. 2, 2016)–Each year, some of the top young golf professionals in the United States trek to the golf destination of Mesquite, Nev. to challenge for the prestigious Nevada Open title. Plus go after their share of a purse of $125,000. Registration is now open for professionals and high-level amateurs for this […]

Mesquite, Nev. (Aug. 30, 2016)–Jason Buckholz survived a long weekend and won the Nevada State Net Amateur over defending champion Arturo Estrada. Buckholz won 3 and 2 at Falcon Ridge Golf Club in Mesquite, Nev. For the complete story from Bill Bowman, click now to the official website of the Nevada State Golf Association website. […]