Category Archives: Golf News

Las Vegas, Nev. (Aug. 21, 2016)–Edward Fryatt was one of the best golfers in the history of the UNLV Golf program and then turned professional, where he won four times internationally. He also played on the PGA Tour. Then his success dried up and he gave up the game for about a decade. Well he […]

Las Vegas, Nev. (Aug. 17, 2016)–It’s a dilemma owners and managers of every golf course face: golfers love lush courses but lush courses require lots of water while at the same time water is expensive and a limited commodity so saving and conserving water is always a top priority. Golf Summerlin Director of Agronomy Brian Bagwell […]

Las Vegas, Nev. (Aug. 10, 2016)–When the name Jim Furyk, now known as Mr. 58, comes up in golf conversation, it’s not usually in conjunction with ‘firsts.’ Well, it is now. Furyk, who has been on the PGA Tour for 23 years, made golf history–again–at the 2016 Travelers Championship with a brilliant 12-under-par 58 final […]

Las Vegas, Nev. (August 3, 2016)–These Rebel golfers are good on and off the course, but graduating senior captain AJ McInerney has taken it to another level. McInerney was named a Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar, the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) announced this week. He was also named the Academic All-Mountain West Conference team. —By Brian Hurlburt. […]

Las Vegas, Nev. (July 10, 2016)–First on Course – Learn to Play Golf is a new program organized by the non-profit Southern Nevada Junior Golf Association. All classes are taught by PGA of America instructors and are offered at a variety of courses. The Southern Nevada Junior Golf Association is a non-profit organization that also […]

Las Vegas, Nev. (June 29, 2016)–There might not be a more historic state amateur out there than the California State Amateur. The tournament was created in 1912, but never before in the history of the event had two brothers won it and that is what happened when UNLV rising junior Shintaro Ban won it recently, […]

Las Vegas, Nev. (June 18, 2016)—There are times where people find going to a reunion to be bothersome and, well, boring. That certainly won’t be the case with the 2016 Nevada State Amateur Reunion Invitational golf tournament set for July 8, 2016 at Cascata Golf Club. –By Bill Bowman While reunions are all about the past […]

Las Vegas. Nev. (June 3, 2017)–The Major Series of Putting (MSOP) is scheduled to host the largest putting tournament in history in the heart of fabulous Las Vegas in March 2017. Multiple championship events with total prize money expected to exceed $10 million will be held between March 8 and March 29, 2017. The organization is […]

Las Vegas, Nev. (May 19, 2016)–TPC Las Vegas is a former host course for tournaments on both the PGA TOUR and PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS, but is also dedicated to junior golf. The course is the host site of a public junior golf clinic and kickoff of the PGA Jr. League this Saturday, May 21, but all […]

Las Vegas, Nev. (April 21, 2016)–It was a huge day for the UNLV Lady Golfing Rebels at the Mountain West Golf Championships played at the prestigious Dinah Shore Tournament Course at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif. The Rebels won the team title, homegrown product Alexandra Kaui won the individual title, head coach […]

Las Vegas, Nev. (April 6, 2016)–Kerri Clark grew up in Las Vegas, winning a bunch as a junior player, and then attended Weber State where she recorded a Hall of Fame golf career. She later played on the LPGA Tour and internationally as a professional before settling in to a successful teaching career. Starting this […]

Las Vegas, Nev. (March 20, 2016)–Las Vegas is known as being world class for many things, and near the top of the list are the many amazing dining options in the city that glitters. Las Vegas is known for 5-star restaurants and internationally-known nightclubs, and now several of the top executives who operate these legendary spots are […]

Las Vegas, Nev. (March 10, 2016)–About 25 years ago, current Las Vegas PGA of America professional Jim Neighbors had a chance encounter with high school buddie Jon Spatz at Las Vegas’ PGA TOUR event, the Las Vegas Invitational. Spatz, who is also now a PGA of America professional in Las Vegas who went to Las […]

Las Vegas, Nev. (March 7, 2016)–Southern Highlands Golf Club is the site of one of college golf’s “majors” this week as the UNLV home tournament features a deep field of talented and highly-ranked players and teams. Maybe the best way–other than attending the tournament at the private Southern Highlands–is to follow along on Twitter on […]

The 4th Annual Las Vegas World Amateur golf tournament is in the books and both golfers and Las Vegas golf courses shined. Danny Slone has played in each previous tournament, but finally broke through for the overall victory. In each of the last three years, Slone finished in the top 10 but finally claimed the […]

Las Vegas, Nev. (Feb. 15, 2016)–Two Las Vegas golf courses have implemented dynamic pricing to the tee sheets, and it now allows Las Vegas golfers to almost choose their own Las Vegas tee times rates, within reason, of course. Siena Golf Club and Arroyo Golf Club at Red Rock both now offer the dynamic pricing […]

Las Vegas, Nev. (Feb. 5, 2016)–It was just another week for the UNLV Men’s golf team as the wins and accolades rolled in for the program. As a team, the Rebels won the LMU Invitational played at Jack Nicklaus’ Reflection Bay Golf Club in Las Vegas and senior captain AJ McInerney and sophomore John Oda tied […]

Las Vegas, Nev. (Feb. 4, 2016)–Annually the three Pete Dye Las Vegas golf courses at Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort are the home to the epic Las Vegas Golf Channel Am Tour Duel in the Desert. The tournament sells out months in advance and is one of the most anticipated tournaments of the entire Golf […]

Las Vegas, Nevada (Dec. 12, 2015)–There are three Las Vegas golf courses that make up the Golf Summerlin trifecta, and combined the courses are saving more than 172 million gallons of water annually. Overall, more than 3.1 million square feet of turf has been converted to water-efficient landscaping. Recently, the Water Conservation Coalition recognized the […]

Las Vegas, Nevada (Nov. 23, 2015)–The inaugural Southern Nevada Cup is in the books and some of the top amateurs of the Southern Nevada Golf Association (SNGA) defeated some of the top professionals from the PGA of America, Southwest Section, Southern Nevada Chapter (SNPGA). The SNGA defeated the SNPGA 8.5 points to 3.5 points in […]