Category Archives: Las Vegas Golf Pros

Las Vegas, Nevada (October 21, 2013)–From a pure golf standpoint, Vegas golf fans are probably bummed that a Las Vegas Golf Region resident didn't win the PGA Tour's Shriners Hospitals for Children Open for a third-straight time. The streak is over at two after Kevin Na (2011) and Ryan Moore (2012) went back-to-back, but even […]

Las Vegas, Nevada (October 19, 2013)–Ryan Moore was a 4-time All-American at UNLV and won the 2004 NCAA title. He moved away from Las Vegas for a brief stint a few years ago, but is now back living in the area and says the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open "is a fifth major" on his […]

Las Vegas, Nevada (October 18, 2013)–J.J. Henry broke the TPC Summerlin course record during round one of Las Vegas' PGA Tour event, the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. He recorded nine birdies and an eagle en route to a 60, a year after Las Vegas Golf Region resident Ryan Moore recorded a 61 on the […]

Las Vegas, Nevada (September 27, 2013)–Natalie Gulbis is a Las Vegas Golf Region resident, and will be making another appearance in the annual Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge event at Rio Secco Golf Club. Gulbis, along with Cristie Kerr and Stacy Lewis, rep the LPGA Tour. They will take on teams from the PGA Tour and Champions […]

Las Vegas, Nevada (August 26, 2013)–John Riegger and Adam Scott became the latest pros with strong ties to the Las Vegas Golf Region to earn victories on a major Tour. Riegger, who has lived in Henderson, a Vegas suburb, for many years, won the Champions PGA Tour Boeing Classic while Adam Scott, who played college […]

Las Vegas, Nevada (August 1, 2013)–Inbee Park won two Nevada State High School golf titles while playing at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas. She also finished in the top 10 of Las Vegas' LPGA Tour event at the time, the Takefuji Classic, a couple times as a young amateur. Now she looks to […]

Las Vegas, Nevada (July 22, 2013)–Butch Harmon called Phil Mickelson's final round of 66 at Muirfield to win The Open Championship the best he's ever seen. And Harmon, who operates the Butch Harmon School of Golf at Las Vegas' Rio Secco Golf Club, should know. He has watched first-hand as Greg Norman, Tiger Woods, and […]

Las Vegas, Nevada (July 16, 2013)–Anthony Bennett, who played basketball at UNLV as a freshman, was recently the first pick in the NBA draft. If the PGA Tour had a draft, Adam Scott would have probably been the first pick in 1999 after playing for a year at UNLV. Flash forward to this year and […]

Las Vegas, Nevada (July 13, 2013)–Twitter is a beautiful thing. It allows people a chance to capture the emotions of a particular moment of an athlete, good or bad. Such was the case with a tweet from Las Vegas Champions PGA Tour pro John Riegger after a roller coaster round of 69 during the second […]

Las Vegas, Nevada (July 1, 2013)–It's fitting that the hottest golfer on the planet in 2013 laid the roots of her game in one of the hottest places on earth, Las Vegas. While record temps are hitting the city that glitters, Inbee Park has been establishing records of her own en route to winning the […]

Las Vegas, Nevada (UPDATED June 30, 2013)–Last year, this writer and a co-writer compiled the history of professional golf dating back about 60 years to the playing of the Tournament of Champions in Las Vegas in 1953. City of Champions: The History of Professional Golf in Las Vegas, came out in September of 2012, and […]

Las Vegas, Nevada (May 24, 2013)–Las Vegas golf star Stephanie Louden will be inducted into the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame on May 31. Louden joins tennis legend Andre Agassi, UFC President Dana White, Las Vegas Motor Speedway President Chris Powell, high school basketball coaching legend Bill Bobier, and Las Vegas Events chairman Pat […]

Las Vegas, Nevada (May 12, 2013)–Among those looking to move to the next stage of qualifying for the U.S. Open are several PGA Tour pros with strong ties to Las Vegas golf courses. Those scheduled to tee it up Monday at Las Vegas golf course TPC Summerlin are recent PGA Tour  Well Fargo Championship winner […]

Las Vegas, Nevada (UPDATE: May 5, 2013 11:16 AM PST)–It has been a banner year for PGA Tour and LPGA Tour pros who have strong ties to Las Vegas golf courses. And this week's Wells Fargo Championship is just more proof to the power of this contingent. After the first round, two former UNLV golfers […]

Las Vegas, Nevada (April 20, 2013)–Charley Hoffman was a member of the 1998 UNLV golf team which won the NCAA championship. And he still lives in Las Vegas and has made a name for himself as one of the best players on the PGA Tour with multiple wins including one at the 2010 Deutsche Bank […]

Las Vegas, Nevada (UPDATED April 15, 2013)–Adam Scott is the first former UNLV Rebel golfer in history to win a Major championship, and now joins Inbee Park as the only golfers with strong ties to the Las Vegas Golf Region to have won a Major. Scott won the 2013 Masters after outdueling Angel Cabrera in […]

Las Vegas, Nevada (April 13, 2013)–The depth of PGA Tour players who live in the Las Vegas Golf Region or who have strong ties to Las Vegas golf courses is deep. And at the 2013 Masters, four players who live in Las Vegas and another who played college golf at UNLV made the cut and […]