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2018 State Match Play: Johnson Edges Fryatt 2 & 1
Reno, Nev. (Oct. 2, 2018)–Daren Johnson grabbed an early 2-up lead and went on to beat Ed Fryatt 2-and-1 to win the 2018 Nevada State Match Play Championship in an all-Southern Nevada Golf Association finale. The event was held Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 2018, at Hidden Valley Country Club in Reno, Nev.–By Bill Bowman, Las Vegas…
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Johnson Wins Nevada State Mid-Amateur
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Aug. 5, 2018)–Daren Johnson rode a red-hot start to victory in the 2018 Nevada State Mid-Amateur. Johnson birdied three of his first four holes on the tournament’s first day and went on to beat Ed Fryatt (TPC Las Vegas) by four strokes. The leaders were a powerful group of players and former…
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Southern Nevada Product, UNLV Commit Joels Wins State Stroke Play
Veronica Joels put on a dazzling display over two rounds of the Nevada State Women’s Golf Association State Stroke play event at DragonRidge Country Club in Southern Nevada. Joels, a rising freshman for the nationally-ranked UNLV women’s golf team, won by 11 shots and showed the future for the Rebels looks bright. My Paulsen (gross) and…
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South’s Alex Jordan Shoots Back Nine 32 to Win State Am
Alex Jordan picked the perfect time to get hot at the Nevada State Amateur. After rounds of 71-69 in the first two rounds, Jordan still trailed second-round leader Edward Fryatt by three shots heading to the back nine at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas. He made four birdies coming home and won by three shots…
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Review-Journal Previews 2018 State Amateur
Playing at TPC Summerlin, the host of the PGA Tour’s Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, adds even more cache to the state’s most prestigious tournament, the Nevada State Amateur July 9-11, 2018. Check out the preview article from the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The media outlet will also be providing daily coverage and a final wrap…
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North Wins Cobb Whalen Cup For The Third Straight Year
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (July 1, 2018)–The North kept control of the Cobb Whalen Cup, beating the South 15-9 in winning the tournament for the third straight year. The South leads 6-4-1 in the event that started back in 1999. The 2018 tournament, held June 30-July 1, was played at Rio Secco Golf Club in Henderson,…
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Roberts, Abbott Win Back-To-Back Nevada State Senior Championships
RENO, Nev.–Todd Roberts made it two straight Nevada State Senior crowns, winning the 2018 event by four strokes over David Nelson. But, he admitted it took a phone call to a friend for a little help with his putting before he walked away with the title at Somersett Golf & Country Club in Reno, Nev.…
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North Team Wins Third-Straight Nevada State Women’s Silver Cup
RENO, Nev. (Sept. 27, 2017)–The North team won the Nevada State Women’s Golf Association’s Silver Cup for the third straight year, beating the South squad 22½-17½. The Ryder Cup-style tournament, which was played for the 26th-straight year, features 20 women from the Women’s Southern Nevada Golf Association and an equal number representing the Northern Nevada…
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Northern Ladies Win Nevada State Women’s Quad Championship
PLUMAS PINES, Calif.–The team of Lynn Greer, Debbie Schwoyer, Karen Hoppe and Janice Campbell posted a six-shot victory in the Nevada gross division of the State Women’s Golf Association Quad Championship held Aug. 27-28 at Plumas Pines Golf Club in Plumas Pines, Calif. The winning team in the Net Division was Kitty Collins, Cheryl Burke,…
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Todd Roberts Wins 2017 Nevada State Senior Amateur
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Aug. 21, 2017)–It may seem weird that back-to-back-to-back bogeys could motivate a golfer, but that’s exactly how Todd Roberts looked at his situation in the gross division of the 2017 Nevada State Senior Amateur. He overcame a stretch of those three-straight bogeys and wound up with a one-shot victory over Cyrus Whitney. The…