Author: Brian Hurlburt
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Three Nevada Golfers ADvanced to 2026 U.S. Senior Amateur Match Play
For most senior golfers 55 and over, qualitying for the U.S. Senior Amateur is a lifelong dream. Once there, advancing to the match play portion following stroke play is the goal, prior to attempting to win the prestigious event. For Nevada Golf members Stephen Sear, Joe Sawaia, and Michael Ketchham, they each had a successful…
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Nevada Women Golfers Earn Inaugural State Net Championships
For the first time, a Nevada State Women’s Net Amateur was held, and Irina Newman (net), Jill Morrison, and Gabriele Buonacorsi (Silver) earned titles in the historic event played at Boulder Creek Golf Club in Boulder City, Nev. Sept. 6-7, 2026. –By Brian Hurlburt Net Newman defeated Mailee Nguyen by six shots to win the…
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Northern Nevada Region Golfers Claim Senior 2026 Am Titles
Michael Dillon (Senior Scratch), Andrew Novotak (Senior Net), George Muhar (Senior Silver Scratch 60-Plus), Mike Lenzi (Senior Silver Net 60-Plus) and Richard Florez (Senior Gold Net) won men’s titles in the 2026 Northern Nevada Senior Amateur. Jeanmarie Walsh (Gross) and Carrie Kenton (Net) were the women’s champions in the Nevada Golf Northern Region tournament held…
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Golf, Gambling and the Spirit of the Game Explored
Here we go with another Rules Rundown with Northern Region Executive Director Cameron MacGregor. This time, he discusses some friendly wagers on the course and how to make sure it never undermines the spirit of the game. Al Czervik: “I bet ya slice into the woods! A hundred bucks!” Judge Smails: “Gambling is illegal at Bushwood, sir,…
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Deep Love of Golf Drives Magnetic Member Wangrycht
Nevada Golf is a strong community made up of golfers who love the game. One of our best examples is Mathew Wangrycht, a club fitter, golf advocoate, host of the Chasing Daylight Podcast … and, as he describes himself simply, “a golfer.” Please enjoy a few moments with him as our latest Magnetic Member video…
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Four Golfers Earn Southern Tour Reflection Bay 2026 Titles
Bryan Baird (Championship), Todd Roberts (Senior), Jim LiCausi (Silver) and Chris Kanthak (Net) won titles in the 2026 Tour Series-Reflection Bay. The one-day Southern Region Tour tournament was held Sept. 1, 2026, at Reflection Bay Golf Club.–by Bill Bowman Championship Bryan Baird ran off four straight birdies around the turn en route to a seven-stroke…
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Team of Two Earns Spot in 2027 Women’s Four-Ball
LAS VEGAS (Aug. 31, 2026)–The team of Ashley Wen-Xinyu Zhang carded an eight-under-par 64 to qualify for the 12th U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball event. The one-day qualifier was held Aug. 31, 2026, on the Sunrise-Canyon nines at Spanish Trail Country Club. The championship tournament will be held May 15-19, 2027, at Farmington Country Club in…
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Dayton Valley Senior Champs Crowned iN northern Region
RENO (Aug. 27, 2026)–David Hashimoto (Senior Scratch), Damon Rogers (Senior Net), Sheldon Kop (Senior Silver Scratch 60-Plus), Shaun Benninghove (Senior Silver Net 60-Plus) and Alan Krogness (Senior Gold Net 70-Plus) won men’s titles in the 2026 Dayton Valley Senior. April Higuera (Gross) and Cindy Fladager (Net) won women’s titles in the one-day Northern Region event…
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Helping Our Fellow Nevadans
There is some encouraging news to share as Northern Nevada continues to recover from the Hawk Fire. UPDATED SEPT. 2 –Containment has now reached 98% as of this writing, bringing some welcome progress after a difficult week for our communities. The impact of the fire has been significant. Forty-seven homes have been destroyed, and many…
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Frontier Fairways Hidden Gem Spotlight – Ruby View Golf Club
Nevada Golf is featuring some of the Silver State’s hidden golf gems. Our latest discovery is Ruby View Golf Club Elko, Nevada. Join as we hear from the Nevada Golf members who love it and play it, and they share their stories. This is Nevada Golf! And these are our Frontier Fairways hidden gems.