Category: Southern Region Archives
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Member Club Spotlight – Craig Ranch Men’s Club
Even though the Craig Ranch Golf Course closed several years ago, the Craig Ranch Men’s Club continues to play around Las Vegas. The original men’s club was created in the 1960’s and has been playing ever since. Here is a look behind the scenes. Check out our member golf club page now for contact info…
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Forristal, Futrell, Cookson, Parker Win Highland Falls Tour Titles
Alex Forristal (Championship), Robert Futrell (Senior), Chris Cookson (Silver) and Noah Parker (Net) won titles at the 2024 SNGA Tour stop at Highland Falls Golf Club at Golf Summerlin. The tournament was held March 1, 2024. Golf Summerlin’s three courses serve as the home layouts for the Southern Nevada Golf Association. –by Bill Bowman, Las…
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Sue’s Rules – Can I Use a Club to Help Take Stance?
This is a series of rules with one of our Women’s Southern Nevada Golf Association experts, Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame rules official Sue May. When a Rules Official plays golf, other players always ask Rules questions. None of us mind, because that’s we love what we do and educating players. This column is…
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Member Club Spotlight – Desert Willow Women’s Golf Association
Fun, camaraderie and competition are what it is all about for the Desert Willow Women’s Golf Association, one of 90+ Southern Nevada Golf Association member clubs. The par 6, Desert Willow course is the perfect backdrop. The membership is made up of mostly Sun City MacDonald Ranch residents, but there are associate spots available. For…
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Johnson, Roberts, Foggia, Bartels, Miller, Zuniga Win Nye County SNGA Titles
Daren Johnson (Championship), Todd Roberts (Senior) and David Foggia (Silver) won gross titles at the 2024 Nye County Amateur. Aaron Bartels (Net), Artie Miller (Senior) and Ian Zuniga (Silver) captured net titles in the tournament held Feb. 24-25, 2024, at Mountain Falls Golf Club in Pahrump. –by Bill Bowman, Las Vegas Golf Insider Championship Daren…
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Women’s Southern Nevada Golf Association Makes History with Inaugural Annual Awards
For the first time, in 2024, the Women’s Southern Nevada Golf Association awarded players for their performance in all the local, regional, state and USGA events. It was a wonderful year for many lady golfers in Southern Nevada. Each event is given points based on the difficulty of the event and the quality of the…
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SNGA is One Stop Spot for Southern Nevada Amateur Golf Schedules
Since 1967, the Southern Nevada Golf Association has been the home of golf in Southern Nevada. Here are SIMPLE LINKS to each of the major amateur tournament schedules in Southern Nevada. CLICK BELOW FOR 2024 Schedules Southern Nevada Golf Association Men’s Schedules Women’s Southern Nevada Golf Association Schedule Southern Nevada Junior Golf Association Schedule
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McEvoy-Mitchell, Futrell-Sawaia, Woerner-English, Roberts-Kanthak Win Aliante Tour Titles
The teams of Kevin McEvoy-Matt Mitchell (Championship), Robert Futrell-Joe Sawaia (Senior), Jeffrey English-Pat Woerner (Silver) and Jason Roberts-Chris Kanthak (Net) captured titles in the SNGA Tour Four-Ball event held Feb. 13, 2024 at Aliante GC.–by Bill Bowman, Las Vegas Golf Insider Championship Kevin McEvoy and Matt Mitchell birdied five straight holes to start the back…
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Member Club Spotlight – Historic Valley View Golf Club
Since 1958, the Valley View Golf Club–an official Southern Nevada Golf Association member club– has been making history. The group has been changing the game for decades and fulfilling the vision of founders George Simmons, Woodrow Wilson, Willie Punch Hughes, Jimmy Bell, Johnny Libert, herb Mills, Jim Whitley, Jim Smith, Roosevelt Leaks and Jim Gatlin.…
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Golf Is Wind Behind Sails of Jay Ship
By Brian Hurlburt, LasVegasGolfInsider.com Golf is a game that brings people together, and that is precisely the reason Southern Nevada Golf Association member Jay Ship loves and appreciates the sport. Off the course, Ship is the CEO of X’s and O’s of Success, while on the course, he belongs to the Kirby Golf Association (KGA),…