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The duo of Scott Lytle and Matthew Mitchell earned medalist honors at the 2023 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Sectional Qualifier. That win earns them a spot in the 2024 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship. The team of Brett Kanda and Grant Haney also qualified for the finale which will be held May 25-29, 2024, at the Cricket…

Jim Hart has been introducing Las Vegas kids to the sport of golf for the past 27 years. In that time, and after working with hundreds of kids, he has a simple answer when asked what the best part of his work has been: “It has been seeing the kids come in not knowing what…

Emmerson Hinds had a summer “Vacation” of her dreams. She played high quality golf and high quality golf courses. Now, she builds on the experiences as she looks to the future. Some fellow SNGA and former SNJGA members also had nice summers. Hinds, Yana Wilson and McKenzi Hall (UNLV) each qualified and played in the…

A week in late October is now arguably the highlight of the amateur golf year in Southern Nevada. One of the events included during the 2nd Annual Las Vegas City Am Week is the 2nd Annual Women’s Las Vegas City Amateur. All eyes will be on it. –By Brian Hurlburt, LasVegasGolfInsider.com Click to register now…

Golf in the 55+ Sun City Summerlin community is going strong with women’s and men’s clubs and everyday golfers. Each Tuesday morning, members of the Sun City Summerlin Women’s Executive Golf Club tee it up at Eagle Crest, an 18-hole par 60 jewel. Fun is in the offing with a little competition mixed in. The…

A new event highlights the fall for senior golfers of Women’s Southern Nevada Golf Association, and it features the Stableford format. The event is scheduled for Oct. 1-2 at Aliante Golf Club, which has been getting plenty of above about qualify conditions of late. Both days begin with a 7:30 am shotgun start. –By Brian…

Jospeh Fortunato (Championship), Marty Pena (Senior), Mark Hawley (Silver) and Sam Frey (Net) won titles at the 2023 SNGA Tour stop at Chimera Golf Club. The event was held Aug. 23, 2023.–by Bill Bowman, Las Vegas Golf Insider Championship Joseph Fortunato birdied three holes in a four-hole stretch to close out his front nine en…

It was a big day for the Women’s Southern Nevada Golf Association last week as Renee Rocco, who currently serves as Executive Director of Southern Nevada Junior Golf Association, advanced to the 2023 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship. Also advancing to the U.S. Women’s Senior Am that day in a separate qualifier was member Ronda Henderson.…

Drake Harvey (Championship), Todd Roberts (Senior) and Patrick Woerner (Silver) won gross titles at the 2023 Cascata Amateur Championship. Trevor Coss (Net), Brian Freymueller (Senior) and Tony Troilo (Silver) captured net crowns in the tournament held Aug. 19-20, 2023, at Cascata.–by Bill Bowman, Las Vegas Golf Insider The tournament used a Modified Stableford scoring format.…

Kareen Larson won medalist honors at the women’s 2023 U.S. Senior Amateur Sectional qualifier. Ronda Henderson, representing the WSNGA, won a playoff to earn the second spot in the 2023 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Championship which will be held Sept. 30-Oct. 5, 2023, at Troon Country Club in Scottsdale, AZ.–by Bill Bowman, Las Vegas Golf…