Category: Southern Region Archives

Zoe Parker (gross) and Jill Morrison (net) won individual titles in the 2023 Women’s Southern Nevada State Amateur. The two-day event was held May 15-16, 2023, at Las Vegas National. The event was also the qualifier for the Southern Nevada Silver Cup team.–by Bill Bowman, Las Vegas Golf Insider staff Gross Zoe Parker birdied two…

And then there were six. The original 19 teams in the 2023 WSNGA Team Play series has been whittled down to the final six teams following the regular season finale held May 22-23, 2023, in Mesquite. The Blue and Red divisions will now have six teams total (three each) with a representative in the overall,…

Recently, the United States Golf Association announced that qualifying men’s and women’s state amateur events would earn valuable exemptions into the U.S. Men’s Amateur and U.S. Women’s Amateur. Here’s the inside scoop with SNGA Assistant Executive Director Tim Brand. A quick overview is that the men’s Nevada State Amateur champion in 2024 will earn an…

Craig Erickson (Championship), Todd Roberts (Senior) and Gary Carpendale (Silver) won gross titles at the 2023 Henderson Amateur Championship. Ayden Frey (Net), James Amihara (Senior) and Fritz Herrmann (Silver) captured net titles in the tournament held May 20-21, 2023, at Legacy GC.–by Bill Bowman, Las Vegas Golf Insider Championship Craig Erickson had back-to-back rounds under…

The Las Vegas Women’s Golf Association is the oldest and most historic Women’s Southern Nevada Golf Association member club. Since 1947, the “Muni Girls” have been playing and smiling at historic Las Vegas Golf Club. Here’s the club’s wonderful story. Here is their fun, inspirational and interesting history that includes Las Vegas Golf Hall of…

Brandon Lorain (Championship), John Bobroski (Senior), Jeffrey English (Silver) and Jerry Algeo (Net) won titles at the SNGA Tour’s 2023 Short Game Championship. The tournament was held May 11, 2023, at the par-60 Eagle Crest Golf Club at Golf Summerlin.–by Bill Bowman, Las Vegas Golf Insider Championship Brandon Lorain had back-to-back birdies midway on the…

Bobby Weaver has been helping golfers improve their games for a quarter century, the last several years at the PGA TOUR Superstore in Downtown Summerlin. When he pondered the last 25 years, he got emotional thinking about all of the golfers he has helped while looking forward to helping more via custom club and putter…

When the history of golf in Southern Nevada is discussed, the historic Winterwood Men’s Golf Association should be part of the discussion. The club got its start decades ago at the old Winterwood golf course that became Desert Rose and is now Club at Sunrise. In the 1980s, the club moved to Boulder City Golf…

Like professional golfers, the SNGA players look at the four majors as a little more impactful when it comes to victories. Just ask Gary Carpendale, who is nearing 20 major titles in a long and illustrious career on the Southern Nevada golf scene. The SNGA’s second major, the 2023 Southern Nevada Amateur, will be held…

Raymond Kim (Championship), Kelly Knievel (Senior) and Mark Dopheide (Silver) won gross titles in the 2023 SNGA Mesquite Classic. Andy Pham (Net), John Bobroski (Senior) and Tony Troilo (Silver) were net champs in the tournament held April 29-30, 2023, at CasaBlanca GC in Mesquite. –by Bill Bowman, Las Vegas Golf Insider Championship Raymond Kim won…