Category: Southern Region Archives
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Four Golfers Move On to Final US Open Qualifying from Local at CasaBlanca
It was a long day, but the dreams of four golfers to play in the U.S. Open are still alive. Low medalist Rhett Rasmussen, Max Marsico, Corey Pereira and Jack Trent moved on to the next stage. Rasmussen from Draper, Utah, shot a 7-under 65 to finish as low medalist. Marsico, from Las Vegas, shot…
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Comparing Rules – 2019 and 2023 Changes
Here is everything you need to know about the rules changes for 2023 and how they compare to 2019. This chart summarizes the substantive changes between the 2019 and 2023 Rules of Golf. While this document provides more detail than the principal changes noted in the front of both the Rules of Golf and Official…
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Club Spotlight – Southern Nevada Golf Association for Business Women
As SNGA member clubs go, the Southern Nevada Golf Association for Business Women have been driving it and teeing it in style for longer than most. Here’s a look behind the scenes of this club and the mission that has continued to be instilled since 1986. Back in 1986, when Maary “with two A’s” Smith,…
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This Is Why Playing In Silver Cup Is Goal for Nevada Women Amateur Golfers
When Nevada women amateur golfers are asked about their favorite tournaments, the prestigious annual Silver Cup team competition between the North and South is always at the top of the list. The qualification-only event is scheduled for Sept. 12-14, 2023, at Dayton Valley Golf Club in Northern Nevada. For Southern Nevada golfers, the Southern Nevada…
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Interactive Women’s Golf Day Outing Set For June 8 at Las Vegas National
If you’re a woman golfer, or a woman thinking about the possibility of taking up the sport, mark June 8, 2023, on your calendar: It’s Women’s Golf Day, the day where, starting in Australia and ending in French Polynesia, events for women’s golf will take place worldwide for 24 straight hours. –by Bill Bowman, Las…
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WSNGA Team Play Squads Making Final Playoff Push
Like the upcoming Kentucky Derby, the teams in the WSNGA Team Play series are all jockeying for position to earn playoff spots. The top team in each section for the Red and Blue divisions–overall, gross and net–will move on to the playoffs, which are set for May 22-23, 2023, in Mesquite. –by Bill Bowman, LasVegasGolfInsider.com…
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General Manager Spotlight – Kevin Swain at Durango Hills
For PGA of America professional Kevin Swain, things are a little bit different these days. In November 2022, he was named general manager at Durango Hills Golf Club, a facility with a different pace and feel than the par 72 resort, daily fee courses that he was used to leading. –By Brian Hurlburt, www.lasvegasgolfinsider.com “It’s…
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Men, Women to Play State Am at Same Course for Third Time in Four Years
There are hints at the start of cool tradition for the Nevada State Golf Association: the men’s and women’s state amateur tournaments have now been held at the same layout and within the same timeframe for the third time in four years with the playing of the 2023 editions at Arrowcreek Golf Club in Northern…
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USGA Announces Amateur Championship Qualifying Modifications for 2024
The Southern Nevada Golf Association is an official Allied Golf Association of the USGA and will be helping to implement new changes to qualifying for the U.S. Amateur, U.S. Women’s Amateur, U.S. Junior Amateur and U.S. Girls’ Junior. The changes will be introduced in 2024. These changes, which will take effect for the organization’s four…
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Member Club Spotlight – Unique Sunrise Senior Golf League Is Unlike Any Other
There is something special and unique happening at the Club at Sunrise each Friday morning. The Sunrise Senior Golf League members tee off and then the fun always begins for this unique and diverse group of 60-years-young male and female golfers who love the spirit of golf. –By Brian Hurlburt, www.lasvegasgolfinsider.com Sunrise Senior Golf League…