LAS VEGAS (May 6, 2026)—Greg Horodesky (Championship), Kelly Knievel (Senior), Chris Cookson (Silver) and Dave Golder (Net) won titles in the 2026 Tour Series-Aliante event. The Southern Region Tour tournament was held May 6, 2026, at Aliante Golf Club.–by Bill Bowman, Las Vegas Golf Insider
Championship
Greg Horodesky carded a two-under-par 34 on the back nine in winning the Championship Division.
It was Horodesky’s first win of 2026 after posting three wins in 2025.
The round saw Horodesky put three birdies on the scorecard, 14 pars and a lone bogey.
“It wasn’t too stressful of a round and that’s good,” Horodesky said. “There were a couple of spots where I had to make some good shots to make sure and not put some of those square boxes on the scorecard but overall, it was solid.”
He said one part of his game is definitely on the rise.
“My short game was good today,” he said. “I’ve been working hard on it to get the ball up-and-down when I need to and that work is paying off.”
He also said his game-plan was solid.
“I want to birdie the par 5s and try to par everything else,” he said. “I did that pretty well today (three birdies on the four par 5s and just the lone bogey). I’m trending in the right direction and trying to get a little better each day.”
Horodesky added another aspect of his game is also paying off.
“I put in a new set of irons and this was the first competitive round with them,” he said. “They were pretty solid. I just need to get the lofts adjusted a little.”
Championship
Greg Horodesky, 70
Brady Exber, 72
Eric Bauman, 80
Senior
Kelly Knievel overcame a bogey-bogey start in winning the Senior crown, his first win of 2026 after posting a pair of victories in 2025.
Knievel birdied the fourth and fifth holes to get back to even-par. He added a pair of birdies and two bogeys the rest of the round to finish with an even-par 72.
“When you hit the ball close to the hole and make a few putts, that’s what gets you turned around,” said Knievel about what got him heading in the right direction after his slow start. “I hit a couple of good shots and a couple of good putts and then had to hold on.”
Knievel said the win put him in a positive mindset.
“I’ve been in the lead in five tournaments since the fall and lost four of them,” he said. “I’m just happy not to lose this one. Every day is a new day…you’ve got to go out and play well every tournament.”
Senior
Kelly Knievel, 72
Todd Roberts, 77
John Bobroski, 79
Silver
Chris Cookson won for the fifth time in 2026, cruising to a six-shot victory.
Cookson now takes a break in golf play in Las Vegas and heads to Wyoming for a five-month residency.
But he’s leaving Vegas on a high-note, having won his last three times out.
“It was another very good day,” said Cookson, who has now won all five of his starts in 2026. “I drove it really well, hit 16 greens and made a handful of birdies. All-in-all, it was just a solid round of golf.”
He also added it could have been a lower round.
“I made the five birdies but I also hit some good putts that didn’t go in,” he said. “I hit them on the line I wanted so I can’t be upset about that.”
Cookson said he’s been working on his play around the green.
“I’ve worked hard on my short game,” he said. “I missed the green on 18 and thought I had a good chance to make the chip and it went in. That’s made a big difference…I thought I could make it and did make it. That was another positive step in the work I’m putting in.”
Silver
Chris Cookson, 70
Darwin Rogers, 76
Tony Caiazzo, 80
Net
Dave Golder had net birdies on three of his first seven holes en route to a one-stroke victory in the Net Division.
It was Golder’s first win of 2026 and first since a victory in the Net Division in Feb. 2025.
“It’s certainly been awhile,” Golder said. “I drove it well and chipped it well. I chipped like Phil Mickelson today. When you chip it as well as I did today, I didn’t have to putt much. I was just on fire.”
He said his game is on the upswing.
“The last month, my game has gotten much better,” he said. “It’s nice to start playing better and seeing positive results.”
He said he’s also adjusted his game.
“Since I’ve gotten older, I’ve lost distance,” he said. “Everything is a little more difficult and you have to adjust your game. It’s certainly a lot easier going into the green with a nine-iron than a five-wood.”
And those adjustments have left him with a positive attitude going forward.
“I played good golf the whole round…except for a bad double bogey on No. 9,” he said. “Other than that I can’t play much better and hopefully I keep getting that kind of play going forward.”
Net
Dave Golder, 73
Eyal Saad, 74
Trevor Coss, 75
