Some of Southern Nevada’s top pros and amateurs stay sharp by traveling to Arizona (where golf courses didn’t close) to play in mini-tour events or found unique drills to perform.
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Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak extended the stay-at-home mandate through May 15 amid the coronavirus pandemic, but he is allowing golf courses to reopen Friday.
Buoyed by a third-round 65, Hiskey won the tournament by one shot over Miller Barber, Bob Goalby and Terry Dill and collected $20,000.
Westgate sportsbook oddsmaker Jeff Sherman said he would make Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning -150 favorites over Tom Brady and Phil Mickelson (+130) in an 18-hole match.
The online event raised more than $150,000 to help the casino company’s employees who have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Shriners Open keeps its original dates on the revised tournament schedule announced Thursday by the PGA Tour.
Some of golf’s biggest names will participate in the Chipping All-In charity poker tournament Thursday to raise money for the MGM Resorts’ Employee Emergency Grant Fund.
Some private golf courses in Southern Nevada remained open amid the coronavirus pandemic Thursday, one day after Gov. Steve Sisolak’s ordered closure.
O.J. Simpson took to Twitter on Wednesday after Gov. Steve Sisolak announced an emergency order to close golf courses in Nevada in an effort to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
More than 30 golf courses in Southern Nevada are still open amid the coronavirus pandemic, providing refuge for some — and confusion from others who don’t understand why they’re operating.
The Shriners Open has not been rescheduled, even after PGA Tour officials announced on Monday a revamped tournament schedule due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The British Open will not be played this year for the first time since 1945, golf officials announced Monday as they tried to reconfigure a major championship schedule that would end with the Masters being played two weeks before Thanksgiving.
Phil Rowe, an assistant or associate head coach at UNLV the past six seasons, was named the Cal Poly men’s golf coach on Friday.
Tom Brady and Peyton Manning are set to join forces with Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods for a charity golf match, according to CNN Sports.
Park won two Nevada state high school individual golf titles while playing for Bishop Gorman (2004-05) before her stellar career on the LPGA Tour.
