The online event raised more than $150,000 to help the casino company’s employees who have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
Golf
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.
About half of Southern Nevada’s golf courses remain open during the coronavirus pandemic following clarification that “outdoor activities outside of clubhouses” can continue.
Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak has declared that a golf course could remain open for play if the clubhouse was closed and other preventative measures were implemented.
The sportsbook is anticipating having to refund all outstanding bets on golf’s first major after it was postponed, based on stipulated rules about the start date.
Augusta National decided Friday to postpone the Masters because of the spread of the coronavirus.