About half of Southern Nevada’s golf courses remain open during the coronavirus pandemic following clarification that “outdoor activities outside of clubhouses” can continue.
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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.
The Players Championship is the premier tournament run by the PGA Tour, offering a $15 million purse, the richest in golf history.
Last week, PGA Tour and Action Sports Network executives announced GolfBet, “a first-of-its-kind, golf-focused betting content platform.”
Four-time PGA Tour winner and Las Vegas native Scott Piercy lost two endorsement deals Thursday for sharing a homophobic meme on Instagram.
The 36th-ranked Trojans shot a final-round 3-over 291 and finished at 3-under 861, two strokes ahead of eighth-ranked Texas. UNLV took 13th in the 15-team event.
Nate Sexton of Olympia, Washington, finished 44 under par over four rounds to win the Las Vegas Challenge and $4,000 on Sunday at Wildhorse Golf Club.
Junior Samantha Fuller paced UNLV women’s golf with a sixth-finish at the Rebel Beach Invitational played at the team’s home course, Spanish Trail, on Monday and Tuesday. Overall, the Rebels finished ninth.
A’s announcer Ken Korach and Vince Catroneo, his broadcast partner, hit the fairways often together to rejuvenate and form bonds with players, coaches and others.
In the championship division, Daren Johnson, a three-time champion in 2019 including the Nevada State Mid-Amateur, dethroned Fryatt, who had earned the award from 2015-2018.
There is a possibility that the LPGA Tour could return to Las Vegas for the first time since the 2006 Takefuji Classic.
Thirty-six big names from sports and entertainment are scheduled to play in the inaugural Westgate Resorts Celebrity Classic in April at the Las Vegas Country Club.
Tiger Woods and Kobe Bryant arrived at roughly the same time in 1996. Woods won the first of his 82 titles on the PGA Tour on Oct. 6, 1996, at the Las Vegas Invitational. Bryant made his first appearance for the Lakers the following month.
