Coronado senior Michael Sarro birdied the 18th hole Monday to grab a share of the lead at the halfway point of the Class 4A state boys golf tournament at Somersett Country Club in Reno.
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Alex Kang benefited from the support of his sister Danielle, an LPGA Tour major champion who served as his caddie Monday and helped guide him to a 7-under-par 65 at the U.S. Open local qualifier at the Sun Mountain course at Las Vegas Paiute Resort.
In his 159th career PGA Tour start since his debut in 2011, Sung Kang closed with a 4-under 67 to finish at 23 under.
Eldorado’s Matthew Manganello shot even-par 72 on the second day of the Mountain Region golf tournament to finish with a two-day total of 139 — and his second region championship at Reflection Bay on Wednesday evening.
Wisconsin resident James Adducci placed a $100,000 bet at SLS Las Vegas on Wednesday on the golfer to win the next three majors at 100-1 odds and complete the 2019 Grand Slam.
UNLV sophomore Polly Mack shot a 2-under 70 in the second round and is now tied for 22nd in the NCAA regional after being tied for 64th after the first round.
The PGA Championship starts May 16 at Bethpage Black, a notoriously tough public course — inside and outside the ropes — on Long Island.
A senior on the UNLV men’s golf team recently was recognized as the Mountain West golfer of the year after winning twice and finishing with a 70.37 stoke average.
Two years after Max Homa played only one Sunday in an entire PGA Tour season, he showed his mettle at Quail Hollow by closing with a 4-under 67 to pull away from the field and win the Wells Fargo Championship.
The UNLV men’s golf team has qualified for its 31st consecutive appearance in the NCAA regionals, a national record and one more consecutive national championship berth than the Kansas basketball team.
UNLV received the sixth seed Wednesday for the Myrtle Beach men’s golf regional, an NCAA record 31st consecutive postseason appearance.
Wednesday is National Golf Day and industry leaders will visit Washington to draw attention to the overall impact of the $84 billion per year golf industry and the benefits playing the game offers.
Masters champion Tiger Woods is adding to his international travels at the end of this year, announcing Wednesday night that he will compete in Japan for the first time in 13 years at the new Zozo Championship.
At least 30 pros with ties to Las Vegas are playing on the PGA Tour, Web.com Tour, PGA Tour Champions, European PGA Tour or LPGA Tour. Several are in terrific form now that the season is in full swing.
Four members of a Texas family have been charged with federal crimes in what prosecutors say was a scheme that used stolen identities to get tickets to the Masters golf tournament, then resell those tickets at a healthy profit.
