No matter the subject, looking back on 2020 can only be done through the lens of coronavirus and its impact on the year. Golf is no exception.
Greg Robertson
Greg Robertson is a longtime journalist for some of the top newspapers and websites in the country. He was lead editor for the launch of NFL.com in 1996, and was the first golf editor and writer for ESPN.com, where he covered the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour and Champions Tour for five years. He lives in Las Vegas with his wife and two daughters.
Las Vegas resident Danielle Kang won the LPGA Tour’s Vare Trophy, awarded to the player with the lowest scoring average for the season. She finished at 70.082.
Former UNLV golfer Taylor Montgomery finished among the top 25 players on the Korn Ferry Tour to earn his PGA Tour card, but the pandemic forced the tour to make changes.
Aaron Wise shot a final-round 63 at the Mayakoba Classic, vaulting him to second place for his best finish on the PGA Tour since an unlikely win in his rookie year in 2018.
The Paiute Las Vegas Championship will be played April 15 to 18 on the Sun Mountain course at Paiute Golf Resort, with a 156-player field competing for a $600,000 purse.
Reflections on a November Masters, which featured one of the most dominating performances in a major championship in recent memory by Dustin Johnson.
Shadow Creek Golf Course in North Las Vegas was named by Golfweek magazine as the top course in the nation owned or operated by a casino for the second straight year.
Aarjav Patel shot rounds of 68 and 66 to finish at 10-under 134, overcoming strong winds during Sunday’s final round to win the Las Vegas City Amateur in a playoff.
Shadow Creek hosted a PGA Tour event for the first time with last week’s CJ Cup, relocated from South Korea this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Russell Henley shot a bogey-free 67 Saturday and has a three-stroke lead over four golfers entering the final round of the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek Golf Course.
Xander Schauffele had six straight birdies to close out his first nine holes and shot 8-under 64 on Friday at Shadow Creek. He’s at 14-under 130, good for a three-shot lead.
Despite crossing eight time zones to get to Las Vegas this week, Tyrrell Hatton opened with a 7-under 65 on Thursday to lead the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek Golf Course.
Brooks Koepka, makes his return to golf this week at the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek after missing more than two months with knee and hip injuries.
Dustin Johnson became the most prominent player to test positive for the coronavirus since golf resumed in June, forcing him to withdraw Tuesday from the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek.
Martin Laird waited seven years to return to the winner’s circle on the PGA Tour. The fact it took two extra holes Sunday just seemed appropriate.