A weaker field has put an unfamiliar name atop the odds board for this week’s PGA Tour event. The weather also provides a handicapping wrinkle.
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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.
Jason Kokrak holds off Xander Schaufflele in battle of lesser and hard-to-pronounce names at idyllic and mystical Shadow Creek Golf Course.
Jason Kokrak went six holes without making a birdie, but he ended that streak on the 18th hole with a birde and earned a two-shot victory in the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek.
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.
A look at some of the celebrities who have played golf at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas.
Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods brought The Match to Shadow Creek Golf Club in 2018, but this week’s CJ Cup is the first extensive look most golf fans will get of the mysterious course.