Smylie Kaufman will be back in Las Vegas from Nov. 3 to 6 to defend his Shriners Hospitals for Children Open title at TPC Summerlin after posting a final-round 61 and winning by one shot last year.
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My dad and I spent the better part of an April afternoon in 1958 trying to find golf clubs for me at the Salvation Army, Goodwill and other thrift stores in Flint, Michigan.
Arnold Palmer was a three-time winner in Las Vegas at the Tournament of Champions and later helped design the golf courses at Angel Park and Red Rock Country Club.
Presidents as well as rivals and friends reflect on the death of Arnold Palmer.
Ryan Moore lost his bid to win the Tour Championship finale in extra holes, but picked up an important consolation prize: the fourth captain’s pick and the last slot on the 12-man U.S. Ryder Cup team.
Arnold Palmer brought a country-club sport to the masses with a hard-charging style, charisma and a commoner’s touch, He died Sunday in Pittsburgh. He was 87.
This year’s class is made up of longtime course superintendent and volunteer Bill Rohret, developer and benefactor Irwin Molasky, long drive legend Mike Dunaway (1955-2014) and former Las Vegas resident and PGA Tour player Dean Wilson.
Every year, the PGA Fashion and Demo Experience comes to Las Vegas. PGA and industry professionals meetmet for three days — Aug. 15-17 — about golf education, instructional workshops from experts and networking opportunities.
The No. 25-ranked UNLV men’s golf team shot a final-round 3-over-par 283 on Sunday and moved up one spot in the standings to finish sixth in the 15-team Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational in Olympia Fields, Illinois.
Patrick Lindsey, who is in his second year as tournament director for the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, is hoping to attract 45,000 to this year’s PGA Tour event, scheduled for Nov. 3 to 6 at TPC Summerlin.
In late August after missing the Web.com Tour Finals and a chance to earn PGA Tour status, Las Vegan Craig Barlow made the decision to stop playing competitively.
Paced by junior John Oda’s third career individual victory, the UNLV men’s golf team shot a final-round-low 4-under-par 284 on Sunday to tie for first at the season-opening Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
No men’s golf team was playing better than UNLV going into last season’s regionals, but the Rebels missed qualifying for the NCAA championship by one spot. Now they’re hoping to take the next step.
It’s never too early to write about Las Vegas’ PGA Tour event, the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. For the first time, the Shriners is scheduled to be played November 3 to 6 at TPC Summerlin, two weeks later than in 2015.
Out of golf for more than a year, Tiger Woods said Wednesday he hopes to play the first event of the PGA Tour season next month and could play as much as twice more before the end of the year.
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