This past September, Jake Olson, a 16 handicap, won the United States Blind Golf Association national championship, which was held at Las Vegas Golf Club.
Golf
Slimmed-down Phil Mickelson rebounds from dubious match against Tiger Woods to put himself in contention at Shiners Open.
Brook Koepka’s brother Chase, playing on a sponsor exemption, carded a bogey-free round and is three shots behind leader Nick Taylor.
Former UNLV golfer Adam Scott, 39, and current Rebels junior Jack Trent, 20, each made their Shriners Hospitals for Children Open debuts Thursday.
Nick Taylor shot an 8-under-par 63 on Thursday and leads Brian Harman by one stroke after the first round of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.
Doug Ghim is just one of a few dozen PGA Tour, Korn Ferry Tour, PGA Tour Champions, Symetra LPGA Tour and LPGA Tour players who have strong ties to Las Vegas.
Danielle Kang, a Las Vegas resident and two-time LPGA Tour champion, is finally healthy after several months of struggle.
Keith Mitchell made a 15-foot birdie putt on the final hole Sunday to win The Honda Classic for his first PGA Tour victory to earn a trip to the Masters.
Rickie Fowler birdied two of his final four holes and overcame a bizarre triple bogey on the 11th hole at TPC Scottsdale to win the Phoenix Open on Sunday.
Cameron Champ trails co-leaders Bryson DeChambeau and Peter Uihlein by three shots heading into the final round of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, but he’s the leader in the clubhouse as far as oohs and aahs for the way he strikes a golf ball.
Patrick Cantlay’s official duties as the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open defending champion began a couple weeks ago with a VIP helicopter ride from the Strip to TPC Summerlin for media day with four Shriners ambassadors.
The tee times on Sunday for the final round of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin.
Peter Uihlein and Bryson DeChambeau shared the lead at 16 under par through three rounds of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin as Lucas Glover charged into third with a 10-under 61.
For the second straight week in the richest part of the PGA Tour season, Bryson DeChambeau took down one of the strongest fields of the year by playing his best golf on the weekend to win the Dell Technologies Championship, becoming only the second player to capture the opening two playoff events in the FedEx Cup.
For the fifth time, sisters Nisha and Seema Sadekar are producing the Coach Woodson Invitational, an unofficial kickoff event for the NBA Summer League, which starts Friday at UNLV.
