Here are the tee times for this week’s Shriners Open at TPC Summerlin.
Golf
Play for the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open begins on Thursday at TPC Summerlin, where Jordan Spieth leads an impressive and deep field.
Players from the nationally ranked UNLV men’s and women’s golf teams have been busy during the summer offseason playing in local, national and international tournaments.
Colt Knost, who has more than $4.2 million in lifetime earnings on the PGA Tour, finished in second place Tuesday in the Major Series of Putting All-Pro Championship Match Play event.
Bubba Watson was so frustrated with his game that he shut down his schedule in August and wasn’t planning to rejoin the PGA Tour until early February. But the Oct. 1 shootings in Las Vegas inspired him in a sense to cut short his hiatus.
Four players from the HSBC Champions in Shanghai have entered Las Vegas — Patrick Cantlay, Tony Finau and the tour’s two Chinese members, Marty Dou and Zhang Xinjun.
Former UNLV golfer A.J. McInerney received a sponsor’s exemption into this week’s Shriners Hospitals for Children Open after the tournament learned he had survived the Route 91 Harvest festival shooting.
The PGA Tour announced the Shriners Open pairings for Thursday and Friday at the TPC Summerlin.
Police in Florida have released video of Tiger Woods’ DUI arrest.
While no official statement was given as to why Tiger Woods missed the event that raises funds for his foundation, it seemed fair to assume that rehabilitating his back should be the main focus.
Tiger Woods won’t play in the Masters for the third time in the last four years, announcing Friday night on his website that rehabilitation on his back didn’t allow him enough time to prepare.
Tommy Morrissey, a 5-year-old golfer with one arm, gave students from Booker Elementary School a lesson Thursday as part of events at the Shiners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin.
Usually, the Shriners Open champ is in the winner’s circle for the first time. So maybe Cody Gribble was a week ahead of schedule with his win in Jackson.
The Shriners Hospitals for Children Open has set up a Fan Zone along the fairway on the 18th hole as well as special viewing areas at the green at No. 16 and 17 to bring golf fans closer to the action.
Hardly a week goes by on the PGA Tour without a former UNLV golfer showing up on the leaderboard. Last week at The Barclays it was Adam Scott, Ryan Moore and Charley Hoffman each finishing in the top 13.
