Trent Virden of Reno played consistent golf over three days at Anthem Country Club in Henderson to take home the trophy and earn an exemption into the U.S. Amateur.
Greg Robertson
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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.
Maverick McNealy, Collin Morikawa, Harry Hall, Min Woo Lee and Kurt Kitayama will be in the field when the PGA Tour playoffs begin this week.
Cameron Starr, a 26-year-old mini-tour player from Florida, made a hole-in-one on the par-4 15th hole, then added a 2 on the par-5 third hole Friday at TPC Summerlin.
Ronda Henderson and Steve Sear retained their Nevada senior amateur championships, while Craig Erickson (Mid-Amateur) and Kevin Sullivan (Silver Amateur) also won titles.
Deborah Vidal, Joe Sawaia, Thom Blinkinsop, and Rob and Bryan Wursten and their Golf Fore Kids charity will be inducted into the Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame in November.
Las Vegas was not on the 2026 LIV Golf schedule given to league personnel at recent meetings, according to the Sports Business Journal.
Harry Hall, a Las Vegas resident and former UNLV golfer, is playing in both the Scottish Open and British Open thanks to a recent hot streak.
LIV Golf is teaming with MGM Resorts International to stage LIV Golf Week 2026 in January in Las Vegas, but it’s unclear whether there also will be a tournament.
Two dozen players emerged from a local qualifier for the Drive, Chip & Putt competition last week at Paiute Golf Resort. At stake is a trip to Augusta National.
UNLV’s Caden Fioroni heads to professional golf after receiving third-team All-America honors from Golfweek and the Golf Coaches Association of America.
Zoe Parker, who played at Bishop Gorman and now for Boise State, and longtime Las Vegas golfer Greg Horodesky claimed city championships at Las Vegas Golf Club.
A former Nevada prep golf champion is leaving Loyola Marymount to play for UNLV’s men’s team next season.
Thirteen local players tried and failed to make it to the U.S. Open in Oakmont during the longest day in golf Monday.
UNLV golfer Caden Fioroni will most likely have full status on PGA Tour Americas when the tour begins its Canada swing in July.
The Rebels finished 23rd at the men’s golf NCAA championship Sunday, putting an end to a strong season.