Joe Sawaia, who will be inducted into the Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame this fall, reached the quarterfinals last week at the U.S. Senior Amateur in San Antonio.
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U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley filled out his roster Wednesday, and it doesn’t include him or Las Vegan Maverick McNealy.
Yana Wilson of Henderson celebrated her 19th birthday last week by punching her ticket to the LPGA Tour by winning her second Epson Tour event this season.
Yana Wilson won her second tournament of the season on the Epson Tour, clinching her 2026 LPGA Tour status in the process.
Former UNLV star Harry Hall has arguably become the best putter on the PGA Tour, thanks in part to the coaching he got from Dwaine Knight with the Rebels.
Las Vegas residents Collin Morikawa, Maverick McNealy and Harry Hall could be part of the Ryder Cup next month at New York’s daunting Bethpage Black.
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.
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.