The UNLV women’s golf team will begin play Friday in the NCAA championship, the first time in 10 years the Rebels have qualified for the tournament.
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.
Senior Caden Fioroni led the way as UNLV’s men’s golf team finished third in its regional in Illinois to punch its ticket to the NCAA championship tournament.
The Rebels are tied for second in their NCAA regional after Tuesday’s second round, with senior Caden Fioroni taking the individual lead.
Henderson’s Yana Wilson is second on the Epson Tour points list, which puts her in a great spot to earn an LPGA Tour card at the end of the season.
UNLV sits four shots off the lead after one round at its NCAA regional in Illinois as it tries to punch its ticket to the NCAA championship.
UNLV’s women’s golf team finished fourth in its regional in Ohio on Wednesday to punch its ticket to next week’s national championship.
The Rebels are second after two rounds of their NCAA regional in Columbus, Ohio, just one shot behind Arkansas. The top five advance to the championship.
Drake Harvey, Jerry Chen, Wyatt Plattner and Brady McKinlay advanced to final qualifying for the U.S. Open after surviving a 78-player field at CasaBlanca Golf Club.
Henderson native Yana Wilson won for the first time on the LPGA’s developmental Epson Tour on Sunday at Spanish Trail, finishing with a two-stroke victory.
The Rebels women’s golf team got off to a strong start in the first round of its NCAA regional Monday as it seeks to earn a spot in the national championship.
The UNLV men’s golf team begins its quest to reach the NCAA Tournament at a regional in Urbana, Illinois. The Rebels are the sixth seed in the 13-team event.
Briana Chacon headlines a field at Spanish Trail Golf Club for the Epson Tour’s Reliance Matrix Championship this week.
UNLV’s women’s golf team is heading to an NCAA regional after winning the Mountain West, in the hopes of reaching the NCAA Tournament.
UNLV women’s golf coach Amy Bush-Herzer and her team earned an automatic berth into the NCAA Regionals after winning the Mountain West championship last week.
Four Las Vegas seniors have been awarded Chick Evans Scholarships worth $125,000 after spending three summers caddying at clubs in the Chicago area.