Danielle Kang and Inbee Park highlight a field of 64 players who will complete in Las Vegas next week.
Greg Robertson
Former golf reporter
Four Las Vegas seniors have become Evans scholars, earning full rides to college because of their participation in a summer golf program.
Defending champion Phil Mickelson said he won’t play this week in the PGA Championship, while Tiger Woods is entered but hasn’t committed to play for health reasons.
UNLV senior Veronica Joels shot 3-under 68 in the final round of the women’s NCAA regional at Stanford Golf Course to match the second-lowest round in the 65-player field.
The UNLV women finished Tuesday’s second round at 15-over 299, leaving the Rebels at 41 over overall at the Stanford Regional in Stanford, California.
David Lipsky, a Las Vegas resident and tour rookie, is becoming a regular on the PGA leaderboards.
UNLV finished at 26-over-par 310 and in 11th place after the first round of the NCAA women’s regional Monday at Stanford Golf Course in California.
The UNLV women’s golf team hopes to qualify for one of four spots in the NCAA Championship when the Rebels play in an NCAA regional next week at Stanford.
The Rebels are the ninth seed in the 12-team Stanford regional, set for May 9-11.
The senior circuit is adding a new tournament in March in Rancho Mirage, putting a huge dent in Nevada’s hopes for landing an event.
Ally Ewing, Danielle Kang and Anna Nordqvist are the first players announced for the Bank of Hope LPGA Match Play at Shadow Creek in late May.
Quarterbacks Josh Allen, Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes and Aaron Rodgers will face off in the latest iteration of The Match on June 1 at Wynn Golf Club.
The Las Vegas player, Bubba Watson, Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter are reportedly close to joining the Saudi-based LIV Series.
Collin Morikawa finally passed Jon Rahm, but he’s got a big climb to reach Scottie Scheffler at No. 1.
Collin Morikawa shot a 5-under 67 Sunday at the Masters, matching the second lowest round of the tournament, to finish at 4 under and alone in fifth place.