Greg Robertson

Reigning Master champion Hideki Matsuyama will be joined by Louis Oosthuizen, Francesco Molinari, Adam Scott and a host of other elite players.

Before diving into a new PGA Tour year, it’s worth taking a quick walk down memory lane on the season that was.

Kevin Na has a win in each of the last four years. In six events over the past two months, he has two ties for second, a tie for third, a tie for eighth and two other top-25 finishes.

Gary Carpendale won the Nevada Senior Amateur this month, the first state title of his career. The 62-year-old finished at 6-under 210 at Bear’s Best for a two-shot win.

Las Vegan David Lipsky finished 12th on the Korn Ferry Tour’s season points list, giving him one of 25 promotions to the PGA Tour. He will be a member for the first time.

Jhared Hack has had plenty of low rounds in his golf career. But nothing could have prepared the local golfer for what he accomplished last week.

The PGA Tour event, usually played in South Korea, was held at Shadow Creek last year, but the 2021 version is headed to The Summit Club.

Veronica Joels, who won the Nevada Women’s Amateur this month for the third time, joins Patty Sheehan, who won four times, as the only players with more than two victories in the event.

Josh Goldstein, a Las Vegas resident, left the field in the dust at Red Hawk Golf and Resort in Sparks, winning his first state amateur title by five shots.

UNLV senior Veronica Joels shot a final-round 67 at Red Hawk Golf and Resort in Sparks for a one-shot victory Sunday. Josh Goldstein won the men’s title by five strokes.

Former UNLV star Ryan Moore, who has been dealing with a bad back for a year, finished tied for second with Las Vegas resident Kevin Na at the John Deere Classic.

Southern Nevada golf fans will finally get a chance to again watch professional golf up close and personal this October when Shriners Children’s Open returns to TPC Summerlin.

Pat Hurst has been showing up to keep watch over the American players as she prepares to captain the U.S. Solheim Cup team in September against a powerful European squad.

Harry Hall made birdies on his first four holes Sunday on his way to victory at the Korn Ferry Tour’s Wichita Open. He jumped from 83rd to 36th on the Korn Ferry points list.