Former UNLV golfers have had a lot of success in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, including in 2012 when Ryan Moore became the first former Rebel to win the event.
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A Las Vegas resident and former UNLV player, Ryan Moore is atop the odds board at 15-1 in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin.
Davis Love III, a 52-year-old PGA Tour veteran, won the 1993 Las Vegas Invitational and most recently captained the United States to victory in the Ryder Cup.
The tee times are set for the first two rounds of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin.
On Monday, Andres Gonzales rolled putts on the TPC Summerlin practice green while meeting and greeting old friends in between drills taught to him by Dwaine Knight, his former UNLV head coach.
Tommy Morrissey, a 5-year-old golfer with one arm, gave students from Booker Elementary School a lesson Thursday as part of events at the Shiners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin.
Usually, the Shriners Open champ is in the winner’s circle for the first time. So maybe Cody Gribble was a week ahead of schedule with his win in Jackson.
The Shriners Hospitals for Children Open has set up a Fan Zone along the fairway on the 18th hole as well as special viewing areas at the green at No. 16 and 17 to bring golf fans closer to the action.
With the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open being played in early November, there’s less daylight for the 144-player field to complete their first and second rounds. The tournament begins Thursday.
Former PGA Tour player Dean Wilson heads the four-member Class of 2016 that will be inducted into the Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame on Friday at TPC Summerlin.
Course developer Tom Fazio and his team were in stormy Las Vegas this week for a site visit of the new Summit course in Summerlin. It is the first course built in Southern Nevada since 2008.
The Baylor women’s golf team won the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown at Boulder Creek Golf Club in Boulder City by eight strokes over host UNLV.
Fans will have a limited opportunity purchase tickets to next week’s Shriners Hospitals for Children Open golf tournament for just $3.
The former UNLV All-American is one of five members of the victorious U.S. Ryder Cup team to play at TPC Summerlin Nov. 3-6. Joining Moore are Jimmy Walker, Brooks Koepka, J.B. Holmes and team captain Davis Love III.
Charley Hoffman, a former UNLV All-American and member of the 1998 national championship team, has missed the cut in Las Vegas the past two years but did finish fourth in 2014.