Reflection Bay at Lake Las Vegas golf instructor Jeff Gallagher earned a fourth-straight trip to the nation’s senior golf championship that begins Thursday in South Bend, Indiana.
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Some golfers stay away from courses because of triple-digit temperatures, but others embrace the season because rates are drastically reduced.
Voss Boreta founded the company in 1974 and was the pioneer of the first mail order business in retail golf history. The store was sold to Worldwide Golf Shops in May.
LPGA Tour major champion Danielle Kang continues to be visible within the Las Vegas golf community as she hosts this week’s AJGA junior tournament.
Johnny Manziel and Tiger Woods highlighted a busy time in Vegas golf.
Ronda Henderson earned a spot in the United States Golf Association senior major by shooting a 79 in a qualifier at Briarwood Country Club in Arizona in April.
A senior on the UNLV men’s golf team recently was recognized as the Mountain West golfer of the year after winning twice and finishing with a 70.37 stoke average.
Wednesday is National Golf Day and industry leaders will visit Washington to draw attention to the overall impact of the $84 billion per year golf industry and the benefits playing the game offers.
At least 30 pros with ties to Las Vegas are playing on the PGA Tour, Web.com Tour, PGA Tour Champions, European PGA Tour or LPGA Tour. Several are in terrific form now that the season is in full swing.
Johnny Miller’s epic broadcasting career ended when NBC Sports’ third-round coverage of the raucous Waste Management Phoenix Open concluded Saturday.
Todd Roberts, the 2018 Southern Nevada Golf Association senior player of the year, has known Butch Harmon for about two decades and remains his friend and golf student despite Harmon’s critiques and playful jabs.
Flashback about a decade ago to the dark days during the recession. The powers that be at UNLV were faced with difficult decisions, among them, what curriculums needed to be slashed to balance the budget.
TaylorMade M5 and M6 clubs with injected twist face, Callaway Golf Epic Flash created with artificial intelligence and the second generation of Parsons Extreme Golf (PXG) 0811X and XF drivers featuring Hot Rod technology.
Exciting stuff is always happening in Las Vegas golf and several memorable moments and events took place in 2018. Here’s a few that stood out.
At least 31 major golf rules changes were implemented as of Jan. 1 by the U.S. Golf Association and Royal and Ancient in the first major revision and modernization since 1984.