As I look back over my long career writing about amateur golf in Southern Nevada, there are several names that resonate as having always been there during this journey, and one of those is Maggie Bowgren. She’s a volunteer and player, and it seems like she’s been involved with more courses and clubs than there...
Volunteers are what make the United States Golf Association what it is and they also are vital to the SNGA’s success. Sherry Corsello, a longtime USGA and SNGA volunteer, was recently recognized with 25 years of service with the awarding of the USGA’s prestigious Ike Grainger Award. Corsello’s volunteerism includes the SNGA, WSNGA, junior golf,...
People look at pressure situations differently. For some, pressure is standing over a 10-foot putt to win a golf match. For others, like Debbie Love, it’s spending 26 years as a member of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the last 12 as a sergeant. That 10-foot putt? Piece of cake. –by Bill Bowman, Las...
Obviously, there are plenty of puns to use when a person named Hawk takes over as treasurer of an organization, like Dr. Johnathan Hawk has for the Southern Nevada Golf Association in 2021. We’ll keep them to a minimum, but the first-year executive committee member will be “watching and observing like a hawk”, and looks...
There are a lot of friendly golfers in Southern Nevada who volunteer to help the grand ole game, and at the top of that list is Connie Patterson, a longtime member of the Las Vegas Women’s Golf Association (LVWGA), the oldest and most historic women’s golf group in the area. Now the Member Spotlight deservingly...
Sandy Barletta is an active golfer and volunteer in Southern Nevada. She belongs to the women’s groups in Boulder City, and is a golf member at DragonRidge and Anthem, and is the president of the Chimera Women’s Golf Club. She is also very active within the Women’s SNGA. –By Brian Hurlburt, Las Vegas Golf Insider....
Judy Stine has been giving back to the game of golf for decades and in 2018, she and her husband, Stephen, were honored by the USGA with the Ike Grainger award for 25 years of service. But she hasn’t slowed down after receiving the accolade, and just this week will be helping to rules officiate...
John Turk has spent most of his adult life in the military helping to ensure America stays safe. He was an Air Force pilot for 22.5 years and despite being a civilian now, he’s still working to help out the military at age 68. But he’s also trying to spend a little more time these...
Janis Lunde, president of the Los Prados Women’s Golf Association, is a Jill of all trades. Lunde is in her second and final year as the group’s president. She’s not only making life on the golf course smoother for the women’s group, she’s also helping make the transition to future presidents smooth. — by Bill...
Rusty Beckel truly loves and appreciates the game of golf, so much so that she volunteers for at least two major golf associations–in two different states! She serves as the treasurer of the Women’s Southern Nevada Golf Association and as the president of the Oregon Golf Association, roles she takes very seriously. In between those...
Tracey Blake, the new president of the TPC Summerlin Ladies Golf Association, didn’t start playing golf until she was in here 30s while living in Colorado after meeting her soon-to-be husband, Bob Weiss, but a love and passion for the game quickly emerged. So much so that she not only started playing, but created a...
Just like no two golf swings are the same, getting through this coronavirus pandemic has a couple of Las Vegas’ top amateur golfers focusing on different parts of their games. Brady Exber and Ronda Henderson, like much of the rest of the golf world, are sidelined from playing. But that hasn’t stopped them from working...
LAS VEGAS, NV (Feb. 21, 2020)–Monica Kaili, like the rest of the board members for the WSNGA, just wants to help make a difference. Kaili has been the group’s secretary since 2018. In her tenure she’s seen the group grow. But, she also knows there are more women out here who would benefit from the...
The islands of Hawaii are known for the laid-back vibe they tend to instill in people. But don’t tell that to longtime Hawaiian resident Marcia Lee. Lee, who moved to Las Vegas about two years ago along with her husband, has been anything but laid back as she jumped into the WSNGA with both feet....
LAS VEGAS, NV (Jan. 10, 2020)–Tom Khamis knows helping an organization to not only survive, but thrive is a tough task. But it was a task he took to heart as the secretary for the SNGA. Now, after 14 years in that spot, he’s passing the torch. It’s a job he’s loved and one he...
Karen Herness, who has been the co-captain of the Southern team in the last two women’s Silver Cup events, knows it takes a lot of teamwork to keep a group focused and moving ahead smoothly. As the newly-elected Women’s Southern Nevada Golf Association president, she’s hoping to bring that same guidance to help women’s golf...
