Another major is in the books for the Southern Nevada Golf Association as the year winds down. Las Vegas Golf Hall of Famer and multiple SNGA Player of the Year Brady Exber won the Clark County Senior Amateur played at Boulder Creek Golf Club with rounds of 70-67—137 to finish 7-under par. He finished four strokes in front of Brigham Gibbs, who shot 73-68—141 to finish at 3-under par.
The first round was played in very windy and cold conditions on what felt like the true first day of winter for most of the field. Nearly every competitor improved their scores from day one to day two.
The win was just one more in a long and historic career for Exber who has won at least one tournament each year since 1991. While he doesn’t know exactly how many tournaments he has won, this writer put the estimate at about 100. Exber thought that number might be a little high but “in the ball park.”
Exber’s win in a senior event was a bit out of the ordinary because he rarely plays in the senior division locally. The Clark County was his only appearance in a senior tournament for the entire season.
“I like playing the short tees,” Exber said with a laugh about the first thing that came to his mind about the event. “What a lot of the guys were also talking about was how good the course conditions were. We were all very impressed with the course and the shape it was in.
“The key to playing Boulder Creek is to drive it well and I really drove it exceptionally well this week.”
Todd Roberts finished third with rounds of 79-69 to finish at four-over par after the tough 7-over par round, when he started the second round in sixth place. John Turk finished at 5-over par and in fourth following rounds of 74-75—149.
In the Super Senior Division, Jeffrey English recored rounds of 73-76—149 to win with a 5-over par total. Kevin Parrish finished five strokes back at 10-over par after firing rounds of 77-77—154. Bruce Swanson was third with rounds of 76-79—155.
In the net division, Kneivel, a longtime member of the SNGA, won and was followed by Brian McShane. Randy Burton finished third.
UNLV Golf Foundation Board Member Jim Bianco was the net winner of the Super Senior division. He was followed by John Kelley and Keith Redmann.
Bianco was surprised to have won, given that he didn’t feel like he played well, other than for the front nine of the second round.
“I’m kind of shocked to learn I won,” Bianco said. “I’m always happy to win something but I’m always so focused on the gross score. I guess with an 8-handicap I need to remember the net division.”
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The Southern Nevada Golf Association would like to thank Boulder Creek Golf Club for hosting this event. We would also like to thank our sponsor, Las Vegas Golf & Tennis, for supporting the Association with all that we do.
