Summer has finally found us, or so we thought! The Southern Nevada Amateur proved to us that the first day of summer can be a grueling test of a persons golf ability. With cold weather, winds blowing upwards of 40 mph, and a golf course with a tricky setup, the competitors in the 2010 Southern Nevada Amateur were truly tested in this years first major championship. Joseph Harrison, Vegas native and college golfer at the University of San Diego, showed up in Vegas after a topsy-turvy college season to find himself defending a championship against some of the best golfers in Nevada. Fresh off a victory recently at the Hawaiian Collegiate Championships, Joseph continued his winning ways, firing rounds of 72 - 76 to defeat multiple winner and local idol, Brady Exber, by 4 shots. Story continued on page 5.

2010 Issue May

Southern Nevada Amateur Harrison Wins Again!

Written by Drew Smith

In This Issue >>>

The Official Newsletter of the Southern Nevada Golf Association

1. Southern Nevada Amateur 2. Misunderstood Rule 3. Nature Valley Amateur 4. Body Balance for Performance 5. Southern Nevada Am. (Cont.) 6. Tough Days for Golf in LV 7. WSNGA 8. Community Happenings 9. Community Happenings (Cont.) 10. Pointe Hilton Resorts 11. MetLife Auto & Home® 12. What’s on Tap?

The Grind

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Misunderstood Rules >>> 26-1/1 Meaning of "Known or Virtually Certain"

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If a ball has been struck towards a water hazard and has not been found, the term "known or virtually certain" indicates the level of confidence that the ball is at rest in the water hazard that is required for the player to proceed under Rule 26-1. A player may not assume that his ball is at rest in a water hazard sim-ply because there is a possibility that the ball may be at rest in the hazard. If it is not known that the ball is at rest in the water hazard, in order for the player to proceed under Rule 26-1 there must be almost no doubt that the ball is at rest in the hazard. Otherwise, a ball that cannot be found must be considered lost outside the hazard and the player must proceed under Rule 27-1. All available evidence must be taken into account in determining whether knowledge or virtual certainty exists, including any testimony and the physical conditions in the area around the water hazard. For example, if a water hazard is surrounded by a fairway on which a ball could hardly be lost, there exists a greater certainty that the ball is in the hazard than there would be if there were deep rough in the area. Observing a ball splash in a water hazard would not necessarily provide knowledge or virtual certainty as to the at rest location of the ball as sometimes such a ball may skip out of a hazard. The same principle would apply for a ball that may have been moved by an outside agency (Rule 18-1) or a ball that has not been found and may be at rest in an obstruction (Rule 24-3) or an abnormal ground condition (Rule 25-1c). (Revised) 26-1. Relief for Ball in Water Hazard

It is a question of fact whether a ball that has not been found after having been struck toward a water hazard is in the hazard. In order to apply this Rule, it must be known or virtually certain that the ball is in the hazard. In the absence of such knowledge or certainty, the player must proceed under Rule 27-1.If a ball is in a water hazard or if it is known or virtually certain that a ball that has not been found is in a water hazard (whether the ball lies in water or not), the player may under penalty of one stroke: a. Play a ball as nearly as possible at the spot from which the original ball was last played (see Rule 20-5); -or- b. Drop a ball behind the water hazard, keeping the point at which the original ball last crossed the margin of the water hazard directly between the hole and the spot on which the ball is dropped, with no limit to how far behind the water hazard the ball may be dropped; -or- c. As additional options available only if the ball last crossed the margin of a lateral water hazard, drop a ball outside the water hazard within two club-lengths of and not nearer the hole than (i) the point where the original ball last crossed the margin of the water hazard or (ii) a point on the opposite margin of the water hazard equidistant from the hole. When proceeding under this Rule, the player may lift and clean his ball or substitute a ball.

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Golfers’ Shoulder Pain – Role Reversal

Do these fixes all seem similar? They should, because they are. The challenge for most of you is knowing what side to apply the fixes to and in what sequence. That is where a Body Balance for Performance team can help. We are able to help you understand and fix this. [Fix what???] Frankly, any golf fitness professional who understands the biomechanics, neurology, anatomy, and the golf swing could easily help you get rid of back pain, and play the best golf of your life. Try the exercises noted above to see what happens. Bottom line is that if you do not improve in a week to ten days doing these on your own, you probably will need help from a golf fitness profes-sional with the knowledge of the areas noted in the previous paragraph. If you want to have us look at this email us pictures of you: back view in standing, toe touch with the legs together and straight, and sitting with your right ankle on the left knee, and then the left ankle on the right knee. Once we see these we might be able to guide you to a solution. If you have any questions, please feel free to email them to me at agaspar@fitgolf.com.

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2010 Southern Nevada Amateur - Harrison wins again (Cont.) May 20-21, 2010 The Legacy Golf Club Fresh off a victory recently at the Hawaiian Collegiate Championships, Joseph continued his winning ways, firing rounds of 72 - 76 to defeat multiple winner

and local idol, Brady Exber, by 4 shots. Joseph had a wrist injury dur-ing the college season that kept him sidelined and out of the traveling team for a portion of the sea-son. These two recent victories prove that the wrist is good to go. Finishing 3rd, young gun J.T. Mohlman who staved off the weather to shoot back to back 77's earning a strong finish. In the Net Division, Burke Cahill, Legacy Golf Club Member, was vic-torious firing the only under par round of the tournament in round 1

(71), followed up with a one over par 73 Net on Sunday to defeat Gary Hanson (74 - 74 - 148) and a strong Net field. Cahill has been an SNGA tournament participant for many years. His laughable personality and joke telling helped keep his game in check on his way to his major victory. Finishing tied for 3rd

were Lee Mott and Joe Rada shooting two day totals of Net 149 (+5). In the Senior Division, Steven Fink continued his stellar play, de-feating a bevy of talented players to win the Senior Scratch Divi-sion. Steve fired a 1 under par 71 on day 2 to finish alone in red figures at 143. Frank Acker, whom shot 70 (-2) on day 1, fell back on day two shoot-ing 77 and finishing in second place, tied with Tom Hyland (71 - 76 - 147). In the Senior Net Division, Scott Godino shot a blistering Net first round of 66 (-6). Scott followed it up with a second round Net 74 (+2) to defeat the ever consistent George Yocum (71 - 70 - 141) by 1 stroke. In the first major championship for the Su-

per Senior Division, Joe Mierau and Sev Leoffler reigned down on the SNGA Legends with some stellar golf. Mierau (72 - 75 - 147 Gross) topped the scratch portion of the division defeating all other comers by 6 shots. Leoffler fired an amazing first round 69 Gross for a Net 64 (-8). On Sunday, as winds picked up, Leoffler was able to hold off Jim Bianco (73 - 73 - 146) to win the Net portion of the event. Congratulations to all the competitors of the 2010 South-ern Nevada Amateur for battling some bad conditions and making the event such a suc-cess. We would like to also thank our volunteers, the staff at The Legacy Golf Club, and our chief sponsor MetLife and Cleveland Golf.

Scott Godino Senior Net Division Champion

Burke Cahill Net Division Champion

Joseph Harrison Southern Nevada Amateur Champion

Steven Fink Southern Nevada Senior Amateur

Champion

Seve Leoffler Super Senior Net Division Champion

Joe Mierau Super Senior Champion

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Generally, when a writer such as myself pens an article about this great game, it’s enjoyable and a lot of fun. And I, for one, feel privileged to have the opportunity to chronicle the news and happenings of golf in Las Vegas. It is not something that I take lightly. But unfortunately, the last week or so has been very difficult, and finding the inspiration to write something has been difficult. In recent days, the Las Vegas golf community lost three upstanding members of our tight-knit family. First, the devastating news that LPGA Tour player Erica Blasberg was found dead in her home hit us hard. Blasberg, a 25-year old who moved to Las Vegas a few years ago, had a bright future, and was, at one time, one of the best amateur players in the world, evidenced by her All-American career at the University of Arizona, and a resume that included six college wins in only 20 starts. The details of her death are still unclear, but no matter what emerges, this community and the golf world as a whole have lost a golf flower not yet in full bloom. Blasberg was a part of local community as an honorary member at Southern Highlands, and she played in several tournaments to benefit junior golf. "I remember that she was a great player and she was very young," said fellow LPGA Tour player and former Las Vegas resi-dent Stephanie Louden. "She was a gutsy player and it was a very difficult match, but I ended up beating her on the final hole." Louden said that she recently spoke with Blasberg while in Mexico for the LPGA Tour's Tres Marias Championship, where they ate dinner in the same restaurant. Louden grew up in Las Vegas, but recently moved to Texas, and said that the news is tragic and makes her appreciate the delicate nature of life. "You have to appreciate everything because you never know," said Louden, while expressing her thoughts and prayers to Blasberg and her family. Then the news came that Don Welch, a lifetime member of the PGA of America, had passed away at the age of 77. Welch worked at the old Desert Inn Country Club and the Dunes Golf Club in the 1960s through 1980s, and was a solid member of the Las Vegas golf community. Fellow PGA of America professional Jerry Roberts summed up Don’s life very well. "Don was a quiet, behind-the-scenes kind of operator, and was very efficient in everything he did," says Roberts, who worked for Welch at the Desert Inn from 1973-1975. "He was instrumental in running a lot of golf tournaments, and he always did it in a quiet manner but he got the job done right. He was a great boss, and was more of a mentor than a boss. He never got upset. If he thought you could do something better he just described how to do it and didn't give you hell for it. He was just a real good administrator, and had a lot of confidence in his staff, because, I assume, he had a lot of confidence in himself." During the time Welch worked at the Desert Inn, the course was the site of the PGA Tour's Tournament of Champions, an event that continues today from those early beginnings. The Tournament of Champions was won by the likes of Jack Nick-laus, Arnold Palmer, and many others during the time it was played in Las Vegas. The event then moved to La Costa before finding its current home in Hawaii. But it was the early pros such as Howard Capps and Don Welch who helped make the Tournament of Champions possible. Donations can be made in Welch’s memory to the Junior Golf Academy at Desert Wil-low, Attn: Pam Bowers, 263 Delfino Way, Henderson, NV 89074 And then a few days after Welch’s passing, Mathew Anderson, a student in the UNLV Professional Golf Management Pro-gram, died suddenly. Anderson also served as an intern and volunteer coach for The First Tee of Southern Nevada, and his mother and father said that working with The First Tee had an amazing impact on their son, and were very thankful for his time with the organization. The family also requested that donations be made in the memory of Mathew to The First Tee of Southern Nevada. You can get in contact with The First Tee at www.thefirstteesouthernnevada.org. “Matthew was a part of our TFTSN family,” wrote Danielle Gladd, Executive Director. Many of you met him when he was an intern with us last year. I just spoke with Matt last week and Coach Hart was with him on Monday at Angel Park. He continued to work with us as a volunteer and look to us for guidance, recommendations and support. Matt was an incredible young man dedicated to junior golf and a joy to be around.”

Thank you for the time to remember these fine golfers. Brian Hurlburt is the Founding Editor of www.GolfLasVegasNow.com.

Tough Times for Vegas Golf Community Written by Brian Hurlburt of golfvegasnow.com Continued from Page 1

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Boulder Creek Golf Club hosted the 2010 Women’s Southern Nevada Senior Amateur Championship. This two day event had a tremendous turn out. Congratulations to all! The SNV Women’s Sr. Amateur had absolutely gorgeous weather conditions. The last day of the event started with Masako Brown having a four stroke lead on the field with an eye popping 74 the first day. Debbie Rees was the closest with a 77 and Laurie Johnson trailing with a 79. Laurie Johnson began to play well and shot a clever little 75 to win the overall gross championship with 154 for the two day event. Masako Brown was the overall net champion shooting 62/72. Complete results are available at: www.wsnga.org.

Women’s Southern Nevada Amateur Championship

Date: June 14 - 15, 2010

Location: Bears Best Golf Club

Still time to enter!

Get your entry form at www.wsnga.org.

Hole #9 Desert Hawk

Boulder Creek Golf Club

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Desert Hawk Hole #9 Boulder Creek Golf Club

Dear Down Syndrome Organization of Southern Nevada Friend

You are invited to join in on a "day of golfing and giving" at the 13th Annual Down Syndrome Charity Golf Tournament on June 4th at the Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort.

All proceeds from this event will benefit the Down Syndrome Organization of Southern Nevada (DSOSN). The work of this

organization is truly outstanding. Countless families, along with their children, teens, young adults, and grown adults, all touched by this condition, have benefited from such an amazing organization. Proceeds from this event will ensure that families and their loved

ones can continue to benefit from our life changing programs and services.

Contests will include: Member Contest

Shamble Golf Tournament Golf Packages and Prizes

Awards Dinner and Wine Tasting

For More Information visit: www.dsosn.org 702-648-1990

In 2010, The First Tee of Southern Nevada Wal-Mart Sam's Club Charity Golf Tournament is celebrating its seventh year.

Each year over 300 players and volunteers team up with community oriented businesses along with Wal-Mart and

Sam's Club to raise money for The First Tee of Southern Ne-vada. The money will be used to operate and expand pro-gramming allowing The First Tee of Southern Nevada to

reach more than 50,000 youth in the Southern Nevada area. For the third year a portion of the proceeds will go to the

Driving the Dream Scholarship Program.

This year's event will be held on June 24 on both the Con-cord and Lexington Courses at the Revere at Anthem. For more information or for a list of sponsorship opportunities please call Danielle Gladd at (702) 433-0626 ext. 204 or

Trina Moody at (702) 203-0513.

visit www.thefirstteesouthernnevada.org for more information and to download a Registration Form.

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*Package rates are based on double occupancy and inclusive of golf. Packages and Package rates are all based on availability. Please make your reservations within 5 days of arrivalby calling the phone number below and request Plan Code "P9". Please call 1-888-463-4931 to book your package and to reserve tee times. Package price is only available with avalid tee time reservation. Rate is based on the number of golfers in a suite. For one tee time per day, package must be booked with occupancy of one adult, two tee times per day,must be booked with occupancy of two adults. Package rate may be subject to change if additional tee times are required. Exclusive of tax and gratuity. Golf greens fees are basedon availability and are subject to change without notice. Guests receive one round of play for each night's stay. Please note that the golf course will be closed September 27 throughOctober 14, 2010 for course overseeding. Offer includes two Hilton Breakfast buffet certificates for each night's stay. One certificate is valid for one adult Hilton Breakfast buffet. Eachchild 5 years of age or younger will eat without charge when accompanied by a paid adult including adults utilizing the Hilton Breakfast buffet certificate. At the Pointe Hilton TapatioCliffs Resort breakfast certificate is redeemable at Pointe In Tyme restaurant and at the Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort breakfast certificate is redeemable at Hole-in-the-Wallrestaurant. Breakfast certificates have no cash value; gratuities are not included. Certificates not valid for room service breakfast, after departure or at another hotel. Offer cannot becombined with any other discounts and is not applicable to groups.

Stay & Play

Tee-up this year at the Pointe Hilton Resorts with our Stay and Play package. Yourpackage includes a one night stay, Hilton Breakfast for two, and one round of golfat either Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort or Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort.

October 13 - December 31, 2009 rates from $109/Night/Person*

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May 21 - September 26, 2010 rates from $69/Night/Person*

October 15 - December 31, 2010 rates from $119/Night/Person*

September 27 - October 14, 2010 Overseeding - No Play.

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thoughts... final

Las Vegas National Golf Club Site of the 2009 SNGA Season Opener

What’s on Tap >>>

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2625 N. Green Valley Pkwy. Suite 100 Henderson, NV 89014

702-458-4653 www.snga.org

“The harder you work, the luckier you get.” - Gary Player

2010 SNGA Championship and State Match Play Qualifier The SNGA Championship is being held this year at Mojave Resort Golf Club in Laughlin Nevada on June 12-13, 2010. Mojave Resort Golf Club is also the site for the 2010 State Match Play Qualifier taking place during the SNGA Champion-ship. If you are interested in playing in the SNGA Championship and/or The Nevada State Match Play Qualifier, please visit www.snga.org for more information and to register. ATTENTION SENIOR PLAYERS: New to the SNGA Championship this year, a Senior and Super Senior Component has been added to the event. IT IS NOT A QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT FOR THE NEVADA STATE MATCH PLAY. If you are interested in playing in the SNGA Championship Senior/Super Senior tournament, please visit www.snga.org for more information or to register. Thank you for your support of Golf in Southern Nevada and we look forward to seeing you out at the event.

Mojave Resort Golf ClubHost of the 2010 SNGA Championship