The Meadows’ Joels ‘excited’ about future
Monday: World’s Largest Golf Outing, Bear’s Best Las Vegas Aug. 6, 7: Cascata Amateur, Cascata Aug. 10: LVJGA Parent/Junior, Rio Secco Aug. 11-13: World Golf Skills, Bali Hai, TaylorMade Golf Experience
Aug. 13: World Par 3 Challenge, TaylorMade Golf Experience
Aug. 15-17: PGA Fashion and Demo Experience, Cascata and The Venetian
Aug. 23, 24: Recruit Look Las Vegas Valley Junior Championship, Southern Highlands and DragonRidge
Aug. 27: Fat Boy Open benefiting FEAT, Las Vegas Paiute
Oct. 31-Nov. 6: PGA Tour Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, TPC Summerlin
Nov. 4: Marine Toys for Tots Golf Classic, Painted Desert Nov. 6: Topgolf Tour local qualifier Nov. 12, 13: Topgolf Tour Championship
Reid helped spearhead the rebuilding of the courses after devastating flooding in 2013. Many thought the courses were destroyed beyond repair, but Reid and Gunier worked tirelessly after the flooding. All three courses returned to playability in a few months.
During that span, Reid was handson and rarely left the resort. Also helping during the renovation process was Jeremy Shay, who will replace Reid as director of golf course maintenance. DEAL OF THE WEEK
Shriners Hospitals for Children Open tournament management announced that police, fire, EMT and active and retired military personnel will receive free admission to the PGA Tour event from Nov. 3 to 6 at TPC Summerlin. VEGAS PROS GO FOR WANAMAKER
Several pros with ties to Las Vegas will compete in the PGA Championship beginning Thursday. Former UNLV players Adam Scott, Charley Hoffman and Ryan Moore are in the field, as are residents Scott Piercy and Kevin Na. STARS ON, OFF COURSE
Alex Cejka was recently spotted at Las Vegas Country Club working on his putting with UNLV men’s coach Dwaine Knight. Cejka finished fifth in the RBC Canadian Open last weekend. He also made the longest putt on the PGA Tour this season, an 84-footer on the 18th green during the third round. The golf notebook runs on Thursdays. Freelance writer Brian Hurlburt is a two-time author who has covered golf in Las Vegas for more than two decades. He can be reached at bhurlburt5@gmail.com or @LVGolfInsider.