Upcoming Events

Thursday: Major Series of Putting Qualifier, Taylormade Golf Experience

Friday: WC Golf Channel Warm Up, LV National

Saturday: Major Series of Putting, Final Qualifier, Red Rock CC

Saturday, Sunday: Golf Channel Western Classic, LV Paiute

Sunday-aug 3: Girls Junior Americas Cup, Reflection Bay

Aug. 6-7: Golf Channel Tour Championship, Spanish Trail

Aug. 7: U.S. Senior Amateur qualifier, Chimera

Aug. 12, 13: SNGA Cascata Amateur, Cascata

Aug. 16: SNGA Tour, Arroyo

Aug. 18-20: Nevada State Senior Am, LV National at San Jose State. Keyer defeated Daren Johnson and Gibbs defeated Bradley Collet in the semifinals.

Women’s state stroke play

Amy Ruelas won the Nevada State Women’s Golf Association state stroke-play tournament this week at the Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort, finishing at 1-over 145. Ruelas will be a senior at Grand Canyon University in the fall and played in 11 tournaments for the Lopes last season. Ruelas was the 2012 and 2013 MVP of the women’s golf team at Foothill High. Hyun Lee won the net division.

Deal of the week

Buy a ticket to the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open now through Sept. 1 and get a free ticket to the final round.

Nevada Open registration

Registration is now available for the Nevada Open, which is scheduled for Nov. 7-9 at Casablanca

Golf Club and Palms Golf Club in Mesquite. Last year, Kevin Lucas, a University of Nevada alum, won the tournament and first-place check of $28,000.

The Nevada Open features a $140,000 professional purse and prizes are also available for the low

amateur and during the pro-am. Interested pros and amateurs can visit Nvopen.com.

Stars on, off course

Poker star Daniel Negreanu is now a spokesperson for the Major Series of Putting, which holds its finals in Las Vegas on Oct. 27-Nov. 5.

The golf notebook appears each Thursday. 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 on Twitter.