Some of the top women golfers in Nevada are playing Boulder Creek to determine the prestigious Nevada State Women’s Amateur Champion. After day one, several have a shot including overall championship division leader McKenzi Hall (-5) and three-time champion Veronica Joels (-2).
Amy Cho and Eunice Han are tied for second at -4.
Hall and Joels both play for the UNLV women’s golf team and local Southern Nevadans. For Joels, who has won the title three of the previous 4 years, keeping the trophy in the Southern part of the state is a nice goal to strive to do.
“Repping my coaches, UNLV and teammates is awesome,” Joels says. “There are four of us (Rebels) playing and that is awesome. … Keeping the trophy down South is what I want to do.”
The Silver State division features a gross and net divisions open to all players 18 and over. After round one, Regina Quintero leads the gross at +3 and Clara Heo and Becky Mannino are tied for the net at -4.
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The Nevada State Amateur is organized by the Nevada State Golf Association, the Southern Nevada Golf Association and Northern Nevada Golf Association.