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AROUND TOWN

Taylor Montgomery goes back-to-back at
$150,000 Nevada Open in Mesquite

aylor Montgomery, the defending champion, used my play was very sporadic, but I got the job done. I hit a lot
18 birdies and two eagles over three rounds at the of really good shots and then I felt like I hit a lot of like hor-
T CasaBlanca and Palms golf courses in Mesquite, rific shots. I've been working on a few things with my coach
Nev. to win the $150,000 Nevada Open Golf Championship (John Sinclair of Dallas), and it all hasn’t come together
title for the second straight year. yet. Sometimes I do things correctly and then other times I
don’t. I am not used to the feeling, and you can see a huge
Montgomery, a former UNLV golf star and current Korn difference when I actually make the correct swing and
Ferry Tour member, finished with a 17-under 199 total to when I don't.”
defeat Joe Fryer of Long Beach, Calif., and Drew McCullough
of Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. by two shots. The top The victory was a nice addition to Montgomery’s 2021 sea-
amateur was Adam Veenstra from Phoenix, Ariz. son, which also included some heartbreak along with his
success. He narrowly missed out on earning his official
Montgomery fired a final-round 66 at CasaBlanca and PGA Tour status for the 2021-22 season when he finished
earned $31,000 for the victory. 26th on the Korn Ferry Tour money list and also 26th at the

“It is like déjà vu and feels a lot like last year, which is Korn Ferry Tour Finals. A finish within the top 25 on either
weird, because you don't have that too many times in golf,” list would have secured his PGA Tour playing privileges.
Montgomery said. “It's always nice to get a win. I would say He will have full status on the 2022 Korn Ferry Tour.

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