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EDI T OR ’S N O T E

Cathy Kim Mark Cheney

Welcome to the team!

e are excited to announce two together to support anything and everything
new writers that have joined that benefits our amazing city. So enjoy this issue, the great pictures of
Wus this issue. Cathy Kim is the Vegas Golden Knights, and the many
the Director of Player development at TPC Our cover this issue is just a sneak peak. other stories within these pages. And we look
Summerlin in Las Vegas. She teaches golfers Writer Brian Hurlburt gets us up close with forward to brining you more each and every
of all ages and skill levels and has joined us the team and the organization—“Vegas’s issue. And in a year or two, maybe we can get
as a columnist to offer her advice. In this first Golden Knights are playing to capacity Brian Hurlburt up close and personal with
issue she focuses on the warm up routine crowds at T-Mobile Arena and got off to our own NFL team.
before your round. How to effectively use the best expansion start in National League
that time to improve your consistency on the History, winning 12 of the first 19 games and
course. basically standing tied for first place in the
Pacific Division. Almost immediately, the
Also joining us is Mark Cheney, a Cer- question of, “Could professional hockey work
tified Mental Performance Consultant and in Las Vegas?” had been answered with a
member of the Association for Applied Sport resounding yes.
Psychology. For 20 years, he has helped
performers do what they love to do, better. In The NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights have
his inaugural issue as a columnist for us he quickly become the city’s team, on and off the
answers the question, “What percentage of ice. It seems as if everywhere you turn some-
golf is mental?” And what he has to say can thing new is popping up in this amazing city,
be applied beyond just golf. something we can all be proud of. And the
Vegas Knights are certainly something we can
It seems the whole of Vegas has come out be proud of. However their season ends (as
to support the Vegas Golden Knights. And of print they were solidly in first place of the
we certainly are up for joining the crowd. Pacific Division), they brought excitement,
That is one of the best parts of being a Las honor, and so much more with them as they
Vegan, being part of a community that comes began their journey here with us.
HEIDI CHACKEL, EDITOR

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