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Brady Exber - the most decorated golfer in SNGA history

Schutte had become the first UNLV player in Eric Dutt, now director of operations of is the best way we can do that in Southern
history to win an NCAA individual golf title. Reflection Bay Golf Club, was a top player in Nevada.”
“I remember the local news cameras the SNGA and then served as the executive One of those quality players was and still
were following him and a lot of people were director for about a decade in the nineties. He is Brady Exber, a lifetime amateur who has
around,” says McGovern. “According to the worked with the SNGA in his capacity as a earned nine Southern Nevada Golf Associ-
rules of golf, you don’t get relief from a tree course operator. ation championship division player-of-the-
well but since it was so deep I called Char- “What really stands out are the quality year awards and is the most decorated golfer
lie Teel and asked him. He responded, ‘use players the association has turned out over in SNGA history. He has won at least one
your own judgement, Larry.’ And I thought, the years,” says Dutt. “Plus, the SNGA appeals SNGA tournament every year since 1991.
‘thanks a lot, Charlie.’ Well, Warren got relief to the average player and has evolved with In 2006, he was inducted into the Las Vegas
because I didn’t want to be all over the news the times over the decades. I may not always Golf Hall of Fame, and earlier this year he was
as the guy not giving the local star a good agree with the USGA but I always believe we inducted into the National Senior Amateur
ruling.” must support amateur golf, and the SNGA Hall of Fame as the lone inductee. In 2014, he

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