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JORDAN WINS NEVADA STATE COACH WOODSON
AMATEUR AT TPC SUMMERLIN LAS VEGAS INVITATIONAL

lex Jordan knew he had to go low on the back nine to win njoy these moments from the 5th Anniversary Coach
his first Nevada State Amateur title. Jordan did just that— Woodson Las Vegas Invitational, presented by MGM Resorts
Ashooting a 32 on the inward nine at TPC Summerlin— EInternational and produced by PGD Global.
to win, coming from behind to catch second-round leader Edward
Fryatt. Jordan defeated Oklahoma State commit Hazen Newman by Photography by PGD Global & Exceed Photography
three shots and Fryatt (1992 champion) faded to a tie for third with
Brady Exber (1991, 2008 champion).
“I was 1 over on the front and knew I had to get something going
on the back,” Jordan says. “I birdied 11, 13, 14 and 16 coming in to
shoot 4 under on the back nine and that is what catapulted me to the
win. It’s really good for me because I have been putting in a lot of
work on my game. I am really happy it’s finally coming around and
I am able to win some tournaments. It was cool to see all of those
names of the past champions on the trophy. I am really honored.”
The Nevada State Amateur has been played since 1953 and this
year’s field included a wide age range of players competing for the
state’s most prestigious amateur title. Newman was the youngest
competitor at 17 while John Turk, who finished tied for 16th, is 66.
Jordan played high school golf at Bonanza and graduated in 2013.
He had some collegiate offers to play golf but decided to stay at home, 1
attend UNLV (he is not on the golf team) and improve his game. He
works at TPC Summerlin and Siena in addition to going to school
and plans to turn professional in the future.

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1. Woodson Youth Experience benefitting the Boys & Girls Club of
Southern Nevada, presented by Nike
2. Greg Anthony (UNLV Alumni, UNLV NCAA Champion and Former
NBA star) and Mike Woodson

3. NBA Icon Mr. Julius "Dr J" Erving and wife Dorys Erving
4. Left to right: Annalee Belle, JD Scott and Newlyweds Linda Phan and
Drew Scott (The Scott Brothers)
5. Golf fashionista and host Seema Sadekar

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