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AROUND TOWN

Craig Garner, George Yocum, Luis Morais, William Moser McKenzi Hall
Net Silver Net Senior Net

Scott Lytle, Steve Fink, Todd Roberts, Drake Harvey Nya palmer
Championship Silver Gross Senior Gross

Southern Nevada Amateur Southern Nevada juniors dominate
champions crowned at Paiute Nevada State Junior Amateur

cott Lytle (Championship), Todd Roberts hile it was called the Nevada State Junior
(Senior) and Steve Fink (Silver) won gross Amateur and it was played at Genoa
titles at the 2021 Southern Nevada Amateur Lakes Golf Club in Northern Nevada,
Championship held June 26-27 over the Pete the tournament turned out to be a show-
S Dye-designed Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort W case for Southern Nevada Junior Golf
Snow Mountain and Sun Mountain courses. Craig Garner Association golfers, who swept the titles.
(Net), Luis Morais (Senior) and George Yocum (Silver)
claimed net crowns. “It’s my first win anywhere,” Lytle says. William Moser (Boys 15-18), McKenzi Hall (Girls 15-18),
“I’m a little shocked. I knew where I was when we started Drake Harvey (Boys 13-14), and Nya Palmer (Girls 13-14)
the round and I knew who was ahead of me. I figured no won titles.
matter what I did, third place was about the best I could do.” Moser, from Coronado, will use the win as a major boost

While it was a new experience for Lytle, it was old hat for as he now heads off to play collegiate golf at Cal Lutheran.
Steven Fink, who won for the 9th time in 2021. He has won “This one is big for my confidence,” Moser says. “I hav-
both SNGA majors played through June and is a previous en’t won many tournaments in the past especially with this
winner of SNGA senior and championship division majors, caliber of players. And it came at a good time because my
including the historic Las Vegas City Amateur. next tournament is a U.S. Amateur qualifier at Bear’s Best
in a couple of weeks.”
“I played well enough to win which is good,” Fink says. “I
had a 73 the first day when it was hot and windy. That took Hall committed to UNLV, but before becoming a Rebel, she
a toll on me but I recovered well and played a solid round.” will play in the prestigious United States Junior Amateur
and a couple other big events this summer. “I’m going to
Want your chance to play in the SNGA? Visit snga.org for be gone for most of July, but I’m really happy to have the
all information. chance to play in these great events,” Hall says after her
Nevada victory. “I’m really happy with where my game is
and I’ll get the chance to see where it takes me.”

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