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AROUND TOWN

Moving On
UNLV assistant
earns Cal Poly head
coaching job

Philip Rowe came to the
UNLV men’s golf team after
a stellar playing career and
coaching career at Stanford.
He helped lead the Rebels to
three Mountain West con-
Historic First ference titles and several
NCAA appearances, includ-
Reflection Bay hosts men’s, women’s ing a spot in the elite eight in 2013.
state amateur Now Rowe has taken the head coaching position at Cal

In what is believed to be a first in Nevada State Golf Poly in San Luis Obispo, California. In addition to being
Association history, Reflection Bay Golf Club at Lake the assistant coach for the Rebels, Rowe was a strong ama-
Las Vegas will play host to both the men’s and women’s teur in the Southern Nevada Golf Association. He finished
Nevada State Amateur tournaments in July in back-to- among the leaders most times he played and won the 2016
back weeks. The men are scheduled to play July 10 thru Southern Nevada Amateur played at Coyote Springs.
12, and the women are set for July 18 thru 19. “I am very fortunate for a new challenge during these
Reflection Bay is a Jack Nicklaus-designed course and times and I can’t thank the Las Vegas Rebel golf fam-
its general manager, Eric Dutt, is a former Nevada State ily enough for the past six years,” Rowe said. “As for the
Amateur champion, as is Craig Barlow, the facility’s SNGA, from the beginning, the board, Ann Sunstrum and
director of instruction. “A state amateur is the pinnacle her team were very welcoming to me and encouraging of
of amateur golf in whatever state it is played, and it’s a Rebel Golf team players in our love of competitive golf.
privilege for our ownership, staff and course to host both I regained my amateur status with the SNGA and made
the men and women in 2020,” says Dutt, the 1976 Nevada a hot start with a win at Coyote Springs, just one of the
State Amateur champion. “As far as I know, this is the many excellent courses in the valley that host great tour-
first time they have been played at the same course in the naments. The City Amateur is now a must play for Rebel
same year and basically back to back. I really thought this Golf team members to try to earn their place in a legend-
would be a cool thing to do, and we will do everything ary roster of past champions. I think the work of the SNGA
we can to elevate the experience for the players. I know is one more huge attraction for young, aspiring Rebs on
it was a highlight for me when I won as a 17-year old, and Tour. Most of all, I will cherish the relationships with rules
it’s a who’s who of amateur golf in Nevada on the tro- official volunteers that makes the SNGA family special.
phy. Reflection Bay is a challenging course and after the A special shout out to Sue May and Tim Quinn, among
events we will have deserving men’s and women’s cham- many others, who make those events so classy and fun.”
pions. For us, it was a natural to host them both and it will
be an exciting two weeks.”

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