LAS VEGAS–Josh Goldstein won the 2022 Nevada State Match Play championship, beating Andrew Hawk 3 & 2 in the four-day marathon July 24-27, 2022, at Toiyabe Golf Club in Washoe Valley, Nev. Goldstein also won the 2021 Nevada State Amateur … Read More
Match Play
Toiyabe Golf Club | July 24-27 2022
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In 2022, the Nevada State Match play is scheduled for July 24-27 at the beautful Toiyabe Golf Club.
At the 2021 Nevada State Match Play played at SouthShore Country Club at Lake Las Vegas, a stunning, private Jack Nicklaus signature course, Oklahoma State golfer Hazen Newman defeated Andrew Hawk 8& 7 to win the title.
In 2020, Spanish Trail Country Club member Tyson Lund outlasted SNGA president and Southern Highlands member Kenny Ebalo to win the title after a 38-hole final.
The 2019 Nevada State Match Play allowed golfers to experience one of the state’s newest and most prestigious layouts, The Summit in Las Vegas. The event featured 32 of the state’s best amateurs. Craig Erickson defeated Alex Jordan 3 & 2.
History
Nevada State Match Play Brings Ryder Cup Feel to Nevada Golf
There’s just something special about a match play tournament. It is one on one. Golfer vs. golfer.
Two players, looking each other in the eye and staring down each other hole after hole in hopes of winning one of the state’s most prestigious championships, the Nevada State Match Play tournament.
Some of the top golfers in Nevada history have claimed the title over years including David Nelson, also one of the top players in Northern Nevada history. Nelson has claimed the Nevada State Mid-Amateur championship in addition to competing in multiple national USGA tournaments.
Other notable champions are Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame members Brady Exber and Doug Pool in addition to UNLV golfers Zane Thomas and AJ McInerney. Also, Southern Nevada golfer Matt Edwards is a two-time champion of the tournament as is Carlos Concha, former member of the University of Nevada Wolfpack golf team.
LIST OF CHAMPIONS
| 2022 | Josh goldstein |
| 2021 | Hazen newman |
| 2020 | Tyson lund |
| 2019 | Craig erickson |
| 2018 | Daren johnson |
| 2017 | Bradley keyer |
| 2016 | Edward fryatt |
| 2015 | Aj mcinerney |
| 2014 | Jacob wilner |
| 2013 | Zane thomas |
| 2012 | Roman mudd |
| 2011 | Steven fink |
| 2010 | Jt cockerill |
| 2009 | Kevin noto |
| 2008 | Matt edwards |
| 2007 | Brady exber |
| 2006 | Lance baral |
| 2005 | Seth cotter |
| 2004 | Carlos concha jr. |
| 2003 | Matt edwards |
| 2002 | Carlos concha jr. |
| 2001 | Doug pool |
| 2000 | David nelson |
| 1999 | Mark gilmartin |
| 1998 | Steve sheehan |
| 1997 | Steve sheehan |
| 1996 | Steve sheehan |
| 1995 | Craig barlow |
| 1994 | Ryan mitchell |
| 1993 | Eric dutt |
| 1992 | Ron hurst |
| 1991 | Ed fryatt |
| 1990 | David nelson |
| 1989 | David nelson |
| 1988 | Mark gilmartin |
| 1987 | Robert gamez |
| 1986 | Ed travis |
| 1985 | Don yanzer |
| 1984 | David nelson |
| 1983 | Tony brennan |
| 1982 | Steve sands |
Recent Match Play News
Oklahoma State’s Newman Takes Down Hawk in Match Play Final
LAS VEGAS, NV (July 30, 2021)–Hazen Newman, a junior-to-be at Oklahoma State University, beat Andrew Hawk 8 & 7 in the finale of the Nevada State Match Play Championship. The event was held at July 27-30, 2021, at SouthShore Country … Read More
Lund Prevails Over Ebalo in Epic 2020 State Match Play Final
It was a knock-down-drag-out finale in the 2020 Nevada State Match Play tournament held at Genoa Lakes Golf Resort on Aug. 22-25, 2020. In the end, Tyson Lund beat Kenny Ebalo in 38 holes to win the championship. It was … Read More