About Nevada State Women’s Amateur
The top women’s amateurs in Nevada relish the chance to play in the Nevada State Women’s Amateur. In 2023, the event is scheduled for June 19-20 at the Club at Arrowcreek in Northern Nevada.
In 2022. Eunice Han won the Nevada State Amateur championship division played at Boulder Creek Golf Club.
In 2021, UNLV golfer Veronica Joels won the state amateur title for the third time in four years as it was played at the Red Hawk Golf and Resort.
Morgan Goldstein was the champion in 2020, when the event was played at the Jack Nicklaus-designed Reflection Bay at Lake Las Vegas. She ended the run of two-time champ Veronica Joels.
This is the best of the best in several divisions and the top prize in women’s golf in Nevada. History oozes from the this tournament, which was won by LPGA Tour Hall of Famer Patty Sheehan from 1975-78. Sheehan was also a three-time Nevada State High School champion and a native of Reno. Sheehan went on to win 35 times on the LPGA Tour.
Another top champion was Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame member Brenda Knott.