UNLV REBELS & LAS VEGAS LOCALS TO SHINE AT 2022 SHRINERS CHILDREN’S OPEN
Las Vegas’ annual PGA TOUR event, Shriners Children’s Open, is proud to welcome former UNLV Rebels standouts and Las Vegas locals to this year’s tournament field.
Former Rebels include 2012 Shriners Children’s Open winner, Ryan Moore; member of the 1998 NCAA championship team, Charley Hoffman; Harry Hall; Las Vegas-born Taylor Montgomery, most recently finishing third in the Fortinet Championship; 2020 Olympian Garrick Higgo and Kurt Kitayama, member of the Academic All Mountain West team for three consecutive years with three professional wins.
Las Vegas-based golfers in the tournament field include longtime PGA TOUR professional Scott Piercy; Maverick McNealy, Stanford University graduate and creator of Birdies for Education, raising money for education non-profits; 2010 Big Ten champion David Lipsky; Doug Ghim, former top-ranked golfer in the World Amateur Golf Ranking and Justin Suh, 2018 PAC-12 Player of the Year, recently earning full status for the 2022–23 PGA TOUR.
Tickets for the 2022 Shriners Children’s Open, Oct. 3 – 9, can be purchased online at shrinerschildrensopen.com.
About Shriners Children’s Open:
The 2022 Shriners Children’s Open brings the FedExCup to TPC Summerlin as the PGA TOUR returns to the Las Vegas valley for the 39th consecutive year in this weeklong charitable tournament. Defending champion, Sungjae Im will be one of the many top golfers in the world that will participate in the competition and help support the mission of Shriners Children’s from Oct. 3 – 9 at TPC Summerlin. For more information, please visit www.shrinerschildrensopen.com.
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About Shriners Children’s:
Shriners Children’s is a health care system with locations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Our staff is dedicated to improving the lives of children by providing pediatric specialty care, conducting innovative research, and offering outstanding educational programs for medical professionals. Children up to age 18 with orthopaedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries, and cleft lip and palate are eligible for care, regardless of the families’ ability to pay. Within these broad service lines, many types of care are provided. For example, some locations offer reconstructive plastic surgery, treatment for craniofacial abnormalities or care for sports injuries. Generally, care is provided until age 18, although, in some cases, it may be extended to age 21. All services are provided in a compassionate, family-centered environment. For more information, please visit www.shrinerschildrens.org.
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