Greg Robertson

1 week ago | reviewjournal.com | Greg Robertson

Andrea Quintero Delgado has spent her youth playing soccer. Delgado, an All-Southern Nevada selection and four-year captain at Equipo Academy, dreams of playing in college. She’ll get her opportunity thanks to golf, a sport she has never played but has still given her the chance to become the first person in her family to attend college.

2 weeks ago | reviewjournal.com | Greg Robertson

The ranks of professional golfers calling Las Vegas home continues to grow, with two LPGA players the latest to settle in to Southern Nevada. Haeran Ryu, the No. 10 player in the world, and Lucy Li have recently moved to Las Vegas, joining close to two dozen other LPGA, PGA and Korn Ferry players in the area. Li is so new to the city that she was still settling in as she played in last week’s T-Mobile Match Play at Shadow Creek. “I’m still really new here.

2 weeks ago | reviewjournal.com | Greg Robertson

Madelene Sagstrom rallied on the back nine with some remarkable recovery shots to hold off Lauren Coughlin 1-up and win the LPGA T-Mobile Match Play on Sunday at Shadow Creek. Sagstrom edged ahead on the 16th hole to retake the lead, then made recoveries to par the final two holes and win for the second time on the LPGA Tour. In the morning semifinals, Coughlin beat Ariya Jutanugarn 1-up, while Sagstrom handled American Angel Yin 4 and 2.

2 weeks ago | reviewjournal.com | Greg Robertson

Angel Yin has a new hobby of collecting sports cards. She may be collecting a pretty important trophy come Sunday night. Yin scored one of the most impressive wins at the T-Mobile Match Play on Saturday, taking down Jeeno Thitikul 4 and 2 to earn her spot in the semifinals at Shadow Creek. Yin joins Lauren Coughlin and Ariya Jutanugarn in the semifinals with the final spot still up in the air. Celine Boutier and Madelene Sagstrom were tied through 17 holes when darkness fell.

2 weeks ago | reviewjournal.com | Greg Robertson

Nelly Korda didn’t have her best stuff all week at the LPGA’s T-Mobile Match Play. It finally caught up with her Friday. Korda lost 1-up to Ariya Jutanugarn in the day’s final match at Shadow Creek, sending the defending champion and world number one home before the weekend knockout rounds begin. Korda trailed most of the day, but rallied on the back nine to take a 1-up lead on the 13th hole. She gave it away down the stretch, failing to get up and down on Nos.