LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – UNLV women’s golf junior McKenzi Hall has been awarded an MGM Resorts International sponsor exemption into the LPGA Tour’s T-Mobile Match Play presented by MGM Rewards, which is scheduled for April 3-7 at Shadow Creek Golf Course in North Las Vegas. It is one of two MGM sponsor exemptions being offered for the event.
“I couldn’t be more happy and proud for McKenzi to get the opportunity to play in this local LPGA event,” said UNLV head coach Amy Bush-Herzer. “A big thanks to MGM Resorts and the LPGA for affording her the chance to gain experience playing against some of the most elite golfers in the world.”
A Las Vegas product out of Centennial High School and Delta Academy, Hall has enjoyed her best season as a Rebel during the 2023-24 campaign. Through the squad’s first eight events, she has posted two top-10 finishes, including her first career win at New Mexico’s Dick McGuire Invitational, a career-low tournament score of 10-under (Jim West Challenge) and tied a program record for lowest individual round at 8-under 64 (Dick McGuire Invitational).
“I am grateful to MGM Resorts and the LPGA Tour for granting me this exemption,” said Hall. “This is a great chance for me to compete against some of the world’s best golfers and I can’t wait to get out to Shadow Creek. I know I’ll be really nervous but also excited to play in front of my family and friends and, most of all, just have fun.”
Hall, a business marketing major, continues to excel on the course and in the classroom as a two-time WGCA All-American Scholar, two-time Mountain West Scholar-Athlete Award recipient and a 2022-23 Academic All-Mountain West honoree.
TICKETS: Fans will have the opportunity to purchase a limited number of tickets and watch their favorite LPGA Tour players compete at the exclusive course owned by MGM Resorts. Tickets are now on sale via www.axs.com. For additional event and ticket package information, visit T-Mobile Match Play at Shadow Creek.
FORMAT: The T-Mobile Match Play presented by MGM Rewards event will, for the first time on the LPGA Tour, feature a new format combining stroke and match play. Ninety-six players will compete in stroke-play competition from Wednesday-Friday, with a cut to 65 players (and ties) after 36 holes. After the third round, the top eight players will advance to the weekend’s match play competition that concludes Sunday with the championship match.
