By james art 
When the LPGA Match Play returns to Shadow Creek in the spring, one of the tournament’s former champions won’t be there.
Allie Ewing, who won the inaugural event in 2021 for the second of her three LPGA titles, is calling it a career at the end of the 2024 season at age 32.
“I always knew there was more to life than golf,” said Ewing, currently ranked 19th in the world. “Golf is a huge part of my life. There is no doubt about that. Every decision I’ve made has been about how it will affect my golf career.”
Ewing is ready to find out what life is like away from the weekly grind of professional golf.
“I don’t know exactly what the future holds for me, but I’m looking forward to traveling a little less, being able to do things with family and friends,” she said. “I’m lucky to still have all four of my grandparents. Just the kind of things you miss. I have missed things throughout my career and you were able to look past that; I can’t look at the past now.
“I think there’s so much in store that I’m looking forward to.”
Ewing said she is not thinking about her decision, even though she has played extremely well in 2024. She has six top-10 finishes this year, with three of them coming in majors. She also played on the US Solheim Cup team for the fourth time.
“I will certainly miss them all. That’s the hardest part of leaving the LPGA for me,” Ewing said. “I will miss the competition a little bit. More than anything, the people, the relationships. These are the people we see week after week, who we travel with.
We watch as we struggle to get our luggage through an airport. A traveling circus as I like to say.
Ewing is not alone in her decision.
Lexi Thompson announced in May that this would be her last year playing a full schedule. Brittany Lincicome said last week that she was retiring at the end of the season. These two have 19 LPGA wins, three majors and 13 Solheim Cup appearances between them.
Clark County Amateur
Preston Harris had three eagles over the course of two days to help him win the Clark County Amateur at Boulder Creek Golf Course on Oct. 27. Harris, a 2022 Arbor View graduate, finished at 5-under 139 for a one-shot victory over UNLV junior Brett Savaya and 2016 Coronado graduate Grant McKay, who played college golf at Division III Trine University in Indiana.
Two Las Vegas Golf Hall of Famers went head-to-head in the senior division, with Todd Roberts holding off Brady Exber by three shots. Roberts finished at 9-under 135, sealing the deal with a dream finish that included an ace on the 17th hole and a birdie on the 18th for the win.
In the Silver Division, Stephen Fink ran away from the field. Fink finished at 7-under 137 to win by eight strokes over Scott Wandro and Gary Carpendale.
Other winners were Jacob Berry (championship net), Brian Freimüller (senior net) and Barry Boudreau (silver net).
Move up
Two Las Vegas players have reached the top 100 in the world rankings thanks to their recent hot play.
Doug Gimme is at a career-best 91 following his runner-up finish at the Shriners Children’s Open. Ghim has never been in the top 100 before and started 2024 at number 201.
Harry Hall also returned to the top 100 at number 100, matching his career high. Hall also reached that mark in July after winning the ISCO Championship for his first PGA Tour title.
Greg Robertson covers golf for the Review-Journal. Contact him at [email protected].
Professional schedule
PGA Tour
Event: World Tech Championship
When: Thursday-Sunday
Where: El Cardonal in Diamante, Los Cabos, Mexico
Purse: $7.2 million
2023 Champion: Eric van Rooyen
LPGA Tour
Event: Lotte Championship
When: Wednesday-Saturday
Where: Hoakalei CC, Ewa Beach, Hawaii
Purse: $3 million
2023 Champion: Grace Kim
Championship Tour
Event: Charles Schwab Cup Championship
When: Thursday-Sunday
Where: Phoenix CC, Phoenix
Purse: $3 million
2023 Champion: Stephen Alker