October 21, 2008--The Badlands Golf Club is the home of 27 Las Vegas golf holes designed by Johnny Miller with consultation by Chi Chi Rodriguez, and is known as one of Las Vegas golf's most unique experiences. And recently, nearly three-million dollars was invested into a renovation that included new greens built with the high-tech Pennlinks Bentgrass. Also built were several new tee boxes, a new short-game area and a larger practice green. Badlands Golf Club, along with the Revere Golf Club, is one of two Las Vegas golf courses managed by Troon Golf.

October 12, 2008--There are more than 60 golf courses in the Las Vegas golf region that stretches from Las Vegas to Henderson to Mesquite to Laughlin to Pahrump and to Boulder City, a little non-gambling town that is the gateway to Hoover Dam. Two of the more enjoyable 'Las Vegas golf courses' are found in Boulder City, a town located about 30 miles from the heart of the Las Vegas Strip. The original Boulder City Golf Course and the more recent Boulder Creek Golf Club are both worth the trip.

September 30, 3008--There are two resort Las Vegas golf courses located at Lake Las Vegas Resort, one designed by Jack Nicklaus, and one by Tom Weiskopf. Nicklaus' Reflection Bay Golf Club is a Las Vegas resort golf course as is Weiskopf's The Falls Golf Club. Also on property is SouthShore Golf Club, Nicklaus' only private Las Vegas golf course. And now you can view the beauty of these Las Vegas resort golf courses by clicking the official photo gallery at golfllv.com.

September 17, 2008--Musings from the world of Las Vegas golf this week include former UNLV All-American Chad Campbell playing for the U.S. in the Ryder Cup this weekend and reliving his first-tee jitters; Las Vegas pros making a mark on the Nationwide Tour and soon-to-be PGA Tour; a few Las Vegas golfers attemtping to qualify for the LPGA Tour; celebrities committing to play in events on Las Vegas golf courses; and we remind golfers of the world that the end of September through the rest of the year is when Las Vegas golf courses are in the best shape due to the overseeds that are now being completed. Plus, some Las Vegas WSNGA ladies are champs. "I remember my first Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills, and I've never been so nervous on that first tee box," says Campbell from Valhalla, site of the Ryder Cup. "But it gets a little bit better. But it always gets your juices flowing whenever you get up there on that first tee box, they announce your name from USA, and it's a great feeling, and that's what we all play for." 

September 7, 2008--Pete Dye twirled his design magic three times at the Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort, Las Vegas golf's only 54-hole golf facility that is home to the Snow Mountain, Sun Mountain and The WOLF Las Vegas golf courses, all designed by the legendary Dye. The Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort is located about 30 minutes from the Las Vegas Strip, a few miles outside the northwest area of town, but because of the distance away, these courses are set in a pristine and quiet setting. There are no houses to be seen, and it's just you, your friends and your golf ball as you play some of the prettiest holes in all of Las Vegas golf. Snow Mountain, the original, is highlighted by several holes that will be indelibly etched into your mind, including a solid three-hole finishing stretch. Another benefit to the Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort during the late summer/early fall is that the courses are not overseeded and remain in good condition throughout the year.

September 3, 2008--Las Vegas golf course The Chase at PGA Golf Club Coyote Springs is located about 50 minutes north of the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, and according to NYTimes.com writer Joe Passov, it is worth the trip. This Las Vegas golf course opened to the public earlier this year, and is a stunning visual design that blends very well into its desert surroundings. "This is a wonderfully low-key Jack Nicklaus design, with fast, undulating greens, an array of strategically deployed tattered-edge bunkers and just enough bells and whistles in the form of lakes, waterfalls and mountain views to lure potential home buyers to the new PGA Village at Coyote Springs," wrote Passov, who is also the architecture editor for GOLF Magazine.