June 27, 2007 (UPDATE: 11 AM PST; June 28)--It's the best and worst of the golf world in the 8:06 AM pairing at Pine Needles at this week's US Womens Open. The pairing includes media darling Natalie Gulbis, and current media punching bag Michelle Wie. Gulbis seemingly never does anything wrong, and is loved by everyone and rightly so. The Lake Las Vegas resident spends the neccesary time doing and saying the right things, and her image typifies who she is as a person. Gulbis is one of five golfers in the field who have strong ties to Las Vegas golf courses. On the other end of the spectrum right now is Wie, who is quickly spiraling out of control.  First round UPDATE: Gulbis fires 74; Wie fires 82. LIVE SCORING ... now

June 21, 2007--The team representing TPC Canyons—Dan Hammel, Todd Hajduk, Jim Saub and Christine Fernandez—fired a seven-under-par total of 135 to beat 15 other teams in winning the 5th Annual VegasGolfer Pro Golf Showdown. The TPC Canyons’ victory snapped a three-year run of titles by Shadow Creek. Southern Highlands won the inaugural event. The team of four players split the top prize of $10,000 that went to the championship team. The VegasGolfer Pro Golf Showdown was created when writer Jack Sheehan wrote that the best golf course "team" in the valley would be Southern Highlands, hands down. Then publisher Brian Hurlburt helped secure Rio Secco Golf Club --through a generous donation from Eric Dutt--and an annual event was born, and who REALLY was the best team was decided on the course. The staff at VegasGolfer Magazine works hard to ensure that the event is first-class, and everyone has a great time.

June 18, 2007--Las Vegas resident Dean Wilson was the top Las Vegas finisher at the US Open, but he managed only a 51st-place finish, after firing rounds of 76-74-076-75--301, 21-over par. Former UNLV All-American Chad Campbell finished in 57-place after rounds of 73-72-77-81--303, 23-over par.

June 14, 2007--There are five golfers in the US Open being played at Oakmont with strong ties to Las Vegas and Las Vegas golf courses. The list is headed by Adam Scott, the fourth-ranked player in the world, and Ryan Moore, the 2004 US Amateur and NCAA Champion. Both Scott and Moore played college golf at powerhouse UNLV, and could challenge for the title. Other Las Vegas golfers playing include Jason Allen, a regional qualifier, Chad Campbell, a former UNLV All-American, and Dean Wilson, a Las Vegas resident. Scott is coming off two pretty good weeks, but is weary about Oakmont, the course many are calling one of the toughest in US Open history. LIVE SCORING ... now.

June 9, 2007--Scott Piercy stood on the 18th tee knowing that he only needed two more good shots and he woould become a millionaire. The 18th hole at Wynn Las Vegas is a par 4, with water down the entire left side. Despite horribly pulling his second shot, it still landed on the green. And then, as the Strip hotels glistened to life in the background, Piercy drained the final par putt, after firing a five-under par 31 on the treacherous back nine of the WYNN Las Vegas Golf and Country Club, and claimed the biggest first prize in all of golf: $2 million at the Ultimate Game at Wynn Las Vegas.