February 19, 2010 (Las Vegas, Nevada)--Angel Park Golf Club is the home of two 18-hole Arnold Palmer Las Vegas golf courses, a lighted par 3, an all-grass putting course, and expansive practice facilties. For seemingly too many years to count, this facility and its Las Vegas golf courses have earned status as the "Best Golf Course in Las Vegas" in a local newspaper poll. Now, Golf Digest has named Angel Park to a list of the Top 50 most friendly women golf courses in America.

January 16, 2010--There were rumblings for awhile that the partners of the master-planned Coyote Springs--located about 50 miles from the Las Vegas Strip--and the PGA of America would end the business relationship which was put in place to make the development the PGA headquarters of the west. The official word came down this week, and while that probably isn't a perfect scenario for any involved, a spokesperson for Coyote Springs says it is business as usual at the nationally-acclaimed Las Vegas golf course, The Chase.

December 31, 2009--Las Vegas resident Butch Harmon has been named, in a poll of his peers conducted by Golf Digest, as the best golf instructor for 10 years running. The award is well deserved because in 2009 Harmon helped Stewart Cink win the Open Championship while Phil Mickelson publicly lauded Harmon for helping him become the game's hottest golfer. Now Harmon and his school pros--the school is located at Las Vegas golf course Rio Secco Golf Club--are communicating with students and fans at the new ButchHarmon.com plus via a Facebook page, where golfers can become a friend.

November 19, 2009--The High Meadow Ranch Team from Magnolia, Texas, claimed the 2009 OB Sports National Team Championship presented by GPS Industries this weekend. The tournament wasd played at two Las Vegas golf courses, Aliante Golf Club and The Legacy Golf Club, and brought together teams OB Sports-managed daily fee and resort properties from around the country in a team competition. OB Sports also manages Las Vegas golf facility Angel Park Golf Club, where the opening party was held.

November 11, 2009--Nine of the biggest names in golf recently descended on Las Vegas golf course Rio Secco Golf Club to play against each other in the Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge, plus share some of their best golf tips and stories. Fred Couples revealed where he aims (or if he does). Las Vegas golfers Natalie Gulbis and Butch Harmon shared tips for tee shots. And 2009 British Open Champ Stewart Cink shared his love for visiting and playing golf in Las Vegas, and how best to get up and down from around the green.

November 2, 2009--Jamie Sadlowski can go deep with the best of them, and he proved it again when he boomed one 384 yards in the Finals of the RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship last week in Mesquite, Nevada, home to six Las Vegas Golf Region golf courses. Sadlowski's drive beat runner-up Jerimie Montgomery by 33 yards. Sadlowski earned the $150,000 top prize while Montgomery took home $70,000, or about $199 per yard of his 351-yard launch.

October 26, 2009--The longest drivers of the golf ball on the planet are going long in Mesquite, Nevada, a mini-golf mecca located 77 miles north of Las Vegas. The 2009 RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship, created by former Las Vegas resident Art Sellinger, is in full effect, with several divisions and special events planned. A special military long drive championship is being hosted by David Feherty in addition to Open, Senior and Super Senior division championship events. Mesquite is the home to six Las Vegas golf region courses--soon to be seven with the addition of Conestaga Golf Club, managed by Troon--including the award-winning Wolf Creek Golf Club.

October 19, 2009--First came the birdie putt on the third playoff hole, when Scotland's Martin Laird finally ended the 2009 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open by defeating former champ George McNeill one hole after Las Vegas golfer and former UNLV Rebel Chad Campbell made a bogey to get knocked out. Then minutes later, with superstar Justin Timberlake having presented him the trophy, Laird shared a celebratory moment with his girlfriend Megan. "I was standing there thinking, you know, is this really happening right now?" said Laird, describing the moments after he earned his first PGA Tour win. FINAL RESULTS.

October 17, 2009--The low scores this week at Las Vegas' PGA Tour event, the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, are not only revealing leaders and champions, but the season-long Kodak Challenge competitors are jumping around by taking it low. The Kodak Challenge is a first-of-its-kind competition for PGA Tour players and fans, and celebrates beautiful holes and memorable moments on the PGA Tour. All players can compete, and all they have to do is play. Players must play at least 18 of the 30 Kodak Challenge holes to be eligible to win. The player with the lowest cumulative score relative to par wins $1 million and the Kodak Challenge trophy. LIVE JTSHRINERS SCORING.