Las Vegas' Rhodes Ranch Golf Club Opens Course to Support Patriot Golf Day

Las Vegas, Nevada (July 27, 2010)--Rhodes Ranch Golf Club is a Las Vegas golf course designed by Ted Robinson, and features wide fairways and beautiful par 3 holes. And on August 20-21, the course and staff will be welcoming golfers who come out and play to support the Patriot Golf Day project. Patriot Golf Day is jointly supported by the PGA of America and the United States Golf Association and awards Post-secondary scholarships to kids of those killed or disabled while serving in the armed forces. For details about the Patriot Golf Day Las Vegas golf tournament at Rhodes Ranch, please call 702.740.4114.--Staff report.

This event is open to the first 16 teams to sign up and is unique because golfers will have the chance to play with members of the Rhodes Ranch staff. A special pairings party and auction will take place on Friday, August 20, where golfers can bid to play with their favorite Rhodes Ranch staff person. There will be lunch provided on Saturday, August 21, and a skins game and other contests will be available. Click for more details about this event.

The inaugural Patriot Golf Day in 2007 was started by Major Dan Rooney, Founder of the Folds of Honor Foundation, F-16 Pilot, PGA Professional, and USGA member. On Labor Day 2007 Rooney asked golfers to add $1 to their greens fees. His request resulted in donations of more than $1.1 million from more than 3,200 golf facilities. In the last three years, golfers nationwide have been instrumental in raising more than $5.3 million through Patriot Golf Day events.

"In the fall of 2008, I witnessed great progress on my third tour of duty in Iraq," writes Rooney, at the official website of Patriot Golf Day. "We have made tremendous strides toward democracy, but it has required great sacrifice. To date, nearly 85,000 U.S. military dependents have had a parent or spouse killed or disabled in operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. To help repay those men and women in uniform for their sacrifice, we are gearing up for a different operation: Patriot Golf Day 2010. Golf Courses across America will unite on Labor Day Weekend (September 3-6) to raise scholarship dollars for our military families. In 2008 nearly 4,000 courses participated. Our goal in 2010 is 5,000. We are on our way with registrations coming in every day!"

You can also click to the official website of Rhodes Ranch to reserve your Las Vegas golf tee times and Las Vegas golf packages available for Rhodes Ranch. Highlights inlcude special Las Vegas golf packages with the South Point Hotel and other special offers. Robinson has called the set of par 3 holes at Rhodes Ranch among the best he ever designed.