November 29, 2007–When Las Vegas golfer Chris Riley was at UNLV (1993-96) he became the first four-time All-American in the history of UNLV athletics. Since then he has gone on to win on the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour, played on a Ryder Cup team, earned more than $8 million, lost full-time PGA Tour playing privileges, […]
Monthly Archives: November 2007
November 28, 2007–UNLV women’s golf signed a pair of student-athletes to national letters of intent on Tuesday during the early signing period and they will join the Rebel golf team next fall, the athletics department announced. Bethany Glassford and Kristen Schelling are the pair that has inked during the early signing period and they will be […]
November 28, 2007–UNLV freshman Therese Koelbaek has been selected the Mountain West Conference Women’s Golfer of the Month for November, the first league honor for Koelbaek. Koelbaek, a Holte, Denmark, native, turned in the best performance of her career, winning the USF/Richmond Country Club Invitational at the beginning of November. She finished with a three-round […]
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November 21, 2007–The 2008 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open is about 11 months away, but for the first time in a long time, the Las Vegas PGA Tour event played at Las Vegas golf course TPC Summerlin (pictured) is drawing coverage months in advance. And the stories are coming from all angles, due solely to the agreement […]
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November 23, 2007(This article previously ran in In Business Las Vegas)–When you’re in the golf business, generally, there is a lack of respect given to you by people in other professions. It’s a given that all people do in the golf business do is play golf, and every day is spent enjoying 18 holes of […]
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November 18, 2007 (UPDATED NOV. 19, 2007) —Natalie Gulbis, a Lake Las Vegas Resrort resident, woke up Sunday morning with a one-in-eight chance at One Million Dollars. But after a late, last-ditch effort, she managed only a runner-up finish at the ADT Championship to Lorena Ochoa, but still earned $100,000 and a great finish among the […]
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November 15, 2007–The UNLV men's golf program received signed national letters of intent from Derek Ernst, Connor Green and Colby Smith (pictured) on Wednesday – the first day of the early signing period – to enroll at UNLV next fall and play for the Rebels starting with the 2008-09 season, head coach Dwaine Knight announced. The […]
November 14, 2007–Following her first career win, UNLV women’s golf freshman Therese Koelbaek was named Golfweek’s Player of the Week on Tuesday. Koelbaek won the USF Richmond Country Club Invitational with a two-over 215 over three rounds, including posting a final-round score of two-under 69. Koelbaek helped the Rebels finish third overall at the tournament.
Golf News
All-World Fun, Competition at Las Vegas Golf Course Reflection Bay for Wendys Three-Tour Challenge
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November 13, 2007—The first thing you notice as you walk up to the driving range of the Jack Nicklaus-designed Reflection Bay Golf Club, one of three Las Vegas golf courses at Lake Las Vegas Resort, is the giant, inflatable Wendy’s Frosty that is planted at about 100 yards in the landing area. Then you watch […]
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November 12, 2007–Taking a page from its history, the PGA Tour announced today that Justin Timberlake has become involved with the Las Vegas PGA Tour event, so much so that the event will now be called the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals For Children Open. Timberlake becomes the 14th celebrity in history to host a PGA Tour […]
November 10, 2007–The UNLV men's golf team shot a final-round 13-under-par 275 and finished in a tie for fourth place on Wednesday at the Turtle Bay Intercollegiate played at Turtle Bay Resort. Tennessee led wire-to-wire and won the tournament at 64-under 800 after a final-round 27-under 261. UC Irvine finished second, 21 shots back at […]
Las Vegas Golf Celebrities
Sorbo, Clooney, Caan Have Ties to Las Vegas Golf Courses; Dot Golf Digest List
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November 9, 2007–Seemingly on a daily basis, the world's most famous people tee it up on the best Las Vegas golf courses. They are just like you; they take a Las Vegas golf trip and enjoy hitting it around our many Las Vegas golf layouts. And now Golf Digest has released its "Hollywood 100" list […]
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November 7, 2007–UNLV freshman Therese Koelbaek earned the first medalist honors of her career, winning the USF/Richmond Country Club Invitational on Tuesday and helping the Rebels to a third-place finish at the event. The win comes in just the fifth tournament of Koelbaek’s career, and she used a strong final round of two-under 69 to […]
November 6, 2007–UNLV women’s golf shot its best team score of the season on Wednesday and the Rebels finished 11th at its own tournament, the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown, which was held at Las Vegas golf course Angel Park Golf Club. The Rebels posted a seven-over 296, which was the fourth-lowest score of the day […]
November 7, 2007–UNLV junior men's golfer Seung-su Han and Colorado State sophomore Bryce Hanstad, have been selected the Mountain West Conference Men's Co-Golfers of the Month for October, the league announced Wednesday. In UNLV's only tournament of the month, Han, an Incheon, South Korea, native, led the Rebels to a third-place finish at the at […]
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November 5, 2007–Las Vegas and Las Vegas golf are full of celebrities who live and play here. Just a few of the international names that live and tee it up on Las Vegas golf courses include Celine Dion, Greg Maddux, Danny Gans, Jonathan Ogden, and many more, too numerous too mention. But there is a […]