December 30, 2007–So, if you had to choose which course to play just by name alone, which one would you play? Las Vegas golf course TPC at The Canyons or TPC Las Vegas? Those of you with your ear to the ground of Las Vegas golf, or your Titleist to the green, whichever analogy you […]
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December 27, 2007–Las Vegas Golfer Natalie Gulbis, who lives on Reflection Bay Golf Club, one of three Las Vegas golf courses at Lake Las Vegas Resort, was once said to be the 'Anna Kournikova of the LPGA Tour' because of her looks and lack of wins. But by winning four events this year, Gulbis has done a […]
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December 24, 2007–Over this past weekend, the world watched on ABC as the LPGA Tour, PGA Tour and Champions Tour competed in the Wendy's Three-Tour Challenge over the 18 holes of the Jack Nicklaus-designed Reflection Bay Golf Club, one of three Las Vegas golf courses at the world-class Lake Las Vegas Resort. But before the […]
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December 21, 2007–Dale Hahn, superintendent of TPC Summerlin (pictured), a private Las Vegas golf course that hosts the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open on the PGA Tour, has earned recognition from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America and Golf Digest for his efforts in the area of environmental stewardship. Hahn was a merit […]
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December 20, 2007–David Bogue, general manager of Las Vegas golf courses Angel Park (pictured) and The Legacy Golf Club, recently earned a Fairway Award for the Top General Manager in the Las Vegas golf industry. Given out annually by VegasGolfer magazine, the Fairway Awards honor “Vegas’ best and brightest in the golf industry,” as stated by the […]
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December 19, 2007–Longtime Las Vegas amateur golfer and current Southern Nevada Golf Association President Brady Exber has won the 2007 SNGA Player of the Year award for a record eighth time. Exber, already an inductee into the Southern Nevada Golf Hall of Fame, also won the award in 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and […]
December 17, 2007–Rhodes Ranch Golf Club is one of two Ted Robinson-designed Las Vegas golf courses (Tuscany Golf Club, a sister course), and offers a friendly round of golf on a Las Vegas golf course that features rolling and wide fairways and challenging and stunning par 3 golf holes, two characteristics for which Ted Robinson golf courses […]
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December 13, 2007–The World's number one golfer was in Las Vegas over the weekend, taking in the mega-fight between Las Vegas resident Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and British fighter Ricky Hatton. "I (also) went to Mayweather/De la Hoya, and this one here was absolutely incredible," Woods said in a press conference before his Target World Challenge event. Also, ESPN.com reported […]
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December 12, 2007–On Friday, November 16, Fred Couples shot a 12-under par 60 on the Tom Fazio-designed Las Vegas golf course Shadow Creek. The round tied Tiger Woods' 60 as the lowest ever shot on the prestigous layout. The story originally came to public light when NORM!, a Las Vegas Review-Journal celebrity reporter, revealed it in his column, but […]
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December 11, 2007–Rees Jones, the designer of Las Vegas golf courses Cascata and Rio Secco Golf Club (pictured), has been called one of the most powerful men in golf. And now he can add another feather to his cap with the inclusion of both of his Las Vegas gems in Golfweek's list of best casino golf courses, […]
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December 4, 2007–The PGA Tour Qualifying School, 2007 version, was tough on Las Vegas golfers, but the good news is that one golfer who was selling sponsorships for the FRYS.com Open in 2006 will now be completely exempt on the Nationwide Tour for 2008, while others have medical exemptions, past champion exemptions, or other ways to […]