September 30, 3008–Outdated. There are two resort Las Vegas golf courses located at Lake Las Vegas Resort, one designed by Jack Nicklaus, and one by Tom Weiskopf. Nicklaus' Reflection Bay Golf Club is a Las Vegas resort golf course as is Weiskopf's The Falls Golf Club. Also on property is SouthShore Golf Club, Nicklaus' only private Las Vegas golf […]
29
Sep
Sep
September 29, 2008–The time is nearing for the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospital for Children Open, the Las Vegas PGA Tour golf tournament that the entertainment icon is hosting for the first time. The Las Vegas golf event is October 16-19, 2008, at Las Vegas golf course TPC Summerlin. And the PR machine is ratcheting up […]
28
Sep
Sep
September 28, 2008–The UNLV Men's Golf Team played the William H. Tucker Invitional at the site of the Rebels' 1998 National Championship win, the Championship course at the University of New Mexico. UNLV won the event while junior Eddie Olson tied for first place. The Rebels home Las Vegas golf course is Southern Highlands Golf […]
September 25, 2008–Several past major champions will be competing in the PGA Tour's Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at Las Vegas golf course TPC Summerlin. In addition, several players with ties to Las Vegas golf courses are scheduled to tee it up. Timberlake takes over hosting duties of this Las Vegas golf tournament for […]
September 20, 2008–UNLV junior Natasha Krishna finished second to lead UNLV to third place at the season-opening Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational, which concluded Saturday at the UNM Championship Course. Krishna fired a second consecutive three-under 70 for a 54-hole total of 214 (-5), coming up one strokes short of Jodi Ewart of New Mexico […]
21
Sep
Sep
September 21, 2008–The 1997-98 University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) golf team was inducted into the UNLV Hall of Fame over the weekend. The team won the National Championship during that fateful season, and was headlined by Las Vegas golf stars future PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour players Charley Hoffman, Jeremy Anderson and Bill Lunde.
19
Sep
Sep
September 19, 2008–UNLV junior Natasha Krishna flew up the leaderboard, firing a three-under 70 during Friday’s second round of the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational, which is being held at the University of New Mexico Championship Course. Krishna rolled in five birdies, including a string of four in five holes to close out the front […]
19
Sep
Sep
September 19, 2008 (updated sept 22) –There were more than a few people who asked "What?" when Ryder Cup Captain Paul Azinger named Chad Campbell, a Las Vegas golfer who was an All-American at UNLV, to the 2008 United States Ryder Cup team. After all, Campbell has the lowest world ranking of any competitor, and wasn't […]
19
Sep
Sep
September 19, 2008–Walters Golf is the owner and operator of three Las Vegas golf courses, and from September 1 – November 15, 2008, you can play them for one price of $499 and get a very good Las Vegas golf deal.
18
Sep
Sep
September 18, 2008–Paul Azinger, the 2008 United States Ryder Cup captain, recently made Las Vegas golfer Chad Campbell (he was an All-American at UNLV) a Captain's Pick, but Azinger's ties to Las Vegas golf and Las Vegas golf courses go back a lot farther than that. During the final round of the 1987 Panasonic Las Vegas […]
17
Sep
Sep
September 17, 2008–Musings from the world of Las Vegas golf this week include former UNLV All-American Chad Campbell playing for the U.S. in the Ryder Cup this weekend and reliving his first-tee jitters; Las Vegas pros making a mark on the Nationwide Tour and soon-to-be PGA Tour; a few Las Vegas golfers attemtping to qualify for […]
11
Sep
Sep
September 11, 2008–In 2008, the Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge, an event that pits three-player teams from the LPGA Tour, PGA Tour and Champions Tour against each other, moves from Las Vegas golf course Reflection Bay Golf Club at Lake Las Vegas Resort to the beautiful Rees Jones-designed Rio Secco Golf Club, home of the Butch Harmon […]
10
Sep
Sep
September 10, 2008–OB Sports is a golf course management company that operates three Las Vegas golf facilities that total four 18-hole Las Vegas golf courses, a lighted par 3 course, and one of the few all-grass putting courses in the world. And for the second year, the national company is holding the OB Sports Team […]
09
Sep
Sep
September 9, 2008–The week of October 11-17, 2008, will mark the first days of a new era in Las Vegas professional golf: the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open era. And while tournament organizers are confident that this year's event will be filled with new excitement and a new format, and big names and […]
07
Sep
Sep
September 7, 2008–Pete Dye twirled his design magic three times at the Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort, Las Vegas golf's only 54-hole golf facility that is home to the Snow Mountain, Sun Mountain and The WOLF Las Vegas golf courses, all designed by the legendary Dye. The Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort is located about 30 […]
04
Sep
Sep
September 4, 2008–One player each from the UNLV men's and UNLV women's golf team have been picked by Golfworld Magazine as among the top 50 players to watch in college golf in 2008-09. Sueng-Su Han, who became the first collegiate golfer to successfully reach the finals of PGA Tour Q School last year, and Therese […]
03
Sep
Sep
September 3, 2008–Las Vegas golf course The Chase at PGA Golf Club Coyote Springs is located about 50 minutes north of the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, and according to NYTimes.com writer Joe Passov, it is worth the trip. This Las Vegas golf course opened to the public earlier this year, and is a stunning visual design that blends […]
02
Sep
Sep
September 2, 2008–Expectant father Chad Campbell is a former two-time All-American at UNLV, and this week U.S. Ryder Cup Captain Paul Azinger made Campbell one of his four captain's picks for the team that will play against Europe later this month at Valhalla in Kentucky. It's the third-straight Ryder Cup appearance for Campbell, and Azinger […]
01
Sep
Sep
September 1, 2008–This year's U.S. Women's Open champ, Inbee Park, who originally hails from South Korea, has indelible ties to the Las Vegas golf community, and is the first golfer with strong ties to this city to win a major championship. Park won the 2004 and 2005 Nevada State High School Championships while starring at Las Vegas' […]