The Beauty of Lake Las Vegas Golf Courses Captured Through the Lens

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September 30, 3008–Outdated.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 […]

Justin Timberlake Goes On the Record About His Las Vegas PGA Tour Event

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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 […]

UNLV Men’s Golf Wins William H. Tucker Invitational

UNLV's Eddie Olson is one of many great players at the Masters of College Golf

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 […]

Major Champions to Play in Timberlake Las Vegas PGA Tour Golf Event

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 […]

UNLV Ladies Finish 3rd; Krishna 2nd in 2008 Opener

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 […]

Championship UNLV Golf Team Receives Second Hall of Fame Induction

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.

UNLV’s Natasha Krishna Leads College Event at New Mexico

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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 […]

Las Vegas Golfer Chad Campbell’s Important Ryder Cup Shot Brings Chills

Former UNLV standout Chad Campbell takes aim at The Masters title this week after losing in a playoff last year.

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 […]

Ryder Cup Captain Paul Azinger Eagled 18 to Win 1987 Las Vegas Golf Tournament

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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 […]

Las Vegas Golf Musings: Campbell’s Ryder Cup First Tee Jitters; Courses in Best Shape; Celebs

Former UNLV standout Chad Campbell takes aim at The Masters title this week after losing in a playoff last year.

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 […]

Las Vegas Golfer Natalie Gulbis Leads Players for Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge at Rio Secco

Las Vegas' Natalie Gulbis is ready for Oakmont

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 […]

Las Vegas Golfers to Vie for OB Sports Team National Championship

The OB Sports Team Championship was played at Gary Panks' Aliante

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 […]

Timberlake Ushers In a New PGA Tour Era In Las Vegas While Eyeing a Fed Ex Cup Date

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 […]

Pete Dye’s Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort Full of Beauty, Good Conditions, and Challenge

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 […]

Las Vegas Golf Notes: Two UNLV Rebels Make Golfworld Top 50 to Watch List

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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 […]

NYTimes.com Writer Boasts about Las Vegas Golf Course The Chase

Jack Nicklaus' Coyote Springs is a must play

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 […]

Paul Azinger Picks Las Vegas Golfer Chad Campbell for Third-Straight U.S. Ryder Cup

Former UNLV standout Chad Campbell takes aim at The Masters title this week after losing in a playoff last year.

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 […]

U.S. Women’s Open Champ Inbee Park Gives Back to LPGA

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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' […]