Las Vegas, Nevada (January 30, 2012)–Las Vegas Golf Region resident Charley Hoffman is one of the most recognizeable PGA Tour golfers. Long, surfer hair and a personality to match will do that for you. But Hoffman is also one of the game's best players. And recently in Golf Digest, he and his longtime swing coach, […]
Monthly Archives: January 2012
Driving Instruction
New Golf DVD From Las Vegas’ Butch Harmon Features Mickelson, Woods, Gulbs, More
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Las Vegas, Nevada (January 27, 2012)–Butch Harmon lives in the Las Vegas Golf Region, and operates his School of golf at Las Vegas resort course Rio Secco Golf Club. Now he is releasing "Butch Harmon About Golf Presented by Titleist", a two-set DVD featuring 57 chapters and more than 250 tips. Plus included is actual […]
Las Vegas, Nevada (January 25, 2012)–The TPC Las Vegas is a Las Vegas resort course that is owned and operated by the PGA Tour. It is known as the home of pro golf in Las Vegas because it is a former host of events on the PGA Tour and Champions Tour. In addition, many Tour […]
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Las Vegas, Nevada (January 23, 2012)–Las Vegas golfers won't have to wait much longer for the latest and greatest from TaylorMade Golf. The launch of the 2012 golf club equipment products is February 3, and the two Las Vegas Golf and Tennis locations will be a part of the promotions. The R11S is the extension […]
Las Vegas Golf Pros News
Las Vegas PGA Tour Star Ryan Moore Has Best Putting Round of Life at Humana Challenge
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Las Vegas, Nevada (January 21, 2012)–Las Vegas PGA Tour star Ryan Moore won everything in amateur golf during a magical 2004 season while playing at UNLV. While his pro career to this point hasn't been quite as magical, he still has had plenty of success including a PGA Tour victory. And the 2012 season is off to a […]
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Las Vegas, Nevada (January 19, 2012)–You know you have found a website with a lot of Las Vegas golf deals for ALL–including free for PGA of America pros–for Las Vegas tee times and Las Vegas golf packages when they rotate with every click of a button. Such is the case when you visit the official website […]
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Las Vegas, Nevada (January 16, 2012)–Gary Woodland made his debut in Las Vegas at the Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge late in 2011. The event is annually played in November at Las Vegas golf course Rio Secco Golf Club, which is also the home course of the Butch Harmon School of Golf. Woodland possibly killed a couple […]
Las Vegas Golf Deals of the Day
NFL Super Bowl Golf: These Las Vegas Golf Courses Lower Rates For Big Weekend
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Las Vegas, Nevada (January 15, 2012)–It is common place for Las Vegas hotels and Las Vegas golf courses to up their rates for busy weekends in Las Vegas. Basically the theory of supply and demand is in effect. However, the management of three Las Vegas golf courses–that make up the Golf Summerlin trifecta–are lowering their […]
Las Vegas Golf Pros News
Former Marine Highlights Las Vegas PGA of America Golf Professional Award Honorees
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Las Vegas, Nevada (January 13, 2012)–The annual Southern Nevada Chapter, Southwest Section PGA of America Awards ceremony was held January 10 on the campus of UNLV, home of a very successful Professional Golf Management program. One of the evening highlights came when former United States Marine Thom Blinkinsop was honored as the 2011 Golf Professional […]
Las Vegas Hot Pick of the Day
Las Vegas Golf Course Cascata Earns Best Conditions Award From Golf Community
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Las Vegas, Nevada (January 12, 2012)–It's nothing new for the Rees Jones-designed Las Vegas resort course Cascata to win an award. The latest award for Cascata–which once received a rating of 29 out of 30 from ZAGAT–is the "Best Playing Conditions in Southern Nevada in 2011" from GreensKeeper.org, a large community driven golf website. Cascata […]
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Las Vegas, Nevada (January 11, 2012)–Chris Cain will become the first PGA of America professional from the Southern Nevada Chapter to be named Southwest Section PGA of America Professional of the Year. The honor will be officially bestowed opon him on January 13 at a ceremony in Arizona. Cain, who is the director of the […]
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Las Vegas, Nevada (January 9, 2012)–The Las Vegas Golf Region is the home to some of golf's biggest events. And Las Vegas resort course Rio Secco Golf Club, is, many times, the host course. And over the weekend eight of the best American Junior Golf Association junior golfers were at the course divided up into […]
Las Vegas, Nevada (January 8, 2012)–Las Vegas Golf Region resident and 2011 PGA Tour Champion Kevin Na went seriously low in the second round of the Hyundai Tournament of Champions in Hawaii. Na fired a 29 on the back nine and was 9-under par over his last 10 holes. The back nine included back-to-back eagles […]
Las Vegas Golf Pros News
Hyundai Tournament of Champions Report: Las Vegas PGA Tour Stars On Display
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Las Vegas, Nevada (January 7, 2012)–Longtime Las Vegas golf writer Bill Bowman is on location for the Hyundai Tournament of Champions in Hawaii. But he isn't the only person with strong ties to the Las Vegas Golf Region enjoying the sun and breezes of the islands. Las Vegas PGA Tour stars Nick Watney, Kevin Na, […]
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Las Vegas, Nevada (January 6, 2012)–Every year when the PGA Tour's Hyundai Tournament of Champions rolls around, we can't help but harken back to the fifties in Las Vegas. The city founders were just setting the foundation that would allow Las Vegas to blossom into an international city. A major stepping stone in that process? […]
Las Vegas Hot Pick of the Day
Sports Illustrated Senior Writer Still Loves Jack Nicklaus Coyote Springs Near Las Vegas
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Las Vegas, Nevada (January 4, 2012)–Gary Van Sickle is a Senior Writer for Sports Illustrated. Because of that, he has played golf all over the world. So when he writes something such as, "This is one of my favorite spots in golf.", it carries a bit of weight. And that is exactly what he recently wrote […]
Las Vegas, Nevada (January 3, 2012)–Jose Canseco, according to published reports, now lives in the Las Vegas Golf Region. And if you take a gander at his Twitter feed, his tweets back up that fact. And over the New Year's Weekend, Canseco was spotted playing golf at Las Vegas' Rhodes Ranch Golf Club. –Staff report.