Las Vegas, Nevada (March 20, 2014)–Las Vegas National Golf Club has a deep history of being a course where some of the top golf professionals in Las Vegas have taught the game. This Las Vegas golf course opened in 1961 and over the years the likes of Charlie Teel and Arthur Nightingale, among others, have helped the golf games of Vegas golfers from the range at National (opened as Stardust CC). Teel was inducted into the Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame and Nightlingale was published in Golf Magazine several times. Recently Las Vegas National has entered into a partnership with two more top teaching professionals, Kevin Scroggins and Mitch Kemper. The two offer lessons, camps, ladies clinics and more. Click now to view the official Las Vegas National golf instruction information or to set a lesson. –By Brian Hurlburt.
A ladies clinic is scheduled for Saturday March 29, and is open to all Las Vegas golfers, visiting or local. The cost is only $29 and the clinic is from 11:00 – Noon. Email leo@lasvegasnational.com to register for the clinic.
Scroggins has been working out of Las Vegas National for several years and learned the game under the tutelage of the famed Eddie Merrins in Southern California. He is an accomplished golf instructor and club fitter. He has also played on the mini tours and has built a loyal following in Las Vegas.
Kemper learned the game under Bob Toski and played collegiate golf at UC Santa Barbara. Following college he worked as a teaching pro at Montecito Country Club in Santa Barbara as well as teaching forToski and his golf schools. Kemper also caddied for the late, great Payne Stewart from 1982-83. Kemper's notable students include: Bill Gates, Steve Pate (PGA Tour), Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, Jason Bateman, and Larry Rinker (PGA Tour).
Las Vegas National Golf Club is located minutes from the Las Vegas Strip and has hosted events on the PGA TOUR and LPGA Tour. The course was one of three used during the 1996 Las Vegas Invitational when Tiger Woods earned his first professional win. The course is also the home of the Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame. If you aren't interested in golf instruction, click now to reserve your Las Vegas National tee times. The National is an oasis-style course that is in the heart of Las Vegas.