There are about 40 PGA Tour, LPGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions players who live and play in Las Vegas and Southern Nevada. A terrific way to stay up-to-date on their news and information is by visiting LasVegasGolfInsider.com Plus some of the top golf instructors live in Las Vegas including Butch Harmon, Matt Henderson, Jeff […]
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Las Vegas, Nevada (September 4, 2015)–Eric Meeks operates the Eric Meeks School of Golf at the TaylorMade Golf Experience on the Las Vegas Strip. Meeks is a former U.S. Amateur champion and played professional golf internationally for many years. Now he focuses his time on helping golfers improve their games, with an emphasis on junior […]
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Las Vegas, Nevada (September 30, 2014)–Las Vegas National Golf Club is one of the most historic golf courses in Las Vegas, and is also a local and visitor’s favorite. On October 6, resident golf professional Mitch Kemper will be holding a special Women, Wine and Wedges short-game clinic and Happy Hour at the course. For […]
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Las Vegas, Nevada (May 12, 2014)–Mitch Kemper is the resident pro at the historic Las Vegas National Golf Club which is located in the heart of Las Vegas and minutes from the Las Vegas Strip. Kemper, who caddied for the legendary Payne Stewart and also learned swing philosophy under Bob Toski, is the resident pro […]
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 […]
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Las Vegas, Nevada (February 13, 2014)–Las Vegas Golf Region resident Butch Harmon is the king of golf instructors, literally and figuratively. He once was the official resident teaching pro for King Hassan II of Morocco, and he also has worked with the world's greatest players including Greg Norman, Phil Mickelson, and Tiger Woods. Harmon still […]
Las Vegas, Nevada (January 23, 2014)–There are three cool Las Vegas golf courses designed by Billy Casper and Greg Nash that make up the Golf Summerlin trifecta. And now the staff and pros at the courses will be offering special "101 beginning golf clinics" to help introduce the game. The clinics will be conducted by the […]
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Las Vegas, Nevada (November 4, 2013)–Tim Burke blasted his final drive at Las Vegas Motor Speedway a total of 427 yards, with about 410 of it being all carry. The walk-off drive ended the hopes of 2010 RE/MAX World Long Drive Champion Joe Miller who had just hit one "only" 405 yards. Burke's moment was […]
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Las Vegas, Nevada (March 20, 2013)–Las Vegas Golf Region resident Butch Harmon has a long history of giving back to the community. And one of the causes near and dear to him is supporting the United States Military. And word comes this week that Harmon will be donating $25 from every sale of his Butch […]
Las Vegas, Nevada (April 23, 2012)–TPC Las Vegas is a resort course owned and operated by the PGA Tour. And one of the benefits of the relationship with the PGA Tour is high-level golf instruction. TPC Las Vegas is home to the official TOUR Academy, led by head instructor Brandon Stooksbury. Read on for a […]
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Las Vegas, Nevada (February 11, 2012)–Drive for show, putt for dough. Every golfer has heard the phrase, and it rings in your head immediately after a three-putt bogey. Las Vegas Golf Region resident and Golf Magazine Top 100 and PGA of America teaching professional Mike Davis feels the pain, but offers a cure. Davis is the […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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Las Vegas, Nevada (November 8, 2011)–Some of the world's best golfers are in town today completing the 20th year of the Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge. This Las Vegas golf tournament played at the resort Rio Secco Golf Club features three players from the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour and Champions Tour playing against each other. Prior to […]
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Las Vegas, Nevada (September 28, 2011)–The best thing about attending the functions surrounding a PGA Tour event are that you will pick up a tip to improve your game. That was the case early in the week when Charley Hoffman, a Las Vegas Golf Region resident, gave out one of his best scoring zone golf […]
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Las Vegas, Nevada (August 15, 2011)–Butch Harmon teaches the world's best players. And in the July 2011 edition of Golf Digest, he shares his secrets about how to hit a half-distance wedge. Harmon has been voted the world's best golf instructor for the last decade in a Golf Digest poll of his peers. Also, Harmon […]