Category Archives: Las Vegas Golf Celebrities

  Las Vegas, Nev. (April 19, 2016)—Derek Jeter’s retirement may have him out of the baseball spotlight, but that doesn’t mean the 14-time all-star and some of his closest friends don’t shine brightly—especially in Las Vegas. Jeter and friends took part in the Derek Jeter Celebrity Invitational at Aria Resort & Casino and Shadow Creek. […]

Las Vegas, Nev. (April 23, 2016)–Golf Digest Think Young Play Hard Invitational brings the world to Las Vegas for a few days of VIP golf and Vegas vibe on and off the course. The event kicked off this week with a pool side bash at ARIA before golf at Royal Links Golf Club and Bali […]

Las Vegas, Nev. (March 28, 2016)–Tiger Woods annual trip to Las Vegas for Tiger Jam, a major fundraiser for his foundation, is set for April 29-30 with golf to be played at Shadow Creek and a major concert headlined by Jason Mraz. It is the 18th annual event, with nearly all of them taking place in […]

Las Vegas, Nev. (Jan. 14, 2016)-In a press release about the 12th Annual Player’s Trust Major League Baseball golf event, officials described the 2016 event as the “most star-studded” in the organization’s history. There are probably several reasons why that is the case, but chief among them is holding the tournament in Las Vegas and […]

Las Vegas, Nev. (Dec. 31, 2016)–Current UFC Welterweight Champ Ruthless Robbie Lawler took some time off from training to visit TaylorMade Golf Experience and get custom-fitted for new clubs. The champ, who goes by the nickname Ruthless, worked with TaylorMade fitting expert Dave Hall and was fitted for the new PSi irons and M1 driver […]

Las Vegas, Nevada (July 6, 2015)–The 2nd Annual Coach Woodson Las Vegas Invitational tees off July 11-13, 2015, with on and off the course entertainment, fashion, golf and plain ole Vegas fun. Los Angeles Clippers assistant Coach Mike Woodson hosts the tournament along with ESPN SportsCenter Jay Harris, comedian Eric Griffin, and Vegas golf professional, […]

Las Vegas, Nevada (June 28, 2015)–The Squeeze is about a humble young man from a small rural town who gets caught in between two notorious gamblers in high stakes golf matches until the stakes become life and death. It stars Jeremy Sumpter, Jillian Murray, Christopher McDonald and Katherine LaNasa. Seven-time Emmy award winner and legendary […]

Las Vegas, Nevada (June 21, 2015)–Highland Falls Golf Club is one of three Las Vegas golf courses that makes up the Golf Summerlin trifecta. Annually the course plays host to the official golf tournament of the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame. The Class of 2015 included NASCAR star Kurt Busch in addition to former […]

Las Vegas, Nevada (June 6, 2015)–You never know who you will run into in Las Vegas. If you were at the TaylorMade Golf Experience on Friday, you would have seen legendary swing guru Hank Haney working with actor/comedian Anthony Anderson in the new Flight Deck area of the facility that is located on the Las […]

Las Vegas, Nevada (May 13, 2015)–World-renowned Chef Mario Batali is hitting the links to raise funds for the Mario Batali Foundation on June 5-6 at Cascata and The Venetian, and several celebrity friends–including Anthony Anderson and Hank Haney–will join him. The Mario Batali Foundation Swing Session Las Vegas Celebrity Classic features a “weekend of deliciousness” […]

Las Vegas, Nevada (March 20, 2015)–Las Vegas golf pro Keith Flatt has been around Las Vegas golf for decades, for a long time mostly known as the guy running the operation at Los Prados Golf Club, a fun executive golf course that is often a forgotten part of the Las Vegas golf scene. More recently […]

Las Vegas, Nev. (Jan. 12, 2015)—There are rounds of golf in Las Vegas that are more special than others. Such was one of those rounds held recently at the PGA TOUR-owned TPC Las Vegas. This one hit close to home for many because it benefitted the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and featured […]

Las Vegas, Nevada (November 24, 2014–There are more than 60 golf courses in the Las Vegas Golf Region, and over the previous two days, President Barack Obama played a couple of them in near perfect weather in late November. Obama played Shadow Creek–once named the top golf course in the world by The Robb Report–and […]

Las Vegas, Nevada (July 19, 2014)–NBA Coach Mike Woodson loves basketball, but golf may be his passion. Woodson, who recently joined the staff of the Los Angeles Clippers, is hosting The Coach Woodson Las Vegas Invitational, a luxury and lifestyle charity event to be played at Southern Highlands Golf Club with special events at Mandarin […]

Las Vegas, Nevada (May 24, 2014)–The 16th-annual Tiger Jam returned to Las Vegas last week welcoming celebrities, sponsors and rock stars for a memorable, star-studded weekend that raised nearly $1 million for the college-access programs of the Tiger Woods Foundation. After a golf clinic and outing at Cascata on Friday and a Friday night charity poker […]

Las Vegas, Nevada (May 17, 2014)–For reportedly the first time, Tiger Woods and Sean Foley conducted a clinic together. The event, held at Cascata, was part of the weekend-long festivities of Tiger Jam, a major fundraiser for the Tiger Woods Foundation. For at least the third time at the annual Tiger Jam, an injured Tiger […]

Las Vegas, Nevada (April 26, 2014)–The 34th annual Super Bowl of Golf held by the NFL Alumni Association tees off today at Bali Hai Golf Club in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip. Bali Hai is a tropical golf experience and will be the site today where NFL legends such as pro football hall of […]

Las Vegas, Nevada (April 6, 2014)–Country Music Superstar Scotty McCreery may never figure out the game of golf, but he definitely knows why he annually returns to TPC Las Vegas for the Academy of Country Music (ACM) Lifting Lives Celebrity Golf classic. "This is such a great cause," McCreery told Billboard Magazine. "When you have a […]

Las Vegas, Nevada (April 5, 2014)–Michael Jordan is back in town for the annual Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational (MJCI) and along with him are an A-List group of celebrities, entertainers, musicians, and athletes. Check out some of the action through photos and more. Among the big names playing Shadow Creek and partying at ARIA Las Vegas this […]

Las Vegas, Nevada (April 3, 2014)–Unfortunately, Tiger Woods is again coming to Las Vegas for the annual Tiger Jam event injured and not at the top of his golf game. Woods, who recently underwent back surgery, has announced that OneRepublic will headline the annual event which will take place May 16-17 at Mandalay Bay and […]