Las Vegas, Nevada via remote submission in La Jolla, California (August 9, 2012)–Las Vegas National Golf Club is about as historic as it gets in Las Vegas. A major championship on the LPGA Tour was held there, Tiger Woods played there en route to his first win on the PGA Tour, and in the hey […]
Las Vegas, Nevada (July 22, 2012)–It all tracks back to Las Vegas at some point. And Ernie Els, the Open Championship winner, has some nice and noble ties to Las Vegas golf courses. Els has worked with Las Vegas Golf Region resident Butch Harmon, and annually holds his Els For Autism grand finale in Las […]
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Las Vegas, Nevada (April 29, 2012)–Tiger Jam in Las Vegas is in the books and total raised for the event over the years is more than $15 million. Tiger Woods served as the host and announced a matching text campaign where he would match all donations that were texted in during the Tiger Jam. Among […]
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Las Vegas, Nevada (April 27, 2012)–The annual Tiger Jam fundraiser for the Tiger Woods Foundation is hitting Las Vegas again this weekend. Among the highlights are a clinic with Tiger at Las Vegas' Cascata, a poker tournament with Phil Helmuth and Doyle Brunson, golf, and a concert headlined by Bon Jovi. Tiger's Vegas ties run […]
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Las Vegas, Nevada (April 2, 2012)–Michael Jordan and his friends once again partied and played golf in Las Vegas this past week with the second playing of the Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitatonal in the Las Vegas Golf Region. At the end of the day, a lot of money was raised for charity, and John Smoltz and […]
Las Vegas, Nevada (April 1, 2012)–Michael Jordan has some work to do if he wants to successfully defend his title in his own event. Golf stud and former Major Leaguer John Smoltz, along with playing partner and U.S. Olympic soccer hero Brandi Chastain have the lead after one round at 6-under par. Jordan and NFLer […]
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Las Vegas, Nevada (March 30, 2012)–The Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational harkens back to the good ole days of Las Vegas when true A-list celebrities partied and golfed in Las Vegas. Today marked the first round of the celebrity/amateur portion of this charity tournament hosted by ARIA and Shadow Creek. Back in the day the likes […]
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Las Vegas, Nevada (March 29, 2012)–Here he comes again. Michael Jordan, arguably the greatest NBA player in history, is back in Las Vegas this week and he has brought several of his golfing friends. The Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational is to be played today through Sunday at the prestigious Shadow Creek. Among the notables scheduled to […]
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Las Vegas, Nevada (March 22, 2012)–The Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational returns to Las Vegas' Shadow Creek March 29-April 1, and a star-studded lineup is scheduled to play and attend events surrounding the charity golf tournament. Among the recent celebrity confirmations are Aaron Rodgers, Ken Griffey, Jr., Wayne Gretzky, Roger Clemens, Brian Baumgartner, Brett Hull, Maury Povich […]
Las Vegas, Nevada (March 8, 2012)–Bill Engvall is a golf nut. And he plays the game whenever he can, including when he hits the Las Vegas Golf Region for a performance. Engvall has played several Las Vegas golf courses including Spanish Trail and Legacy, among others. Engvall recently answered some questions about golf in Las […]
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Las Vegas, Nevada (February 29, 2012)–The annual Tiger Jam event, hosted by Tiger Woods, is returning to Las Vegas in April. And the crown jewel concert of the event's festivities is a concert billed as Jon Bon Jovi and Friends. "It’s truly an honor to have Jon headline Tiger Jam,” event host Tiger Woods said […]
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 […]
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.
Las Vegas, Nevada (September 21, 2011)–Bo Jackson could do it all on the baseball and football fields. And now the former NFL and Major League Baseball star is bringing his golf clubs to Las Vegas golf course TPC Summerlin. Jackson will join the celebrities and pros during the playing of the MGM International Resorts Championship […]
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Las Vegas, Nevada (September 17, 2012)–In 2011, Michael Jordan moved his A-list celebrity golf tournament–the Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational–to prestigious Las Vegas golf course Shadow Creek. It was the first time Shadow Creek had ever opened to a public event. Now comes word that the event is officially gearing up for 2012 with March 29-April […]
Las Vegas, Nevada (September 4, 2011)–NFL Hall-of-Famer Marshall Faulk is scheduled to play in the MGM Resorts International Championship Pro-Am at the 2011 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in September. "I am thrilled to participate in the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Pro-Am this year," said Faulk in a statement. "I strongly believe in the mission of Shriners Hospitals, […]
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Las Vegas, Nevada (April 4, 2011)–What the heck is a story about the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards doing on a Las Vegas golf website? It is appropriate when the namesake of the Las Vegas PGA Tour event earns the show's Big Help Award in part for his work with Las Vegas' Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals […]
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Las Vegas, Nevada (March 16, 2010)–There is probably not much of a better way for an NFL star to spend the NFL labor lockout than playing golf in Las Vegas. That was the case for NFL Pro Bowl quarterback Matt Ryan who played the PGA Tour-owned TPC Las Vegas on Monday with Las Vegas Golf Region resident, and […]
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Las Vegas, Nevada (February 24, 2011)–With the season over, NFL players are spending time in Las Vegas and at least two played golf recently on a Las Vegas golf course. Matt Schaub, quarterback of the Houston Texans, and Brian Finneran, wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons played Rhodes Ranch. Schaub was the 2010 NFL Pro […]
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Las Vegas, Nevada (February 7, 2011)–TPC Las Vegas is one of two Las Vegas golf courses that is owned and operated by the PGA Tour, and recently it hosted the 12th Annual National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) Celebrity Golf Tournament sponsored by Canon. In all the tournament and event prior helped raised […]