Shared Re-Post–3/21–Las Vegas, Nevada (January 22, 2011)-The secrecy is about to be lifted off one of the world's most talked about golf secrets. For the first time, the general public will be allowed behind the gates of Tom Fazio's Shadow Creek, one of the most exclusive golf courses in the world. Ever since it was created […]

Las Vegas, Nevada (December 11, 2010)–The "No Jeans Policy" usually reserved for golf is on hiatus this week at many Las Vegas golf courses. With the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in town–the Super Bowl of rodeo–there are a lot of cowboys and cowgirls playing at those Las Vegas golf courses, some playing on their own […]

Las Vegas, Nevada (November 9, 2010)–Some of the world's best golfers have been in the Las Vegas Golf Region over the last couple days, including Cristie Kerr, the world's 3rd-ranked LPGA Tour player in the Rolex Rankings, and Bernhard Langer, who recently won the Charles Schwab Cup on the Champions Tour. The two are competing in the annual […]

Las Vegas, Nevada (September 1, 2010)–First came the announcement that 2010 Hall-of-Fame Inductee Emmitt Smith will play in the Championship Pro-Am of the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Now tournament management for Las Vegas' PGA Tour event has announced Jerry Rice is scheduled to play on Wednesday October 20, at Las Vegas golf […]

Las Vegas, Nevada (August 26, 2010)–Justin Timberlake enters his third year as the celebrity host of the PGA Tour's Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, and he recently announced who is scheduled to join him for his annual Justin Timberlake and Friends benefit concert. The concert, to be held Saturday October 23, will feature Christina […]

Las Vegas, Nevada (August 12, 2011)–The tournament management of the PGA Tour's Justin Timberlake Shrines Hospitals for Children Open has announced that football great Emmitt Smith, who was enshrined into the Hall of Fame last week, is scheduled to play in the official MGM Resorts International Championship Pro-Am at the JT Shriners Open on Wednesday, Oct. 20, […]

Las Vegas, Nevada (August 3, 2010)–Las Vegas' Bali Hai Golf Club is one of three Las Vegas golf courses operated by Walters Golf. Each is a themed Las Vegas golf course and you never know who you might see playing. Just last week it was former NBA stars John Starks and Greg Anthony, along with […]

May 5, 2010–Cedric the Entertainer was in Las Vegas to play Rhodes Ranch Golf Club.

April 25, 2010–For those who know Greg Maddux, him playing golf to benefit charity is nothing new. Maddux, who grew up in Las Vegas, has long supported area charities by playing in tournaments, hosting his own event, and offering auction packages. So it's no surprise that Maddux is allowing the Lied Discovery Children's Museum to […]

January 13, 2010–TPC Las Vegas is one of two Las Vegas golf courses that are owned and operated by the PGA Tour, and is a resort Las Vegas golf course. This week, TPC Las Vegas was the host course for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMCE) Celebrity Golf Tournament sponsored by Canon U.S.A. […]

January 4, 2010–Justin Timberlake is a major headline celebrity superstar, and his powerful brand, according to a recent survey, has helped bring world-record awareness to the Shriners Hospitals for Children. The singer-actor-writer–etc. annually hosts Las Vegas' PGA Tour event, the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, and according to the Daily Beast survey, he has helped […]

December 11, 2009–President Barack Obama is just another in a long line of United States presidents who have played golf in Las Vegas. According to the newest Golf Digest, Obama snuck in some holes at Las Vegas golf course Bali Hai Golf Club during his campaign for president. But until he plays in Las Vegas […]

December 5, 2009–Las Vegas is the home to some of the biggest events in the world, and this week is no different with the National Final Rodeo, NASCAR Champions Week, and the Las Vegas Rock 'n Roll Marathon all taking place. And some Las Vegas golf courses are the site where some big-time celebrities are […]

November 29, 2009 (updated 11/30 and 12/2) –The only thing that we will ever know for sure about the recent news that Tiger Woods, who has strong ties to Las Vegas' golf courses, was involved in a mysterious car accident in Florida, is that the incident proves, without a doubt, that he is human. Earlier […]

November 25, 2009–Hang around Las Vegas golf course TPC Las Vegas long enough and there's no doubt you're going to run into either a PGA Tour or LPGA Tour player, or a celebrity of high stature. Don't believe it? Just in the last couple weeks, there have been sightings of basketball Hall-of-Famer Julius Erving and […]

November 21, 2009–It seems like just yesterday that UFC Superstar Tito Ortiz was attending a photo shoot for the cover of VegasGolfer magazine, posing menacingly with a driver in hand while stomping on the neck of a 'fallen golfer'. But this day actually occurred in 2005 at Las Vegas golf course Rio Secco Golf Club, a beautiful […]

October 18. 2009–There's no doubt about it, Justin Timberlake is one of those entertainers who comes along once every generation. I'm a golf writer and not a concert critic, but watching the last two Justin Timberlake and Friends concerts that coincide with the playing of Las Vegas' PGA Tour event, the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for […]

October 7, 2009–Stewart Cink made a quick stop in Las Vegas this past weekend and brought a special guest with him: the Claret Jug he earned by winning the 2009 British Open. And a few of those that were able to view the jug included the teaching professionals at the Butch Harmon School of Golf, […]