September 18, 2009–Hi, this is Brian Hurlburt, Founding Editor of Golf Las Vegas Now, reminding our avid readers to wear your sunscreen when you play on Las Vegas' golf courses. It's no joke to do that and avoid the painful sunburn or to prevent skin cancer. And one person bringing his humor to the suncreen industry–and […]

September 4, 2009–Las Vegas has long established itself as a place unlike any other, and many Las Vegas golf courses are now coming up with ways to make playing golf in Las Vegas unlike any other golf experience. The latest evidence of this is that the newest Octagon Girl, Natasha Wicks, of the blazing hot UFC–Ultimate […]

August 26, 2009–The second coming of the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Las Vegas PGA Tour event kicks off the week of October 11, and some of the world's biggest stars and celebrities are confirming to be part of the on and off-the-course events. Smokey Robinson has announced his plan to play in the […]

July 19, 2009–Motown great Smokey Robinson will participate in the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Pro-Am event in Las Vegas Wednesday, Oct. 14 at Las Vegas golf course TPC Summerlin. An avid golfer and supporter of the Shriners Hospitals for Children, Robinson is excited to participate in this year’s event. "I’m thrilled to […]

June 20, 2009–Part of our job here at Golf Las Vegas Now is not only to speak directly to the Las Vegas golfers making news, but to bring attention to articles from around the globe that feature those golfers with ties to Las Vegas golf courses. Recently, Newsday writer Neil Best caught up with NBC […]

June 19, 2009–Primm Valley Golf Club is the home of two Tom Fazio-designed Las Vegas golf courses, the Lakes and Desert, that have been ranked highly by national golf publications. These Las Vegas golf courses are located in Primm, Nevada, about 35 minutes from the Las Vegas Strip. Also in Primm are several hotels with casinos […]

June 15, 2009–Last year, Justin Timberlake, host of Las Vegas' PGA Tour golf event, the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, fired a 98 at Torrey Pines, last year's US Open course, but finished strong to break 100. This year, Timberlake was the only returning golfer in the foursome of the Golf Digest US Open […]

May 17, 2009–About halfway through their set, No Doubt, headliners of Tiger Jam XII presented by AT&T, broke into one of their hits, "Running", an inspiring ballad featuring lyrics "Running, as fast as we can", describing an attempt to keep the pace. During the song, a large screen showed old video from the band as they traveled […]

May 14, 2009–Tiger Woods isn't coming to Las Vegas on crutches this year, as he did for Tiger Jam XI in 2008, the annual fundraiser for the Tiger Woods Foundation. Tiger is healthy heading into the festivities for 2009, and plans call for him to be welcomed to the Mandalay Bay Events Center stage on Saturday night, […]

April 23, 2009–Justin Timberlake is entering year two of a five-year deal to host Las Vegas' PGA Tour event, now dubbed the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open that will be played October 15-18, at Las Vegas golf course TPC Summerlin. And now word comes that JT is scheduled to tee it up again […]

January 15, 2009–Adam Scott arrived as a young freshman on the campus of UNLV in 1998, the season after the UNLV Men's Golf team won the NCAA Championship. Scott was a huge recruit for the Rebels, and was labeled as a can't-miss kid. While his time at UNLV was brief (about 3 semesters), Scott, who trains with […]

January 12, 2009–TPC Las Vegas is billed as Las Vegas' home of the PGA Tour, but on a recent Saturday, this Las Vegas golf course hosted celebrities and golfers as part of the 10th Annual National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) Celebrity Golf Tournament sponsored by Canon. Celebrity golfers who teed it up for […]

December 8, 2008–It seems like a LONG time ago that Greg and Mike Maddux agreed to a round of golf at Las Vegas golf course DragonRidge Country Club and to be interviewed by two writers from VegasGolfer Magazine. The year was 2001 and amazingly, the topic of how long Maddux, who officially retired today, would continue […]

November 19, 2008–In many ways, we're all judged by the company we keep. So it must be a positive when Nick Price, who has won more than 40 pro tournaments including three majors, sings your praises. Price was in town recently to play in the Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge, and moments before filming a clinic segment for the […]

November 11, 2008, 10:00 AM PST (UPDATED Nov 12) –Nine of the best golfers in the world, as this is written, are playing Rio Secco Golf Club (pictured), one of the best Las Vegas golf courses, while competing in the Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge. This Las Vegas golf tournament pits three-player teams from the LPGA Tour, PGA […]

October 3, 2008–Over the years, Las Vegas golf courses have been a home away from home for the world's celebrities. The list is long of those notables who have played golf on some of the best Las Vegas golf courses like Shadow Creek, Cascata, Southern Highlands Golf Club, Bali Hai Golf Club, TPC Las Vegas and […]

September 29, 2008–The time is nearing for the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospital for Children Open, the Las Vegas PGA Tour golf tournament that the entertainment icon is hosting for the first time. The Las Vegas golf event is October 16-19, 2008, at Las Vegas golf course TPC Summerlin. And the PR machine is ratcheting up […]

August 31, 2008–LPGA Tour star and Las Vegas native–she recently moved to Texas with husband Mike–Stephanie Louden was back in town recently and teed it up with her Dad, Larry, at Jack Nicklaus' Bear's Best Las Vegas. Louden is a very active member of the LPGA Tour Executive Committee where she currently serves as Vice President. […]

August 2, 2008–Looking in from the outside, it appears Justin Timberlake, one of the world's reigning superstars, dives into each new project with dedication and commitment. Just this year he has hosted ESPN's ESPY awards, appeared in a movie, toured, played in the Golf Digest U.S Open Challenge at Torrey Pines, and, oh yeah, jumped […]

July 22, 2008–Ernie Els, the 5th-ranked player in the world, is heading to Las Vegas to work out some issues with his putter, the club that he says contributed to what he calls "A major of missed opportunities" in reference to last week's Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. Els will head to the Butch Harmon […]