January 6, 2008 (UPDATED JAN 7)–Nick Watney is one of the most recent–if not most recent–professional golfers to move into Las Vegas golfdom (but with the way so many are flooding to live here it is hard to keep up). And Watney, who works with Butch Harmon at the Harmon School of Golf at Las Vegas golf […]
December 27, 2007–Las Vegas Golfer Natalie Gulbis, who lives on Reflection Bay Golf Club, one of three Las Vegas golf courses at Lake Las Vegas Resort, was once said to be the 'Anna Kournikova of the LPGA Tour' because of her looks and lack of wins. But by winning four events this year, Gulbis has done a […]
December 4, 2007–The PGA Tour Qualifying School, 2007 version, was tough on Las Vegas golfers, but the good news is that one golfer who was selling sponsorships for the FRYS.com Open in 2006 will now be completely exempt on the Nationwide Tour for 2008, while others have medical exemptions, past champion exemptions, or other ways to […]
November 29, 2007–When Las Vegas golfer Chris Riley was at UNLV (1993-96) he became the first four-time All-American in the history of UNLV athletics. Since then he has gone on to win on the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour, played on a Ryder Cup team, earned more than $8 million, lost full-time PGA Tour playing privileges, […]
November 18, 2007 (UPDATED NOV. 19, 2007) —Natalie Gulbis, a Lake Las Vegas Resrort resident, woke up Sunday morning with a one-in-eight chance at One Million Dollars. But after a late, last-ditch effort, she managed only a runner-up finish at the ADT Championship to Lorena Ochoa, but still earned $100,000 and a great finish among the […]
October 20, 2007 (UPDATED Oc. 22)–Former UNLV All-American golfer Ryan Mooreled the FRYS Electronics Open in Arizona after two rounds, mostly due to a tweak in his swing setup he made during the previous week's FRYS.com Open, played at Las Vegas golf courses TPC Canyons and TPC Summerlin. Moore opened with rounds of 66-63 to […]
2007 Champ McNeill October 15, 2007–George McNeill came into the Las Vegas pros neighborhood, and became another PGA Tour player who made the Las Vegas event–this year the FRYS.com Open– their first PGA Tour title. With the addition of Nick Watney, who moved to Las Vegas a few months ago to be closer to his […]
October 14,2007–The names at the top of the FRYS.com Open leaderboard are a who's who from the world of golf. Well, not like a who's who of Tiger Woods, Phil Mickleson and Vijay Singh. But a real "who?" the heck is that? George McNeil, Robert Garrigus, DJ Trahan, Kent Jones, John Huston, Garrett Willis and Bo Van Pelt […]
Chad Campbell October 13, 2007—The PGA Tour is celebrating its 25th-straight year in Las Vegas with the playing of the FRYS.com Open Benefiting the Shriners Hospitals for Children. A lot of things have changed–new title sponsor, new charitable benfactor, new spectator areas–but one thing that hasn't changed is that too many golfers with strong […]
October 12, 2007–Bob May, a Las Vegas resident, has had his share of injuries over the years, and at one time dealt with a back issue that was nearly golf-career ending. But it looked like he had everything going well of late, but then during a routine workout earlier this year, he hurt himself while using […]
October 1, 2007–Former UNLV All-American Chad Campbell, who finished each of the last four years on the top 30 of the PGA Tour money list, was struggling with his game but a recent surge has him back in the winner;s circle. He won the Viking Classic over the weekend for his 4th PGA Tour win, […]
September 16, 2007–Superstar Natalie Gulbis, who lives on the fairways of Reflection Bay Golf Club, once again was a part of a victorious United States Solheim Cup team, and she spent a lot of her time writing for an LPGA.com blog about the experience for LPGA.com. Before the event, Gulbis wrote in an email to […]
September 11, 2007–Earlier this year, Las Vegas golf's own Natalie Gulbis, who plays out of the Las Vegas golf courses of Reflection Bay Golf Club, the Falls Golf Club and SouthShore Golf Club, at Lake Las Vegas Resort, won the Evian Masters. It was a big win, but maybe not her most notable, as in […]
August 27, 2007–PGA Tour notes: The six Las Vegas pro golfers dueling for the cash–even if it is defferred until retirement–got off to a 'UPS' start at the Barclays–clcik here for final results–over the weekend. Only Adam Scott, Charley Hoffman and Dean Wilson made the cut, but they were well off the pace, finishing 14th, […]
August 20, 2007–Well, the PGA Tour's foray into a playoff system kicks off this weekend with the first of four playoff events. And six golfers with Las Vegas golf course ties and/or ties to the UNLV golf team have qualified for the playoffs. Adam Scott (pictured) is ranked number 10 while Charley Hoffman (46), Ryan […]
August 12, 2007–There were five Las Vegas golfers with strong ties to Las Vegas who teed it up at the PGA Championship in Southern Hills, but by the weekend only two remained. Australian Adam Scott, still ranked in the top five players in the world and a student of Butch Harmon at Las Vegas golf […]
August 4, 2007–Las Vegas golfer Craig Barlow, who plays out of Reflection Bay Golf Club, one of the best golf courses in Las Vegas, is battling back from more injuries–this time wrist troubles–but is a guy who will never give up, no matter what the situation is. This year he has missed about four months […]
August 3, 2007–Fresh off her first LPGA Tour win, Natalie Gulbis opened with a 73 in the first round of the Ricoh's British Open. Obviously she is thrilled with the win, but she quickly was back focused on winning more events, and the continuation of the fine-tuning of her swing. Before the Open, she sat […]
July 30, 2007–Natalie Gulbis, a Lake Las Vegas Resort resident who lives on the fairways of Reflection Bay Golf Club, has been one of the best players on the LPGA Tour for several years, and also one of the most determined. She's played on a Solheim Cup team, finished top 10 on the money list, and […]
July 28, 2007–The 2007 Cleveland Golf Pro-Scratch event at Angel Park Golf Club, a two-day event held on July 22 and 23, was won by Las Vegas pro Craig Adams and amateur Nick Polonia. They edged the team of Curtis Deal and James Logeman by birdieing the third playoff hole. Adams collected $2300 for the […]