Las Vegas Golf News

If you need further evidence that Las Vegas has become a player among golf vacation destinations, consider this latest ranking of golf courses from a renowned industry publication. In the 2009 Golf World Readers' Choice Awards, five Las Vegas golf courses were listed among the top 50; that's 10 percent.

With its signature island green, par-3, Bali Hai Golf Club is one of the five Las Vegas golf facilities to make the list. It's also one of three courses owned and operated by Walters Golf to be included in the top 50. Royal Links Golf Club, another Walters Golf property, came in at No. 13, and Desert Pines Golf Club is ranked 50^th. TPC Las Vegas was listed at No. 27, while Bear's Best Golf Club, a compilation of the best holes from Jack Nicklaus' courses around the world, finished 47^th. 

LPGA star and Las Vegas resident, Natalie Gulbis, will tee it up on December 13, 2008 at Aliante Golf Club in an event to benefit the Fisher House FisherHouse.org, a not-for-profit organization that supports United States military families. Gulbis will be available at the club from 9 am to 10 am for an informal meet-and-greet/autograph signing. After that, she'll set up on one of the par 3s to compete against the day's golfers in a closest-to-the-pin contest.

Golfers interested in participating simply need to make a tee time at Aliante Golf Club for that day. To participate, call 702.399.4888, or book online at AlianteGolf.com. 

Adds Value to Group Golf Packages

Angel Park and The Legacy Golf Clubs now offer a new innovative, money-saving transportation option for group golf outings. With the debut of their brand new passenger motor coaches - aptly named Angel 1 and Angel 2 - the headache associated with moving large groups to and from the golf course is now a thing of the past; at least at Angel Park and The Legacy.

After 20 years, Angel Park remains on cutting edge of Vegas golf

In a city perpetually reinventing itself, a few Vegas institutions have managed to stand the test of time – Angel Park Golf Club is one of them. Since 1989, Angel Park has stayed ahead of the curve with fresh thinking and bold action.

On the heels of an ambitious project, approximately 70 acres of turf were removed from the golf courses at Angel Park that transformed the once parkland tracks into modern desert-golf layouts. Oh, and by the way, the savings in water translates to an estimated 80-million-gallon reduction in water usage annually. Same goes for Angel Park’s sister club, The Legacy which reduced its amount turf by 50 acres. With the new look in mind; if you haven’t played these clubs lately, it’s time to tee it up.

Data from the National Golf Foundation (NGF) shows that the handicaps for US amateur golfers is not improving. Another survey results revealed that only 12% of golfers took a lesson during the past year and only 5% took a series (or more) of lessons. Can you see the pattern? The only group of golfers, who will show improvement each year, are those who take regular lessons from a qualified instructor.

If you truly want to improve your golf game, you will need to make commitment, time and money, to take lessons from the best instructor that you can afford. Top instructors will work on your basic fundamentals and develop a plan for practicing that will lead to improvement.

One of the first things that a good instructor will do is make sure your set-up fundamentals are sound. Everyone will be a little different, but here are some guidelines that may help you.

Above Par For Post Golf Activities!

Looking for fun things to do after golf? In addition to Stand by Golf, Las Vegas’s discount golf leader, Tix Corporation has two other exciting, cost-saving options: Tix4Dinner and Tix4Tonight!

Tix4Dinner offers half price, dinner reservations to over 20 impressive Las Vegas restaurants. All cuisine types (Italian, Steak, Asian, Pacific Rim, Mexican and more) are available from culinary hotspots along the Las Vegas Strip. Breaking news is that several world-renown Las Vegas buffets and a few “all you can eat” establishments are now available through this exciting and innovative program.

For the nominal charge of $3.00 per person ($2.00 per person for buffets), you will enjoy discounted dining. It’s that simple. 

Hot Stix Golf, on of the golf industry's leading independent custom club fitting and equipment testing labs, has announced that it will open a state-of-the-art club-fitting facility at Angel Park Golf Club. The Club fitting services begin on Wednesday, October 1, 2008. This new location provides Hot Stix Golf's proprietary Tour-Level golf club fitting services for the first time to the Las Vegas area.

As with the other locations, the new facility at Angel Park Golf Club combines cutting-edge, custom-fitting technology (TrackMan launch monitors) with first-class facilities, making Angel Park Golf Club one of the leading providers of advanced golf fitting services in Nevada. The fitting sessions will take place on Angel Park's outdoor practice tee allowing the professional club fitters to examine ball flight from launch to landing. 

The 2008 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open announces that two members of the prestigious 2008 Ryder Cup team have committed to play in Las Vegas' annual Tour event, October 13 – 19 at TPC Summerlin.

Hunter Mahan and J.B. Holmes will be among the players in Las Vegas; vying with a strong field for the $4.1 million purse. Mahan and Holmes were selected for the Ryder Cup team as captain's picks due to their stellar play over the past two years. 

LAS VEGAS -- The 2008 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open is attracting some of the best golfers in the world for the 26th annual Las Vegas PGA Tour stop. Spectators will have the opportunity to cheer on a stellar professional field as they vie for the title and the $4.1 million purse.

This year's event has received commitments from players such as Mike Weir, Jesper Parnevik, Bubba Watson and Chris DiMarco. Additional player commitments will be announced in the coming weeks. 

More than 4,000 PGA Professionals, retailers and industry leaders from 48 U.S. states and 27 countries came to Las Vegas for the 2008 PGA Fall Expo and a full three-day schedule, Aug. 25-27, at Mandalay Bay Convention Center. Attendees experienced non-stop vendor sourcing, product testing, education, networking and sharing of best business practices in the west coast version of the “city that never sleeps.”

Strong attendance was due in large part to new value-added event programs and cost-saving measures implemented for golf’s annual fall marketplace.