Las Vegas Golf News

New: Toyota Prius Giveaway and PGA Golf Club Coyote Springs joins the program for 2010

LAS VEGAS, Nevada – The 2010 OB Sports Golf Card goes on sale August 1, 2009; and what is arguably one of the regions most popular golf frequency program includes some new benefits for 2010. new for the 2010 season, With the purchase of the OB Sports Golf Card, cardholders and their accompanied guests (three per day) save substantially on green fees at four popular local golf facilities – Aliante Golf Club, Angel Park Golf Club and the The Legacy Golf Club. New in 2010 cardholders may now play PGA Golf Club Coyote Springs at preferred rates. Clark County residents may purchase the OB Sports Golf Card during August’s early bird sale for only! $99 and after August 31 for $149.  Residents outside of Clark County may purchase the card for $249.  Golfers who purchase during the August early birds sale will reap its benefits for a total of 17 months from August 2009 through December 31, 2010.

Dick’s Sporting Goods & Golf Galaxy Interviewing Professionals on Site

A golf industry career fair will be staged for the first time at the 2009 PGA Fall Expo, September 1 and 2, in Las Vegas, Nevada, and produced in partnership by PGA Golf Exhibitions, The PGA of America and leading golf industry employers.

DICK’S Sporting Goods and Golf Galaxy are announcing recruitment efforts and company informational sessions throughout the two-day industry gathering.

The initial career fair at this year’s PGA Fall Expo will include PGA Professional employment workshops, recruitment services by leading industry employers, on-site interviewing for a variety of industry positions, PGA Employment Services, industry job boards and a resume posting service.

Whether it’s a flashy diamond-studded belt buckle, a bright orange camouflage hat or a pair of loud pants, today’s image-conscious golfers have fallen in love with products that allow them to express both their personality and individuality on the golf course.

If you’re looking to add a new colorful component to your golf bag, look no further than Shaft Skinz - decorative wafer-thin plastic sleeves for your shafts that have the added benefit of protecting the surface from the day-to-day knocks and scrapes that they take. 

Mike Malaska, worldwide director of instruction for Nicklaus Academies, has been ranked by his peers as the 24th Best Instructor in the United States. The complete rankings are featured in the August 2009 issue of Golf Digest.
 
Malaska is a regular contributor for Golfer's Guide Arizona and Golfer's Guide Las Vegas.  He is one of TaylorMade-adidas’ lead staff instructors, contributes to The Golf Channel, writes for Golf Magazine and other International golf publications. 

On June 29, 2009, at 1 p.m., the brand new home of the Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame will be unveiled during a special ceremony featuring members of the Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame, committee members, dignitaries, area golf professionals, tour players and amateurs.

The new home is located within the clubhouse of the historic Las Vegas National Golf Club, a Las Vegas golf course that has hosted events on both the PGA Tour and LPGA Tour. The new home features a museum-quality exhibit designed by Las Vegas' Cypress Architecture with input from current Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame committee members and other golf community leaders.

A $10,000 first-place prize, among the largest offered by any PGA Section event, is the main drawing card of a new golf tournament exclusively for PGA Professionals at the 2009 PGA Fall Expo.

The new tournament will be staged simultaneously with the PGA Fall Expo Amateur Shootout (formerly the PGA Fall Expo Golf Outing and Product Testing event) on August 31 at the award-winning Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort.

Rio Secco Golf Club recently hosted the 2009 Club Glove WAC Golf Championships, where New Mexico State successfully defended its men's title. San Jose State won the women's tournament, which was played at Wolf Run Golf Club in Reno.

The Aggies carded a three-round total of 870 to win by one stroke over Fresno State and claim their third WAC title in four year years. New Mexico State senior Travis Reid also won the individual title after shooting a three-under-par 69 in the final round to finish with a seven-under total of 209.

Hot Stix will open its latest Tour fitting location at Las Vegas' Silverstone Golf Club.

Whether you're organizing a day of golf with friends or the company golf outing, planning a weekly meeting or the wedding of your dreams, Silverstone provides you with the most memorable experience Las Vegas can offer.

Angel Park Golf Club has been voted as the best golf course in Las Vegas by readers of the Las Vegas Review-Journal for the 12th consecutive year.

Taking top honors for the 12th year in a row and 14 of the past 15 years, Angel Park maintained its popularity with the readers of Las Vegas' largest daily newspaper.

The signature instruction program, from the No. 1 golfer of all-time — Jack Nicklaus, will open in May at the DragonRidge Country Club in Henderson, Nevada. This state-of-the-art instruction facility is the first of its kind in the Silver State and is one of just twenty five Nicklaus Academies worldwide.

The Nicklaus Academy at DragonRidge will feature the proven Jack Nicklaus Curriculum and the latest in golf instruction technologies that have been integrated to enhance the learning process while shortening the needed time. The Jack Nicklaus Coaching Studio facility will include: