The week in Las Vegas Golf Courses … Now: May 22, 2008
Las Vegas, NV- News at www.GolfLasVegasNow.com this week includes how Natalie Gulbis’ best friend on the LPGA Tour is retiring; how you can play the Nicklaus and Weiskopf courses at Lake Las Vegas Resort for great rates; and how a champ was crowned at the FullTitlPoker.net World Series of Golf. www.GolfLasVegasNow.com is your Link to Las Vegas Golf and offers complete Las Vegas golf information and online bookings. Visit the website now for the complete stories listed below.
Natalie Gulbis’ Best Friend Annika Says Goodbye
What will Natalie Gulbis do now that her BFF (best friend forever for you non-texters out there) Annika Sorenstam has announced her retirement? Natalie, who makes her home on a fairway of the Reflection Bay Golf Club in Lake Las Vegas Resort, says she is both sad and excited for Annika Sorenstam, but will no doubt miss seeing her on the fairways. “Annika is my closest friend on tour, so I’m obviously very excited and sad for her decision,” said Gulbis before the Sybase Classic last week in Clifton, N.J., where she played with Annika during the first two rounds. “Sad because she’s arguably the best player to play our sport, so even the thought of her not being out here is tough.”
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Champ Crowned in FullTiltPoker.net World Series of Golf
You gotta love Vegas. Nearly everyone who comes to the city thinks they can cash in, but it’s only on rare occasions when someone actually does beat the odds. That was the case at the Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort when Michigan car salesman Andrew “AJ” Johnson beat out veteran poker pros Allen Cunningham, Erick Lindgren and Dee Tiller, and Las Vegas’ own Bill Spencer, to win the $250,000 first prize of the FullTiltPoker.net World Series of Golf. The event, played over the Las Vegas golf courses at the Pete Dye Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort (open for public play, by the way), combines golf and poker in a unique format. Other notables competing included Phil Ivey, Ray Romano, Chris “Jesus” Ferguson, Phil Gordon, Daniel Negreanu, Rhett Butler, Emily Teller and Dusty Allen, among others.
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Lake Las Vegas: Nicklaus, Weiskopf Summer Deals
Lake Las Vegas Resort is the home of two 18-hole resort Las Vegas golf courses, and this summer you can save nearly 50% off regular green fees. Beginning June 1, visiting Vegas golfers can experience either of these two gems–Jack Nicklaus’ Reflection Bay Golf Club (pictured) or Tom Weiskopf’s The Falls Golf Club–for under $100 at twilight time, or for only $165 at peak-time. The just-released Lake Las Vegas golf rates structure that runs from June 1-August 31 for the courses is: $150, Mon-Thurs, before noon; $165 Fri-Sun, before noon; $110, twilight, Mon-Thurs between noon and 2:30; $120 twilight, noon-2:30, Fri-Sun; $85 twilight after 2:30, Mon-Thurs; and $95 twilight after 2:30, Fri-Sun. The sun sets in Las Vegas in the summer months at around 8:30. Golfllv.com
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Royal Links Golf Club – waltersgolf.com
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