Like birthday parties? Well, The Mirage’s 20th is going to be off the hook. This year marks the 20th anniversary of The Mirage in Las Vegas, and to celebrate the hotel and casino has partnered with Walters Golf to offer special stay-and-play golf packages. Book at least three nights at The Mirage and get up to a 40 percent discount on rounds at Bali Hai Golf Club, Royal Links Golf Club and Desert Pines Golf Club. For golfers, it’ll be the bash of the year. Click here for more information.

Las Vegas resident Adam Scott will play in the Qatar Masters on the European Tour this week. He’s gunning for his third W in 3 appearances at the event. I just read that photographers snapped pics of Scott with Kate Hudson on a beach in Hawaii when he was there for the Sony Open. That answers the question of why he never calls me when he’s back off the road (ok, almost never). Also in the field at the Quatar Masters, btw will be Ernie Els, Sergio Garcia, Retief Goosen, Paul Casey and Henrik Stenson.

Congrats to Las Vegas’ Adam Scott who tore it up in the final round at the Sony Open in Honolulu yesterday. His six-under-par 64 was good enough for a tie for second (with David Toms). Here’s what Adam had to say after the round.

One of my favorite Las Vegas golf courses, Desert Pines Golf Club, has just gotten an award! Greenskeeper.org, a popular west coast golf social network with more than 35,000 members, has awarded Desert Pines as having the BEST Value ‘Worth The Green Fee’ in ALL of Southern Nevada for 2008. The company gave Desert Pines the honor after analyzing the last 12 months of online survey ratings submitted by users and staff of Greenskeeper.org. Guys, On your next Las Vegas golf vacation don’t even think about missing Desert Pines Golf Club! You can book a round by calling (866) 456-9912.

A shoutout by Ed Henkes, national account manager for FCI-Burndy, to the VIP Golf Academy just got some play at TedMag.com. Henkes on the VIP Golf Academy experience: “Our sales guys said [we] couldn’t have done anything better to improve relations. This really brought them together.” (BTW, as I wrote here, you can read BusinessWeek’s article about the VIP Golf Academy experience at: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_45/b4107080286571.htm)

Check this out! Thanks to this special offer, you can play all three of the Top 50 public golf courses in America - Bali Hai, Royal Links, and Desert Pines - for just $125 each! In the 2009 Golf World Readers’ Choice Awards, these 3 classic Las Vegas golf courses each finished in the top 50, with Bali Hai coming in at no. 6, Royal Links Golf Club finishing 13th, and Desert Pines Golf Club ranked 50th (Click here to see the complete list). (BTW, here’s another deal on Vegas golf. You can book tee times at Bali Hai, Royal Links G.C. ...

Guys, have you been thinking about playing the fabulous Revere Golf Club? Now would be a great time. No matter how much money you have, nobody likes to spend more than you have to, which why I’m always looking for deals. Buy two pairs of shoes and get one pair free - I’m all over that. So why should golf be any different? At the Revere Golf Club, which features some of the most spectacular holes and views of any golf course in Las Vegas, you can save a little money simply by booking your rounds online. Right now, if you reserve your ...

A recent article in BusinessWeek titled “Golf School as a Tool,” suggests that instead of taking employees and clients out for a golf retreat, a golf school might be a better option. Why? Because, unlike playing golf, which can sometimes lead to frustration and tension, golf schools promote a sense of bonding and accomplishment. Plus, golf schools these days, like businesses, are becoming more flexible in dealing with a tough economy. In one example, the story illustrates how a national account manager, Ed Henkes, used a corporate outing at the VIP Golf School in Las Vegas to mend a damaged ...

Times might be tough on Wall Street, but $99,000 for a home in Las Vegas!? That’s insanity. But it’s possible at the latest online auction of homes in Las Vegas, perfect for golfers, because they’re located in the heart of one of the premier golf destinations in the nation. Minimum bids start at that $99,000 mark, which gives buyers the opportunity to invest in Sin City real estate for below the suggested market values. Click here for more info.

A recent Golf.com feature story says what many Las Vegas golfers have known all along: Walters Golf’s three courses offer some of the top golf experiences in Sin City. Joe Passov, Golf.com’s architecture and course rankings editor, praises Vegas icon Billy Walters’ contributions to the Las Vegas golf scene. He starts by highlighting Walters’ Desert Pines Golf Club, which offers a taste of the Carolina Sandhills not far from downtown Vegas. “It was here that Walters unveiled his formula: Create a hook that gets people talking,” writes Passov, who authored “The Unofficial Guide to Golf Vacations in the Eastern U.S.” Passov goes ...

Las Vegans, we’ve got it pretty damn good – it’s time to give something back. Do your part by participating in the upcoming Imperial Palace and Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall & Saloon’s Veteran’s Day Charity Golf Tournament to benefit USA Cares, organized by Harrah’s Entertainment’s H.E.R.O. committee. USA Cares (www.usacares.org) is a global non-profit organization that provides financial assistance to military families through community initiatives, corporate and individual contributions and grants. The event is being held on Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11, at Cascata Golf Course. To register, or for more information, contact billsimperialhero@harrahs.com or call Brad Overfield at (702) 835-5713.

The Cleveland Golf Pro-Am is only 2 short months away. This exciting event is being held Nov. 2-5 and is open to the public and all amateur players are encouraged to participate. It is a fun-filled three days of exciting golf and Vegas-style nightlife that you can’t pass up! This 54-hole competition will be played on three of the best golf courses in Las Vegas: The Falls at Lake Las Vegas, Revere at Anthem and the private Canyon Gate Country Club. This event is complete with opening ceremonies, luxury hotel accommodations, an awards ceremony and a $20,000 purse to be paid to ...

For you vets and active-duty members of the U.S. military, I just wanted to mention a couple great deals on golf in Las Vegas this Labor Day. Two of the top golf courses in Las Vegas will be honoring members of the military by giving them discount green fees Sept. 1. At Royal Links Golf Club, golfers who present a military ID at check-in (and mention LasVegasGolf.com’s special offer) will get $50 off their green fee. A similar deal stands at TPC Las Vegas, where golfers will save $25. For more info or to book Las Vegas tee times, call 866-456-9912.

I just read over at TravelGolf.com where Brandon Tucker was raving about the conditions of the greens at some of the top golf courses in Las Vegas these days, despite the summer heat. He is absolutely right in saying conditions are awesome now at Bear’s Best Las Vegas, Rio Secco and others. But for reasons probably only my friend Jade can name, BTuck didn’t even like mention the most killer greens going right now - those at Desert Pines Golf Club. I played an early round last week and trust me, they’re in amazing shape, some of the best greens ...

I just got the nicest e-mail from Tim Sam at GolfTEC. They’re the folks sponsoring the new LasVegasGolf.com instruction section (which you definitely need to check out). Anyway, he writes: I want to introduce myself and GolfTEC’s services. GolfTEC is the Nation’s number one golf lesson and the leader in state-of-the-art golf instruction technology (approximately 15% of all professionally taught lessons nationwide are taught by GolfTEC). Additionally, GolfTEC Las Vegas offers two unique business event products for corporations to consider when in Las Vegas. Below is an overview of GolfTEC’s event offerings in Las Vegas: * The first opportunity is corporate event ...