The guys at LasVegasGolf.com are offering several excellent golf packages to Sin City this winter. The “Vegas Double-Down Golf Package” runs from Nov. 19-Jan. 24 and offers two nights at the Monte Carlo Resort & Casino and two rounds of golf at the Concord and Lexington courses at Revere Golf Club at Anthem. The package costs $165-$215. “Hooters & Shooters” offers three nights at Hooters Resort & Casino (I love this place!) and three rounds of golf at Silverstone Golf Club, Desert Pines Golf Club and Black Mountain Country Club between Nov. 19 and Jan. 24. The price tag ...

The PGA Tour announced that dreamy pop sensation Justin Timberlake will host the Tour’s annual Las Vegas stop next year. The event, formally known as the Fry’s Electronics Open, will now be called the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open and will be included as part of the PGA Tour’s Fall Series through 2013. “I couldn’t be more excited,” said Timberlake. “We will make sure to make this event unique and memorable, and we will raise money for charity while participating in the greatest game every played.” The event will be held October 13-19 at the TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas, with ...

Looking for a bargain in Las Vegas golf? For the rest of the year, you can get twilight rates all day long on the Concord course at Revere Golf Club if you book through LasVegasGolf.com. Click here to book your tee times. The Concord offers an unbeatable combination of challenge and beauty that makes it a can’t-miss Las Vegas round of golf. It plays 7,034 yards, and the par-72 layout has Bermuda fairways and large greens. The Revere Golf Club, which Golf Digest gave a four and a half out five star rating, also includes the Troon Golf Signature Schools for some ...

The PGA Tour’s Frys.com Open kicks off today at the TPC Summerlin and TPC Canyons. Designed by Bobby Weed and Fuzzy Zoeller, TPC Summerlin has been honored as one of “America’s Best” golf courses by Golf Digest. This track measures 7,243 yards from the tips and boasts Bermuda grass fairways, tees and roughs. TPC Canyons is a par-71, 7,063-yard layout with rugged arroyos, barrancas and other natural desert features. Golf Digest named this Bobby Weed and Raymond Floyd design just north of Vegas one of the “Best Places to Play 2006/2007.” I’m heading out to the tournament first thing this ...

MONTREAL - Woody Austin’s little swim in the lateral water hazard on No. 14 Friday was the talk of the Presidents Cup. It did make for hilarious viewing, on a day when there was little to smile about if you were an American golf fan. But to me, it smacked a little too much like unneeded showmanship. Austin played it off as an example of his dedication. “There’s no one out here who wants to be here as badly as me,” he told the media later that afternoon. Fine. But. “They idea was to get it to the bank. if I could get it ...

Vegas Chuck considers beautification putting on a baseball cap and a pair of sunglasses. It takes a little more than that to keep a Las Vegas golf course in top shape though. This is the time of year when most Vegas courses go through overseeding. While the times are staggered, late August and early September are the most common dates - though some courses overseed as late as October. A golf course will be closed for a few weeks as it goes through the process. Which means when you come as a tourist in the fall, your fairway lies should be sweet ...

There are some fools out there who still don’t take Las Vegas golf seriously. While the PGA of America knows better. The PGA’s holding its Fall Expo in Las Vegas again at Mandalay Bay, Sept 11-12. While the annual merchandise show in Orlando remains the biggest event of the year, the Fall Expo in Vegas is getting more and more big time every year. It’s not just an excuse for golf pros to get together in Sin City anymore and tell their spouses they’re working - not that there’s anything wrong with that. One in three attendees are now PGA Professionals and ...

Vegas Chuck loves Las Vegas golf like no other. Still, sometimes I find myself missing tee times because I got a little carried away on the poker tables. Show up around 4 p.m. at Mandalay Bay, look up and realize it’s 4:40 a.m. … Happens to everybody, right? Luckily, the Walters Cup lets you combine the best of both worlds. This is a Pro Am/Poker Tournament held Nov. 4-8 in Vegas with a payout of $10,000 for the Pro Am and up to 20 large for the poker tournament. You compete in rounds at Stallion Mountain Country Club, Royal Links Golf ...