Category: General

Las Vegas plus the Super Bowl plus golf at Desert Pines, equals a great weekend!

January 6th, 2010
The Super Bowl is fast approaching. If you can't get to Miami for the game, no big deal. You know the real action is in Vegas, guys. Of course you know your nights will be spent, drink in hand, around the tables or in a sports book laying it down on your… more »

Royal Links' and Bali Hai's sexy Par Mates caddies make an appearance on Inside Edition

December 14th, 2009
Guys: Check out this classic video clip from 'Inside Edition' on how the Tiger Woods scandal is focusing new attention on "the secret world of golf" - it mentions my girlfriends in Walters Golf's very cool Par Mates program at Royal Links Golf Club and B… more »

Wildhorse Golf Club hosting free junior clinic as part of Danny Gans' Partee Fore Kids

October 29th, 2009
This just hit my in-box, guys. In conjunction with Danny Gans' Partee Fore Kids, a celebrity pro-am memorial event, Wildhorse Golf Club is hosting a free junior golf clinic this weekend. The clinic takes place this Saturday, Oct. 31 from 2-4 p.m. on W… more »

You don't have to be an Ultimate Fighter to get a golf date with Natasha at Royal Links or Bali Hai

September 1st, 2009
Okay, guys, as if there wasn't enough incentive to hire a gorgeous ParMate caddie when playing Royal Links Golf Club or Bali Hai Golf Club, here's another one: Natasha Wicks, who besides being a ParMate is also the latest "Octagon Girl" to grace the… more »

Package deal: Stay at the Venetian, play 3 of Las Vegas' best golf courses from $299

August 6th, 2009
I just got wind of this sweet package deal on tee times at some of the top golf courses in Las Vegas from one of the sweethearts at Walters Golf. You need to check this out, golfers. The e-mail I got reads: Here is your chance to play three of the top… more »

Baseball's Greg Maddux calls the World Series of Golf "like nothing I've ever played before"

July 17th, 2009
Greg Maddux, a familiar name in baseball, recently showed off his skills at another sport he loves, golf. Maddux, a sure-fire bet to make the Hall of Fame, participated in the World Series of Golf held May 11th-14th at the Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort… more »

Catch Ray Romano and poker's Daniel Negreanu in the 2009 World Series of Golf on WGN

July 16th, 2009
Actor and comedian Ray Romano, well known for "Everybody Loves Raymond" and the "Ice Age" movies, was one of many players who returned to the Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort for another shot at winning the World Series of Golf, held May 11th-14th. The to… more »

Watch the World Series of Golf on TV (WGN America) beginning Saturday, July 11

July 9th, 2009
This Saturday, WGN America will begin airing coverage of the 2009 World Series of Golf. The show begins Saturday, July 11 at 1 p.m. EST. The 3-day event was held in May at the Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort. Competitors - and those of us who walked the… more »

Hit Royal Links to get a taste of Turnberry and the British Open

July 8th, 2009
So the British Open comes to Turnberry in two weeks. To those of you traveling to the cradle of golf for the tournament, I hate you! :-) To those of you who, like me, will be watching from your living room, there's still hope for experiencing the majesty… more »

Stay (at the Mirage) and play (at Bali Hai, Desert Pines, Royal Links)!

April 29th, 2009
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 package… more »

Adam Scott in the Qatar Masters (and: now I know why he never calls)

January 21st, 2009
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 h… more »

Las Vegas resident Adam Scott finishes T2 at the Sony Open

January 19th, 2009
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. more »

Desert Pines Golf Club wins "Best Value" award

January 6th, 2009
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 F… more »

VIP Golf Academy experience touted at TedMag.com

December 10th, 2008
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. T… more »

A great deal on Las Vegas golf! Play Bali Hai, Royal Links, Desert Pines for $125 each

November 21st, 2008
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… more »