Las Vegas Feature Stories
Combining the skill of golf with the white-knuckle betting of Texas Hold 'Em poker, the World Series of Golf is returning to Las Vegas May 12-15 at the Paiute Golf Resort. Up to 125 amateurs - including some of the biggest names in poker - will compete for the top prize of $250,000. "For any golfer who's ever said 'I'd bet anything that I can make this shot,' now is his chance to prove it," said World Series of Golf President Terry Leiweke.
Las Vegas golf course owner Billy Walters is a savvy enough amateur to know what was coming last month after his team won the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am by 10 strokes. "Any time you win a golf tournament that uses handicaps, the 'sandbagger' label is going to get thrown at you," says Walters. It just comes with the territory. So I don't take any of it seriously."
What do you get by combining the NCAA basketball tournament, sports books, and golf packages that include tee times on great Las Vegas golf courses like Red Rock C.C., SilverStone Golf Club and Bali Hai? March Madness, Vegas style!
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Las Vegas golf: Act now to score tee times during Super Bowl weekend
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Golf where the PGA TOUR plays with TPC Las Vegas' Player Privilege Program
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Rio Secco Golf Club in Las Vegas takes caddies to the next level with its "T-Mates"
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ESPN looks to cash in on televised poker's appeal with inaugural High Stakes Golf Tour stop in Vegas
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Sin City's celebrity chef craze: A guide to Las Vegas' high-end restaurant options
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Las Vegas entertainment guide: The action never stops in Sin City
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Las Vegas hotels: Let them have golf money! Save without slumming in Sin City
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Want crazy? NBA All-Star Game creates the perfect storm of Las Vegas weekends
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Las Vegas brings back sexy: From Playboy to Hooters to shows that shock Grandma
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Carson City golf: Find priceless Nevada character on a budget
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Lake Las Vegas a women's golf paradise in shadow of Strip frenzy
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When going splash is a good thing: Whitewater rafting a natural for Lake Tahoe-Reno golf trip
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Las Vegas doesn't go as summer low as other desert golf, but bargains still there
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Mesquite stays true to its reasonable roots in trying to break from Vegas' golf shadow
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"Old-school" no dirty word in Vegas golf: Traditional tracks are great finds
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Take it from a Detroiter: You'd rather be in Las Vegas for the Super Bowl
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Saddled with a golf-addicted spouse? Vegas could be your vacation full house
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Sin City can equal group golf heaven
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Solid, showy golf no long shot in a Vegas weekend
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An 18-point golfer's guide: Las Vegas Off Course
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A Las Vegas golf vacation about the golf? The JW Marriott delivers it in Summerlin
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Old-time gambling and new-age Tom Fazio golf making nowhere somewhere in Primm
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With five courses, Mesquite, Nev. breaks out of Vegas' shadow
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Fingers still takes pioneer route
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'Original' Las Vegas Million Dollar Shootout cancelled
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Is the PGA Tour's Michelin Championship on its death bed?
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Las Vegas Million Dollar Shootout puts the money and the pressure on your swing
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From anonymous Michael Douglas to hidden casino, Hyatt Regency Lake Las Vegas a unique world
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Fazio unveiling high-profile Rainbow Canyon in Lake Las Vegas
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Super Bowl or March Madness, Vegas golf on a whim no long shot
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Tour players share space with hackers at TPC Canyons
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Las Vegas' untapped winter olf wonderland
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A-List Stars find Vegas a wonderland of golf excess
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Best playable courses in Las Vegas
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When it comes to green, Nicklaus knows his stuff
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Las Vegas after dark: strip away your inhibitions
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Finding risk-reward golf in Vegas
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Las Vegas chefs are on the ball
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TPC Canyons or Revere: Which is the right choice?
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Impersonator nails Sinatra on the screws
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Tuscany closes in order to regroup
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Napoleon McCallum now takes to the links while living in Vegas
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St. George entices retirees, travel golfers with scenery
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Best of Las Vegas 2003 filled with great courses
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Country Club Living: It's all about style in Las Vegas
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Marty Barrett remembers the Sox' last streak and talks Vegas golf
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Las Vegas Invitational turns magical 21
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Boulder Creek off to rocky financial start
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Beware the cost of getting to the course in Las Vegas
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Las Vegas' green fees drop as mercury rises
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Mix history with your golf in Carson City
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Golf, resorts, gambling making Reno a destination
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No time for a round? Try these executive, par-3 courses in Vegas
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North Tahoe: Golfing is as good as the views
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South Tahoe: A little golf, a lot of fun
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Top 10 scenic holes in Las Vegas
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How the West gets watered
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Ready for a challenge? Try Las Vegas' 10 toughest courses
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Westside (golf) story: Summerlin explodes with quality course options
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There's a course in Vegas for every fan during March Madness
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Low rolling: Local rates plummet at Las Vegas area courses
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Spring in Arizona filled with baseball and golf
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Practice makes perfect: Vegas' best practice facilities
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Standing pat will get you left behind in Las Vegas
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Safe and (economically) sound weekend golf trips out West
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It wasn't easy, but here's our Top 20 Vegas courses
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A Sampling of the Best Par-5's in Las Vegas
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Las Vegas Real Estate: All About the Lifestyle
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PGA Tour Event Pro-Am: Want to tee it up with a pro? Here's an experience primer
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Best of Las Vegas: Buyer beware in glitter gulch
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Las Vegas holds the cards in battle against Myrtle Beach golf scene
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South by Southwest in Nevada: The Fairways Less Traveled Offer Quality Golf, Plenty of Savings
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Weekend in Vegas: How to Spend Your 72 Hours
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Head Southwest, Young Man, When the West Gets White
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ABC's Push, Nevada Gets Dose of Reality in Pahrump
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Open Golf Tee Times Revolutionizes Tee Time Shopping
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A Caddy's Life: Clayton Miyata Walks with the Rich and Famous
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The Best of Vegas Getting Harder to Choose
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Butch Harmon's School of Golf instructs aspiring golfers from around the nation
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The "Divine Nine" Tour: A True "Day" of Golf
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The Elite Eight Golf Destinations: The Dream Itinerary
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Sports Express Provides Solution to the Traveling Golf Clubs
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Las Vegas' Best Par-4's Won't Play Second Fiddle
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Las Vegas' Best Par-4's Won't Play Second Fiddle
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Secret Golf Meccas: Value Lives in Laughlin
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Noonan is not just another face in the crowd
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Reno-Lake Tahoe: Spectacular, Diverse Golf
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Mesquite: Desert golf the way it should be
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Laughlin: 100 miles from Las Vegas, yet light-years away
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