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Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame
Southern Nevada Loves Golf
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here is NO doubt that people who live in Southern Nevada (including Mesquite and Laughlin) LOVE GOLF. There are golf courses, tournaments, shops, magazines and schools, so why not a museum devoted to golf?
On June 29, 2009 the Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame unveiled a museum-quality exhibit featuring classic photos and memorabilia from such Las Vegas golf champions as Jim Colbert, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Annika Sorenstam and many others during a special ceremony at its new home, the clubhouse at Las Vegas National Golf Club.
A new exhibit commemorating the Las Vegas Founders Club’s many contributions to golf in Las Vegas has been added. The exhibit features the actual trophy used for 25 years for the PGA Tour’s Las Vegas Invitational plus other memorabilia from LPGA Tour, PGA Tour and Champions Tour events played in Las Vegas and organized by the Las Vegas Founders Club.
The historic Las Vegas National Golf Club, a Las Vegas golf course that has hosted events on both the PGA Tour and LPGA Tour, is home to the exhibit, which features a museum-quality display designed by Las Vegas’ Cypress Architecture with input from current Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame committee members and other golf community leaders. The exhibit is the first all-encompassing tribute to the long history and tradition of Las Vegas golf ever created and is open, free of charge, to the public during Las Vegas National Golf Club’s regular hours of operation.
The exhibit area features an extensive Las Vegas golf timeline that brings to life such important golf dates and events as the PGA Tour’s inaugural Tournament of Champions that was played at Las Vegas’ Desert Inn Golf Club in 1953; the 1983 Panasonic Las Vegas Pro-Celebrity Classic, the PGA Tour’s first-ever tournament with a million-dollar prize purse; professional victories at Las Vegas golf events by Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Tiger Woods, Mickey Wright, Annika Sorenstam, Greg Norman and Karrie Webb; and the 1998 UNLV NCAA Men’s Golf Championship.
Other highlights include an area with photos and bios of Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame members including PGA Tour players Tommy Armour III, Chris Riley and Robert Gamez, former Champions Tour Player of the Year Jim Colbert, World Number One Golf Instructor Butch Harmon, standout amateur player and current Southern Nevada Golf Association President Brady Exber and community leader and amateur player Helen Cannon. Also, the Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame Wall of Champions features photos and information from the more than 80 PGA Tour, LPGA Tour and Champions Tour events that have been played in the Las Vegas area. A special tribute to local amateur champions, junior golf and area professionals are also included. Plus, Tiger Woods’ first PGA Tour victory at the 1996 Las Vegas Golf Invitational is commemorated. Vintage Las Vegas Golf memorabilia is also placed throughout the new exhibit.
“It is a thrill for the committee to now have the new home exhibit that lives up to the excellence of the Las Vegas golfers who are members of this prestigious hall of fame, and to honor the tremendous history of golf in the Las Vegas area,” says Brian Hurlburt, President of the Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame committee. “Las Vegas National Golf Club is a great choice as the home of the Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame exhibit because of the deep history of the course, combined with the convenient location that is minutes from the Las Vegas Strip and in the heart of the Las Vegas.”
The Class of 2010 will be inducted during a ceremony that coincides with the PGA Tour’s Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, Oct. 19, at the Pearl Theatre at the Palms Hotel.
LAS VEGAS GOLF HALL OF FAME
1911 E. Desert Inn Rd.
Las Vegas, NV 89169
734-1796
www.LasVegasGolfHOF.com.
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Debbie Hall is a writer and broadcaster that covers food, entertainment and real estate in Nevada. Check out her blog at www.diningwithdebbie.com.
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