Golf enthusiasts can now enjoy the professional experience of the resort's new forecaddie program at The Falls and Reflection Bay golf courses. Launched in February 2006, forecaddies will be inclusive for daily fee guests at The Falls Golf Club and optional for a nominal fee at Reflection Bay Golf Club. The forecaddie is also included for both courses through the resort's golf packages.

Ranked among Golf Magazine's 2004 'Silver Medal Resorts', Lake Las Vegas Resort has developed a golf mecca reputation. Resort residents and guests can further their game at The Golf Institute at Lake Las Vegas which offers a variety of game improvement golf school options, as well as private instruction. Additionally, the resort is proud to be the home of the Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge golf tournament benefiting The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. Through the past 12 years, the tournament has raised more than $14 million for the national charity.

SouthShore Golf Club

SouthShore Golf Club, the first private Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course in Nevada, provides Lake Las Vegas Resort's SouthShore members a one-of-a-kind golf experience. Rising from the shoreline of Lake Las Vegas to the desert hills, the 6,917-yard course draws upon the area's unique topography with a design that carves out a dramatic layout with elevations ranging from 1,410 feet to 1,750 feet. The par-71 course has generous fairways, up to five tee settings per hole and offers strategic bunkering and forced carries over canyons and water, creating a unique experience for golfers with varying degrees of expertise.

SouthShore Golf Club was named by Golf Digest as one of the country's 'Top Ten New Private Courses' in 1996 and was also named as one of 'America's Best Modern Courses' by Golf & Travel 1996-2001 and Golf Week 2003 in addition to Golf & Travel's 1997 'America's Best Top 40 Real Estate Courses' list.

Reflection Bay Golf Club

Reflection Bay Golf Club is the first public resort golf course in Nevada personally designed by Jack Nicklaus. The 7,261-yard, par-72 course makes its way through the desert while providing breathtaking views of Lake Las Vegas. Sculpted from the terrain's natural contours with strategic bunkering and pristine greens, the Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Club features three waterfalls and plays around arroyos and water.

Five holes are located along one-and-a-half miles of Lake Las Vegas' majestic shoreline. Reflection Bay was named to Golf Week?s 2004 'America's Best: State-by-State Public Access Courses' honors and Golf Digest?s 2004 and 2003 'America?s 100 Greatest Public Courses' and 'Best Courses in State' lists, as well as Golf for Women?s 2003 '50 Best Courses for Women' list and Golf Digest's 2002 'Best Places to Play' list.

Reflection Bay Golf Club's list of high accolades also touts many more prestigious awards including being listed among the 'Top 75 Golf Resorts in America' for 2002 in Golf Digest and Travel & Leisure Golf?s 2001 list of 'Top 10 Desert Golf Courses.'

The Falls Golf Club

The newest course at Lake Las Vegas Resort is The Falls Golf Club. The Tom Weiskopf Design resort course is a 7,250-yard, par-72 course that challenges golfers with terrain varying from the mountainous landscape surrounding Lake Las Vegas Resort to the desert floor, creating elevation changes ranging from subtle on the front nine to dramatic on the back nine.

Resort guests are astounded by the course's breathtaking scenery including spectacular views of Lake Las Vegas, the surrounding mountains and the Las Vegas Strip in a unique, dramatic and natural setting. The Falls Golf Club was ranked number one on Elite Traveler's 'Top 10 New Golf Courses' 2004 list and included among Golf Week's 2004 'America's Best: State-by-State Public Access Courses' honors.

Additionally, Golf Digest recognized the course in their 2004 top 10 'Best New Upscale Public Courses in America' list and Golf Magazine recognized it as 'One of the Top 10 New Courses You Can Play' in 2003.

Lake Las Vegas Resort

Lake Las Vegas Resort is a premier residential and resort destination situated on a privately owned, 320-acre lake located 17 miles from the Las Vegas Strip. Within the 3,592-acre master planned resort are exquisite residential offerings including custom home sites, waterfront and golf villas, resort condominiums and luxury executive homes.

The Mediterranean-inspired destination also features world-class resorts including the AAA Five Diamond-rated The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas, the Loews Lake Las Vegas Resort, and MonteLago Village Resort; a collection of three challenging golf courses and a fourth course designed by Tom Fazio opening in 2008; pampering spas, elegant casino, full-service marinas with watercraft rentals and yacht cruises; and MonteLago Village, an enchanting enclave at the center of Lake Las Vegas Resort, offering water's edge restaurants and cafes, quaint boutiques and the 40,000-square-foot Casino MonteLago.

For more information, call (877) LLV-LAKE (558-5253) or visit www.lakelasvegas.com

Lake Las Vegas Resort Offers Summer Golf Packages

Lake Las Vegas Resort is offering new summer golf packages. The packages include unlimited golf at the award-winning Reflection Bay and The Falls Golf Club, overnight accommodations, forecaddie on first round, yardage guide, bottled water and unlimited range balls on day of play. Packages range from $149 - $209 per person, per night.

OTHER NEWS FROM LAS VEGAS

The Springs Preserve Opens to the Public

Las Vegas' newest cultural and historic attraction, the Springs Preserve, opens this month on a 180-acre historic site commonly known as 'the birthplace of Las Vegas'. The Preserve features historic museums, galleries, outdoor concerts and events, educational and play areas for children, the future Nevada State Museum, an interpretive trail system, a botanical garden and more. The Springs Preserve is located at 333 S. Valley View Blvd. and is open daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. during the summer and from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. during winter.

JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa Offers New Wedding Packages

The JW Marriott Las Vegas's Wedding Specialists have developed wedding packages that can make any wedding a dream come true. The Signature Packages provide an all-inclusive bundle including ceremony, reception, food & beverage, cake and all other accoutrements ranging from $85 to $240 per guest. The Aquae Sulis Salon and Spa has also designed signature spa packages including couples massages with champagne and chocolate-covered strawberries, The Bridal Ritual and a Bridal Party Salon treatment for a bridal party of five. The resort offers six diverse wedding locations with capacities ranging from 50 to 400 guests.

2007 MTV Video Music Awards Sets up Next Act in Las Vegas

MTV recently announced that it will bring the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards to The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. Demolishing the constraints of a traditional four-wall venue, performances will be staged throughout The Palms Casino Resort, from the intimate hotel suites to the scenic rooftop. Nothing will be off-limits as, for the first time ever, MTV will program an entire VMA weekend featuring not-to-be-missed events, appearances and sizzling musical performances. MTV?s 24th Annual Video Music Awards will air live Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007 at 9 p.m. (live ET/tape-delayed PT). Hosts, performers, nominees and presenters will be announced at a later date.

Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas Unveils New Spa Treatment Menu

The Ritz-Carlton Spa at The Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas is unveiling a new spa treatment menu. The treatments will be available beginning June 11. The spa will introduce 13 new treatments including specialty men's treatments such as the Gentlemen?s Fitness Facial, Gentlemen?s Hand or Foot Grooming or the Chairman of the Board spa package. Other treatments include muscle-repair specialties, treatments with ingredients indigenous to Southern Nevada and a variety of complete-care packages.

Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens Celebrates Route 66

This summer Bellagio's Conservatory & Botanical Gardens provides nostalgic stops along the historical Route 66, the 2,400-mile highway that connected Chicago to Los Angeles. From a sumptuous roadside market replete with fresh fruits, vegetables and flowers to a quiet town park filled with roses and a three-tiered fountain, the Conservatory comes alive with images of classic American summers. The centerpiece is a 42-foot Ferris wheel and a 1962 fawn beige Corvette. Visitors are invited to enjoy the summer display through Sept.8.

'Defending the Caveman' Debuts at Golden Nugget Las Vegas

Broadway?s longest running solo show, 'Defending the Caveman', has opened at the newly renovated Showroom at the Golden Nugget. This hilariously insightful show explores the ongoing misunderstandings between men and women. Comedian Kevin Burke will star in the critically acclaimed show. Show times are Wednesday through Monday at 8 p.m. with additional matinee shows on Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m. Tickets are priced at $54.95 and $45.95.

Mandalay Bay Redefines Casual Elegance with Stylish New Rooms

Mandalay Bay recently completed a $150 million redesign of its rooms featuring luxurious amenities, high-tech comforts and plush, vibrant decors. The five accommodation choices, ranging from 550 to 1,500 square feet, offer pillow-top mattresses, down comforters, fully stocked mini bars, flat-screen plasma televisions, wireless high-speed internet access and iHome clock radios for iPods.

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