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Current Events
New Letter
To residents from course owner
A new letter is available addressed to all residents from the course owner. Please check it out!
Click HERE for PDF
Click HERE to read online
Video Response
To the above letter
Please take a moment to watch a video which responds to the letter and the situation
Click HERE watch videos
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Email Us
Please send us your thoughts and current updates.
Your information will be kept confidential unless you specifically request information to be posted on website and/or print material.
info@savethecourse.com
Petition
Updated Jan 7, 2008.
Please sign the petition online, and send the link to your neighbors and friends to help us grow in our fight to save the gold course, or at least keep it as open land. Click HERE to sign the online petition
Key points to be
aware of
- Another historic Las Vegas neighborhood will be wiped out, after just losing our neighbors at Desert Inn Estates. Our golf course community has been home to stars like Ginger Rogers, Diana Ross, Shirley MacLaine, Sammy Davis Jr., Mac Davis, and many others.
- We lose the already minuscule amount of natural, open area on the East side.
- Our views will be destroyed by a sub-division, which was never the intended purpose of the land historically, or by design. Many of our homes have oversized rear windows, intended for the view, not for neighbors to view us.
- Traffic congestion, water use, and garbage will increase significantly in an already crowded area.
- The value of our homes will drop significantly overnight and stay that way (in an already depressed housing market) over the next few YEARS while the land use is in “limbo” and any new buyers will be very wary of what will be built in their new backyard!
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History of the National Golf Course
Course History:
Steeped in a rich history and tradition, the Las Vegas National Golf Club is one of the oldest golf courses in Las Vegas, this Bert Stamps designed course opened for play in October 1961 as the Stardust Country Club. Over the years the course has had a few different names and owners; from 1961 - 1968 it was the Stardust Country Club, owned by the Stardust Hotel & Casino; in 1969, the Del Webb Corporation purchased the golf course and renamed it the Sahara-Nevada Country Club, which it remained until 1982, when it was acquired by the current owners, American Golf Corporation, who dropped “Nevada” from the name. In 1994, American Golf Corporation and the Las Vegas Hilton entered into a partnership and the course was renamed the Las Vegas Hilton Country Club. In 1998, the course was renamed a final time to the Las Vegas National Golf Club.
Arnold Palmer set the original course record of 63, in 1967, during the Tournament of Champions; Palmer was the events runner up. The record held for twenty-eight years, until Tom Kite broke it in 1991 when he shot a 62. David Graham also holds the current record at 62.
This timeless course has a long history of hosting PGA and LPGA events. The first professional event held here was the LPGA Championship from 1961 – 1966; event winners, their score and earnings include:
• 1961 - Mickey Wright, 287, $2,500
• 1962 - Judy Kimball, 282, $2,300
• 1963 - Mickey Wright, 294, $2,450
• 1964 - Mary Mills, 278, $2,450
• 1965 - Sandra Haynie, 279, $2,475
• 1966 - Gloria Ehret, 282, $2,475
In 1967 & 1968, the Stardust Country Club played host to the PGA Tournament of Champions, bestowing the course with the prestigious honor of being one of only four courses to host this esteemed event. Winners included:
• 1967 - Frank Beard, 278
• 1968 - Don January, 276
The Michelin Championship, a favorite PGA event among locals, also has roots at Las Vegas National; formerly, the event was the Las Vegas Invitational and originally the Sahara Invitational. The Sahara Invitational was held annually, at the then named Sahara Country Club, from 1969 – 1976, and after a short vacation, the event returned in 1993, to the then named Las Vegas Hilton Country Club, as the Las Vegas Invitational. The Las Vegas Invitational was held here for four years from 1993 to 1996. Winners of these events, their scores, and earnings include:
• 1969 - Jack Nicklaus, $20,000
• 1970 - Babe Hisky, 70-70-65-70=276, $20,000
• 1971 - Lee Trevino, 69-72-73-66=280, $27,000
• 1972 - Lanny Wadkins, 65-69-70-69=273, $27,00
• 1973 - John Mahaffey, 68-66-69-68=271, $27,000
• 1974 - Al Geiberger, 70-68-66-69=273, $27,000
• 1975 - Dave Hill, 68-66-67-69=270, $27,000
• 1976 - George Archer
• 1993 - Davis Love, III, 67-66-67-65-66=331, $252,000
• 1994 - Bruce Lietzke, 66-67-68-66-65=332, $270,000
• 1995 - Jim Furyk, 67-65-65-67-67=331, $270,000
• 1996 - Tiger Woods, 70-63-68-67-64=332, $297,000
* On this 6,815 yard, par 71 course, Tiger Woods, shot a 70
Claim to “Fame”:
Over the years Las Vegas National has played host to numerous celebrities and professional athletes, including members of the NFL, NBA, NASCAR, & PBR. A favorite hangout for Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack, a long-time local, remembers playing the piano in the lounge for his famous guests. With its floor to ceiling windows, it is easy to envision high rollers and movie stars admiring the view from a smoke-filled restaurant, with the soft lull of a piano filling the air.
In 1995, the movie Casino, starring Robert De Niro and Sharon Stone, was filmed at Las Vegas National. The Casino house, sits off to the left of the #1 tee box, between #18 and #1 fairways.
The Las Vegas National Golf Club is a true Las Vegas landmark. -source http://www.lasvegasnational.com/ |
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