Ryder Cup - Golf Digest Special
The Ryder Cup is here and even though Team USA will have the homefield advantage at Valhalla, they will have their hands full with a strong European Team. This years Team USA will feature six Ryder Cup Rookies, including La Quinta High School grad Anthony Kim, who played multiple courses in the Palm Springs area throughout his amateur career. The other rookies include Boo Weekly, Hunter Mahan, J.B. Holmes, Steve Stricker, and Ben Curtis as they will be met by a European team headlined by Padraig Harrington and Sergio Garcia. It will be a tough match for the U.S., as Team Europe has won 5 of the last 6 matches, the previous two in blowout victories.
This is one of the truly unique events in golf, as the focus shifts from individual achievements to team play and different match formats. During the Ryder Cup, all games are played under Match Play rules, where the result of each game is determined by the number of holes won. The first two days will feature Foursomes in the morning and Fourball in the afternoon. The final day’s play will be in Singles format. “Fourball” play is a where each member of the two-man teams plays their own ball, and four balls are in play per hole with each of the four players competing. The team whose player has the lowest score on that hole wins the hole. If players from each team tie for the best score, then the hole is halved. “Foursomes” play is a match where two golfers play together against two other golfers and each team plays one ball. The golfers play alternate shots (player A hits tee shot, player B hits second shot, etc) until the hole is played out. Team members alternate playing the tee shots, with one golfer hitting the tee shot on odd-numbered holes, and the other hitting the tee shot on the even-numbered holes. The team with the better score wins the hole. Should the two teams tie for best score, the hole is halved. “Singles” is a match in which one player competes against another player. A player wins the match when he is up by more holes than there are holes remaining to play.
As a our way of celebrating this years Ryder Cup, we want to reward you for being Captain of your Team. Book your next foursome at any of the courses we offer, and we’ll give you a FREE 1 Year Golf Digest Subscription! Enter Promo Code RCGD. That’s any of the courses we offer in San Diego, Palm Springs, Las Vegas, and Phoenix. Can’t make it to Valhalla? Try another Jack Nicklaus Design like the PGA West Nicklaus Course or Reflection Bay. Book your foursome today!
Special at La Costa Resort & Spa Golf Club - Aug. 29th - Aug. 31st
Reserve your tee times today at the famous La Costa Resort & Spa Golf Club in Carlsbad, CA and Showtime Golf will honor the weekday pricing for all tee times made for the following dates: Friday, August 29th, Saturday, August 30th, and Sunday, August 31st. We will also throw in a FREE GOLF CLUB certificate per player, which has a $100 value!
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One of San Diego’s most famous golf courses, La Costa Resort & Spa is a must for golf enthusiasts visiting San Diego. It’s been said that the best thing about playing this San Diego golf course is that you can measure your performance against the best players in the world. When you walk the fairways at La Costa Resort and Spa you are walking the same fairways that the legends of the game have walked for over 30 years. La Costa has been the host of the World Golf Championships - Accenture Match Play Championship for the past several years in San Diego.
To play La Costa is a dream come true. The two PGA Championship 18-hole golf courses (north and south) are both beautiful and traditional in design. These 2 golf courses challenge golfers’ shot-making ability, both off the tee and around the greens. Four sets of tees provide a golf course length for all players and abilities to enjoy. At La Costa Resort & Spa, your golf experience will be a memorable one! Use our free service to book online now! Please call us toll-free at (866) 661-2334 to book “same day” reservations at La Costa Resort & Spa.
Cancellation Policy: 48 hours.
Rio Secco Golf Club to host 2008 Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge
Officials from the Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge today announced a new two-year agreement with Harrah’s Entertainment to host the made-for-television event in 2008 and 2009. For 2008, Rio Secco Golf Club, located in Henderson, Nevada, will host the official pro-am on November 10 and the Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge professional competition on November 11.
The Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge is the only professional golf tournament that pits three players from the PGA, LPGA and Champions Tours against each other in competitive, head-to-head threesomes for Tour bragging rights. Each threesome consists of one player from each Tour competing in two separate, nine-hole stroke play matches. The one-of-a-kind contest is scheduled to air on ABC Television December 13 and 14, 2008.
“We are thrilled to announce our new partnership with Harrah’s,” said Denny Lynch, Wendy’s Senior VP, Communications. “Harrah’s and the Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge have the same commitment to providing the ultimate golf experience. I know our guests and the Tour professionals will enjoy playing Rio Secco and we look forward to working in partnership with their team to provide a world-class setting for our Event and to generate funding and awareness for the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.”
“We look forward to serving as host for the Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge,” said Eric Dutt, Vice President – Las Vegas Golf Operations at Harrah’s Entertainment. “The event will allow us to showcase Rio Secco Golf Club to a national audience. Equally important, we are pleased to align our company with the tremendous work being done by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.”
Home to the Butch Harmon School of Golf, Rio Secco Golf Club was designed by renowned architect Rees Jones. The golf course lies at the foothills of the Black Mountain Range, and features six holes through steep canyons, six holes on a plateau overlooking The Strip, and six holes in a broad desert plain.
About the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption is a nonprofit 501(c)3 public charity dedicated to dramatically increasing the adoptions of the more than 150,000 children in North America’s foster care systems waiting to be adopted. Created by Wendy’s® founder, Dave Thomas, who was adopted as a child, the Foundation leads programs such as Wendy’s Wonderful Kids, placing adoption recruiters throughout the U.S. and Canada to find permanent, loving families for children in the foster care system, and Adoption-Friendly Workplace, encouraging employers to offer adoption benefits to their employees. The Foundation also works with adoption advocates and officials to streamline the adoption process and make adoption more affordable for families. As the only foundation dedicated exclusively to foster care adoption, we are driven by Dave’s simple value: Do what’s best for the child. To learn more about the Foundation’s work, please visit www.DaveThomasFoundationforAdoption.org.
About Rio Secco Golf Club
Gracefully draped across 240 acres in the foothills of the Black Mountain Range and located 15 miles from the Las Vegas Strip, Rio Secco Golf Club is renowned for its world-class golf experience and acclaimed Butch Harmon School of Golf. The 7,318-yard, par 72 course was named in USA Today newspaper among the “Top Ten Golf Destinations in the World.” Offering instruction for newcomers and professionals alike, The Butch Harmon School of Golf is famed for working with such talents as Tiger Woods, Greg Norman, Ernie Els, Phil Mickelson, Stewart Cink and Natalie Gulbis. Located in Henderson, Nevada, Rio Secco is a Harrah’s Entertainment golf destination. More information about Rio Secco Golf Club .
GPS units available at Rio Secco Golf Club
Recently Rio Secco began using a hand held GPS unit, available for rent to all guests. This unit is incredible for precise distance markings on the course, with exact distances to the pin and other landmarks. It also serves as a scorecard and electronic caddie if the player inputs club yardages and what tee is being played. These units are simply unlike any other GPS unit out there, and only at Rio Secco Golf Club.
These units are available for rent at $10 per unit. Click to book you Rio Secco Golf Club Tee Time.
Please find the attached file that offers a little information on the units.
San Diego Junior Golf Summer Camps
Here is a list of some of the San Diego area Junior Golf Summer Camps
Carlton Oaks Junior Camp
Instructor: Jeff Wilson
Info: July 7-11, July 21-25, Aug. 25-29 are city of Santee recreation camps; Aug. 25-29 is camp operated by Carlton Oaks; cost for Carlton Oaks camp is $125.
Phone: (619) 448-8500
Eastlake Country Club
Instructor: O.J. Amaya
Info: Five-day camps for ages 6-12; June 23-27, July 7-11, Aug. 4-8; $199 per camp
Phone: (619) 846-9978
Future Champions Camp – Stadium Golf Center
Instructor: Chris Smeal
Info: One-, two-and three-day camps for beginners to advanced and collegiate; camps are every week of the summer and vary in price by program, $139 to $700.
Phone: (619) 339-2377
Mission Bay Golf Course
Instructor: Bill Westerlund
Info: June 23-27, July 7-11, July 21-25, Aug. 4-8, Aug. 18-22; 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.; ages 8-16; $100 per camp.
Phone: (858) 581-7880
Nike Junior Camp – Riverwalk
Instructor: Steve Kaese
Info: Five-day camps for ages 7-16, beginning June 16; full-day camp (9 a.m.-4 p.m.), $499; half-day camp (9 a.m.-noon), $249.
Phone: (619) 296-4653
Sail Ho Golf Course
Instructor: Tim Parun
Info: Two-day camps for ages 7-10 are June 26-27, July 31-Aug. 1; two-day camps for ages 11-17 are July 23-25, Aug. 13-15; $90 per camp for ages 7-10, $135 per camp ages 11-17.
Phone: (619) 222-4653, ext. 205
San Diego Golf Institute – Riverwalk
Info: Full-day camps for ages 12-17, including lunch; June 23-27, July 7-11, July 14-18, July 21-25, July 28-Aug. 1, Aug. 4-8, Aug. 11-15, Aug. 18-22, Aug. 25-29; 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.; $625 per camp.
Phone: (866) 904-7344
Sycuan Resort Golf and Tennis Camp
Info: Tennis in the morning, golf in the afternoon; June 16-20, June 23-27, June 30-July 4, July 7-11, July 21-25, July 28-Aug. 1, Aug. 4-8, Aug. 11-15; 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.; $250 per one-week camp, $56 for one full day; $31 for one day of golf.
Phone: (619) 444-2128
Torrey Pines Golf Course
Instructor: Michael Major
Info: Weeklong camp for ages 9-16, includes 9 holes daily and dinner; June 23-26, July 7-10, July 21-24, Aug. 4-8, Aug. 18-21; 12:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.; $750 per camp; two-day parent-child camps; July 12-13, Aug. 3-4, noon to 8 p.m.; $725 per camp per person.
Phone: (619) 322-8333