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lunch and a tee prize from Adidas. That is a great value in my opinion.
In a lot of local tournaments I support, we pay $400 to $500 per person
for a golf tournament and a lunch, that’s it. You don’t get this elaborate
dinner and a welcome cocktail party the night before. It’s really a great
deal when you add everything up.

Q: What makes this event Q: hoW did the event come
about? What Was your
uniQue Within the Las vegas inspiration for starting it?
market?

a: Las Vegas is a tough town to start an event in, we have it all here. a: We started this concept 13 years ago in Bend, Oregon at Prong-
But I do feel like we have carved out a very unique space within the Las horn Resort—a five-star resort with a Jack Nicklaus Signature Course.
Vegas event landscape. We invite our locals to come out to the lake and We wanted to combine golf with the culinary arts and world-renowned
make a staycation within the Lake Las Vegas Classic. Living here, we all chefs. That event is now the largest golf and culinary event in the
do staycations on The Strip and know what that’s about. But we invite Northwest with nearly 2,000 people at the dinner and 60 golf teams in
you to enjoy the lake side of Vegas for a weekend. Book a room at the the tournament. We brought that concept to Vegas and found an ideal
Westin, enjoy a reception Thursday night around the event beach and partner in Lake Las Vegas, Reflection Bay Golf Club and The Westin
sit around the fire pits later that evening. Play in a loaded golf tourna- Lake Las Vegas. All of our events are non-profit 501c3 events, so every-
ment on Friday at a world-class course at Reflection Bay. Try paddle thing we raise after event expenses is donated to local charities. It’s one
boarding that afternoon and then book a table at Marssa for Friday way our company gives back and also helps drive tourism and interest
night. Saturday morning sit by the pool or beach before you enjoy an to our golf partners.
amazing culinary experience starting at 5 p.m. with 15 chefs, wineries,
spirits, beer, dancing, an auction and more. It’s really that good of a
weekend and so different from your normal Vegas staycation. Q: for its inauguraL year, hoW
do you feeL the event Went in
We’re the only event in Southern Nevada that truly combines a golf 2017?
tournament with a high-end culinary event. And regardless of whether
or not you play golf, you can attend just the Culinary Feast and have
a great time—and not worry about the golf side of things. But if you a: The first year went great as we had over 250 people at the VIP
want an amazing weekend that starts on Thursday night with a VIP launch party, 45 golf teams compete in the tournament and over
reception for our golfers and guests and runs deep into Saturday night 1,000 people at the Culinary Feast. It was really a great first year. One
with the best chefs in Las Vegas, then I think we have a unique event thing we battled a little was letting people know that this isn’t just a
worth attending. golf tournament. You can attend the Culinary Feast on Saturday night
without having to play golf. It’s really two separate events in one. So we
Lastly, you have to look at our value. For $2000 you can buy a foursome are really trying to let people know that the Saturday night dinner is
and get eight entries to the VIP party Thursday night and 10 tickets to open to anyone and individual dinner tickets are available. It is really a
the Culinary Feast Saturday night. The dinner tickets alone are worth special night.
$125 each and give you an all-inclusive dining experience Saturday
night where 15 chefs have gathered to serve you. You can enjoy all the Q: did it Work WeLL to have the
food and drink you want, plus dance the night away to the Spazmat-
ics. So you end up paying less than $200 per person to play in a golf event hosted at Lake Las vegas
tournament at Reflection Bay Golf Club where you enjoy a huge BBQ and refLection bay goLf cLub?

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