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AROUND TOWN

Westgate Celebrity Resorts Classic brings A-List Tour to Vegas

synonymous with sports and entertainment, and the Las
Vegas Country Club is the perfect venue, located 75 yards
from the Westgate Resort.

“We have taken bits and pieces from the best celebrity
and professional tournaments and will combine that with
Vegas-style, headline entertainment and hospitality, and a
high-quality, competitive golf tournament.”

Scheduled to play are Marcus Allen – NFL, Josh Beckett
The inaugural Westgate Resorts Celebrity Classic is sched- – MLB, Jerome Bettis – NFL, Reggie Bush – NFL, Roger
uled at the historic Las Vegas Country Club, April 23-26, Clemens – MLB, HaHa Clinton-Dix – NFL, Johnny Damon
featuring top celebrity golfers. The event will be simi- – MLB, Dermontti Dawson – NFL, Tyler Eifert – NFL,
lar to the American Century Celebrity Championship at Mardy Fish – TENNIS, Ken Griffey Jr – MLB, Charlie
Edgewood in Lake Tahoe each summer. Joiner – NFL, Ed "Too Tall" Jones – NFL, Katie Kearney
– MODEL/ACTRESS, Jim McMahon – NFL, Mark Mulder
“We will set a strong platform in year one and add to the – MLB, Alfonso Ribeiro – ACTOR, Rob Riggle – ACTOR/
already robust Westgate Las Vegas entertainment tradition COMEDIAN, and Aaron Rodgers – NFL, among others.
and continue to build the tournament over the years,” said
Ingrande, the former Diamond Resorts tournament execu- www.westgateresorts.com/golf-tournament
tive director running the Las Vegas event. “Las Vegas is

Mesquite will be determined by comparing the three-day cumulative score and
Amateur the top four participants from each flight will compete in the 18-hole
Register Now! championship round at the CasaBlanca Golf Club on May 29.

During the last week “The Mesquite Amateur is always a fun event that offers amateur
of May, Mesquite golfers a competitive setting to play in, while providing them the
Gaming, owner of the Casablanca Resort and Virgin River Hotel, opportunity to reconnect with other players and enjoy non-golf-
will host the 18th annual Mesquite Amateur, the second largest ing events like Cigars Under the Stars,” says Christian Adderson,
handicapped amateur tournament in the nation. From May 25 tournament director for Mesquite Gaming. “Last year we saw
through May 29, the 54-hole, net stroke play tournament allows more than 640 golfers from around the nation participate in the
competitors to play three rounds of tournament golf on some of tournament, and we’re excited to see the field grow this year.”
Mesquite’s scenic and award-winning courses. Located along the
northern edge of the Mojave Desert and near the southern edges Golf courses featured in this year’s tournament include
of the Great Basin, all six courses provide distinct, challenging CasaBlanca Golf Club, The Palms Golf Club, Falcon Ridge Golf
styles of desert, arroyo, vista, and canyon play. Club, The Canyons at Oasis Golf Club, Conestoga Golf Club, and
Coral Canyon Golf Club.
This year’s field will consist of five divisions with participants
competing against players with a similar handicap, calculated Registration is now open at mesquiteamateur.com.
using their low index from January 1 to May 1, 2020. Finalist rankings

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