With a greens fee it has now reached $1,250you must be beautiful well equipped to score a tee time IN Las Vegas’ Shadow Creek. So it makes sense for those lucky enough to play there, or the membership, to drop a few bills on the course.
Especially when the typical clientele at Shadow Creek are gamblers.
In this week’s GOLF Subpar, longtime Shadow Creek General Manager Monte Montgomery retold one of his favorite stories of massive bets on the course and focused on two historic professional golfers.
“It’s probably noon and I hear this hot rod coming down our main street and I’m wondering who this could be, the boss or somebody coming around this gray exotic car,” Montgomery began telling co-hosts Colt Knost and Drew . Stoltz. “And the guy pulls in and the doors pop up like a Lambo and whatever and Phil (Ivey) gets out.”
Ivey told him that he and fellow professional poker player Erick Lindgren had taken up golf before and were learning how to play. Given their professional exploits, this certainly meant the bets were on
But Montgomery was still amazed by the looks of the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren, even at a place like Shadow Creek where the typical ride to the course is an exotic sports car.
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“I’m like, when the hell did you get that?” Montgomery asked.
“And he says, ‘I just went down and bought it this morning.’
“I said, ‘How much does something like that cost?’
He says: “I had just spent about 750 (-thousand).’ He says, “But it didn’t cost me anything.” He says, “I beat Lingren last night for…’ Well, I don’t even want to get into that.
Let’s assume it was for more money than the car cost.
“We’re playing again today and I just wanted to come out and show him what his money bought me,” Ivey explained.
The message has probably been received.
Before Mickelson left for his round, he tossed the keys to Montgomery’s 11-year-old son, Taylor, who was standing next to him.
“I’m like, ‘He’s not running that thing.’ I said, ‘Do you mind if I take a spin?'” Montgomery asked.
“He goes, ‘Do whatever you want, Monte.’
Not a bad job perk. Montgomery said he drove down a side road near the golf course and hit 150 mph before backing the car into the parking lot without a scratch on it, as nothing had ever happened.
You can listen to the entire interview with Montgomery hereor watch it on YouTube below.
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