PGA Tour descends on Vegas for new-look event hosted by Timberlake

LAS VEGAS -- The Las Vegas PGA Tour event has a new name and a new host. The Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open is this week at TPC Summerlin. In 2007, George McNeill won his first Tour title when he outlasted D.J. Trahan by four strokes at TPC Summerlin and TPC Las Vegas. McNeill will defend his title at only TPC Summerlin, with Timberlake, a Grammy Award-winning singer, hosting the tournament. This season, McNeill is 98th on the money list. He needs to earn a little less than $75,000 in his final events to pass the $1-million mark for the second consecutive season. McNeill has two top-10 finishes in 2008, including a runner-up showing at the PODS Championship. Beginning this year, the 132-player field of PGA Tour professionals will compete solely at TPC Summerlin for all four tournament rounds (Oct.... [read full story]