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Over a decade ago, Las Vegas boasted about 20 golf courses. Thirteen years and over $1 billion later, there are over 60 links in town - and most of these are open to the public. Arrange your Las Vegas Golf vacations with our Golf Specialists! Golf Schools in Las Vegas The destination world-renowned for the abundance and quality of its golf courses. In fact. Las Vegas recently was named the top emerging golf destination in the world by the International Association of Golf Tour Operators. More than 60 courses are within a one-hour radius of the city, each with its own character and attributes. The year-round golfing weather offers a pleasant reprieve for attendees from colder climate, while course designed by the top names in golf - including Nicklaus, Fazio, Dye, Jones, Weiskopf, Casper and Palmer - contribute to a memorable experience. The city's passion for pizzazz doesn't end where the firmness begin. These "only in Vegas" courses are sure to please both serious and recreational golfers. WYNN LAS VEGAS - the newest addition to Las Vegas' cityscape - offers an 18-hole on-site championship golf course designed by Tom Fazio and Steve Wynn complete with a manmade mountain offering extreme privacy from the Strip. And, the resort's villas and meeting rooms overlook a 35-foot waterfall at the 18th hole. Located 30 minutes from the Las Vegas Strip, CASCATA was designed by renowned golf course architect Rees Jones and is celebrated as one of the finest designs in the world. Cascata's private gates open to a spectacular landscape and a par-72 course that provides stunning vistas at every turn, including the 3,600-foot peak at Red Mountain lush fairways, lakes and streams. BALI HAI imports the tropics to the Strip with palm-tree-lined fairways and 100,000 exotic plants, complemented by sparkling-white crushed marble reminiscent of island sand. Designed by golf legend Jack Nicklaus, BEAR'S BEST offers 18 replicas of Nicklaus' finest holes currently found at courses from Montana to Mexico. Bear's Best Las Vegas is home Jack's Place, to a clubhouse where photos, plaques and other memorabilia from Nicklaus' legendary career are displayed. Designed by Johnny Miller and Chi Chi Rodriguez, BADLANDS GOLF CLUB was Las Vegas' first public 27-hole facility and was named as one of Nevada's Top 10 golf courses by Golf Digest magazine. The LEGACY GOLF CLUB facility, designed by Arthur Hills, features tee boxes on the 10th hole that are in the shape of each suit in a deck of cards: spades, clubs, diamonds and hearts. PAINTED DESERT is the city's first desert-style golf course featuring native desert vegetation. Located 17 miles from the Strip at Lake Las Vegas, the Jack Nicklaus-designed REFLECTION BAY GOLF CLUB offers an 18-hole course and hosts the annual Wendy's Three-Tour Challenge. And, for any golf travelers needing additional instruction Las Vegas has five golf schools available, including the BUTCH HARMON SCHOOL OF GOLF, which was named one of Golf Magazine's Top 100 golf schools. Ask out Golf Specialists to reserve your golf travel now and have a golf getaway to remember! While most of the courses in Las Vegas are public, some of the most highly regarded links are restricted to members - and guests staying at certain hotels. CASCATA CASCATA opened as a private club in 2000 and is now open only to guests of PARK PLACE ENTERTAINMENT's Las Vegas properties (soon to be called CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT, INC. pending shareholders' approval this month. Designed by Rees Jones, the par-72 course is 30 minutes from the Strip and has stunning views at every hole, including lakes, streams and the 3,600-ft. peak at Red Mountain. Players are accompanied on-course by a Tour-class caddie. Cascata's Tuscan-style, 37,000-sq.-ft. clubhouse features a dining room, an excellent collection of rare and fine tobaccos in the cigar lounge and a fully equipped golf shop.The men's and ladies' lounge have every conceivable amenity, including sink-side flat-screen TVs. Greens fees are $360 on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday and $500 Friday through Sunday. SHADOW
CREEK SHADOW CREEK, one of the country's most exclusive golf courses, was called the best in the world In a recent issue of the Robb Report. The Tom Fazio design is known for its fabulous waterfalls, incredible views and hard-to-get tee times. A limited number are available Monday through Thursday for guests at any of the MGM MIRAGE resorts in Las Vegas: MIRAGE, MGM GRAND, BELLAGIO, TREASURE ISLAND, GOLDEN NUGGET, NEW YORK-NEW YORK or PRIMM VALLEY RESORT. Limousine transportation to and from the course, a golf cart and a caddie are included in the greens fees of $500. Guests of MGM Mirage propitious can also reserve tee times at either of the two PRIMM VALLEY GOLF CLUB courses (Lake or Dessert), where greens fees start at $100. Reservations can be made up to 60 days in advance at Shadow Creek. BACK TO 'GOLF ON THE BIG ISLAND' Need a little help on the course? Las Vegas has five golf schools ready and waiting to show you the ropes, including the BUTCH HARMON SCHOOL OF GOLF, the KEN VENTURI GOLF ACADEMIES, the JOHN JACOBS GOLF SCHOOLS and GIANT GOLF ACADEMY. |
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