Golf Hot Spots In Vegas
It is true that Las Vegas is synonymous for casinos. The area also has many golf courses whose patrons never step in a casino. Just like their casinos, the golf courses are top notch and with a wide variety. It can be intimidating trying to plan the best golf vacation in Las Vegas, but that’s why you are reading this.
After a bad day at the casinos you can relax at the Las Vegas Golf Club. At just $100/person you can enjoy playing on one of Golf Digest’s \”Best Places to Play, 2008-09. The clubhouse is new and the course has recently been refurbished thanks to a $5 million renovation. Show your skill at this beautiful, modest golf course.
If you have a little more to spend and $100-175 doesnat seem too much to spend, then The Revere at Anthem – Lexington is a wonderful choice. This is a good choice for low handicap players with a 7,143-yard layout that will test your abilities to the max.
Have a great day at the casinos? Get over to the Rio Secco Golf Club! For $175-275/person you get to play on one of Nevada’s top golf courses, as voted by two separate organizations. Golf Digest dubbed it one of \”America’s 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses\” and a Las Vegas PGA membership poll voted it the #1 public access course.
If price isnat a concern, but convenience is important, than Bali Hai Golf Course is perfect. This is the only championship course located directly on the famed Las Vegas Strip. This course is highlighted with towering palms and 100,000 tropical plants and flowers. This is considered to be one of aAmericaas Top 40 Resort Coursesa by GolfWeek, and aBest High-end Resort course in Las Vegasa by VegasGolfer.
Perhaps you want to see something new. Instead of a show check out the Painted Desert Golf Club; the first of its kind in Las Vegas. This course uses desert landscape and greenery to define itself. You won’t find any lines around tee boxes and fairways. Instead cactus, mesquite, and other native desert plants define the areas. Besides the natural beauty you can also find many lakes and a few sand bunkers.
For great view of the city head to TPC Las Vegas. This runner-up golf course is often referred to as \”desert elegance\”. It was designed by Bobby Weed and Raymond Floyd and is an honor to their memory. Mountains, canyons, and the Las Vegas skyline makes the views stunning – especially at twilight.
Las Vegas holds many choices for its golfers. You can prefer aesthetics, playability, privacy, or price and still find a great selection of courses. So when you go to Vegas, are you going to hit the casinos or perhaps one of the breath-taking golf courses?
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January 11 2009 12:50 pm | travel-tips