The Las Vegas Golfing Experience

You Get a Lot MoreThan Just Golf in Las Vegas

Carmine De Nova
There are dozens of fabulous Golf courses located in and around Las Vegas. The Las Vegas golf experience doesn't just offer you the same amenities you're used to at home but includes Las Vegas-style gaming, fabulous resorts, world class entertainment, and world class dining. Here are some of the top Las Vegas golf packages you are sure to enjoy, it will have you coming back for more.

Royal Links Golf Club Located just 15 minutes from the Las Vegas Strip, Royal Links offers a unique experience that makes you feel like you are at the British open. From the front gates, the castle clubhouse, and a replica of the Swilcan Bridge, you will get the full Scottish experience. Try the Female Caddy Program at Royal Links called "ParMates." The clubhouse offers golf shop, Stymie's Pub. The Royal Links Golf Club has famous holes from the British Open rotation courses like the "Road Hole" from St. Andrews ,the "Postage Stamp" from Royal Troon , the 10th hole at Royal Lytham , and , holes from Carnoustie, Muirfield, Royal Liverpool, Turnberry, Prestwick and Royal Birkdale.

Tuscany Golf Club located at 901 Olivia Parkway in Henderson is 20 Minutes from the Strip and designed by Ted Robinson. This lush Tuscany wine themed Par-72 course features 68 white-sand bunkers, with water features on holes #9 and #18, and offers a breathtaking view of the Las Vegas Strip and Nevada mountains. It is decorated with earthen walls and wine barrels, and tee boxes named Verde, Lilla, Rossa and Giallo. The tees are elevated, so you get a view all the way to the green. There is a 31,000 square foot Old World Tuscan Village with a store, bar, and restaurant.

Badlands located at 9119 Alta Dr in Las Vegas is 20 Minutes from the Strip and designed by Johnny Miller & Chi Chi Rodriguez. It features 27 holes of extremely challenging golf. Badlands is carved through the desert canyons, arroyos, native washes. There are four tees to choose from and the course plays up front at around 2,600 yards for each nine, up 3,500 yards for each nine from the back tees.

Painted Desert located at 5555 Painted Mirage Way in Las Vegas is 25 Minutes from the Strip and designed by Jay Morrish. Painted Desert combines green with desert themes filled with hedges, cactus, and mesquite. There are also several lakes and bunkers throughout the course. Painted Desert also provides you with a full-service clubhouse, pro shop, and a practice facility.

Bali Hai Golf Club is a South Pacific, Las Vegas style Golf Club Course designed by Dye Designs International, Lee Schmidt, and Brian Curley. Tiger Woods holds the course record (67). Bali Hai is breathtaking with white sandy bunkers, 100,000 plants, and 2,500 palm trees. The par-71 layout is 7,002 yards, with seven acres of water features and an island green.

TPC Las Vegas Tournament Players Club is a golf course designed by Raymond Floyd and Bobby Weed. Several people currently hold the course record (62) John Daly, Joel Edwards, Lee Janzen, Steve Jones, Craig Barlow, Dan Forsman, and Jay Williamson. PGA Tour's has an annual stop at TPC in Las Vegas. The golf course was dynamited into existence from the desert rock, complete with barrancas and arroyos and other native features. You are surrounded by views of Red Rock Canyon and the Las Vegas Strip. Amenities include a 10th-tee snack shop, dining at The Grille, golf shop and complete locker room facilities.

Angel Park Golf Club - Mountain This par-71 Mountain Course is designed by Arnold Palmer. Robert Meyer currently holds the record here (61). Angel Park Golf Club - Mountain offers two golf courses, a 12-hole (par-3) Cloud Nine Short Course and an all-grass putting course, with a Mediterranean-style clubhouse that looks out onto waterfalls and ponds. The course measures 6,722 yards from the back tees, with a rating/slope of 72.4/128.

  • Royal Links Golf Club offers a Scottish golfing experience.
  • Tiger Woods holds the course record (67) at Bali Hai Golf Culb.
  • There are dozens of fabulous Golf courses located in and around Las Vegas.
Try the Female Caddy Program at Royal Links called "ParMates."

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