The Wolf Course at Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort is long and challenging. But with five sets of tees, it's also playable for anyone and extremely enjoyable for everyone. The Wolf is one of three Pete Dye designs here, giving this Sin City resort 54 holes of world-class golf.
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You probably picked Mesquite to avoid the crowds and chaos of Las Vegas, and the front nine at Conestoga Golf Club certainly has that middle-of-nowhere feel. Simply put, you won't find a course like this anywhere near home. With a couple of strong candidates to be the signature hole from the entire area, you'd be silly to skip it.
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It's all about risk/reward golf shots at Mojave Resort Golf Club. The course is a Brian Curley/Lee Schmidt design located 90 minutes south of Las Vegas in Laughlin, Nevada. This lush layout will test payers' nerves -- especially with the finishing three holes. But forget the bells and whistles; there are none at Mojave Resort G.C. That's because none are needed. It's just you against the golf course.
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Badlands Golf Club in Las Vegas is, for the most part, target golf at its finest. It's a course that will reward you for good shots and punish those errant shots. Make sure to check your ego at the front desk -- along with your driver on some holes. It's a fun course if you think your way around, Bill Bowman writes from Sin City.
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Recently reopened as a semi-private course, Stallion Mountain Golf Club has Las Vegas golfers buzzing. With a challenging layout, just enough water, sand and trees to add to the test, rolling fairways and beautiful landscaping, this classic par-72 track has been brought back to life in a big way. Forget bells and whistles, this is just good, solid golf on an outstanding course.
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Located right on the Strip behind Wynn Las Vegas, Wynn Golf Club is an almost Augusta-like experience in terms of conditioning and solitude. Perfect green grass, bentgrass greens, white sand bunkers and a network of pristine streams, ponds and flora create one memorable view after another. If you're not on a budget and in Las Vegas and looking for serene, enjoyable experience, Wynn is your play, Mike Bailey writes.
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Step through the clubhouse doors at Bali Hai Golf Club in Las Vegas and you find yourself walking into a tropical-themed oasis where the golf course is immaculate, the ambiance exceptional and the surroundings stunning. Located right on the famed Vegas Strip, Bali Hai will cater to your every golf desire, Bill Bowman writes.
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The 36-hole Oasis Golf Club in Mesquite, Nevada lives up to its name. The two layouts -- the Palmer Course and Canyons Course -- offer players two distinctly different golf tests in a tropical paradise. If you're not sure which course to tackle, play them both, Bill Bowman writes.
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If you're going to Vegas, you want choices. That's where Golf Summerlin comes into play. With three courses, there are choices. Want to play a quick 18 holes on an executive course? Check out Eagle Crest. A mid-length layout with stunning views? Highland Falls is the place to be. A lengthier and more challenging design? Palm Valley is the spot to tee it up.
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Desert Pines Golf Club, just 10 minutes from the Las Vegas Strip, will impress players with its design as well as challenge their shot-making ability. Desert Pines, which has been ranked among the top 50 public golf courses in the country by GolfWorld, may be a public course, but it has a country club feel, Bill Bowman writes.
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