Las Vegas is one of the top names when it comes to American
golf courses. Taking full advantage of the scenery, borrowed
from both the sparse desert and the Red Rock Mountains,
golf resorts in Las Vegas
have flourished for decades. The outskirts of the city
are rife with 18 hole golf courses, including Shadow
Creek, a masterpiece of a golf course, and the wildly
popular Desert
Pines Golf Club. Most of these Las Vegas golf resorts
have some kind of deal brokered with certain hotels
on the strip, since most of the best golf courses
reside in North Las Vegas
or the neighboring city of Henderson.
Watch lizards skitter across the greens and take in the
fresh desert air before sending a ball 250 yards down
an immaculately kept fairway. People come from all over
the country to visit Las Vegas
golf courses.
But as far as strictly golf resorts Las Vegas only has
a couple. The JW Marriott,
located away from the strip, is the original and the best
when it comes to Las Vegas golf resorts. Adjacent to the
lavish hotel, the JW Marriott Golf Course offers eighteen
holes of pristine quality, designed and operated by some
of the most innovative golfing minds in Sin City. As far
as golf resorts in Las Vegas, there’s nothing above
the Marriott.
The Wynn Las Vegas also has a
golf course located nearby. It doesn’t really bill
itself as one of the Las Vegas Golf Resorts - but since
it is run by Wynn, you know exactly what kind of high-grade
quality you are getting well before you step onto the
links. Steve Wynn wasn’t happy with owning and funding
the $2.7 billion Shadow Creek so he added another golf
course to his signature hotel, and golfing enthusiasts
everywhere rejoiced.
Golf resorts in Las Vegas rarely tie both the casino
and course together, it’s a lot easier to just grab
your clubs and stay on the strip.
Three hotels have special golf vacation packages set up
with two of the most popular courses in the greater Las
Vegas area – Desert Pines and Stallion Mountain.
Guests staying at Mandalay
Bay, Monte Carlo or
the MGM Grand can get heavily discounted
rates at these locations, and set you up with a “stay
and play” package where one tee time per day is
included in your room bill.
So grab your clubs and head down to the Marriott or the Wynn – or if you don’t mind a short cab or shuttle ride, your options for Las Vegas golf resorts are endless.
