Consolidated "Golf in Las Vegas" thread
 

Any courses in Vegas not over $100?
It seems every website I look at is $150 - $200 for 18 holes.

There are many other sources to research on cheap golf rates in LAS. First of all try some of the consolidators that offer tee times in major cities (have not used in LAS, but have used in Hawaii). There are coupons for these folks in the Las Vegas coupon books. Try these:

www.golfvegas.com
www.lasvegasgolfres.com

Secondly you might check with the concierge at your hotel.

Next I recommend that you subscribe to one of the Las Vegas ezines. I subscribe to a few, but enjoy "Viva Las Vegas". Here is the info on how to subscribe:

TO HAVE FAMILY OR FRIENDS SUBSCRIBE:
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Ask them to send an e-mail to:
[email protected]
On the Subject line of this e-mail they just write:
subscribe


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Fancy

Looking for LV Golf for around $100?
 

Some friends and I are meeting in LV, and we would like to play golf on Friday, May 14th early morning (to avoid the heat). We prefer to only pay $100 or less, including club rental. Any ideas?

Best Golf
 

Just found a website for Wolf Creek Golf in Mesquite, NV. Just wondering if it's as nice as it looks and if it's worth the little over hour drive from Las Vegas or if we should just stay and play in Vegas. If staying in Vegas, what are a couple of nice courses to try?

Price range? Handicap? Home course Slope rating?

My personal favorite - and I have played pretty much everything at least once - is Primm Valley. It's a 40 mile drive south on I-15 into California. If you stay at an MGM Mirage property (MGM Grand, Mirage, Bellagio, NY NY, TI) you get a substantial discount on green fees.

Others I like and play often are Silverstone (35 mins, 27 holes desert style), Paiute (45 mins on Indian reservation, nothing around for miles but desert, 54 holes), Badlands (25 mins and very challenging course, if you're over 15 handicap, don't go there), Rhodes Ranch (20 mins and quire reasonably priced, part of gated master planned community), Tuscany (35 mins near Lake Las Vegas, brand new course, opened in '05 for the time being not many homes around and still incredible views of the city), Las Vegas National (15 mins older course and somewhat challenging with tight fairways, probably closest course to the Strip) and Revere (25 mins not too challenging, nice city views). All times are from the middle of Strip.

Courses I'd personally (and this is only 1 man's opinion) not recommend but which are often on "must-play": lists: Angel Park (boring, boring, boring), Bali Hi (highway robbery), any of the Lake Las Vegas courses which I know most people like but I found to be pretty un-extraordinary. Great views of the city, don't know if that's worth $300 green fees.

Our group (American Amateur Golf Tour) is having a tournament there 2/24 - 2/26. It's our third year, and can't say enough nice things about the place.

thanks for the input, looks like we'll try primm

and thanks for replying to my request for your specific needs.

sorry, no slope rating for my home course, it costs 15 bucks to play and i have no handicap

Golf at Wynn
 

I know one must be a guest to play - just wondering how much? The (otherwise excellent) Wynn website doesn't say. Looks like a fun course, too! Anyone played it?

Last I heard it was $500 a round, which includes caddy.

I've heard it was $500 but don't know if the person was joking or boasting. Wonder if anyone has experience with getting this comped?

$500/round + tips. Unless you're an invited RFBA+++++ guest of the hotel, don't count on gettin it comped. For less money, I would go play Shadow Creek...Wynn's first foray into golf...and considered by many to be better than the Wynn course that he had Fazio design.

I thought it might be around $500 or so.
I thought Shadow Creek was impossible to get on? Or is that old news?