Best golf courses: Las Vegas

Las Vegas: the table below provides brief details about the top golf courses in and around this city. Each golf club has been visited and/or researched by Where2Golf. Click on the course name below to discover more. The course ratings below range from 5 highest, to 2 lowest. They attempt to provide an indication of the golfing experience you might expect at the course (based on its design, condition and surroundings). Hover your cursor above the Rating Key below for the rating definitions.
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
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Palmer, Arnold

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Arnold Palmer & Ed Seay

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
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Palmer, Arnold

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Original design by Arnold Palmer & Ed Seay (1989); renovated by Bob Cupp & John Fought (1993).

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
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Palmer, Arnold

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An Arnold Palmer Signature Course

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
(Closed in 2016)
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Miller, Johnny

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(Closed in 2016)

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Johnny Miller & Chi Chi Rodriguez

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
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Schmidt-Curley Design

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Schmidt-Curley Design (Lee Schmidt & Brian Curley).

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
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Nicklaus, Jack

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Jack Nicklaus

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Rathert, Mark

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Mark Rathert

5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
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Jones, Rees

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Rees Jones

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
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Robinson, Ted Jr.

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Ted Robinson Jr.

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
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Nicklaus, Jack

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A Jack Nicklaus Signature design

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
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Dye, Perry

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Perry Dye

Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
Visitors welcome
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Dye, Matt

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Matt Dye
3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
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Bell, William P.

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Originally designed by William Park "Billy" Bell, with a significant renovation by Perry Dye in 1997.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
(Closed in 2009)
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Weiskopf, Tom

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(Closed in 2009)

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Tom Weiskopf

Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
Private club
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Ault, Edmund

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Private club

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Edmund B. Ault

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
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Stamps, Bert

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Bert Stamps

Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
Visitors welcome
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Druzisky, David

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David Druzisky
3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
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Hills, Arthur

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Arthur Hills

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
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Schmidt-Curley

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Las Vegas

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Lee Schmidt and Brian Curley (at the time with Landmark Golf Design).

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
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Morrish, Jay

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Jay Morrish

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
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Dye, Pete

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Pete Dye

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
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Dye, Pete

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Pete Dye

5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
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Dye, Pete

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Pete Dye

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
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Fazio, Tom

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Tom Fazio

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
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Fazio, Tom

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Tom Fazio

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
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Nicklaus, Jack

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Jack Nicklaus

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
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Casper & Nash

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Billy Casper & Greg Nash

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
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Casper & Nash

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Billy Casper & Greg Nash

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Robinson, Ted

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Father/son team of Ted Robinson & Ted Robinson Jr.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Jones, Rees

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Rees Jones

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
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Dye, Perry

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Perry Dye
5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
Rsrt guests only
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Fazio, Tom

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Rsrt guests only

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Las Vegas

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Tom Fazio in collaboration with owner Steve Wynn.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
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Schmidt-Curley Design

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Las Vegas

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Schmidt-Curley Design (Lee Schmidt & Brian Curley).

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
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Weed & Floyd

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Bobby Weed & Raymond Floyd

Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
Private club
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Weed & Zoeller

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Private club

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Bobby Weed, with input from Fuzzy Zoeller.

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
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Schmidt-Curley Design

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Las Vegas

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Layout redesigned and updated in 2004 by Schmidt-Curley Design (Lee Schmidt & Brian Curley).

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
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Fazio, Tom

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Las Vegas

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Current design by Tom Fazio and owner Steve Wynn (2005), on the site of an earlier Lawrence Hughes design (1952).

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Tournaments

124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.

79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).

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Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.

Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.

Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.

Prince's Golf Club, Kent (UK)

Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.

Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available

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