Around Las Vegas
If you plan all-year golf escapades in Las Vegas, where the sun is out strong and it barely ever rains, we have compiled a list of the best golf courses, some located at high elevations boasting sweeping views of the valley. Las Vegas is a dynamic and vibrant city that offers something for every type of traveler. To make the most of your golfing trip, and to help in your planning, you can look up the location of the best courses in Las Vegas on our customised maps.
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Arnold Palmer & Ed Seay
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Original design by Arnold Palmer & Ed Seay (1989); renovated by Bob Cupp & John Fought (1993).
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An Arnold Palmer Signature Course
(Closed in 2016)
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Johnny Miller & Chi Chi Rodriguez
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Schmidt-Curley Design (Lee Schmidt & Brian Curley).
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Jack Nicklaus
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Mark Rathert
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Rees Jones
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Ted Robinson Jr.
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A Jack Nicklaus Signature design
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Perry Dye
(Closed in 2009)
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Arthur Hills
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Pete Dye
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Pete Dye
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Pete Dye
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Jack Nicklaus
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Billy Casper & Greg Nash
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Billy Casper & Greg Nash
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Father/son team of Ted Robinson & Ted Robinson Jr.
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Rees Jones
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Tom Fazio in collaboration with owner Steve Wynn.
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Schmidt-Curley Design (Lee Schmidt & Brian Curley).
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Bobby Weed & Raymond Floyd
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Bobby Weed, with input from Fuzzy Zoeller.
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Layout redesigned and updated in 2004 by Schmidt-Curley Design (Lee Schmidt & Brian Curley).
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Current design by Tom Fazio and owner Steve Wynn (2005), on the site of an earlier Lawrence Hughes design (1952).
Tournaments:
Women’s major championships: the month of June sees two women’s majors: the US Women’s Open (June 3-6), with A Lim Kim defending, and the Women’s PGA Championship (June 24-27), with Sei Young Kim defending.
Senior PGA Championship: the revered Southern Hills in Oklahoma hosts the 81st staging of this event (May 27-30); Ken Tanigawa holds the title from its last playing in 2019.
Who's Who:
Phil Mickelson: in winning the 2021 PGA Championship, the world’s most famous “leftie” became the oldest winner of a golf major championship.
Hideki Matsuyama: became the first Japanese professional to win a men’s major championship, when he triumphed in this year’s Masters Tournament.
New 27-hole golf complex to be built in southern Belgium
A new golf complex in southern Belgium, close to the border with Luxembourg, will start construction in June 2021.
American Dunes opens for play following Nicklaus transformation
Nicklaus Design has transformed the former Grand Haven Golf Club in Michigan into the American Dunes Golf Club, a new public course that is now open for play
New course opens for play at Barnbougle
Bill Coore designs 14-hole layout with “sporty” holes on dune ridge above Lost Farm (golf carts allowed).
Gamble Sands opens short course:
David McLay Kidd’s 14-hole QuickSands short course has opened for play at Gamble Sands in Brewster, Washington.
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