Best golf courses: 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.

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

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(Closed in 2009)

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

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(Closed in 2016)

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Las Vegas

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Johnny Miller & Chi Chi Rodriguez

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

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Private club

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Las Vegas

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Edmund B. Ault

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

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Private club

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Las Vegas

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Bobby Weed, with input from Fuzzy Zoeller.

5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
Rsrt guests only
Las Vegas
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.

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Las Vegas
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-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Las Vegas
Dye, Perry

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

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Las Vegas

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A Jack Nicklaus Signature design

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

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Las Vegas

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Jack Nicklaus

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

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

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

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Las Vegas

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Bert Stamps

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

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Las Vegas

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Jay Morrish

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

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Las Vegas

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Pete Dye

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

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Perry Dye

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

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Las Vegas

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Pete Dye

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

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An Arnold Palmer Signature Course

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

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Las Vegas

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Jack Nicklaus

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Las Vegas
Rathert, Mark

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Las Vegas

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Mark Rathert

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

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Ted Robinson Jr.

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

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Las Vegas

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Pete Dye

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

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Billy Casper & Greg Nash

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

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Las Vegas

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Billy Casper & Greg Nash

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Las Vegas
Robinson, Ted

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Las Vegas

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

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Las Vegas
Jones, Rees

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Las Vegas

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Rees Jones

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

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Las Vegas

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

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

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Visitors welcome

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Las Vegas

Designer

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

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

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Visitors welcome

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Las Vegas

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Bobby Weed & Raymond Floyd

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

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Las Vegas

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

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

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Las Vegas

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Rees Jones

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

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Las Vegas

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Arthur Hills

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Las Vegas
Palmer, Arnold

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Visitors welcome

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Las Vegas

Designer

Arnold Palmer & Ed Seay

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Ryder Cup: Rome plays host to the first ever Ryder Cup to be staged in Italy, with the USA defending golf’s greatest team trophy at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club (Sept 29-Oct 1).

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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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