Las Vegas Golf Course

Type of Course: Public
Number of Holes:  18
Par: 72
Length: 7,022 yards
Scenery: The Aliante Golf course incorporates a large arroyo and numerous water features into its design.
Practice Facilities: A driving range, putting green, practice bunker and chipping green.
Price:  $25 - $65
Course Designer: Gary Panks and Associates
Recognition: The Aliante was name the #1 Best Value in Las Vegas and the #4 Player Friendly Golf Club in Las Vegas in 2006 by Golf Tips Magazine.
Location: 3100 West Elkhorn
                North Las Vegas, Nevada 89084
Phone: 877-399-4888
Web site: The Aliante Golf Club Web site offers a virtual tour and online tee time reservations.

Type of Course: Public Championship course
Number of Holes: 36
Par: Mountain: 71,  Palm: 70
Length: Mountain: 6,722 yards, Palm: 6,525 yards
Scenery: With an elevation of almost 3,000 feet, Angel Park has expansive views of Red Rock Canyon and the Las Vegas Valley.
Practice Facilities: A lighted par three course, a lighted natural grass putting course and a lighted driving range.
Price: $45 - $155
Course Designer: Arnold Palmer and Ed Seay
Recognition: Angel Park Golf Club was named Best Golf Course in Las Vegas for the past 11 out of 12 years in the "Best of Las Vegas," Las Vegas Review Journal Readers Poll.
Location: 15 minutes from the Las Vegas Strip

100 South Rampart Blvd.
Las Vegas, Nevada 89145

Phone: 888-629-3929

Web site: The Angel Park Golf Club Web site offers hole-by-hole descriptions, the course layout and online tee time reservations.

Type of Course: Public
Number of Holes: 27 holes with three nine-hole courses: the Desperado, Diablo and Outlaw.
Par: Desperado: 36, Diablo: 36, Outlaw: 36
Length: Desperado: 3,330 yards, Diablo: 3,563 yards, Outlaw: 3,239 yards
Scenery: While playing at the Bad Lands Golf Course you have stunning views of the entire Las Vegas valley. The Red Rock canyons serve as a beautiful back drop for their desert courses. 
Practice Facilities: 16 station driving range, putting green and chipping green.
Price: $55 and $100
Course Designer: Johnny Miller
Recognition: One of the "Top Ten Best Courses in Nevada" by Golf Digest in 1997 and 1999.
Location: 9119 Alta Drive
                Las Vegas, Nevada 89145
Phone: 702-363-0754
Web site: The Badland Golf Course Web site includes statistics for each hole, a virtual tour of the course and online tee time reservations.

Type of Course: Public
Number of Holes: 18
Par: 71
Length: 7,002 yards
Scenery: The Bali Hai course was designed to resemble the enchantment of Indonesia. It boasts seven acres of water features, 4,000 trees and 2,500 stands of palms.  The Las Vegas strip serves as a backdrop to its lush environment.
Practice Facilities: A driving range, putting green, practice bunker and chipping green.
Price:  $125 - $325
Course Designer: Lee Schmidt and Brian Curley
Unique Attributes: Bali Hai offers forecaddies who will assist you throughout your game.
Recognition: Bali Hai was named one of the "Best Places to Play" by Golf Digest in 2004 and "One of America's Top Resort Courses" by GolfWeek in 2004.
Location: 5160 Las Vegas Blvd. South
                Las Vegas, Nevada 89119
Phone: 1-888-427-6678
Web site: The Bali Hai Golf Club Web site offers a virtual tour and online tee time reservations.

Type of Course: Public
Number of Holes: 18
Par: 72
Length: 7,194 yards
Scenery: Bear's Best has views of Las Vegas city.
Practice Facilities: A driving range, putting green and chipping green.
Price:  $110 - $245
Course Designer: Jack Nicklaus
Unique Attributes: Bear's Best offers a forecaddie program. Their forecaddies can help you select which club to use, offer tips on how to best play a hole, and find your exact distance from a hole. They will even give you a tour of the club house.
Location: 11111 W. Flamingo Rd.
                Las Vegas, Nevada 89135
Phone: 866-385-8500
Web site: The Bear's Best Web site offers hole-by-hole descriptions, virtual tour and online tee time reservations.

Type of Course: Semi-private Championship course
Number of Holes: 27 with three 9-hole course: Founders, Desert and Horizon.
Par: Founders: 36, Desert: 36, Horizon: 36
Length: Founders: 3,309 yards, Desert: 3,295 yards, Horizon: 3,241 yards
Scenery: Black Mountain Golf and Country Club offers views of the Black Mountains.
Practice Facilities: A driving range, putting greens and chipping greens.
Price:  $45 and up
Course Designer: Bob Baldock
Unique Attributes: Black Mountain has one of the largest memberships in Las Vegas.
Location:  25 minutes from the Las Vegas Strip
                 500 Greenway Road
                 Henderson, Nevada 89015
Phone: 702-565-7933 x113
Web site: The Black Mountain Golf and Country Club Web site offers hole-by-hole descriptions and online tee time reservations.

Type of Course: Public Championship course
Number of Holes: 27 holes are divided into three nine-hole courses: the Desert Hawk, the Coyote Run and the Eldorado Valley.
Par: Desert Hawk: 36, Coyote Run: 36, Eldorado Valley: 36
Length: Desert Hawk: 3,843 yards, Coyote Run: 3,785 yards, Eldorado Valley: 3,759 yards
Scenery: The Boulder Creek Golf Course has exquisite views that are accented by palm trees, lakes, waterfalls and arroyos.
Practice Facilities: A driving range, putting greens and chipping greens.
Price:  $20 - $85
Course Designer: Mark Rathert
Recognition: Voted "Best Par 4" by Vegas Golfer Magazine.
Location: 1501 Veterans' Memorial Drive
              Boulder City, Nevada 89005
Phone: 702-294-6534
Web site: The Boulder Creek Golf Club Web site offers hole-by-hole descriptions and online tee time reservations.

Type of Course: Private, invitation only country club
Number of Holes: 18
Par: 72
Length: 6,742 yards
Scenery: Located in the Canyon Gate community, the Canyon Gate Country Club has lagoons, waterfalls and hybrid Bermuda grass fairways.
Practice Facilities: A driving range, putting greens and chipping greens.
Price:  N/A
Course Designer: Ted Robinson
Location:  Eight miles from the Las Vegas Strip
                  2001 Canyon Gate Drive
                  Las Vegas, Nevada 89117
Phone: 702-363-0303
Web site: The Canyon Gate Country Club Web site offers information about club membership.  

Type of Course: Private 
Note: Cascata only takes reservations from those who are guests at Harrah's Entertainment properties and has limited availability for guests of other Las Vegas hotels.
Number of Holes: 18
Par: 72
Length: 7,137 yards
Scenery: While at Cascata, you will have gorgeous mountainside views of a 418-foot waterfall.  The waterfall flows into a river that runs through the clubhouse. Perhaps that is how Cascata, which is Italian for waterfall, got its name.  In addition to the waterfall, you also have the view of Red Mountain.
Practice Facilities: A driving range, putting greens and chipping greens.
Price:  $300 - $500
Course Designer: Rees Jones
Recognition: Ranked as the 84th golf course in Golf Magazine's 2005 "The Top 100 Golf Courses" and 15th in Golfweek's 2004 "Top 100 Resort Courses."
Location: 30 minutes from the Las Vegas Strip
                One Cascata Drive
                Boulder City, Nevada 89005
Phone: 702-294-2000

Web site: The Cascata Web site offers a virtual tour, hole-by-hole descriptions and online tee time reservations.