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Think wife and I are hitting Vegas in May for 3 days. Anyone have any suggestions for courses out there? I am not hauling my gear so I need rental stuff and I don't want a 7 hour round. Suggestions?
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I was at the Wynn Golf Course on Wednesday. I didn't play there but the clubhouse bar and food is great and it overlooks what looks like a beautiful course.
$350 last time I checked to play Wynn. Personally I think Primm Lakes is the best value for out of towners. Fazio course, its about 30-45 min from the strip. Not sure on cab fare or if they offer shuttle service from the casinos. Boulder Creek is nice also, probably similar cab rate from the strip. Paiute is another great course, have 3 courses, all Pete Dye. Cab fare will be about the same as the other places I mentioned. Personally if I was going to spend $200 to play Bali Hai, I would spend that money on the other couses which are cheaper and better and the rest on cab fare to get to them over Bali Hai. Rio Secco IMO is over priced even for our local rates. Badlands is a good, hard course, so if you are a higher index, make sure to play the correct tees as there are a lot of forced carries and if you don't shoot straight you will get in a lot of trouble. TPC Canyons is a good course, Red Rock is a boring course and not worth it unless it is free as there many other courses to play which are the same rate or less and a lot better challenge. Bears Best is a fun course, 18 of his holes from the courses he has built supposed to be similar to those holes. If you want the best course, then Coyote Springs IMO is the best in Vegas under $150, 45 min drive though.
I've played both Desert Pines and Paiute. I feel that Paiute is heads and shoulders above Desert Pines. I was on Paiute's Sun Mountain course and it was great. Overall, Paiute's facitiies and grounds are top notch.
I played Desert Pines last year. Although it is a 15 minute cab ride from the strip it is much cheaper than Bali Hai, and you will only spend 40 to cab there and back. The course was in great shape, and the greens were rolled true. It isn't the longest course, 6,800 from the tips, but is certainly challenging. The pace of play was great, and it wasn't packed due to its location. I played in four hours, and the total trip time was four hours and thirty minutes. All in all if your looking for value its the place to go.
I'm heading to Vegas in July. Could take a little look at playing, but I think I might melt out there!