Explore Nevada’s Inviting Golf Scene

Mesquite, Nevada continues to grow its reputation as a golf destination.

Jon Rizzi

The following appears as part of our Fall Travel Guide.

GET SPOILED: Expect nothing less than first-class service, immaculate conditioning and exciting shot values at daily-fee Conestoga Golf Club in Mesquite. Fully managed by Troon Golf, the 7,232-yard Gary Panks design further rewards players with a neoclassic layout that serpentines through colored canyons surrounded by sky-piercing mountain ranges. 

TOP SHELF: Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort, the 2014 CAGGY Award winner for Best Las Vegas Experience, celebrates its 20th anniversary this season. The destination property sports a trifecta of spectacular golf courses—the Snow Mountain; Sun Mountain; and Wolf—all designed by legendary architect Pete Dye. 

ITS NAME IS RIO:  The marvelous Rees Jones designed Rio Secco Golf Club offers impeccable service, steep canyon challenges and female T-Mates who know the course intimately. The semi-private club welcomes players who overnight at any hotel in the greater Las Vegas area, and if your game is on the skids, swing guru Butch Harmon’s golf school is based at Rio Secco. 

FASTER IS BETTER: Courses that can be played briskly are becoming a whole lot more attractive to time-sensitive golfers. Las Vegas’ Durango Hills Golf Club, an executive-length course, boasts four par-4 holes, 14 par-3s and stunning views of Red Rock, Snow and Sheep mountains. 

DESERT ICON: Opened in 1987, Painted Desert Golf Club is considered Las Vegas’ original desert-style layout. The highly regarded Jay Morrish design plays 6,781 yards from the tips. The OB Sports-managed facility once hosted the Nevada Open. 

VIVA LAS VEGAS: Three amazing facts about venerable Las Vegas Golf Club: It’s the oldest club in the valley, having challenged and rewarded golfers since 1938; no other course is closer to Downtown Las Vegas; and the high-season $50 trail fee is a flat-out bargain. 

YEA, BABY: It is described as “the world’s most complete Las Vegas golf experience,” and for good reason. Angel Park Golf Club sports 36 holes of Arnold Palmer/Ed Seay-designed golf, a lighted 12-hole short course and 18-hole putting course, golf academy, breakfast and lunch fare, plus an all-female caddie crew known as the Angel Park Angels. 

SIMPLY THE BEST: Five-star luxury awaits guests at gated Cascata, the highly decorated upscale daily-fee golf experience in Boulder City. It starts with a masterfully crafted Rees Jones-designed golf course, and continues with tour-class caddies, an unpretentious clubhouse with fine and casual dining, and deliciously appointed locker rooms and lounges for both men and women. 

TREND SETTER: It was in 1995 that Oasis Golf Club put Mesquite on America’s golf radar. Its 36-holes of Arnold Palmer-designed golf—the elder Palmer course as well as the younger Canyons track—have introduced the property’s awe-inspiring “moonscape” surrounds to scores of avid golfers, who after a pleasurable round take respite in the semi-private club’s grill and 29,000-square-foot clubhouse. 

PERFECT 10: Pure eye candy will be your first reaction to Falcon Ridge Golf Course in Mesquite. This explosive 6,569-yard daily fee—gorgeously crafted by Kelby Hughes and Cresent Hardy—plays into, up and over plunging canyons and ravines, enhanced by ball-collecting mounding, strategically placed bunkering and superb turf conditioning. 

JACK’S PLACE: It’s located 50 minutes from both Las Vegas and Mesquite, but top-ranked Coyote Springs Golf Club is well worth the drive. The 7,471-yard daily fee is a Jack Nicklaus Signature, complemented by a 19-acre practice facility that includes a 10,000-square-foot practice putting green. Plus, the views of the Delamar, Arrow and Meadow Valley mountains are breathtaking.  

JOIN UP: A newly renovated fitness center, two aquatic areas, 12 tennis courts, gourmet kitchen and a 50,000-square-foot clubhouse are among the eye-popping amenities at members-only Spanish Trail Country Club. More compelling, the club’s 27-hole golf facility was thrilling enough for the PGA Tour, hosting the Las Vegas Invitational five times in the 1980s. 

MI CASA, SU CASA: Crafted with great sensitivity to the surrounding environs, the Cal Olson-designed CasaBlanca Golf Course is an unqualified treasure and a key stay-and-play amenity of CasaBlanca Hotel & Casino in Mesquite. The classically styled, 7,011-yard track is enhanced by desert vistas and mountainscapes, as well as beautifully conditioned fairways and greens. 

MAKE THE CALL: Turnkey golf trips are the life of Riley, and there are few better one-call services than Golf Mesquite Nevada. Designed for both casual and competitive golfers, the premier vacation packager helps ensure travelers fully realize and remember their long-awaited trip to Nevada. No matter the budget, Golf Mesquite Nevada is the one to call. 866-720-7111 or 

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