Those of you who want to play a few rounds are in luck. Las Vegas and the surrounding communities have lots of nice courses. Take the little town of Boulder City for example. It sports three courses, all well maintained. I have played the Municipal course. It can be walked, it is very level. The other two courses I would no try to walk. Especially Cascata. Don’t even try it, they won’t let you. The southern Nevada native American tribe, the Southern Paiutes run a very nice resort about 16 miles from center strip. It has two very nice courses. If all courses are fully booked, don’t laugh, this area welcomes millions of visitors, It can happen a nice alternative would be the small town of St. George, about 100 miles from center strip. It offers several courses at reasonable rates.Another, very good, alternative is Mesquite, not too far to drive and very affordable. I wanted to suggest Laughlin about 80 miles south by the Colorado River. It is OK during the winter months. I cannot recommend it for summer play. It get blazing hot, due to its location 110F during the summer is normal. It also has a winter problem. It arrives when the snowbirds with their RV’s come to town. Things are hopelessly crowded during that time of the year. I checked the pricing of some of the golf courses around Las Vegas/Henderson. Most have a three dollar rating , some four, very few have five dollar signs. But there is one that has an unbelievable 10 dollar rating. It is the Wynn course, Shadow Creek. Despite that rating it is almost impossible to get a tee time. Most, if not all, players have been invited.The image is of the Shadow Creek Golf Course, a Wynn property and one of the most expensive in the world. http://www.mgmresorts.com, http://www.lvpaiutegolf.com

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