Q: I am taking a Las Vegas golf vacation in November with some frugal friends. We would like to find good Las Vegas Golf Courses to play with green fees between $100-$150 and lenient cancellation policies in case of bad weather. Any recommendations? Mark N., Cincinnati, Ohio
Black Mountain is one of a handful of Las Vegas golf courses to play if you're looking for value.
A: If your friends were fanatically frugal, they would have urged you to take your Las Vegas golf vacation during the summer months of June-September, when green fees at some Las Vegas golf courses drop by as much as half. Of course, you give some of that back with all the bottled water you have to buy just to stay alive.
Your budget of $100-$150 in November means you won’t be able to access the best Las Vegas golf courses, but there are some very good ones to be played at that price.
Our suggestions, which are all within a 30-minute drive from The Strip, include:
- Angel Park ($100-$155; angelpark.com)
- Black Mountain Golf Club in Henderson ($75-$95; golfblackmountain.com)
- Boulder Creek Golf Club in Boulder City ($130-$150; bouldercreekgc.com)
- Tuscany Golf Club in Henderson ($125-$150; tuscanygolfclub.com)
You could, of course, find all sorts of great Las Vegas golf courses by driving an hour or more from The Strip, but I doubt that’s something you and your parsimonious pals want to do on your Las Vegas golf vacation, especially with gas prices what they are.
As far as “bad weather” goes, even Las Vegas’ wettest months (January, February, March, and August) average only about a half-inch of precipitation. I think you’re safe.
With a buddies trip, it’s far more likely that something “happens in Vegas” and prevents you from making your tee time. In that case, just notify the course as soon as you can. Of those listed above, only Tuscany warned that they might have to charge a credit card without 48 hours notice of a cancellation. A credit card is not required to make a reservation at the others.
By the way, if you think you may ever get the urge to splurge in Sin City, click here to read our free special report on taking a Las Vegas golf vacation. It reveals how to get on “The Big Three” courses (Shadow Creek, Cascata, and Wynn Las Vegas) and which ones are worth the $500 price tags.
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I played at Black Mountain in March 2007 and would never go back. The desert course was in terrible shape even for a desert course. I could live with that. My biggest complaint was I would stand on the tee box on maybe 5-6 holes and have no clue where to hit the ball. No GPS, no map on the tee box sign, no map on the scorecard. There was no way to tell if you’re hitting into a hazard, which way the fairway went, or how far anything was. I hit into water or sand traps that I didn’t have a clue were even there. For a first time player to the course it was very frustrating and not enjoyable at all as someone on a golf vacation.