Vegas receives more than 300 days of sunshine a year, so golfers traveling to Vegas rarely have to worry about a round being rained out. However, there are some weather considerations to keep in mind when planning a golf trip to Vegas. The average high temperature reaches triple digits in June and soars to 106 degrees in July before dropping to 103 degrees in August. Clearly, golfers planning a golf trip to Vegas during the summer need to either play early in the morning or late in the afternoon or exercise extreme caution if the decide to play a round in the middle of the day during the summer. On the other hand, the high temperature in December and January only reaches 58 degrees. Certainly, that's warmer than it is in a good part of the continental United States during the winter months, but golfers might have to don a sweater while playing a round in the winter in Vegas.
Generally, the most ideal weather for playing golf in Vegas occurs in the spring and the fall. March and April have average high temperatures of 69 degrees and 78 degrees, respectively. May is also nice until it starts to get too warm during the latter half of the month. October and November see average highs of 82 degrees and 67 degrees, respectively.
When planning a golf trip to Vegas, golfers on a budget need to visit during the middle of the week, if at all possible, and need to venture off the Strip. Like most places, the greens fees are cheaper in Vegas, even on the Strip, during the week. As of 2009, the summer weekday rate at the Wynn Golf Club ran $300 per player while the weekend rate was $375 per player. The real savings during the week. though, is on the cost of hotel rooms. For example, in September 2009, rooms at Caesars Palace ran in the $100 per night range during the week but soared to $300, $400 and even $600 and $700 per night on the weekend.
Nearly everything is cheaper off the Strip. That often includes hotel rooms and greens fees. Golfers looking for an alternative to the mega-resorts of the Strip should keep the Hampton Inn Tropicana, which is located a few blocks from the Strip, in mind. Off-Strip golf courses include the Painted Desert Golf Club and the Las Vegas National Golf Club, which has hosted PGA and LPGA events.
Wynn Golf Club
3131 Las Vegas Blvd. South
Las Vegas, NV 89109
(888) 320-7122
wynnlasvegas.com
Caesars Palace
3570 Las Vegas Blvd. South
Las Vegas, NV 89109
(866) 227-5938
caesarspalace.com
Hampton Inn Tropicana
4975 Dean Martin Dr.
Las Vegas, NV 89118
(702) 948-8100
hamptoninntropicana.com
Painted Desert Golf Club
5555 Painted Mirage Dr.
Las Vegas, NV 89129
(702) 645-2570
painteddesertgc.com
Las Vegas National Golf Club
1911 E. Desert Inn Road
Las Vegas, NV 89169
(702) 734-1796
lasvegasnational.com
Golfers who dread lugging their clubs through the airport should just go ahead and leave them at home as many golf courses such as the Wynn Golf Club and Las Vegas National Golf Club rent clubs. An alternative to renting clubs at the course is VIP Golf Services, which will deliver rental clubs to your hotel the night before your first round and pick them up the evening after your last round. Men can choose from Callaway or TaylorMade clubs while women have their choice of TaylorMade or Wilson clubs. Both left-handed and right-handed clubs are available. So forget about baggage fees and hassles at the airport. Just leave the clubs at home and have them delivered to your hotel room.
VIP Golf Services
10245 S. Maryland Pkwy. #236
Las Vegas, NV 89183
(877) 669-2847
vipgolfservices.com
