Las Vegas provides visitors with a wide variety of entertainment from the natural beauty of parks to the neon lights of the Strip, and Las Vegas golf facilities can provide an entire family with different golf abilities and interests appropriate entertainment. From golfers looking for a custom club fitting to golfers looking to perhaps introduce a child to the game of golf, day or night, Vegas has the right facility. There's even a place where a family of golfers and those not as interested in golf can go, and the entire family can be happy.
Callaway Golf Center
Located on the Strip one mile south of Mandalay Bay, the Callaway Golf Center tries to fulfill the needs of every golfer in the family. The Divine Nine, a par-3 course, offers golfers looking to work on their short game a chance to do so while having a view of the Las Vegas Strip. The course is also lit for night play. The two-tiered driving range gives golfers the opportunity to hit off of natural grass or synthetic turf. Those golfers whose game needs a little help can also schedule a lesson. Golfers who want to do a little shopping can visit the 5,000-square-foot Saint Andrews Golf Shop while those golfers in the family looking for some new clubs can visit the Callaway Fitting Center and treat themselves to a custom fitting. Finally, if any members of the family are hungry, they can visit the Back 9 Bar & Grill for breakfast, burgers or a beer.
Callaway Golf Center
6730 Las Vegas Blvd. South
Las Vegas, Nevada 89119
(702) 897-9500
cgclv.com
Angel Park Golf Club
A family with many different levels of golfers in it will want to visit the Angel Park Golf Club. Experienced golfers can take aim at the two 18-hole courses designed by Arnold Palmer--the 6,722-yard, par-71 Mountain Course and the 6,525-yard, par-70 Palm Course. Less experienced golfers or those golfers wanting to practice with their irons can visit the 12-hole Cloud Nine Short Course. The Cloud Nine Short Course provides golfers with a nice twist: the holes replicate some of the more famous or infamous golf holes from around the world such as the Island Green at the TPC Sawgrass and the Valley of Sin at St. Andrews. Novice golfers or those golfers wanting to work on their putting can try their hand at the nine holes of the natural grass putting course. Golfers looking to play after dark can enjoy the putting course or nine of the 12 holes of the Short Course, both of which are lit for night play.
Angel Park Golf Club
100 S. Rampart Blvd.
Las Vegas, Nevada 89145
(888) 446-5358
angelpark.com
Pikes Pass
Pikes Pass is an 18-hole miniature golf course located inside the Adventuredome, a five-acre indoor theme park located inside Circus Circus Hotel. The Adventuredome features a roller coaster, a water ride, bumper cars and, of course, circus acts. Open daily, the facility is kept at a constant 72 degrees, so, no matter what the weather, golfers and non-golfers will find something to do inside the Adventuredome.
Pikes Pass
Circus Circus Hotel
2880 Las Vegas Blvd. South
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
(702) 436-4653
circuscircus.com
About The Author
Marci Shear has been a sports reporter for the Associated Press, the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times. She has also written for several magazines, including Vineline and the Chicago Sports Review. Over the years, she has covered high school sports, college football, basketball and major league baseball.
