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Wolf Creek golf Club in Mesquite

Get aWay from veGas for a Game of Golf

By yvonne Newman

Having a sensory overload in Vegas? If you want to try your luck teeing up outside Sin City, there are several great courses in the surrounding areawithin a 20- to 90-minute drive. Here are four fun golf excursions, only a day trip away! BOULDER CITy gOLf COURSE
Just 25 miles from the Strip lies historic Boulder City. Take U.S. Hwy. 93/95 south and turn right on Buchanan Boulevard, where youll be about a mile from the clubhouse. Designed by Billy Casper and David Rainville, this municipal par-72 course was built in 1973. Its surrounded by three mountain ranges. Perfect for all skill levels, the 18 holes play for 6,600 yards amid a mature, tree-lined landscape with numerous water features. challenged. The longest one plays for 7,155 yards. Before you head back, grab a bite at The Grill, the elegant clubhouse restaurant.

PRIMM VALLEy gOLf CLUB

Located about 30 minutes south of Las Vegas at the Nevada/California border (and in the heart of the Mojave Desert), this facility boasts two Tom Fazio-designed courses. The par-71, 6,945-yard Lakes Course has clusters of pine trees as well as a variety of water features, thanks to the lakes and river system. The par72, 7,131-yard Desert Course offers an arid landscape complete with assorted cacti and wildflowers. Expanses of waste bunkers also make the course tricky to navigate.

Boulder City golf Course

WOLf CREEK gOLf CLUB IN MESQUITE

Mesquite sits about 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas. The drive takes approximately 75 minutes. Opened in 2000, this visually stunning, par-72 course harbors all sorts of twists and turns in its layout. Playing for 7,018 yards, the lush green fairways sprawl across the desert terrain, which includes deep ravines, rolling hills, arroyos and steep cliffs.

Laughlin Ranch golf Club

Photos courtesy of the Las Vegas News Bureau

LAUgHLIN RANCH gOLf CLUB

The Laughlin/Bullhead City area is situated 100 miles (about 90 minutes) south of Las Vegas. Find the Laughlin Bridge and drive 2.5 miles south along Bullhead Parkway. This par72 course was designed by David Druzisky. It stretches along the scenic Colorado River and into the nearby desert foothills. With several sets of tees, golfers of all skill levels will be
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