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Nevada is state where it can often pay to have a guy on the inside. Throughout 2016, golfers left thousands of reviews on Golf Advisor for many of the top courses to help take a little gamble out of booking a tee time. Nevada's top shelf courses, whether they're in Las Vegas or around Lake Tahoe, have some of the highest green fees in the U.S., so any little assurance that the experience delivers is welcomed.
To compile our state Top 25s, we used a similar method to that of our our national Top 50 ranking. A course's score is based on their overall (50%) rating and subcategory average (50%). Reviews are weighted based on how prolific that reviewer is on Golf Advisor, and a course receives a bump in their rating if their score is better than that reviewer's average score.
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Top courses by subcategory in Nevada in 2016
Course layout: Snow Mountain at Las Vegas Paiute
Course conditions: Sun Mountain at Las Vegas Paiute
Value: Mountain Falls
Off-course amenities: Las Vegas Paiute
Pace of play: Mountain Falls
Staff friendliness: Genoa Lakes Golf Resort
Top 25 courses in Nevada in 2016
Primm
Las Vegas
Las Vegas
Henderson
Las Vegas
Boulder City
Henderson
Mesquite
Henderson
Las Vegas
Mesquite
Las Vegas
Las Vegas
Genoa
Henderson
Sparks
Stateline
Henderson
Las Vegas
Las Vegas
Incline Village
Coyote Springs
Pahrump
Las Vegas
No. 35 in the U.S. in 2016
Las Vegas
No. 34 in the U.S. in 2016
Comments (3)
Huh? No Shadow Creek, Cascata, Wynn, or Southern Highlands? No Clear Creek? No South Shore? And this is the list for the "best" courses in Nevada? I understand how this list is "compiled" but it sure doesn't say much about those logging on to GolfAdvisor and their breadth (or lack thereof) of knowledge of Nevada golf. Shadow Creek is constantly rated one of the best in America, and probably the world. Cascata and Southern Highlands are amazing, and Wynn is as first class an experience as anywhere. Anyone who knows anything about Nevada golf would scoff at this list. I am not a fan of the politics that goes into the Golf Digest lists but it's "Best in State" is much, much more accurate. Anyone relying on this list is "advised" to ignore it. Paiutes are good but a far cry from the best, and Reflection Bay at 11 is way underrated. I've played them all and IMO it goes Shadow, Cascata, Wynn, tie between Clear Creek and S. Highlands (both private), R. Bay/Southshore (they're in the same area, one is public, one is sorta private but accessible) and Wolf Creek is in there somewhere as well since it's so unique. Certainly there is room for healthy debate but how you could leave off the 6 I mentioned above is mind-boggling.
Huh? No Shadow Creek, Cascata, Wynn, or Southern Highlands? No Clear Creek? No South Shore? And this is the list for the "best" courses in Nevada? I understand how this list is "compiled" but it sure doesn't say much about those logging on to GolfAdvisor and their breadth (or lack thereof) of knowledge of Nevada golf. Shadow Creek is constantly rated one of the best in America, and probably the world. Cascata and Southern Highlands are amazing, and Wynn is as first class an experience as anywhere. Anyone who knows anything about Nevada golf would scoff at this list. I am not a fan of the politics that goes into the Golf Digest lists but it's "Best in State" is much, much more accurate. Anyone relying on this list is "advised" to ignore it. Paiutes are good but a far cry from the best, and Reflection Bay at 11 is way underrated. I've played them all and IMO it goes Shadow, Cascata, Wynn, tie between Clear Creek and S. Highlands (both private), R. Bay/Southshore (they're in the same area, one is public, one is sorta private but accessible) and Wolf Creek is in there somewhere as well since it's so unique. Certainly there is room for healthy debate but how you could leave off the 6 I mentioned above is mind-boggling.