Las Vegas National Golf Course

This course is worth playing once if only for the history. The Rat Pack, Tiger's first win, Goodfellas film, etc. And the houses are all still in the 1961 genre which is cool. The course was in good shape. Not long but still challenging. I'm a 12 handicap and shot 82. Birdied two of the par 5's but was probably 5 over on the par 3's so that sums it up.

Course was nice and in good condition-but pace of play was quite slow. Thought I got a good deal on golf now.com at $60 but didn't expect to pay another $60 for rental clubs. ($30 would seem more on the average). Maybe this is how the course recoups some of the money it loses to Golfnow.com

When I first played this course it was called the Sahara County Club, which was owned by the Sahara Casino. In it's heyday, Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack played here. The clubhouse has many photo's of celebrities and the course has

markers on the tee, that tells about celeb's that lived on the course or who had a connection to the course.

When I arrived at the course, I paid for the round and proceeded to give the starter my ticket. He informed me that we would be delayed 20 minutes. I learned from one of playing partners, that the course had not booked enough tee times for an outing that preceded us. I used the time to hit balls on the driving range and use the putting & chipping greens. I was disappointed with the driving range, as you had to hit off mats.

When our group finally teed off, we discovered that the group ahead of us was a fivesome, with one guy walking. On the first several holes, there was always two groups on the tee waiting to play. This logjam eventually broke up, but the first nine was painfully slow. The course is a beautiful tree lined (old style) course. No desert, but lots of bunkers and water hazards on 9 holes. I didn't care for the sand in the bunkers. It was very hard to get under the ball, even using a 65 degree wedge. The course has some nice views of the Las Vegas Strip. After we concluded our round we went to the clubhouse for a beer and a sandwich. The food and the service was excellent. On our way out, one of the employees ( Rob Cross) in the Pro Shop, asked me how I enjoyed the course. I told him that it was great, except for the bunkers. He asked me, if I remember specific holes. One that came to mind was the 17th a shorter par 4, I hit my second shot into the front bunker ( my bad for being there). My first attempt to get out of the bunker was unsuccessful. Swinging harder, I sculled my second attempt over the green. I consider myself a good sand player and seldom have any problems at home. The conversation with Rob ended with him saying he would talk to maintenance to look into this issue. Thanks Rob !

A classic old course surrounded by 50s-60s era homes that were once home to some famous entertainers that played Vegas. Placards around the course tell the stories of some of the more famous folks and where they lived on the course. Play it at least if you want to learn about its place in history. But, don't think I'd go back. Course was overcrowded. Up to 3 groups on every par 3 waiting at the tee box. Greens were thin with lots of patches of invasive grasses and some badly damaged areas, too. Houses along the course looked either half abandoned or very tackily updated. Very strange.

Had an overall great experience playing there. Very nice staff, great quality TaylorMade rental clubs and a course that is in great conditions.

Greens were rolling true. Very good value for the money.

I was also lucky playing with three retired gentlemen (locals) who made my round even more enjoyable.

A great little course, Tougher than it looks on the scorecard. A ton of history some of it printed on placards on the course. Site of Tiger's first PGA win so that is worth price of admission alone. Cool views of the strip. Some nice elevation changes make for a challenging walk.

Was concerned with some recent reviews, however found the course to be in good condition, the greens rolled well and were fairly quick and the fairways in good state. Great layout and challenging course with some rather long par 3's. Felt very welcome upon arrival and the food and drink was good and reasonably priced. Be prepared to be put with other players, my playing partner and I were paired up with two lady golfers, a little surprised as they were beginners and we played from the tips. Overall we had a very enjoyable round and feel it was value for money $79 on golf now, with rental clubs $59 and would play here again. Thank you to all the staff.

Excellent course!! A great value for my money

A must play in Vegas- my favorite between this, Desert Pines and TPC Vegas.

First time playing this course, glad I did. The course was beautiful and in very good shape. Fairways had roll, bunkers had sand and the greens were excellent and a little fast. Played with a couple who had played here before and it made for a very nice round. We finished in about 3 hours and 45 minutes which was nice, had a group ahead of us for the last 5 holes with a walker but he moved pretty good. The course has history and has some really nice old homes around the course, of course there were some run down ones also, don't understand why? Bring your camera and take a few pictures. Got something to eat before I went out, food was very good, also the staff that I encountered were all really nice. I got a good deal on Golfnow and will play this course again.

Pros: Course was green, fairways, tees and greens well maintained, rough high and difficult. I thought we had a water shortage in Las Vegas???? Not here. Bad part is mud on the ball and not much roll. I was paired up with some tourists playing their annual golf game. Despite finishing in 4 hrs 10 minutes we were hounded and harassed by the Marshall the whole day. Then on the tenth hole we get to the tee and the starter has put a new group ahead of us. I will say we did have some slow holes, but played the back in 1:45 so I guess he made his point. Driving range as usual has beautiful green grass but your not allowed to use it. Instead you warm up on plastic turf. I never understood this? Why are so many courses afraid to let people practice on grass? So what if the range looks like it has been used. It Should ! Anyhow, my tip for you is keep the ball below the hole.

Great day, great conditions...

The course is overpriced for non-residents . For a few dollars more, one can play a number of other courses in the area.

Condition of the course was good. Staff was very friendly, starter was able to get us out on time inspire of it being very busy. I would not recommend it for the only reason that there are other courses in Las Vegas.

Since we only had the afternoon to play, we didn't want to drive too far out of town and decided on Las Vegas National. It was a Sunday afternoon and it was not too busy. I thought the course was in great shape and the greens rolled well. Overall it was an enjoyable front nine and we look forward to coming back and playing the back nine.

Who knew that the world famous Las Vegas National was to be found surrounded by squalor? I have no issues with the course and layout. I played from the back tees and found the course to be relatively challenging. That said, it reminded me of a typical muni course. I have no issues with munis. I play them all of the time. But I don't expect to pay $129 plus $59 for club rental to play a course that has absolutely no redeeming character. For that kind of money I would expect nice views of the mountains... something "pretty".
The whole experience was just lackluster. Starting with the cart guys who seemed put out to have to get me rental clubs. Follow that up with a starter that couldn't seem to remember that i was a single and "what was your name again". There seemed to be no order to who teed off next.
I have no issue with the cart girl. I actually appreciated the fact that when I ordered a bottle of water from her she told me that there was two bottles in the cart already (again, that might have been something nice to know).
Everything was just kind of ragged around the edges. The course itself was OK and placed most anywhere else might have been enjoyable.
If I was a resident, I might be OK with paying the $49 resident rate. But have no intention of paying $129 again for this experience.

I try to play this course every time I am in Las Vegas, The layout is traditional and the clubhouse "feels like golf" It is really a nostalgic experience

Great course to play in Las Vegas.

Course not in the best of shape, wouldn't take much to make it great..greens were bumpy. Location is so convenient, why not raise the rate a bit and invest that in maintain economic and make it a great course, you can sense how good it was back in the days but now they treat the course like a muni..however the service was excellent..the pro shop can use some merchandise or a merchandiser , given all the history and tradition this course should be treated as a jeweled landmark.

Best of Vegas, Good condition, convenient location

The course is always in pretty good shape. Too pricey for it to be a local course. They hit you with the out of towner's rates. Don't know why the city of Las Vegas make these courses charge so much for the out of town visitors. It is a rip off. There are so many other local courses you can play for cheaper.