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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Style Traditional
Par 71
Length 6945 yards
Slope 135
Rating 73.3

Editor's Note: Course closed for business in 2024.

The Lakes Course is one of two championship courses designed by Tom Fazio at Primm Valley Golf Club. It was the club's original layout before it was joined by the Desert Course a year later. As its name would imply, the Lakes Course features an intricate system of lakes and rivers weaving through the layout and coming into play on 11 holes. The layout is challenging but playable with elevation changes and strategically placed bunkers that are balanced by large greens and wide, player-friendly fairways. One of the golf course's most memorable holes is the par-5 second. This challenging 530-yard hole plays around a massive lake but with an accurate second shot, it is reachable in two. There is also water the left of the green and a bunker in front.

Course Details

Year Built 1997
Golf Season Year round
Architect Tom Fazio (1997) Dennis Wise (1997)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2023 #14)
  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Nevada (2020 #14)
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4.3
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Reviews 16
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great design and fun to play

I will probably play this course again when we're staying in Vegas. It would rate 5 stars across the board if fairways were better maintained and shower in men's locker room wasn't leaking with just a bucket under shower head. Service was very good and server in grill room was a delight even though they weren't serving full menu.

Green structures challenging but fair.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not what it once was

This course is a great and fun layout but the conditions have really gone downhill. Fairways are dormant with clumps of grass where you keep getting bad lies.i would expect the dormant fairways for this time of year, but, not with all the different types of grass trying to grow in. The bunkers are hard with virtually no sand but plenty of rocks to scar your clubs. The value is solely based on the $24 green fee. If it hadn't been for the $24 golfnow hot deal, I would have felt ripped off. The staff however, was second to none. Very friendly and accommodating. On the plus side, you do get more roll on the drives.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The greens were in good condition and rolling true. The fairways were patchy in their color but for the most part landing on grass was always possible. Sand traps were NOT. Trap linings were visible in 95% of them. Disappointing!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Primm, Lakes Course

I finished my round, got cold as expected for February. Great course, winter grass was a little dry and tough. Overall course was in good shape. G

Tuff greens, nice layout, use good course management to approach greens and even on a cold winter day you will have fun. I will return to play on a warmer day!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

Beautiful location

Views of the mountains on all four sides. Course is fair but demands your aim and distance be true as many sand traps ready to welcome your ball .Greens are on the fast side but a good putt will hold its line. Overall a great day of golf and we will be going back!! Also I thought going that far outside Vegas area to play was off putting but the drive was easier than going across Vegas to play.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 56
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Good greens

This course was in ok winter condition, but the greens were quite good - smooth, fast and tricky. It can be very windy and cold this time of year, but I caught a great day with no wind. Both courses at Primm are interesting and quite different, Give them a try on the way to or from Vegas.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Worst Course and Staff Ever!

After all the stress from work, me and my family decide to take a 5 day vacation to vegas.

We heard of all the courses we could play in vegas but wanted a affordable price where all of could afford and not break the bank. We asked the hotel staff at the wynn and they recommended a bunch of courses. Of course not wanting to pay more then 50 dollars per person, our bell boy told us about primm.

The drive from the strip is about 50 min going 70 flat. It is a horrible drive and would recommend it to anyone. We arrived and notice a front entrance but no one was inside. We arrive at bag drop and waited for about 5 min before getting our bags in a cart.

We arrive at the bar and the lady inside was very pleasant. We arrive in the shop and we are waiting to check in. We notice that the person inside was not friendly and was not courteous at all. He was extremely rude and had no communication skills. It seemed that he didnt enjoy life and hated everyone in the world. Everyone inside seemed very arrogant but who am i to make judgments in people who i dont know personally.

We finally were able to check in and teed off. As we were playing, we noticed a group in front were extremely slow and tearing up the course. We called the shop and the person said he would send out a Marshal. No Marshal came for 30 minutes and we called again. We spoke to the man on the phone and he said he personally go out and check out the group in front. After 1 Hr and 45 min we saw no one. We were so frustrated with the customer service, we just left after playing 6 holes. We wanted nothing to do with the course and incompetent people who work at the course.

If you like slow play and rude staff come this course. I will never be returning to this course ever!

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 01/04/2017:
We appreciate your review and are sorry to hear you did not have a more positive experience to share. We take these reviews very serious and know that your thoughts are not typical for golfers playing our courses. Please contact me at this email to discuss your experience further (primmvalleygolfclubmanagement@gmail.com).
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Great stop on the way home

Our daughter, and her family (3 grandsons) live in Vegas, so we drive through Primm a lot. Yesterday we decided to stop and play the course, and were happy we did. Challenging without being frustrating, pretty to see, and very quiet - we let two singles go through during the course of our round.

Great clubhouse, and good food! Staff was knowledgable and friendly.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 12/05/2016:
Awesome! Thank you for taking the time to write this great 5-star review! We appreciate your kind words and we are happy to hear that you enjoyed our challenging but fun course. We look forward to your next round of golf with us! Like us on Facebook for the latest course news and specials! https://www.facebook.com/PrimmValleyGolfClub/
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Excellent

The course played very well it was in excellent condition I'm looking forward to going back and playing it again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 11/22/2016:
Thank you very much for the great 5-star review! We appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts and we look forward to your next round with us! Like us on Facebook for the latest course news and specials! https://www.facebook.com/PrimmValleyGolfClub/
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Stay out of the traps!!!

Great course, love playing here, but the traps really need some fresh sand.

Limited beer choices in the bar. Nothing on tap and cans include only domestic (Bud,Lite,ect) and imports of a very light character(Modela, Stella, Hienie, Shock Top.), all the same thing. at least have cans of a brown ale, stout, IPA, even Sam Adams. Who does the ordering?

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 11/09/2016:
Thank you for your review. We appreciate the feedback and we hope to see you out here again soon! Like us on Facebook for the latest course news and specials! https://www.facebook.com/PrimmValleyGolfClub/
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

From first to worse.

Primm used to be a first class resort for golfers. They used to have cross cut fairways that looked like a baseball outfield and greens that were pristine and quick. Over the past few years, the course has deteriorated in quality and the staff said that's because the MGM owns this resort now and they take good care of their other course and they are the step child out there.

They had done their seasonal maintenance but they still have several types of grasses and weeds growing in the fairways. The greens were punched but also had some weeds and so many bare spots that you could tell would never grow in.

They overbooked a tournament on the Desert Course and thus, moved us to the Lakes Course. There were no carts available for the guests playing the Lakes Course and as guests who were finishing their morning rounds, carts were being diverted over to the tournament. There were a lot of carts in the cart barn but the staff informed us that they were in various states of disrepair for one reason or another.

We got off the tee over an hour past our tee time and were still waiting for carts for our group. The staff told us that it would be at least another forty minutes before they could get us carts. We opted to tee off and walk until such point, the staff would bring us carts. We walked almost the entire front nine before we found some water and staff showed up with carts. We told them that this was unacceptable and something needs to be done about it. They just advised us to go complain to the Pro when we completed our round.

The Pro was advised that we would be coming there after our round and we were not happy. His first words to us were "You guys don't look to worse for the wear"! Wow, really! How about, I'm really sorry for the inconvenience, that's not the type of program we run here and let us refund your green fees for you. Instead, it was "I'm sorry but I'm not authorized to make that decision"! At this time he just gave us the MGM's golf management supervisors card. The Pro said he noticed how big that tournament was getting two days prior to our arrival and thought "Hmm, this is going to be a problem"! Yet still managed to plan poorly for the day in question.

We threw the card away figuring he would not even answer his phone, when it was a complaint it may just result in a comped round at a future date knowing we would never drive back out from L.A to play a round of golf at what has turned into an over priced municipal course.

This is the last time we ever play Primm and ever recommend Primm to our associates.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great time at Primm.

Greens had been punched but where very puttable. Course WA in great shape and pace of play was good. Had a good time.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 10/10/2016:
Thanks for your review! We are glad that you enjoyed your round with us. We are pleased that you enjoyed our course conditions (despite aerification) and that pace of play was good. We look forward to having you back soon at Primm Valley!
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Lakes course

nice layout that was a little beat up greens had just been punched and sanded/not good/ staff was great pace of play was great

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 01/02/2017

It is funny how the staff will respond to all good reviews but if something bad is said about the course or staff there is no response. I've played both courses often but since MGM took over the course has gotten worse. it is to bad because to me it was worth the drive from Henderson. Plus i'm a 15+ handicap but loved the course.

317dc27d-0a81-5f5a-9bd1-6c64d4e3e954
Commented on 10/03/2016

Thanks for your review! We are pleased that you enjoyed your experience at Primm Valley. We apologize that the course conditions were not up to par. We hope to see you back once our greens have fully recovered!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Great course gone downhill

I am a local who booked an early morning tee time on a Sunday. The price was $50.00, which I have no problem paying for a Tom Fazio layout, but was surprised to find punched greens. The fairways were very patchy and barely have a top coat of overseed on them. The condition of these courses has gotten pretty bad since I first played them in 2012. Not worth 50 bucks, and really not worth more than 25. I hope the management will reinvest in these courses, as they are truly great layouts.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
317dc27d-0a81-5f5a-9bd1-6c64d4e3e954
Commented on 09/23/2016

Thank you for your review! We apologize that you did not enjoy your experience at Primm Valley. We appreciate your feedback and will make sure to address these points. Thank you again!

Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Desert Oasis

After playing golf in the Las Vegas area for years, this was my first time out to Primm Valley and it did not disappoint. I originally booked this tee time because so many courses were closed for over-seeding but will likely return. The course offered nice views on almost every hole and the layout was challenging but still playable for those with a higher handicap.

The only downside was that the greens were recently punched and we couldn't get a true roll. Overall, I would highly recommend this course to anyone looking for something new outside the Vegas area.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
317dc27d-0a81-5f5a-9bd1-6c64d4e3e954
Commented on 09/19/2016

Hi VegasGolfer91,

Thank you for your review! We are thrilled that you enjoyed your experience at Primm Valley. We are pleased that our course wasn't too challenging and that your enjoyed our views. We look forward to having you back soon for your next round!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
1.0
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Disappointing,a waste of money!

Always taking a trip to vegas from california, we decide to play the primm golf course on the way.

We first realize the rate was really high and well not worth the money. We were stuck behind a 5 some and the course is in horrible shape.

We didnt know about any other discounts but found out from a other person after the round about the golfnow rates. We were charged the non-resident which is not worth the money.

We played in 5 hours and to make things worse we called the shop and they didnt do anything. The people inside were unhelpful and didnt care about our experience.

I would not recommend this golf course.Too expensive and unhelpful staff.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
317dc27d-0a81-5f5a-9bd1-6c64d4e3e954
Commented on 09/12/2016

Hi 4puttnogimme,

Thank you for your review. We are disappointed to hear that you did not have a good experience. Please email us PrimmValleyGolfClubManagement@gmail.com to further discuss your round. We hope to hear from you soon.

Played On
Reviews 53
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very nice course

Primm has two Courses, only played the lakes which was in surprisingly good condition. Fun course to play with som elevation Changes that made it harder.

Well worth playing on your way to/from Las Vegas.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
317dc27d-0a81-5f5a-9bd1-6c64d4e3e954
Commented on 09/12/2016

Hi Hanlu,

Thank you for your recommendation! We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed your round with us. We hope to have you back again soon!

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