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GOLF SUMMERLIN Next time you visit glitz-laden Las Vegas, be sure to check out this safe, serene haven
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ot far from the neon lights and nonstop nightlife of the Las Vegas Strip lies Summerlin, a serene community of about 100,000 people. It’s also the home to Golf Summerlin, a terrific trifecta of three upscale golf courses that cost less than half the green fee of those bigger, super-chic layouts of metropolitan Vegas. Located at about 3,000 feet of elevation just to the west of the city — some locals call it “West Vegas” — you can see the Strip below from several vantage points on the Highland Falls, Palm Valley and Eagle Crest
courses. All were built for the Sun City Summerlin Community within a five-year span (1989-1994) by the architecture team of the late Billy Casper and Greg Nash. The courses are private but open to the public. It is quite a perch, with all that is Vegas down below yet very good golf in every direction. There’s also Nevada’s most upscale mall, Downtown Summerlin, as well as a rather large ball park that hosts the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators, and the practice facility for the NHL’s Golden Knights. If that’s not enough, Summerlin features two nearby recreational areas, the Red Rock www.azgolf.org
