Vegas is always fun, but it’s even more fun with the abundance of golf. There is so much golf in Vegas. It’s got a lot of options for adding golf to your vacation in lots of ways. It gets a little chilly in the winter and very warm in the summer, but the weather is great most of the year (that has become a criterion for where I want to spend my time). I’ve even played when it was 105 degrees in the summer, but it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. It’s a dry heat..
But the two biggest problems with golf in Las Vegas are the cost and the fact that when you’re on vacation there are so many other things to do! This past trip to Las Vegas, I found the solution to both of those problems: The Callaway facility just south of the airport on Las Vegas Boulevard.
I played the nine hole par 3 course at the Callaway facility and it was speedy and cheap. We teed off at 11 am. That was perfect because it was close to the strip so we didn’t have to get up super early and there were a bunch of open tee times to choose from when I called earlier that same week. Most holes fall between 110 and 135 yards, so it’s really a short game course, except for the one 185 yard hole at the end. But the course was in pretty good shape and picturesque enough to enjoy. There was water scattered throughout and a few bunkers to make it interesting.
The first thing I liked about the Callaway facility is the convenience and short time commitment. It only took about an hour and a half to play, and we were taking our time. Even if there’s a slow group, it wasn’t a huge deal because the holes are short and there are only nine of them. I was in Vegas with a bunch of people that didn’t play golf, so it was a perfect little golf outing without excluding people from a whole day.
The second thing I liked about this option was that it was cheap. It only cost $30 to play compared with $100-500 to play a full round of golf at most of the other courses. Of course, if you go to Vegas in the dead of summer or winter you can get great deals on most championship golf courses anyway, but 30 bucks is tough to beat. It’s especially good if you’re going with people that don’t play a lot and aren’t willing to pay the big bucks for a nicer course.
Granted, the Callaway facility was only a par 3, so if you wanna play a full round of golf this isn’t the place. However, if you’re hung over and you just wanna hit some balls, this may be the place to go. It was the right choice for me this trip and I’d play it again!