Las Vegas Golf Vacation Packages | Royal Links Golf Club

I recently took a trip to Las Vegas. In fact, it was last week. It was a five day, four night golfing extravaganza, organized by yours truly. It involved golf at three great courses, Royal Links Golf Club, TPC Las Vegas Golf Course, and Rhodes Ranch Golf Course. They were all amazing, and I am going to be talking about them here, along with the other details of my trip, so the next time you book your Las Vegas Golf Vacation, you can avoid any pitfalls and problems that might be out there, and you can get a discount las vegas golf vacation, or at least play at the cheapest prices out there.

First, if you have ever been to Las Vegas, you know how expensive the courses can be, particularly if you are travelling in the winter months (September to April). The first thing you should do when planning your vacation is to try to find out when the cheapest golf course rates are for a particular day. That's right, a golf courses rates vary throughout the day, getting more expensive during peak times and getting less expensive during slower times.

So, for example, when we played Royal Links Golf Club, we looked for an off peak time. This brought a course that would regularly play in the $200 range down to $120. That is a great deal. We ended up booking a tee time for Royal Links in Las Vegas for 7:30 and 7:40 in the morning I believe. Now, that is pretty early, but we were the first off the tee box, the course was magnificent (as you'll see soon) and the price was right. What better way to start out a Vegas golf vacation?

Before we even started booking tee times, it was important to get a great price on a flight. Now, I know you might be thinking that there is no way we got a good flight to Las Vegas during March Madness weekend, but we did. They key is to look for flight specials well in advance of your trip. Months even, to catch the day that you can book your flight for super cheap. I'm from Seattle, and we just happened to catch a Southwest Airlines special to Las Vegas that was half price off a normal ticket! You just can't beat that.

I'll give you some more information in my next post. For now, on to Royal Links Golf Course in Las Vegas. For starters, this course is a Jack Nicklaus course, patterned after his favorite British Isle holes (hence the name of the course). It features holes from St. Andrews, Royal Birkdale, Royal Troon, Carnoustie, Turnberry, Royal Liverpool, Prestwick, Royal Lytham, Muirfield, and Royal Birkdale. And the holes are spot on images of what you would find in the British Isles (right down to the road hole, where you have to aim over the sign to hit the fairway). From start to finish, it is a touch of Britain in Las Vegas.

The course itself, as you might expect, was in fantastic shape. And it is actually really wide open. The fairways run out into this short, gusset type grass, making it relatively easy to hit from. That is not to say there isn't any really long grass, but to hit it you have to be pretty far off target. Once on the greens, at first they seemed a bit on the slow side. I think this was just a result of the early morning due or water they received, as they quickened up a bit throughout the day (although they were just as firm as you might expect over in Britain). Overall the Royal Links golf course was a pleasure to play.

As for the clubhouse at Royal Links in Las Vegas, all I can say is it is one piece of magnificent las vegas real estate. I don't know if it is a recreation of anything, but it was built with a European , 16th century castle feel. It has a full locker room inside, and was top notch in ever respect, including the bloody mary's. Which reminds me, if you ever play this course on your next Las Vegas golf trip, please take the time to see if Nacho is there. Nacho was the bartender at the course the day we were there, and he was a great guy. Very funny, very nice, with impeccable service. If you want to have a great time, sit and talk with Nacho a bit. He's worth your time.

In the end, I think I shot 80 for the round (my best round of the vacation), which is pretty good I think. But even better than that was the overall experience. It was the perfect beginning to a great Las Vegas golf vacation.

And one last thing, the cab ride from the strip cost about $35.00. Not too bad when splitting with 3 or 4 buddies, and the only way to travel.