OB SPORTS GOLF & LEISURE
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DESTINATIONS
LAS VEGAS
HITTING THE JACKPOT ON THE FAIRWAYS
Most people go to Vegas because it is the gambling capi-
tal of the world and a city that never sleeps, as attested by
the neon lights illuminating "The Strip" most of the day.
But it is also a very underrated golf destination teeming
with courses at all price levels for players of all skill levels.
You'll definitely want to tee it up at Angel Park Golf Club,
Durango Hills Golf Club, and The Legacy Golf Club in
nearby Henderson, Nev. The Angel Park complex is trum-
peted as the "world's most complete Las Vegas golf expe-
rience" because it features two Arnold Palmer
championship courses (Palm and Mountain), a 12-hole
short course (Cloud Nine) with replicas of famous holes
around the world, and a natural-grass putting course. This
is Vegas, so Cloud Nine and the putting course are lighted
for night-time use. … At Durango Hills, a Schmidt-Curley-
designed executive course that opened in 2002, you can
work on your iron game on 14 par-3 holes ranging from
124 to 218 yards. … And The Legacy is an Arthur Hills
desert jewel with sloping fairways and undulating greens
that is known as a longtime site for U.S. Open qualifying
and for its tee boxes on signature hole No. 10 – grass
areas mowed in the shapes of the four playing card suits:
a spade, a club, a diamond, and a heart – to remind you of
where you are and of your opportunity to soon go back to
the casino hotels and try to win back your green fees.
The Legacy Golf Club.
