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3.6
575 Reviews (575)
5 Stars
206
4 Stars
216
3 Stars
69
2 Stars
47
1 Stars
37
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.9
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.6
73.5%
Recommend this course
469 out of 575 reviews
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4.5
82 Reviews (82)
5 Stars
45
4 Stars
31
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.7
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.7
98.8%
Recommend this course
81 out of 82 reviews
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4.2
111 Reviews (111)
5 Stars
48
4 Stars
43
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.5
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.5
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.7
91.9%
Recommend this course
102 out of 111 reviews
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About

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

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.

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Course Details

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

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes
GPS 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)

Reviews

3.6
575 Reviews (575)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 44
Patio Dining 36
19th Hole Scenic Views 25
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 79
Water Hazards 62
Undulating Greens 51
This course/club is great for:
Locals 48
Playing Multiple Courses 46
A Weekend Splurge 43
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 90
At a Resort 13
Near Local Attractions 12

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Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Great value

Always enjoy playing this course-friendly staff and course is in great condition

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 12/19/2017:
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Played On
Reviews 39
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Nevada Advisor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Excellent shape. Most improved.

Most improved course of 2024. New greens looking healthy and way better than last year. Rest of course is also in fantastic shape. Other recent reviews are on point. Worth the drive from the city. Highly recommend.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 63
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Harder than you think

Beautiful course. Interesting elevations. Raised greens, deep bunkers. Sand traps clean, but firm, no fluffy sand here. Greens were running a bit slow but were in great shape. The tee boxes were pristine and the fairway’s lush . Plenty of risk around the greens. It was cold and windy but I loved it! My only disappointment was the club house. Pretty building, nice staff but grab and go
Egg sandwiches and hot dogs from this morning was lacking. The bartender/cook/waiter needed more staff support snd supplies. Waited 10 mins on turn to pay for dog. More like grab and wait. 😞

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course and great value

I had lived in Vegas for years and never played here due to the exorbitant cost of green fees. Plus most of the courses were poorly maintained and brown grass was everywhere. Primm valley was the complete opposite. Green grass on the fairways/greens. Everything was very well maintained. Staff was friendly and the price was reasonable. Will play here again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Primm is back

Haven't played Primm for several years as the course (both) was in terrible condition. This was our go to course on the way back to California from our Vegas golf outings. After reading reviews for a few months that conditions had improved we booked a hot deal and took a chance. Had an 11:50 teetime and arrived at the course and checked in. Check in was quick, the guy at the counter checked us in very was very friendly ( non of that attitude you get once in awhile with a prepay or hot deal. We then met a nice lady at the club drop who got us a cart which was in good condition, directed us to the range and said to come back when we were ready. The range was in fantastic shape, very nice grass to hit off of and the golf balls were fairly new. After warming up we headed over to the first tee of the Lakes Course and were second up so we hit the putting green just off the tee box. We teed off about 1130 and started our round. The fairways were in beautiful condition cut real low almost like playing off of a green, all 18 holes were in this condition. The rough was a couple inches deep but was fairly easy to hit out of and not to deep so you could easily find your ball. The greens were mostly in good playable condition, very receptive and help approach shots well. 3 or 4 were a little shaggy with a few areas that are still a little thin but they did a good job with pin position keeping away from those areas. The staff who was responsible for getting this course back on its feet has done a great job. The beverage cart came around 3 or 4 times during the round, prices were reasonable and the cart lady was very friendly too. Didn't have any food or drinks in the clubhouse so no comment on those. Primm staff has this course in great shape, it is officially back in our rotation and I am glad to be able to highly recommend this facility.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Worth the money!

57$ to play a course in great condition is a steal at this time of the year. Almost an hour outside of Vegas but worth the drive to play a nice course (especially with the prices around Vegas for our other rounds). It was in much better condition than their Desert course (but the desert one is still worth it for the layout).

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Worth the nice drive to play

Thanks to all the staff that we met at the course.
You all were very kind and helpful to us .
From Lisa at the bag drop and return to the inside staff. Thanks to Rene in the kitchen for making us the best and reasonably priced breakfast sandwich..absolutely delicious..! ❤️
Loved the Lakes course looked beautiful from every tee box. Fairways were pristine. Bunkers were great. However the only reason I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars was because the greens were a bit slow. But very healthy and rolled true.
We’ll be here to play again.! Thanks Primm ..!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

It’s back!!

It’s great to see the course back to its glory days. It’s one of my all time favorites to play in the Vegas area and I plan to play it more often. Thank you

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

CHICHI

its so nice to see the course in great shape again

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Primm Valley almost back!

Fairways &tee boxes are good. The greens are slow and some have repaired damage. A large number of dead & removed trees means that you can now see adjacent fairways which you couldn’t 20 years ago but this is a minor point. The main thing is the golf course continues to regain its former stature and the players are coming back!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Lakes Course

This course has came a long way in recent years from the greens being dead. The course layout is fun and simply amazing. They are still under some repair but the value for the price you pay is excellent. Sure the drive is a little far but that helps with pace of play and management doesn’t overbook like many of the local Vegas courses. It’s a simple bar and snack foods are available. Some may rank it low but you can get glizzies and burgers in the turn. Overall a very enjoyable experience. Def one I consistently go back to.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Keeps improving

Not quite the standard of 15 years ago but getting there!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Windy unplayable!

Too windy! Course is unplayable. We played only 4 hokes. No rain checks were given.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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