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1 Stars
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Conditions
3.7
Value
4.0
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.1
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Style Desert
Par 72
Length 6842 yards
Slope 150
Rating 72.9

Editor's Note: Course closed for business in 2016.

Course Details

Year Built 1997
Golf Season Year round
Architect Johnny Miller

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes - "Bob May Golf Academy"
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 Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

3.9
519 Reviews (519)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 49
19th Hole Scenic Views 23
19th Hole Specials 19
Course Challenges Include:
Forced Carries 122
Elevation Changes 104
Bunkers 87
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 100
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 83
Locals 64
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 104
Worth the Drive 67
In the 'Burbs 56

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Handicap
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Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Tough challenge - sharpen up your putting!

Played Diablo and Desperado. 4 or 5 blind shots over 18 holes. Several 3 part fairways. Tee / Fairway / Green. Greens a little beat up but rolled really true. Tough greens. Hit the putting green before heading out. A great time and I will return when in Vegas.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
86e86657-bb8b-581c-81e8-c19963221329
Commented on 04/04/2016

Hi tjmartinwirrcom,

Thank you for playing at Badlands Golf Club, and thank you for the 5 star rating. We are happy to hear you enjoyed your round with us. We look forward to seeing you on your next visit out to Badlands Golf Club.

Best Wishes,

Badlands Golf Club Management

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Badlands March 2016

Would love to know the course layout. Played great shots but got penalized for not knowing the layout.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
86e86657-bb8b-581c-81e8-c19963221329
Commented on 03/21/2016

Hi Calgary,

Thank you for playing at Badlands Golf Club. We agree that knowing the course layout does set you up for a successful round at our course. We hope now that you have added knowledge of our layout you will come back for another round.

Best Wishes,

Badlands Golf Club Management

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not good

A poor conditioned course with a uncaring staff. Stay away, they are too many other choices in Vegas, than this one

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Good
86e86657-bb8b-581c-81e8-c19963221329
Commented on 03/21/2016

Hi MarkWinfield,

Thank you for playing at Badlands Golf Club. We are disappointed to hear that your experience with us was not up to par. We would like to hear more about your experience and where we can make improvements for future golfers. Please reach out to us at badlandsgolfclubmanagement@gmail.com to share more about your experience. Again, we are disappointed to hear that we could not provide you with an exceptional golf experience.

Best Wishes,

Badlands Golf Club Management

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Beware of Rattlesnakes

Although the carts had GPS units, they units did not display the hole layouts, nor did the score cards!

There were signs everywhere with Rattlesnake warnings.

The first 9holes we played in under 2 hours, on the next 9 we were behind three really slow players, had to wait at every hole. There were 2 really impatient players behind us that did not wait, just fired away while we were still on the greens.....took nearly 3 hours....

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
86e86657-bb8b-581c-81e8-c19963221329
Commented on 05/02/2016

Hi KDianne,

Thank you for playing at Badlands Golf Club. We are happy to hear you enjoyed your round with us and we are happy to hear that pace of play on the first 9 holes was favorable. We appreciate your feedback as this helps us make improvements for future golfers. We hope you will be back to see us for another round soon.

Best Wishes,

Badlands Golf Club Management

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

challenging target golf

Badlands had a fair set up, played from the blues in the mid 6000 yd range. The last 3 of the last four holes not including 17, were very difficult. if you are above a 19 handicap, play up to the white tees

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
86e86657-bb8b-581c-81e8-c19963221329
Commented on 05/02/2016

Hi ISB1961GAIS,

Thank you for playing at Badlands Golf Club. We are happy to hear you enjoyed your round given the difficulty of our course. We hope you will be back to see us for another round soon.

Best Wishes,

Badlands Golf Club Management

Played On
Reviews 2
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course needs maintenance.

This course is an awesome layout! However, it is evident that maintenance is not a priority here. Rumor has it that the course will be toast in two years for more housing. As such, they don't seem to care much, which is a shame as its a beauty layout!

Rabbits have over run the place and are destroying the course.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
86e86657-bb8b-581c-81e8-c19963221329
Commented on 03/21/2016

Hi rsterling13,

Thank you for playing at Badlands Golf Club! We are happy to hear you enjoyed the course layout, and we appreciate your feedback regarding the course maintenance. We hope you will give us another chance to provide you with an exceptional golf experience.

Best Wishes,

Badlands Golf Club Management

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fair

Target golf. Pretty tight fairways and a lot of layup holes

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
86e86657-bb8b-581c-81e8-c19963221329
Commented on 03/21/2016

Hi u000007662149,

Thank you for playing at Badlands Golf Club. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed your round with us as well as the challenge of the course. We hope you will be back to see us for another round soon.

Best Wishes,

Badlands Golf Club Management

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Hot deal

The course is very challenging but fun. Fairways were a bit thin. The greens were quite fast so, expect big breaks. I have played here before so I knew it was difficult but the course treats you very well . (I am a 3 handicap ).

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
86e86657-bb8b-581c-81e8-c19963221329
Commented on 03/21/2016

Hi DougMcMaster,

Thank you for playing at Badlands Golf Club. We are happy to hear you enjoyed your round, the challenge of the course, and your overall experience with us. We hope you will be back to see us for another round soon.

Best Wishes,

Badlands Golf Club Management

Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Dry conditions

Course was very dry and what grass there is was mostly brown.
From the blue tees it is a difficult challenge unless you know the course and are very straight off the tee.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
86e86657-bb8b-581c-81e8-c19963221329
Commented on 03/21/2016

Hi u000005723979,

Thank you for playing at Badlands Golf Club. We appreciate your feedback regarding course conditions as we know they have been a bit dryer then normal. We hope you will be back to see us once course conditions become more favorable.

Best Wishes,

Badlands Golf club Management

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

It's a Real Shame - Not What It Once Was

I cannot in good conscious recommend this course (there are three 9s) to anyone.

For the record I live in the south and play on courses where there is Bermuda that goes dormant in the winter and they chose not to overseed in the winter.

I have played Badlands several times in the past as have my playing partner. We will likely NEVER return.

We in this case played the Outlaw and Diablo 9s. The fairways are pockmarked with many significant spaces of no grass at all. The ground doesn't appear to have been groomed in a long time. The greens are pockmarked, a bit furry, with dead spots of unrepaired ball marks and no evidence of mowing or rolling on a Saturday. A side show is the number of rabbits on the course - easily in the hundreds and they love to sit on the tee boxes as you hit your drives (but this side show also has its downside based on the burrows and other evidence of rabbit damage with some damage resembling the damage of wild hogs in places#.

The problem when a company doesn't maintain a course is that no one who plays it feels obligated to do their part by raking bunkers, repairing ball marks or replacing divots #in the case where you actually get one because of course conditions). Evidence of this was everywhere with sun flower seed shells littering numerous greens, bumping and grind your way across the greens in spots, or just the number of footprints and spike marks on the greens, and unraked.

It's a real shame as we all had played Badlands in the past and looked forward to our round yesterday. I have played $20 munis in far better shape than this and will likely never return. I certainly will not stake my reputation by recommending this to any of my friends or co-workers who come to Vegas.

The positive is that the staff was extraordinarily friendly/helpful, the golf shop is great, and the food was of high quality.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
86e86657-bb8b-581c-81e8-c19963221329
Commented on 03/21/2016

Hi DufferBob,

Thank you for playing Badlands Golf Club. We are disappointed to hear that your experience with us was not up to par. We appreciate your feedback regarding course conditions and we have escalated this to our maintenance staff. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed your interaction with our staff as we feel they are our greatest assets. We hope once course conditions have improved you will come back and see us again.

Best Wishes,

Badlands Golf Club Management

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Not for Beginners

This course is definitely for the more experienced and consistent golfer. I wouldn't recommend this course to any beginners trying to improve their game unless you hit the ball straight consistently or like investing in ball purchases.
I loved the course, just not there yet skill wise. Once I am, I will definitely be going back more often.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
86e86657-bb8b-581c-81e8-c19963221329
Commented on 03/21/2016

Hi bizzlet26,

Thank you for playing at Badlands Golf Club. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed your round, and agree that our course is challenging, but with great reward. We hope that you will be back to see us for another round soon.

Best Wishes,

Badlands Golf Club Management

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The hardest course I've ever played.

The average golfer, 20 to 30 handicap, should bring at least a dozen golf balls. This course is all target golf, small fairways, deep ravines, and many sand traps to go along with lots and lots of desert. My entire group said they would never play here again.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
86e86657-bb8b-581c-81e8-c19963221329
Commented on 03/21/2016

Hi bdavenport1228,

Thank you for playing Badlands Golf Club. We appreciate your feedback regarding the challenge of the course. We do feel that with the knowledge of the layout your next round will be much more enjoyable. We are disappointed to hear that you will not be back to see us for another round, and we encourage you to come back out and play it again.

Best Wishes,

Badlands Golf Club Management

Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Walked

The course was fine for a golf date with my wife

Course was in need of H2O. Ladies markers were hard to find. Bear fairways and over plugged greens.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
86e86657-bb8b-581c-81e8-c19963221329
Commented on 03/21/2016

Hi rastagolfer,

Thank you for playing at Badlands Golf Club. We appreciate your feedback regarding course conditions as we know they have been a bit dry. We hope you will come back out and see us for another round once conditions have improved.

Best Wishes,

Badlands Golf Club Management

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Interesting Layout-Good Greens

I played the Badlands Feb. 12th. The greens were in good shape and rolled true. The fairways had not been oversewed and so the fairways were not in good conditions. Play it later in the spring when the Bermuda fairway grass is not dormant.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
86e86657-bb8b-581c-81e8-c19963221329
Commented on 03/21/2016

Hi bwdave3051,

Thank you for playing at Badlands Golf Club. We are happy to hear that greens rolled true and were in good shape. We hope to see you this spring when the Bermuda grass is in bloom.

best Wishes,

Badlands Golf Club Management

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Badlands vegas

I played this course about six years ago and it was fantastic
Something has happened because the greens are like a rock quarry and the Fairways most of the grass is dead

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
86e86657-bb8b-581c-81e8-c19963221329
Commented on 03/21/2016

Hi u000004908577,

Thank you for playing at Badlands Golf Club! We are disappointed to hear that the course conditions were not up to par. We have alerted our maintenance staff, and we will be making improvements to our greens in the near future. We hope you will come back to see us once course conditions have improved.

Best Wishes,

Badlands Golf Club Management

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Going over the deep end

This track used to be beautiful. They have really let it go. I know there is new management and don't think they are putting any money into the course. Tee boxes are burnt and dead fairways all over. The pace of play was horrendous. +5 hour round of golf with no ranger in sight. Will not be back unless things change

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
86e86657-bb8b-581c-81e8-c19963221329
Commented on 02/05/2016

Hi u508071506,

Thank you for playing at Badlands Golf Club. We are disappointed to hear that your experience was not up to par. We appreciate your feedback regarding pace of play, and the conditions of the greens. This will help us make improvements for future golfers. We continually run routine maintenance to keep the course in tip top condition, and we hope you will be back to see us soon.

Best Wishes,

Badlands Golf Club Management

Played On
Reviews 35
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Gimmicky

The front side I played( Diablo ) was fun and fair. The back nine was awful (desparato ). This nine was blind shot after blind shot. The seventh hole on that side was one of the worst holes I've ever played. Totally blind tee shot downhill to a tiny landing area. Of which I hit dead center of the fairway. And yet I had another downhill blind approach shot to a postage stamp of a green. No yardage, no seeing the green or flag stick. Too many holes like this on this course. Could've been a great play till that awful nine.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
86e86657-bb8b-581c-81e8-c19963221329
Commented on 02/05/2016

Hi u000005590025,
Thank you for playing at Badlands Golf Club. We appreciate your feedback on the difficulty of our front and back nines. Now that you have the knowledge of our layout we hope you will be back to try your luck again.

Best Wishes,

Badlands Golf Club Management

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beyond Dormant - Rabbit Waste Everywhere

Played this course and few years ago - Greens were patchy and didn't run pure but layout and rest of course were great so we decided to give another try this time around, assuming (hoping) greens would surely be improved. Entire course was in terrible shape. This is not an overly dramatic review in response to a bad round - do not waste your money to play here. Every inch of the course was dead, terrible eyesore and the Rabbit turds - cover EVERY INCH of the course. Literally moving turds to hit putts. Course is a awful.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
86e86657-bb8b-581c-81e8-c19963221329
Commented on 02/01/2016

Hi u000002693168,

Thank you for playing at Badlands Golf Club. We are disappointed to hear that we could not provide you with an exceptional golf experience. We appreciate your feedback as this helps us make improvements for future golfers. Again, we are disappointed we could not provide you with a memorable golfing experience.

Best Wishes,

Badlands Golf Club Management

Played On
Reviews 40
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Florida Advisor
First Time Playing

Some target golf on rough terrain

Desperado is a target 9 loaded with blind shots. it's fairly short but the discontinuous fairways require one to lay up off the tee. Outlaw was more traditional but still short. Two holes stand out as poor designs. Number .7 on Despardo - blind shot to narrow fairway and then a blind shot to a narrow green with no bail out. Number 9 on outlaw is probably the worst design for I par 5 that I have encountered. Approaching the green is a sliver of a fairway next to a lake from 150 yards out with the ground sloping to a concrete lined pond. Ugly and poor design.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
86e86657-bb8b-581c-81e8-c19963221329
Commented on 02/01/2016

Hi RobKempinski,

Thank you for playing at Badlands Golf Club. We appreciate your feedback regarding your time with us, as we know our course holds a unique challenge. We hope you give us another shot with your added knowledge of the course layout.

Best Wishes,

Badlands Golf Club Management

Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Bad "lies" from the management.

The end of a once great course. Management really ruined a once great, challenging course. Conditions are poor, staff not very cooperative, close this course and avoid future embarrassement.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
86e86657-bb8b-581c-81e8-c19963221329
Commented on 03/21/2016

Hi dukesdorg,

Thank you for playing Badlands Golf Club. We are disappointed to hear that your experience was not up to par. We appreciate your feedback as this helps us make improvements for future golfers. Again, we are very disappointed we could not provide you with an exceptional golf experience.

Best Wishes,

Badlands Golf Club Management

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