Las Vegas Country Club

Conceived by casino developer Moe Dalitz and a group of hospitality investors, Las Vegas Country Club opened in 1967 alongside its surrounding residential community, giving the city a private club close to the Strip. The par-72 layout was designed by Edmond B. Ault and has since been refreshed by later architects. For decades it stood at the center of professional golf in the valley, hosting the Sahara Invitational in the late 1960s and 1970s and serving as a rotation venue for the Las Vegas Invitational from 1983 into the mid-1990s. Mature trees, water hazards and a walkable, old-Vegas character set it apart from the desert-target courses that came later. It remains a members' club steeped in the city's mid-century golf heritage.