How to Get Tee Times in Nevada
Nevada golf splits cleanly in two: the casino owned trophy courses you reach through a hotel room, and the daily fee desert courses you book online months out. Shadow Creek needs an MGM stay and runs to four figures; the Las Vegas Paiute resort is open to all and a fraction of the price. Knowing which route a course takes, and when its tee sheet opens, is the whole game. Here is how to get on in Nevada, the routes, the booking windows and indicative 2026 fees.
Photograph: Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort, Nevada, via Google
The short version
Nearly every course worth playing in Nevada, and the golf here is concentrated around Las Vegas, falls into one of two camps. The casino and resort courses, the trophy names like Shadow Creek and the Wynn Golf Club, are reached through a hotel room: you book the stay, and the round comes with it, at the very top of the market. The daily fee desert courses, led by the excellent value Las Vegas Paiute resort and the on Strip Bali Hai, are pay to play and booked online, often two to four months ahead. Get the camp right and the timing follows.
Two Nevada wrinkles shape the trip. First, the heat: Las Vegas plays year round, but summer is brutal, so the smart play is spring or fall, or a dawn tee time in the summer for a fraction of the price. Second, the north: the Reno and Lake Tahoe courses, Edgewood Tahoe among them, are seasonal mountain golf that opens from late spring, with altitude that adds yards. Below is how each route works, the courses to target and what they cost in 2026.
The routes onto a Nevada tee
Casino and resort: book the room, get the course
The marquee names in Las Vegas are owned by the casinos and reached through the hotel. Shadow Creek, the Tom Fazio masterpiece north of the Strip, is open only to guests of MGM's higher end properties, booked through the hotel, with an indicative green fee around 1,250 dollars that includes a limousine transfer and a caddie. The Wynn Golf Club, a Fazio redesign right on the Strip behind the resort, takes tee times by phone and gives priority, though no discount, to hotel guests up to ninety days out. Cascata near Boulder City, owned by Caesars, follows the same logic. These are the trophy rounds, and the room is the key.
Daily fee desert: book online, months out
This is the value end and it is deep. The Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort, three Pete Dye desert courses about thirty minutes north of the Strip, is the standout, with online booking two to four months ahead, discounted MGM stay and play packages and some of the best deals in the city. On the Strip, Bali Hai is the lone championship daily fee course, a tropical themed Lee Schmidt and Brian Curley layout next to Mandalay Bay that books online. Beyond them, Reflection Bay at Lake Las Vegas, TPC Las Vegas and a wide field of daily fee desert courses fill out the schedule, all bookable online and rewarding an early reservation in the busy spring and fall.
Northern Nevada and Tahoe: seasonal mountain golf
Away from Las Vegas, the golf gathers around Reno and the south shore of Lake Tahoe. Edgewood Tahoe at Stateline, a championship resort course on the lakeshore that stages the American Century celebrity tournament, is reached through a stay and play package, while a run of high desert and mountain courses around Reno are daily fee. This is seasonal golf, opening from roughly late spring into fall once the snow clears, and the altitude sends the ball noticeably farther, so club down. Always confirm seasonal opening before you travel.
Key courses and how to book them
| Course | Route and booking window | Indicative 2026 fee |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Creek, North Las Vegas | Casino; MGM higher end hotel guests only, booked through the hotel, limo included | Around 1,250 dollars; confirm |
| Wynn Golf Club, the Strip | Resort; by phone, hotel guests priority, up to 90 days out | Premium; confirm with the resort |
| Bali Hai, the Strip | Public; online daily fee, book ahead | Around 200 to 350 dollars |
| Las Vegas Paiute (three courses) | Public; online 2 to 4 months out, MGM packages | Around 100 to 200 dollars; best value |
| Edgewood Tahoe, Stateline | Resort; stay and play, seasonal late spring to fall | Premium; confirm with the resort |
Access, booking windows and indicative fees verified June 2026 from course and resort sources. Shadow Creek access is set by MGM Resorts and tied to its hotels. Fees move with season and demand, and Las Vegas uses dynamic pricing. We do not quote our own pricing, so always confirm directly before booking. Check tee time availability.
Booking windows and timing tips
For the casino courses, the lever is the hotel: decide on Shadow Creek, the Wynn or Cascata early, book the qualifying room, and let the concierge arrange the round, since access flows from the stay. For the daily fee desert courses, the opposite applies: the Las Vegas Paiute resort and Bali Hai release tee times months out online, so book the prime spring and fall mornings as soon as your dates firm up, and chase the shoulder season and twilight rates for the best value. The season is the other big lever: play Las Vegas in spring or fall for warm, comfortable golf, take dawn tee times to beat the summer heat, and remember the northern Nevada and Tahoe courses are seasonal and only open once the mountains thaw.
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Plan your Nevada golf trip
Tell us the courses you want and roughly when, and one concierge books the casino rooms that unlock Shadow Creek and the Wynn, navigates the Paiute and daily fee booking windows, and costs the trip to the head. Prime spring and fall tee times go early, so the sooner we start the better. No obligation.
Nevada tee time questions
How do you get a tee time at Shadow Creek?
Shadow Creek, the Tom Fazio masterpiece north of the Strip, is owned by MGM Resorts and is not a standard public booking. You must be a guest of one of MGM's higher end Las Vegas hotels, such as Bellagio, Aria or the Wynn tier of property, and you book through the hotel. The indicative green fee runs to around 1,250 dollars and includes a limousine transfer, with play walking alongside a caddie. There are no typical midweek or seasonal discounts. Always confirm current rates and access directly before booking.
Can you play Wynn or Shadow Creek without staying there?
Generally no. Both are tied to their casino resorts. The Wynn Golf Club, a Tom Fazio redesign on the Strip, takes tee times by phone and gives priority to hotel guests, who can book up to ninety days out, with no discount for the privilege. Shadow Creek requires a stay at a qualifying MGM property and is booked through the hotel. If a marquee casino course is the goal, plan the room and the round together. Always confirm access and current rates directly before booking.
What is the best value golf in Las Vegas?
The Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort, three Pete Dye desert courses about thirty minutes north of the Strip, is the value standout, with online booking two to four months out, discounted MGM stay and play packages and some of the best deals in the city, especially in the shoulder seasons. On the Strip itself, Bali Hai is the lone championship daily fee course and books online. Both reward booking ahead. Always confirm current fees and tee times directly before booking.
When can you play golf in Nevada?
Las Vegas and southern Nevada play golf year round. Spring and fall are the prime windows, with warm, dry days and the courses in peak trim, while the summer is fierce, often well over a hundred degrees, and best played at dawn for a fraction of the price. Northern Nevada and the Lake Tahoe courses, such as Edgewood Tahoe, are seasonal, opening from roughly late spring into fall, and the altitude there sends the ball farther. Always confirm seasonal opening and current rates before booking.
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Researched and written by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Access, booking windows and indicative fees verified June 2026. Last reviewed June 2026.