Closed golf courses Las Vegas: what shut, and what to play instead

Closed golf courses in Las Vegas include one very recent loss, Desert Pines, which shut on July 12, 2026 for housing, plus Royal Links (2021), Badlands (2016), Silverstone (2015), Craig Ranch (2009), Black Mountain in Henderson and both Primm Valley courses (2024). Bear's Best has gone private. Each has an open course close by.

This guide lists what closed according to our research files, the courses whose status is unclear, and what to play instead in each part of the valley. Map apps and old directories still show some of these, so check before you drive.

Quick facts

• Closed in 2026: Desert Pines, July 12, 2026.
• Closed earlier: Royal Links (December 2021), Badlands (December 2016), Silverstone (September 2015), Craig Ranch (2009), Black Mountain (after bankruptcy, 2017 or 2018), Primm Valley Lakes and Desert (July 19, 2024).
• Gone private: Bear's Best, being rebuilt as the Amara Golf & Social Club; status unclear.
• Status unclear, call first: Stallion Mountain, Lake View Executive (Pahrump), Las Vegas Golf Center.
• Not closed, just seasonal: most courses close for two to three weeks of fall overseed.

Closed golf courses Las Vegas: the full list

Closure dates from news coverage in our files; Black Mountain's date conflicts between sources.

East side: Desert Pines and Royal Links

Desert Pines was a City of Las Vegas course for 30 years. FOX5 reported it closed on Sunday, July 12, 2026, with the site at Bonanza and Pecos going to more than 1,000 housing units under the city's East Las Vegas plan after a $17.5 million sale. Royal Links, the Dye Designs course built around replica British Open holes, closed on December 17, 2021; the sale to Touchstone Living closed on December 23, 2021, and homes are under construction.

Play instead:

The Club at Sunrise is the county course on the east side, itself rebuilt after the old Desert Rose flooded in 2012. See the Las Vegas National course guide, the Club at Sunrise course guide and our Las Vegas municipal golf courses guide.

Summerlin: Badlands and Bear's Best

Badlands, a 27-hole course in the Queensridge area, closed in December 2016. After years of litigation the city settled, and in February 2025 the city council approved about 1,480 Lennar homes on the site.

Bear's Best, the Jack Nicklaus replica-holes course from 2001 at 11111 W Flamingo Rd, is not closed for good, but it is gone from the public list. It sold, reportedly for $30.5 million; public play ended around the end of June 2025; and it is being rebuilt by Jackson Kahn Design as the private Amara Golf & Social Club. A listing showed it closed for renovations with reopening TBD. Status unclear, and membership only once it reopens.

Play instead:

• Angel Park: two public Arnold Palmer courses, 4 minutes from the JW Marriott, which our hotel file notes is near the closed Badlands. See the Angel Park Mountain course guide.
• TPC Las Vegas: public canyon course; about $175 weekday and $195 weekend before noon, about $100 and $120 in the afternoon (2026, third-party, approximate).
• Arroyo at Red Rock: public Palmer course, $145 in April 2026.

More in Summerlin golf courses.

Northwest and North Las Vegas: Silverstone and Craig Ranch

Silverstone closed in September 2015, and its 27 holes have sat dormant since. A deed restriction requires golf use unless 75% of Silverstone Ranch homeowners agree otherwise, and the Review-Journal reported a 2025 auction sale; a 2026 real-estate guide says it remains closed. Craig Ranch, a 1962 J.C. Stimson course, closed in 2009 and is now Craig Ranch Regional Park.

Play instead:

See the Painted Desert course guide and north Las Vegas golf.

Henderson: Black Mountain

Black Mountain Golf & Country Club at 500 Greenway Rd closed after bankruptcy; reports give November 2017 or November 2018. Henderson's council approved a closure plan, and homebuilder concepts and resident opposition followed. No reopening was found for 2026.

Play instead: Wildhorse, Henderson's city-owned par 70 ($29.99 in August to about $109.99 in October 2026 on GolfNow), or The Legacy in Green Valley ($46.99 to $57.99 on October 2026 hot deals). See Henderson golf courses.

Primm: both courses closed

Primm Valley Golf Club, with its Lakes and Desert courses, closed on July 19, 2024. The Review-Journal reported the closure and a reported sale, and the club's site said it was closed for the foreseeable future. No reopening was found for 2026; no Primm course is open.

Play instead: for golf on the south side of the valley, Bali Hai is the public course next to Mandalay Bay on the south Strip. Club posts put it at $250 to $300 in peak season, and GolfNow showed $104.99 with cart for August 10, 2026. See golf near the Las Vegas Strip.

Status unclear: call before you go

Stallion Mountain closed once before, in July 2008, then sold for $3.8 million in 2011 and reopened.

Closed for overseed is not closed for good

Nearly every Las Vegas course closes or plays temporary greens for two to three weeks between late August and October while its bermuda is overseeded with rye, followed by 10 to 14 days of cart path only. 2026 examples: Angel Park Palm closed August 24 to September 4; The Legacy September 14 to October 2; the three Golf Summerlin courses September 8 to 28. Our Las Vegas golf overseed guide has the dates course by course, and Las Vegas golf courses lists every course open to visitors.

Comparing desert towns? See closed golf courses in Phoenix and closed golf courses in Palm Springs.

Plan it on the map

Open the Las Vegas golf map to see only courses that are operating, with private clubs marked. Closed golf courses in Las Vegas are left off, and the $49 plan books each round on a day the course is open, around overseed.