The best public-access and private golf courses in Nevada, ranked

Looking to play the best golf courses in Nevada? Welcome to our annual Golfweek’s Best ranking of public-access and private courses.

Following are the rankings for both types of courses, as judged by our nationwide network of raters. The hundreds of members of our course-ratings panel continually evaluate courses and rate them on 10 criteria on a points basis of 1 through 10. They also file a single, overall rating on each course. Those overall ratings are averaged to produce all our Golfweek’s Best course rankings.

The courses on the first list allow public access in some fashion, be it standard daily green fees, through a resort or by staying at an affiliated hotel. If there’s a will, there’s a tee time – no membership required.

KEY: (m) modern, built in 1960 or after; (c) classic, built before 1960. For courses with a number preceding the (m) or (c), that is where the course ranks on Golfweek’s Best lists for top 200 modern and classic courses in the U.S.

* indicates new or returning to the rankings

Best public-access courses in Nevada

1. Shadow Creek

North Las Vegas (13m)

2. Cascata

Boulder City (T196m)

3. Wolf Creek

Mesquite (m)

4. Edgewood Tahoe

Tahoe (m)

5. Wynn

Las Vegas (m)

T6. Conestoga

Mesquite (m)

T6. Incline Village (Championship)

Incline Village (m)

8. Paiute (The Wolf)

Las Vegas (m)

9. Coyote Springs

Moapa (m)

10. Paiute (Sun Mountain)

Las Vegas (m)

11. Rio Secco

Henderson (m)

12. Paiute (Snow Mountain)

Las Vegas (m)

13. TPC Las Vegas

Las Vegas (m)

14. Oasis (Palmer)

Mesquite (m)

15. Reflection Bay at Lake Las Vegas Resort

Henderson (m)

Best private courses in Nevada

1. Clear Creek Tahoe

Carson City (T114m)

2. Southern Highlands

Las Vegas (T122m)

3. TPC Summerlin

Las Vegas (m)

4. SouthShore

Henderson (m)

5. Montreux

Reno (m)