Walters Golf is Leading The Way in Las Vegas

Walters Golf's time-tested record as a steward of the game and the emergence of Las Vegas on the national golf scene is a captivating combination.

From its first venture into the private country club market in 1995 to today's ownership and operation of top-quality, daily fee golf courses, Walters Golf has displayed a commitment to quality customer care for more than a decade.

Las Vegas is becoming America's most exciting golf destination," said Walters. "There is a big evolution taking place here, and we're working hard to lead the way."

Walters Golf began flexing its muscle in Las Vegas with the accusation of Desert Pines Golf Club in 1996. Located in the heart of downtown, Desert Pines, often referred to as the "Pinehurst of Las Vegas" represented the first golf facility developed and constructed by Walters Golf in a public-private partnership with the City of Las Vegas.

Fast forward to today and the Walters Golf empire now includes some of the most renowned golf facilities in Las Vegas. The company owns and operates Royal Links Golf Club, Desert Pines and Bali Hai in addition to Las Vegas Golf Getaway, Las Vegas Preferred Tee Times and Cili Restaurant.

Walters Golf began construction of the Royal Links Golf Club in 1997, which was subsequently named one of the Top 10 New Courses by Golf Magazine immediately after opening in 1998. In partnership with McCarran International Airport, the company developed the Bali Hai Golf Club on the Las Vegas Strip, which opened in 2000 to rave reviews, not only for the golf facility but also for the fine dining offered by Cili Restaurant.

With Bali Hai, Walters Golf invites you to enter paradise. The only championship course located right on the Strip, Bali Hai is a tropical-themed layout in the shadows of the historic Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino highlighted by 7 acres of water features, a signature island green, more than 4,000 trees including 2,5000 strands of towering palms and 100,000 tropical plants and flowers.

Recognized as one of "America's Top 40 Resort Courses" by GolfWeek magazine and the "Best Course in Las Vegas" by VegasGolfer magazine, Bali Hai is a truly unique Las Vegas golf experience and a must-play for golfers of all abilities.

Royal Links Golf Club gives golfers an opportunity to experience the soul of Scotland without traveling across the pond. On this inspired design you can play 18 of the best holes from the Open Championship rotation of courses.

The links-style layout was created to honor the rich tradition and history of the game and offers one of the most unique playing experiences in the country. Royal Links faithfully recreates holes inspired by the British Open circuit, such as "The Road Hole" and "Hell Bunker" from the old course at St. Andrews and "The Postage Stamp" from Royal Troon. Other courses in the loop include Carnoustie, Turnberry, Royal Liverpool, Prestwick, Royal Lytham, Muirfield and Royal Birkdale.

Desert Pines gives players a taste of the Carolinas. Thousands of mature pine trees line well-groomed fairways and water comes into play on 9 of the 18 holes. The Dye-designed course is extremely convenient, located less than 10 minutes from downtown and less than 15 minutes from the Las Vegas Strip.

All courses are within 9 miles of the Vegas Strip and offer unique playing experiences complete with practice facilities, on-course beverage carts, rental clubs and shoes, caddie services, group event services, golf lessons and locker room facilities.

Walters Golf offers both stay and play golf packages and golf only packages. Either way, golfers are afforded the ability to cut out the middle-man and book on-line directly through Walters Golf . Booking your golf outing this way gives golfers access to the lowest possible rates without having to pay booking or transaction fees. In addition, customers will be given live access to the best tee times at every course.

All three of the company's championship holdings are available with lodging options at a variety of locations including The Mandalay Bay and Hooters Hotel and Casino.

In addition to hosting small groups in town for a golf vacation, Walters Golf welcomes larger groups attending conventions or meetings in Las Vegas. Earning the moniker of "Convention Capital of the World," Las Vegas hosted over 24,000 large-scale gatherings in 2007, creating an estimated non-gaming economic impact of over $8 billion according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Research Department.

While planning a large group outing can be a difficult task, the professionals at Walters Golf have a wealth of knowledge in the area.

The event planners and tournament coordinators are experienced, easy to work with and have dealt with almost every challenge a golf outing can present.

Walters Golf's Event Services Department hosts over 600 golf outings per year, has a service staff of full-time professionals, offers an on-site event coordinator dedicated to your event at every course, can compete for best rates at hotels thanks to preferred partner relationship and can arrange transportation to and from the course.

With the proven ability and record of success to complete all aspects of golf course development and golf operation, Walters Golf has assembled one of the most diverse and experienced management teams in the golf industry. It is one of the few companies in the industry to offer the professionals to design the finest golf facilities, as well as the staff to manage the construction, operation and aggressive marketing of the facilities.

Walters Golf has a history of operating outstanding facilities across the country including Paradise Hills Country Club in Albuquerque, N.M., and Mesa De Sol Country Club in Yuma, Az. In the Chicago area, Walters owned and operated the Golf Club of Chicago, private Eagle Brook Country Club and Blackhawk Golf Club. These courses have all been sold after extensive improvements in course appearance, maintenance and operation.

For more information on Walters Golf or to book a golf package or outing, visit www.waltersgolf.com or call 1-888-427-6678.