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IT’S
WYNN
WIN GOLF IN LAS VEGAS
he only resort golf course on the Las Vegas
Strip returned to Wynn Las Vegas last month
with the grand reopening of the Wynn Golf
Club. The original 18-hole championship
course was established in 2005 and closed
in 2017 for a proposed massive water park,
but when they changed plans and a return to
the links, Wynn management weren’t really
rolling the dice when they bet on renowned
golf course architect Tom Fazio to reimagine a layout that
would provide players a new golf experience from the fi rst
drive to the last putt.
Fazio, who has designed more than 120 courses and has
more courses ranked among the top 100 in the U.S. than anyone
else in the business, this time joined by his son Logan, took
special care to create a course suitable for players of all skill
levels. New golfers will fi nd it approachable and fun, while
more experienced players will be tested by the movement of the
land, locating the proper angles, and getting close to the pins on
the large fl owing greens.
Positioned on 129 acres of the resort’s private backyard, the
62 G o l f P l u s
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Par 70 course with three par 3s and two
par 5s on each nine, and a total yardage
that stretches from 4,810 to 6,722 with
By Randy O. Williams
a choice of four tees, features eight all-
new holes and 10 revamped holes.
Fazio called it “basically a