The golf courses of Las Vegas aren't the first thing most of us associate with Las Vegas, but the growing year-round population and the continuing popularity of Vegas as a vacation destination have made it a major golf destination.

The area has everything from reasonably-priced public courses to mid-priced destination courses to the outrageously expensive courses owned and operated by major casinos. Of course those in the "outrageously expensive" category aren't expensive in the traditional sense - be a real high-roller and you'll have no problem getting "comped" to a round at one of the fantasy courses like Shadow Creek, Cascata or Wynn Golf Course.