LAS VEGAS, Oct. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The only resort
golf course on the Las Vegas Strip returns to Wynn Las Vegas on
Friday, October 11, with the grand
reopening of the Wynn Golf Club. The original 18-hole championship
course established in 2005 has been reimagined by legendary golf
course architect Tom Fazio to give
players a new golf experience from the first drive to the last
putt.
"Tom Fazio has outdone himself
designing a beautiful and unique new course that is even better
than the one before," said Marilyn
Spiegel, president of Wynn Las Vegas and Encore. "We look
forward to welcoming players back with a world-class golf
experience that captures both the luxury of our resort and the
excitement of Las Vegas."
Fazio, this time joined by his son Logan, took special care to
create a course suitable for players of all skill levels. New
golfers will find 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 flowing
greens.
"We are so excited about the return of the Wynn Golf Club," said
Tom Fazio. "The quality of the Wynn
golf experience matches the ultra-high level that everyone expects
from a Wynn resort. The playability of the course is second to none
and the challenge of play for all golfers is exceptional. We are so
pleased with the end result that I believe the players of the Wynn
Golf Club will place this course in the category of their favorite
places to play, and will agree that the Wynn Golf Club is a
fabulous environment to enjoy the game."
The course sits on 129 acres of the resort's private backyard,
with eight all-new holes and 10 revamped holes. Lush landscapes
unique to desert golf include several water features and streams,
100,000 shrubs, and 7,000 mature trees, many of which date back to
the 1950s when the land was home to the historic Desert Inn Golf
Club.
Par is 70 with three par 3s and two par 5s on each nine, and a
total yardage that stretches from 4,810 to 6,722 with a choice of
four tees. A new 6,500-square-foot practice putting green sits
adjacent to the first tee, along with a netted full swing warm-up
area.
Significant changes begin on the first hole, which has been
rerouted from its original design to dogleg right instead of left.
Highlights include a 486-yard par 4 (no. 16) and a par 5 (no. 11)
that tops out at nearly 600 yards. The signature 18th hole has been
transformed from a par 4 to a par 3, which can be stretched to 249
yards, culminating on a green framed by a 35-foot-tall by
100-foot-wide waterfall for a truly spectacular finish.
More than 400,000 cubic yards of earth and 300 trees were
relocated to accommodate wider landing areas, contours, and
elevation changes to fairways throughout, as well as bunker
alterations that make for easier access and egress. Each hole
received an approximate 300-square-foot green expansion as well as
a redesign and recontour to create new hole locations, while green
surrounds were made more receptive with the addition of collection
areas shaped to feed balls toward putting surfaces.
Completing the experience is a professional caddie program
staffed with several PGA members, new on-course culinary program,
lithium-powered golf carts, expansive pro shop, and luxury
clubhouse. Green fees are $550 in
season. Golfers with a room reservation at Wynn Las Vegas or Encore
can secure tee times 90 days in advance. Non-resort guests can
reserve tee times 30 days in advance. For tee times and green fees
please call 702-770-GOLF (4653).
About Wynn Las Vegas
Wynn Resorts (Nasdaq: WYNN) is
the recipient of more Forbes Travel Guide Five Star Awards than any
other independent hotel company in the world and was once again
named the best resort in Nevada on
Condé Nast Traveler's 2019 "Gold List," a title received for the
twelfth time. Wynn and Encore Las Vegas consist of two luxury hotel
towers with a total of 4,748 spacious hotel rooms, suites and
villas. The resort features approximately 192,000 square feet of
casino space, 22 signature dining experiences, 11 bars, two
award-winning spas, approximately 290,000 square feet of meeting
and convention space, approximately 160,000 square feet of retail
space as well as two theaters, two nightclubs, a beach club and
recreation and leisure facilities. Wynn Las Vegas recently unveiled
Wynn Plaza, a Strip-front expansion
that offers a collection of world-renowned luxury, contemporary,
and lifestyle brands. For more information on Wynn and Encore Las
Vegas, visit press.wynnlasvegas.com, or follow
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