Southern Highlands Golf Club
Encyclopedia
Southern Highlands Golf Club is a private eighteen-hole golf course and the most affluent neighborhood in the Las Vegas
metropolitan area, considered to be one of the finest in the United States
. The golf course was co-designed by Robert Trent Jones
and his son Robert Trent Jones, Jr.
; it was the elder Jones' final work and only one of four courses they designed together. Often considered the "Bel Air of the Desert", it is home to numerous actors, actresses, sports stars, and billionaires who have set up permanent and secondary residency within the golf club.
It is the wealthiest of three adjacent neighborhoods known as the "Diamond Hills" that are generally regarded as the most lavish in the immediate Las Vegas area.
In October 2007, the course was named "One of the Top Residential Golf Courses in the United States" by Golf Digest
magazine. The club has hosted two PGA Tour events.
Las Vegas metropolitan area
The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ...
metropolitan area, considered to be one of the finest in the United States
United States
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. The golf course was co-designed by Robert Trent Jones
Robert Trent Jones
Robert Trent Jones, Sr. was a golf course architect who designed about 500 golf courses in at least 40 US states and 35 other countries all around the world...
and his son Robert Trent Jones, Jr.
Robert Trent Jones, Jr.
Robert Trent "Bobby" Jones, Jr. is a noted golf course architect. He is the son of legendary golf course designer Robert Trent Jones and the brother of golf course designer Rees Jones....
; it was the elder Jones' final work and only one of four courses they designed together. Often considered the "Bel Air of the Desert", it is home to numerous actors, actresses, sports stars, and billionaires who have set up permanent and secondary residency within the golf club.
It is the wealthiest of three adjacent neighborhoods known as the "Diamond Hills" that are generally regarded as the most lavish in the immediate Las Vegas area.
Events and awards
The country club hosts the Governor's Black Tie Invitational, which raises over $1 million annually for local charities.In October 2007, the course was named "One of the Top Residential Golf Courses in the United States" by Golf Digest
Golf Digest
Golf Digest is a monthly golf magazine published by Condé Nast Publications in the United States. It is a generalist golf publication covering recreational golf and men's and women's competitive golf. Condé Nast Publications also publishes the more specialized , and Golf World Business. The...
magazine. The club has hosted two PGA Tour events.