 Cascata A special part of the Harrah’s golf mix is the ability to offer easy and complete stay-and-play golf packages for most of the golf courses. The golf packages can be accessed at Harrah's Golf ... Now. Harrah’s owns and operates dozens of hotels that partner with the exceptional golf courses to provide easy, valuable, fun and challenging golf packages. The highly-acclaimed, par 72, 7,137-yard Cascata—number two on the list--is a Rees Jones design that is located 35 minutes from the Las Vegas Strip. The course was once called “Golf’s Hidden Treasure” by Sports Illustrated, before the course was open for public play. The course is also ranked #2 by Golfweek on its 2007 Best Courses You Can Play List. Harrah’s Las Vegas hotels include: Flamingo Las Vegas, Bally’s Las Vegas, Harrah’s Las Vegas, Caesars Palace Las Vegas and Rio Hotel Las Vegas. Atlantic City Country Club—number three on the list--is one of the most historic golf courses in the United States, and has played host to six major USGA championships. Bob Hope was a regular, and Arnold Palmer honed his game on the course when he was an enlisted man in the United States Coast Guard, before going onto to become one of golf’s true legends. The course was also named by Golfweek as the Top Public/Daily Fee Golf Course in New Jersey. There are four Harrah’s hotels in Atlantic City: Caesar’s Atlantic City, Harrah’s Atlantic City, Bally’s Atlantic City, and Showboat Atlantic City. The Jack Nicklaus-designed Grand Bear Golf Course—number seven on the list—opened in 1999, and is located in Saucier, Miss.. The course is a par 72, and plays 7,204 yards from the tips. The course was also named to Golf Digest Magazine’s Top 100 You Can Play list for 2005-06, and is rated by Golfweek Magazine as the number one golf course in Mississippi. There are three Harrah’s hotels in Mississippi: Horseshoe Tunica, Grand Casino Resort Tunica, and Sheraton Tunica.  Rio Secco Golf Club—number 19 on the list-- is another Rees Jones design, and is located in the canyons and hills overlooking the glorious Las Vegas valley. Found at the facility is the Butch Harmon School of Golf, where the biggest LPGA and PGA Tour stars come to learn from the legendary Butch Harmon and his award-winning staff. Public instruction and golf schools are available. The course was recognized by Golf Digest in 2003 as one of the America’s Greatest Public Golf Courses.
Harrah’s Entertainment also owns and operates Cottonwoods Golf Course in Mississippi and Chariot Run Golf Course in Laconia, IN. Complete stay-and-play golf packages are available at many of the Harrah’s golf courses and hotels. |
