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This page from my master list of all Las Vegas articles I wrote while developing Vanabode as the best travel vehicle for cheap easy long term road trips.

Bali Hai Golf Club

Bali Hai Golf Club is pure escape from the casinos. Walk out the casino and you can be on this golfer-friendly course in 5 minutes. Other courses can takes 60 to 90 minutes to get to. There are only 2 golf courses on the Strip. The other one is the The Wynn Golf Course at the Wynn Casino. You just can’t beat golfing on the Strip for convenience.

Bali Hai sits at the south end of the Strip. It is close to McCarran International Airport”, and the I-15 and the I-215. Bali Hai is also near Mandalay Bay Casino, Luxor Casino and South Point Casino. It has been designed as an epic proportion get away. Their motto is "you deserve it."

Paradise at Bali Hai Golf Club comes in the form of water, trees, plants and rocks. There is a whopping 7 acres of water, 100,000 tropical plants and 4,000 trees. Over half the trees are towering palm trees – Wow! $60 million dollars was spent on this course. Want more drama? Try white sands offset with jet-black outcroppings of volcanic rocks as you play through this paradise, literally on the Strip. This championship golf course will test every skill you possess. It was voted one of the top 40 resort courses by GolfWeek Magazine, and it was also voted best golf course by VegasGolfer Magazine. If you have not read VegasGolfer Magazine, I highly recommend you subscribe and never miss another great golfing moment in Vegas. You will also learn about every upcoming Las Vegas golf tournament.

Ok, you played 2 holes at Bali Hai, and you’re thinking this is too easy. The first 2 holes will loosen you up. From there, the difficulty only builds; the drama and the thrills only go up from there. At hole-3 you will get a taste of what’s to come. I leave it to you to discover why it’s called Shipwreck. “It will test you, but it won’t beat you to death,” they say of this course built by Lee Schmidt and Brian Curley in 2000.

Bali Hai is a par-71 course, over 7,000 yards long that has incredible views of mega-resorts. By the time you get to hole-16, the dramatic island green surrounded by deep blue water, you’ll be thinking of food. And if you don’t smell the good cooking, note that the clubhouse’s top notch restaurant, Cili, is nearby.

When it’s time to eat you have 2 choices. The Cabana serves up beverages, sandwiches and snacks. My choice is Cili’s Restaurant & Bar at Bali Hai Golf Club. The view is phenomenal!

Cili’s is a Balinese restaurant that serves contemporary American cuisine with Asian influences. “Cili” is actually Balinese for health, prosperity and good fortune. This is a non-gaming, non-smoking restaurant that serves only lunch 7 days a week. But it’s an extended lunch, till 3pm. And Cili’s is well-known throughout the “Vegas community” as a spot to “power lunch”. Power golf, power lunch, these guys do it right.

Cili’s is truly a triple threat – weddings, banquets, catering. Many a grand wedding is held at Cili’s, which can accommodate 500 guest and 225 diners. There are 5 separate areas to choose from. The most intimate room is the dining room which can accommodate 140 diners, and overlooks the superb island green of hole-16. Bali Hai likes to sell out their whole restaurant to their guests. Want a great price – just ask! Don’t forget to visit Bali Hai’s golf shop before you leave. The golf shop is recognized as one of the top 100 golf shops in America for the last 5 years by GolfWorld Business Magazine. You can get gifts, apparel and top-notch golfing gear.

Best of all, golfers need never lack a reason or a time to come to Las Vegas, as tournaments are held all year around. So, go ahead, plan your trip to Vegas around golf! When you want to golf and never leave the Strip, go to Bali Hai Golf Club.

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