Shadow Creek Golf Course debuted in North Las Vegas in 1989, the impossibly lush and impeccably manicured Tom Fazio design — with construction costs in the neighborhood of $60 million.
When the course first opened, it was available only to its owner, golf-loving Vegas developer Steve Wynn, and a tight circle of high-rollers. But in 2000, when MGM Resorts International assumed ownership of the course, it made tee times available to guests of designated MGM properties — for the princely sum of $500.
By 2019, that eye-popping fee had crept up to $600 before two years later jumping to a cool, even $1,000. For that buy-in, guests received a private limo ride to the course, a caddie (tip not included), plus a locker
The course is presently closed for over-seeding, but when it reopens on Oct. 19 the peak season fees will be $1,250, representing a 25% increase.
