Wynn Magazine - Las Vegas
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photography by barbara kraft (hole 11,waterfall); jeff green (golfers) T ravelers love accolades, and when Forbes Travel Guide's 2015 Star Ratings came out, Wynn and Encore officially became the most stellar property in Forbes history, amassing a staggering 60 stars, including an unprecedented four five-star and 10 four-star awards for its lodging, dining, and spa. Now combine that five-star quality with a golf course co-designed by Tom Fazio—whom Golf Digest has called "the country's preeminent modern-day designer"—and Steve Wynn himself, and you end up with a place like no other on earth: Wynn Golf Club. Fazio's name is reason enough for avid golfers to seek out this course, but Wynn adds even more appeal, with an unparalleled setting and a staff so friendly and solicitous that even guests who have never played a round of golf in their lives are often inspired to tee it up here for the first time. When they do, they find themselves welcomed as warmly as the veter- ans, and with just four tee times per hour—half the industry average—each group feels as if they have the course to themselves. "It is one of a few courses in Las Vegas that golfers should try to play when they visit," says John Reger, a longtime golf journalist and founder of the online Las Vegas Golf magazine. "I always recommend it when people 68 Wynn LuxuRy SpoTLIGhT Wynn Golf Club is undeniably top-notch, but the player experience sets it apart from even the world's best. by larry olmsted Par ExcEllEncE