The Las Vegas Country Club is a private membership club located in the
Winchester
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area of metropolitan
Las Vegas
Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...
,
Nevada
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.
History
It was built on the site of a 1950s horse and automobile racetrack named Las Vegas Park and later the
Las Vegas Park Speedway
The Las Vegas Park Speedway was a horse and automobile racing facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was built to be a horse racing facility and it held single races in NASCAR Grand National Series, AAA, and USAC Stock cars before it was demolished. It ...
.
It was developed by businessmen
Moe Dalitz
Morris Barney Dalitz (December 25, 1899 – August 31, 1989) was an American gangster, businessman, casino owner, and philanthropist. He was one of the major figures who shaped Las Vegas in the 20th century. He was often referred to as "Mr. Las V ...
,
Allard Roen
Allard Roen (May 8, 1921 – August 28, 2008) was an American businessman in the hospitality industry. He was the Managing Director of the Desert Inn and the Stardust Resort and Casino in Paradise, Nevada. He was a co-founder of the Sunrise Ho ...
,
Irwin Molasky
Irwin Molasky (February 22, 1927 – July 4, 2020) was an American real estate developer and philanthropist from Las Vegas, Nevada. He was the Chairman of The Molasky Group of Companies.
Early life
Irwin Molasky was born to a Jewish family on Fe ...
and
Merv Adelson
Mervyn Lee Adelson (October 23, 1929 – September 8, 2015) was an American real estate developer and television producer who co-founded Lorimar Television.
Early life
Adelson was born to a Jewish family in Los Angeles on October 23, 1929 to Na ...
.
[Ed Koch]
Desert Inn, Stardust chief helped integrate Las Vegas Strip
''Las Vegas Sun
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'', September 1, 2008
The 18-hole
golf course
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was completed in the fall of 1967, followed by the completion of a clubhouse in April 1968. The clubhouse architect was Julian Gabrielle; the golf course designer was Edmond B. Ault. Amenities include two pitching and chipping greens, a putting green, Indoor and outdoor tennis courts, racquetball,
swimming pool
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and a complete exercise facility.
The club served as the host for the
Las Vegas Invitational
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golf tournament between 1983 and 1991, and also hosted events on a rotational basis from 1992–1995. The club also hosted the
LPGA Takefuji Classic The LPGA Takefuji Classic was an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on the LPGA Tour that took place every year from 2000 through 2006. Between 2000 and 2002 it was held at two different courses in Hawaii. Between 2003 and 2006 i ...
on the
LPGA Tour from 2003 to 2006.
The club was sold in 2018 to Samick Music Corp.
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Buildings and structures in Winchester, Nevada
Golf clubs and courses in Nevada
Golf in Las Vegas
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