
Top 50 Casino Golf Courses: Tribal Resorts Lead Rankings Again in 2024
Tribal resorts dominate Golfweek's 2024 Top 50 Casino Golf Course rankings, showcasing exceptional value and quality compared to commercial properties. While MGM's Shadow Creek in Las Vegas maintains its #1 position with a $1,250 green fee, tribal courses offer comparable experiences at significantly lower prices.
Top 10 Casino Golf Courses for 2024:
- Shadow Creek (MGM) - Las Vegas
- Fallen Oak (MGM) - Biloxi
- Pete Dye Course (French Lick) - Indiana
- Old White (The Greenbrier) - West Virginia
- Yocha Dehe Golf Club (Cache Creek) - California
- Barona Creek Golf Club - San Diego
- We-Ko-Pa Saguaro Course - Scottsdale
- The Wilderness at Fortune Bay - Minnesota
- Atunyote Golf Course (Turning Stone) - New York

Eagle Falls golf course with palms
Tribal courses account for 24 of the remaining top 40 positions, offering championship-caliber experiences at competitive prices. For example, We-Ko-Pa's Saguaro Course charges $170 per round, while Eagle Falls Golf Course (#24) at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino offers packages starting at $125, including cart, range balls, water, and casino play incentives.
Golfweek's ranking criteria includes:
- Routing
- Design integrity and shaping quality
- Overall land plan
- Greens and surrounds
- Variety of par 3s, 4s, and 5s
- Tree and landscape management
- Conditioning and ecology
- "Walk in the park test"
Rankings are determined by averaging scores from hundreds of course raters evaluating these criteria.
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