Southern Highlands Golf Club is a

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with a championship 18-hole golf course and a highly affluent neighborhood located in the Southern Highlands area of the

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. The golf course was co-designed by

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and his son Robert Trent Jones, Jr. It was the elder Jones' final work and one of four courses they designed together.

Neighborhood

It is situated in the southwest foothills of Greater Las Vegas and is one of the highest points of the Las Vegas area. All of the homes are guard-gated, and many are strategically placed behind lush landscaping to avoid being seen from street level. The Golf Club consists of a single 24-hour guard-gated community with private roads that are accessible only through the three entry gates. As one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the United States, Southern Highlands Golf Club is home to multiple gaming executives, real estate developers, professional athletes, musicians, actors and actresses, corporate executives, philanthropists, and politicians. The neighborhood has one of the highest average home prices in the country, at $3,683,835. A smaller neighborhood within the Golf Club, ''The Estates at Southern Highlands'', is known for its large mansions and private drives that frequently exceed eight figures.

Events

* The country club hosts the annual Governor's Black Tie Invitational, which takes place at the country club and Spa Southern Highlands, a private resort spa within the community, over a single weekend and raises over $1 million each year for local charities.

Awards

* The course was named "One of the Top Residential Golf Courses in the United States" by ''

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'' magazine, and has hosted two PGA Tour events. * Named the Nevada Chapter Course of the Year by the National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA). * The course was ranked #41 on ''Golfweeks Best Residential Courses 2014. * Included in ''Travel + Leisure Golfs annual best places to live, and was also included in the list of "America's Top 100 Golf Communities". * Ranked 27th in the Top 50 Private Golf Courses by GolfWorld Reader's Choice Awards. * Ranked 34th in Golf Digest Index for best modern-day golf courses in the nation. * Ranked among the top 15 best golf communities in the nation by ''Golfweek''. * Ranked the #1 clubhouse in the nation by Golf Digest Index in 2015.

Notable members

* Erica Blasberg (1984–2010) *

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(born 1983) *

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(born 1957) *

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(born 1942)

References

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