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Las Vegas Country Club including when an FBI plane ran out of gas
and landed in the lake near the 11th hole. The agents flying it were sur-
veilling the club that was once labeled “Mob C.C” by the Los Angeles
Times.
Other notable members and guests over the years included Dean
Martin, Don Cherry, Wilt Chamberlain, Elvis, Liberace, Joe Dimaggio,
Bo Wininger, the E. Parry Thomas family, the Jerry Mack family (yes,
they of Thomas & Mack Center fame), the James Cashman family and
the list goes on and on.
In addition, in 1983 the club hosted the Panasonic Las Vegas
Pro-Celebrity Classic, the first million-dollar-purse in PGA Tour his-
tory. The Las Vegas Founders Club, created by Jim Colbert and several
LVCC members, organized the monumental moment in golf history.
Today the event is known as the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open
and played at TPC Summerlin.

A BOU T T HE L A S V EG A S COUN T R Y CL UB

he Las Vegas Country Club is located in the heart of Las Vegas and adjacent to Las Vegas Strip resorts and the Las Vegas Convention Center in a
Central Park-like setting. It features an 18-hole championship golf course, originally designed by architect Bob Ault and modernized in 2008 by
Tarchitect Mark Rathert, ensuring quality enhancements while maintaining historic playability. The layout features thousands of mature pine trees,
lakes with custom lit fountains, historic tee markers denoting big moments in Club history and majestic views of the Las Vegas Strip.
The Las Vegas Country Club also features an architecturally unique, vast two-story clubhouse with members’ lounge, locker rooms, fine dining area, large
outdoor patio overlooking the course, several unique areas for events ranging from 20-2,000, bar and lounge, fully-operational pro shop, a fitness area
and swimming pool, plus a state-of-the-art indoor tennis pavilion with two courts, lounge area and pro shop is located on site. The new Dean Martin Park
situated underneath the clubhouse patio features a specially commissioned statue of the Rat Pack star and welcomes members and guests to the 1st and
10th tees. Martin played the course on a daily basis, even prior to its official opening in 1967.

Over the last five decades, the Las Vegas Country Club has hosted 19 LPGA Tour and PGA Tour tournaments, including the first million-dollar purse in
PGA Tour history (Panasonic Pro-Celebrity Las Vegas Classic) with such champions as Greg Norman, Paul Azinger and Lorena Ochoa. The club has also
hosted high-level charity events featuring the likes of Jim Brown, Lucille Ball, Joe Dimaggio, Greg Maddux, Joe Pesci, Frank Sinatra, and many more. As
part of Vegas lore, the real-life action depicted in the movie, Casino, took place behind the gates of The Las Vegas Country Club where Frank “Lefty”
Rosenthal lived on the 14th fairway (movie character Sam Rothstein was based on Rosenthal, who was a club member).
The Las Vegas Country Club is accepting social, local, corporate and national members. Special events and weddings are also welcome.
For more, www.LasVegasCC.com.

MOD ER NI Z A T IONS, P R E SER V A T IONS AND R EN OV A T IONS

P H A SE I P H A SE II
» Night-Lit, decorative fountains in clubhouse lakes » Kitchen renovation
» Landmark clock as focal area behind clubhouse » Replacement of carpet, lighting and lockers in men's locker room
» Dean Martin Park » Addition of card room in men's locker room
» New tee signs and history boards on course » LED lighting throughout clubhouse
» Landscape improvements in clubhouse & golf course area » Replacement of showers in women's locker room
» Launch of “excellence” marketing campaign with TV commercial, etc. » Replacement of vanity area in women's locker room
» LED lighting in indoor tennis pavilion » New carpeting throughout the clubhouse
» Concrete stairs project, adjacent valet stand and parking lot » Refinishing all wood surfaces of entrance and terrace area
» Re-sodding of tee area of #9 hole
» Launch of new LasVegasCC.com P H A SE III
» New entry gate » Plans include creation of events pavilion.
» Addition of massage chairs in both locker rooms