Royal Links Golf Club: Classic British Isles golf, a short drive from the Las Vegas Strip

LAS VEGAS -- Although it is only a short drive from the Las Vegas Strip, playing at Royal Links Golf Club is much like being transported to the British Isles.

This classic links layout evokes the feeling of traditional Scottish golf courses such as Royal Troon, Turnberry and the Old Course at St. Andrews with more than 100 pot bunkers and very few trees or water hazards.

Although there are many challenging holes at Royal Links, one of the most memorably difficult is the par-4 eighth, which features a postage-stamp green ala Royal Troon. The small, elevated green spans only 16 yards with one bunker in the front and another two each on the left and right.

Royal Links GC in Las Vegas - hole 18

If you've faced the challenges of no. 14 on the Old Course, you'll recognize the size and placement of the treacherous bunkers on Royal Links Golf Club's 18th hole.

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Royal Links Golf Club - 8th Hole

The par-3 eighth hole at Royal Links Golf Club features a challenging "postage-stamp" green.

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Royal Links Golf Club - hole 8

The postage stamp green on the eighth hole at Royal Links Golf Club is only 16 yards long, plus it's elevated and well protected by five bunkers.

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Royal Links Golf Club - No. 8 green

Golf Channel host Lauren Thompson receives advice on how to tackle the tricky postage-stamp green on no. 8 at Royal Links Golf Club.

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Royal Links Golf Club - claret jug

Royal Links G.C. celebrates traditions of British Open golf with monuments erected at various locations throughout the property.

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Royal Links Golf Club - 1st tee

Royal Links Golf Club begins with a short-but-challenging par 4 inspired by Royal Lytham.

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Royal Links Golf Club - hole 1 fairway

The par-4 first hole at Royal Links Golf Club is a dogleg right with a small, elevated green and bunkers to the right.

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Royal Links golf course

Royal Links Golf Club features a traditional links layout with very few trees and water hazards but an abundance of small pot bunkers.

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Royal Links G.C. in Las Vegas

Less than 20 minutes from the strip, Royal Links Golf Club offers a taste of Scotland just outside of Las Vegas.

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Royal Links Golf Club - hole 12 tee

The 12th hole at Las Vegas' Royal Links Golf Club pays tribute to Prestwick.

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Royal Links G.C. in Las Vegas - 6th green

The par-4 sixth hole at Royal Links Golf Club in Las Vegas was inspired by the 10th at Royal Birkdale.

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