{"id":758630,"date":"2026-07-12T14:05:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T14:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/758630\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T14:05:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T14:05:11","slug":"desert-pines-golf-club-to-close-sunday-site-slated-for-major-housing-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/758630\/","title":{"rendered":"Desert Pines Golf Club to close Sunday; site slated for major housing project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">LAS VEGAS (<a href=\"http:\/\/fox5vegas.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"http:\/\/fox5vegas.com\/\">FOX5<\/a>) \u2014Desert Pines Golf Club closes Sunday after 30 years of operation. Located at Bonanza and Pecos, the city plans to build more than 1,000 housing units on the property as part of its Our Future East Las Vegas Plan, along with educational services.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">MORE ON FOX5: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5vegas.com\/2026\/07\/07\/golfers-speak-desert-pines-golf-club-set-close-affordable-housing-redevelopment\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.fox5vegas.com\/2026\/07\/07\/golfers-speak-desert-pines-golf-club-set-close-affordable-housing-redevelopment\/\">Golfers speak as Desert Pines Golf Club set to close for affordable housing redevelopment<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Golfers react to the closure<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Golfers visiting the course in its final days expressed sadness at the news.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI\u2019m very disappointed because I\u2019m just getting into golf,\u201d one golfer said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI really enjoyed this track. It\u2019s sad they\u2019re closing it,\u201d another said.<\/p>\n<p>Social media documents the final days<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The closure has drawn attention on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok. YouTuber Christopher Petrich visited the course and posted video of its final days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI just go to properties that are closing and show people the current events as much as I can,\u201d Petrich said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Petrich said he has a personal connection to the course.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cAbout 2018, 2019, me and my daughter used to come here and this is where I actually taught her how to play golf,\u201d Petrich said. \u201cRecently, which was in this last three days, I seen a post on Instagram, and they said that this was closing forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Petrich\u2019s video shows the putting green, some holes, the clubhouse, entrance, parking lot and the driving range, which he says has been overrun by pigeons. They\u2019ve taken over the second floor of the outdoor building and left droppings and there are even a few dead birds. The first floor of the range was open to golfers when he visited and was much cleaner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">As of Saturday, July 11, Petrich\u2019s video had accumulated more than 313,000 views across Instagram and TikTok.<\/p>\n<p>Farewell message from the Golf Club<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">On its website, Desert Pines Golf Club posted a farewell message: \u201cWe are deeply grateful to the thousands of golfers, members, and staff who made Desert Pines a cherished part of the Las Vegas golf scene over the years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThank you for the memories \u2014 it\u2019s been an honor to be your course.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">A groundbreaking date for the affordable housing project has not been announced. <\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 KVVU. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LAS VEGAS (FOX5) \u2014Desert Pines Golf Club closes Sunday after 30 years of operation. 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