Amara Golf & Social Club
At a glance
About Amara Golf & Social Club
Amara Golf & Social Club is a private club in Las Vegas, Nevada that opened in 2001. It is one of 22 clubs and courses we cover in the Las Vegas Valley area. The club is developer-owned, a structure that often ties membership to the surrounding real estate. The club plays 18 holes on a Jack Nicklaus (2001); Jackson Kahn Design (2025 redesign) design measuring 7,194 yards to a par of 72. It was renovated in 2025 by Jackson Kahn Design. From the back tees it rates 74 with a slope of 147, well above the 113 that defines an average-difficulty course for a bogey golfer. Originally opened in 2001 as Bear's Best Las Vegas, a Jack Nicklaus course reproducing holes from Nicklaus designs worldwide. Converted from public/daily-fee access to private access — access classification and name both changed. The property closed to the public in June 2025 for a full redevelopment, with a private reopening targeted for October 2026. Andrew Pascal and Mike Mixer bought the roughly 200-acre site for $30.5 million and have described a $300 million conversion into a private members' club with a residential enclave. We have not found a public source for the initiation fee, monthly dues, any food and beverage minimum and current waitlist status, so those are shown as unknown rather than estimated — ask for them in writing before a tour, because they are what actually decide the comparison. Everything above was last checked against its source September 2026.
Who this club fits
Best for
- Anyone who cares about who designed the course
- Low handicaps looking for a course that will test them
May not fit if…
- Families looking for a summer base for children
- Members who want a full athletic club alongside golf
- Golfers who dislike a single routing week after week
What membership costs
Golf
Amara (formerly Bear's Best Las Vegas)
| Tee | Yardage | Par | Course rating | Slope | Rated for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 7,194 | 72 | 74.0 | 147 | unified |
| Blue | 6,628 | 72 | — | — | unified |
| White | 6,043 | 72 | — | — | unified |
| Red | 5,043 | 72 | — | — | unified |
The course is closed and under reconstruction. Jackson Kahn Design is the architect of the new layout, confirmed by the owner in the Review-Journal and by the firm's own project list. Whether the new routing keeps any of the Jack Nicklaus tribute holes from the former Bear's Best Las Vegas is not published. Par, yardage, rating and slope for the new course are unpublished; the figures that appear on course databases belong to the old layout and are not recorded here.
Amenities
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Anonymous community discussion about Amara Golf & Social ClubSources and last verified
- Sep 18, 2026Directorycurrent and former name, address, phone, architects, year built, 2025 redesign, par, yardage by tee, rating/slope, access type
- Sep 18, 2026OfficialConfirms the official name; the page is a placeholder with no operational detail
- Sep 18, 2026PublicationOwners, purchase price, redevelopment scope, architect and timeline
- Sep 18, 2026PublicationFebruary 2025 sale: buyer, $30.5 million purchase price, conversion to private
- Sep 18, 2026OfficialJackson Kahn Design lists Amara, Summerlin NV as a current project
Where sources disagree
- Originally opened in 2001 as Bear's Best Las Vegas, a Jack Nicklaus course reproducing holes from Nicklaus designs worldwideReportedSource
- Redesigned in 2025 by Jackson Kahn Design and rebranded as Amara Golf & Social ClubReportedSource
- Converted from public/daily-fee access to private access — access classification and name both changedReportedSource
- The property closed to the public in June 2025 for a full redevelopment, with a private reopening targeted for October 2026.ReportedSource
- Andrew Pascal and Mike Mixer bought the roughly 200-acre site for $30.5 million and have described a $300 million conversion into a private members' club with a residential enclave.ReportedSource
- The course is being redesigned by Jackson Kahn Design, with fifteen boutique villas planned.ReportedSource
- The club is a rebuild of Bear's Best Las Vegas, a Jack Nicklaus design that opened in 2001 as a collection of replica holes from Nicklaus courses around the world, and which closed to the public in June 2025.ReportedSource
- Mulligan Holdings, led by PlayStudios founder and former Wynn Las Vegas chief operating officer Andrew Pascal and Colliers International Las Vegas co-founder Mike Mixer, bought the 200-acre property for $30.5 million in February 2025.ReportedSource
- The owners have described a $300 million redevelopment into a private club, with a reopening targeted for October 2026 and fifteen boutique villas due in December 2027.ReportedSource
- Plans described to the Review-Journal include new restaurants, bars, lounges and terraces at the existing clubhouse, along with hospitality suites for out-of-town members.ReportedSource
Confirmed by club means the club’s own current documentation. Reported by members or third-party sources means a credible third-party or member account we have not independently confirmed. We label what we do not know rather than estimating it.