Golf on the Strip Without the Round: Topgolf, Atomic Golf & PopStroke

Some trips don't have six hours for golf. You land Thursday, there's a dinner reservation, a show, maybe a pool day — and the best courses in town sit a 30-to-45-minute drive out in the desert, where a summer afternoon parks itself north of 105°. Sometimes you want the swing without the round.

Three spots near the Strip solve exactly that. None of them replaces eighteen holes at Shadow Creek or Reflection Bay — but on a tight trip, or a brutal afternoon, they're the move.

Topgolf — the original, behind MGM Grand

The one most people picture. Topgolf opened beside the MGM Grand in 2016: four levels of climate-controlled hitting bays, microchipped balls that score themselves against targets out in the outfield, and a full bar and kitchen running the whole time. There are pools up top, and it runs late.

It's built for groups — you rent a bay by the hour and split it up to six ways, so a bachelor party or a mixed-skill foursome all get something out of it, and nobody cares whether you can actually play. Best for: groups, nights out, total beginners.

Atomic Golf — the new one at the STRAT

The newest arrival, open since March 2024 at the north end of the Strip, built into the base of the STRAT. Four stories, 100,000 square feet, 103 bays — and the whole range faces out toward Red Rock, which makes a late-afternoon session worth timing for sunset. The theme is loud, neon, mid-century atomic; there's food, drink and live music.

Same swing-at-targets format as Topgolf, just newer, taller, and with a view. Best for: anyone who wants the latest tech, a rooftop-of-the-Strip vantage, or to pair it with a STRAT tower visit.

PopStroke — Tiger's putting courses at Town Square

A different animal. PopStroke — a Tiger Woods / TGR Design concept — opened in April 2024 at Town Square, about ten minutes south of the Strip. Two full 18-hole putting courses on real turf, designed by Tiger's team, with electronic scoring, plus a proper restaurant, a bar and an ice-cream window.

No driving, no bays — just putting, and it's genuinely good. It's the family-and-couples option: easy with kids, works as a date, and a competitive eighteen takes under an hour. Best for: families, couples, and anyone who'd rather putt than pound drivers.

So which one?

• Big group or a night out → Topgolf.
• Newest, with a view → Atomic Golf.
• Family, a date, or just putting → PopStroke.

All three beat a 90-minute round trip when the clock's against you or the heat is winning.

And when you do want the real thing — a championship layout and the round you actually flew in for — that's what the rest of Golf in LV is for. We map every course in Southern Nevada, public to private, so when you've got the morning, you know exactly where to point the car.