Played on 6-15-03. The staff and facilities are great. Excellent range, clubhouse and snack bar facilities. The course, however, was another issue. If you like desert/target golf, you might like t... Continue »

Played on 6-15-03. The staff and facilities are great. Excellent range, clubhouse and snack bar facilities. The course, however, was another issue. If you like desert/target golf, you might like this course. However, b/c of the designer's well-intentioned efforts toward environmental concerns, be prepared for inconsistent fairway conditions. They let the Bermuda grass fairways stay brown here, and in many places, it is ROCK HARD. That condition results in increased roll, so many of the holes play much shorter than the scorecard indicates (if the wind is down, which it was during our round). The layout of the course is overly penal in nature. Be prepared, if you're an average golfer, to lose a couple of sleeves. After the round, I am now an expert in desert flora and fauna. It was brutal to see fairly decent shots punished so harshly. For example on 18, there is a pretty waterfall guarding the green on the right, but absolutely no bailout area on the left. You either hit a terrific high shot to a firm green, or lose it right and left. It is a tight, tight course, and the wind was down when we played. Finally, the GPS was terrible. The "computer" layout of the hole was virtually worthless, and the scorecard didn't show the hole layout either. Plus, they don't sell yardage books. So, as a first timer, be prepared to simply guess where you're supposed to hit the ball.