Played 4/21/22 in 20-25 mph winds gusting to 40
Nasty, tough day in the wind. Lucky my elusive "A" game descended from the heavens after a brutal start and I had a very enjoyable last 16 holes, espec... Continue »

Played 4/21/22 in 20-25 mph winds gusting to 40
Nasty, tough day in the wind. Lucky my elusive "A" game descended from the heavens after a brutal start and I had a very enjoyable last 16 holes, especially with the windy conditions wreaking havoc by adding/subtracting/pushing 25 yds at times.
This is a great place to play in Vegas! The range is all mats, most with Driver tees supplied in them, a couple of putting greens and a nice chipping area to warm up in. Scenic, beautiful at times with the mountain backdrops and well-designed holes, it's also occasionally intimidating and tough-putting, a short-ish track that rewards accuracy and punishes strays. Some call it "target golf". Canyons and/or desert scruff generally border holes on the right, there is water on a few holes (2, 9 & 18) and a few forced carries. Most notable are the short par-3 11th and the difficult par-5 #17, which requires two precise shots, the second from a slight downhill lie over a canyon to a diagonal fairway area with a treacherous fall-off short and left and desert scrub long and right, and then a well-placed approach needs to be hit onto a green sloping pretty severely left the farther you go in that direction.
The course was in GREAT shape- lush fairways, nice, consistent rough not too punishing, tee boxes were just fine (no comment on the sand as I didn't get into any this day), it's the greens that that put the teeth into the course. Late breakers needing to come in the side, putts you have to start off 90 degrees away from the hole... we all picked up on one hole when everyone's missed putts rolled right back 8-10 feet to make you try again. Um, No. But in general they rolled very well and the local knowledge is to stay below the hole here at the Mountain Course. The slopes made putts seem medium/slow uphill with many "fish-hook" finishes and terrifying downhill, but there are very few bumps. We did have to repair numerous ball marks just like everywhere else, but it was the mixture of slope and wind this day that could be treacherous.
Great course, great conditions, fun for just about everybody with not too many forced carries- and one of the nicer places to play in the Las Vegas area. Very much recommended!