Played 4/14/22 in perfect conditions, but windy last 5 holes
Rhodes Ranch is one of the more beautiful courses in Las Vegas within their mid-range price. The holes are scenic with Palm trees, well-pl... Continue »

Played 4/14/22 in perfect conditions, but windy last 5 holes
Rhodes Ranch is one of the more beautiful courses in Las Vegas within their mid-range price. The holes are scenic with Palm trees, well-placed bunkers, hills bordering the generous fairways, water on 7 holes- 3 of the par-3s, a few guarding par-4 approaches, and a lush, green suface to play off of. One area was redone during the last couple of years to make room for more housing (boo!) with a cool par-5 #5 hole cut in half to become a simple, short par 4 that I always manage to screw up, followed by an even shorter "driveable" (not for me, though), slightly uphill par 4 with 2 hidden, little trench-looking traps fronting the green that has replaced the former challenging, long par-4 6th. That replacement green there is small and has a different, harder surface than any other one on the course- just a note. All in all the rework was quite decently done, if unwelcome to us long-time local players. I do miss that par-5!
Today the fairways were beautiful and perfect, the rough thicker in some places but still playable and not particularly penal. I was in 2 fairway bunkers, one was strewn with small rocks but the sand was just fine, the other was almost hardpan, but with no rocks, so some inconsistency there. I didn't get into any greenside ones (luckily), so I can't comment on those.
The greens were about in the best condition I've ever seen there at Rhodes Ranch and mirrored the practice green by the range. All were in wonderful shape, with a little noticeable "corduroy" surface texture appearance from recent conditioning which never really affected any putts. Pretty much medium speed but with downhillers running quite a bit quicker than their looks. We got surprised on a few of them, but if you've read my reviews before you know I'm an easily befuddled putter anyways...
Range is off of mats, balls must be purchased extra, no freebies. Warmup chipping/putting area is large and very nice.
In conclusion, a very nice day of golf, a very pretty Ted Robinson designed course to enjoy, a nice mix of holes, beautiful par-3s, almost no forced tee carries other than those over-water par-3s, so good for golfers of all abilities- very much recommended!