Played here Tuesday with a 12:21 TeeOff.com "Deal" time. Starter was great and despite a frost delay that pushed everyone back, he fit me into a group with another single and a twosome and we teed off... Continue »

Played here Tuesday with a 12:21 TeeOff.com "Deal" time. Starter was great and despite a frost delay that pushed everyone back, he fit me into a group with another single and a twosome and we teed off right at 12:00. At 4:00 a message popped up on the GPS that the course closes at 4:30 (sunset time) and all carts need to be in by then. Luckily we finished with just about five minutes to spare. Busy course and windy weather probably didn't help pace of play, but no complaints with 4:25.

Conditions are mixed, especially the greens, which are inconsistent. It seemed like some were in really nice shape, and others were a step or two down. Overall, they rolled pretty decent, though, and held full shots well. Medium speed, I'd say. Fairways were dormant bermuda that I couldn't tell if they were actually light green or had a colorant added a while ago. They were very tight and didn't provide much cushion under the ball. The rough was also dormant bermuda, but yellow and a couple inches deep. Gold (white equivalent) tee boxes were okay (although I'll get back to this in a minute) and the bunkers I was in were pretty hard packed. Overall conditions are mediocre but very playable.

This was my first time playing here. I had always heard about how quirky the course was, but I guess I misinterpreted in what way it's quirky. It's expected a target golf course but it's much more straightforward than I imagined, and surprisingly for a Vegas "housing tract" course, there are a handful of holes that don't have houses on them. Where I found quirk was in some of the tee box placements that feel like they don't fit the hole. On at least one hole, we were all wondering where the hole went. Some serious tree trimming on a few holes might help that. It reminded me a bit of nearby Legacy and Stallion Mountain, but I think I'd prefer to return to one of those before riding "the Horse" again. Happy to have checked it off the list!