Played in the Golf Moose outing on 5-23-22 teeing off a little before noon and finishing in a little over 4 1/2 hours with very little waiting. Tee boxes were in good shape, level with nice coverage a... Continue »

Played in the Golf Moose outing on 5-23-22 teeing off a little before noon and finishing in a little over 4 1/2 hours with very little waiting. Tee boxes were in good shape, level with nice coverage and minimal divot damage on par threes. Fairways had nice coverage with some minor thin spots, good rollout and nice lies with good padding. Rough was in good condition, between 1-2 inches and easy to play from. Was not in any bunkers but they looked to be well groomed with a good amount of sand. Greens were rolling mostly true at medium speed and playing semi-firm. Nice Ted Robinson design winding through a residential community with generous fairways and nice water hazards.

Had the treat of playing at CGCC with Johnny, Ron, and Greg. A Most Excellente Monday with solid golfers and excellent playing partners! CGCC is a parkland style golf course that features mature tree... Continue »

Had the treat of playing at CGCC with Johnny, Ron, and Greg. A Most Excellente Monday with solid golfers and excellent playing partners! CGCC is a parkland style golf course that features mature trees, strategic bunkering throughout, fairway mounding and moguls, along with water hazards that are traditional of Ted Robinson Design golf courses. In many ways this course reminded me of Marriot Desert Springs – Palm Course in Palm Desert, CA. The course is primarily flat but does offer fairway undulations throughout, which keep you in-check. The course is surrounded by various dwellings, which appeared to be for high quality living. The course is certainly walkable. The course primarily defends itself with well positioned bunkers and beautiful water hazards, medium to fast sloped greens, and funneling wind conditions. The course was always fair and played in a “what you see, is what you get” manner. The course played its yardage, fairways offered moderate roll out on drives and greens held approach shots well. The course was very well maintained and in very nice condition. The course layout is rated a 4.25 out of 5, conditions are rated a 4.5 out of 5. I note the following: Tee Boxes: Level and green, no damage. Conditions above average. Fairways: Generally green, lush, and defined from rough. Condition above average. Greens: Green, medium-fast in speed, with medium firmness. Speed about a 10. Condition above average. Sand: maintained and soft. Condition above average. Rough: maintained and defined, about 2 – 3 inches. Condition above average. Waste Areas: - Waste areas were noted on a handful of holes and were maintained with overgrown nature that offered little to no recovery potential. Condition above average. Driving Range: The range was very nice, hitting off an artificial turf surface. Range is flat with various markers from 100 - 250 yards. Range balls were decent Callaway range golf balls. I also noted a very nice chipping area and practice bunker. Practice Putting Green: Large and in excellent condition. Speed was consistent with course. POP: 4.5 hours – no wait was encountered on any hole. Other: Beverage cart visited our group three times during our round. The golf shop was top tier. Really enjoyed this course and I strongly endorse playing CGCC if given the opportunity. This course is a fair test of golf that comes with a great surrounding environment, beautiful water features, that are situated on a very nice track. I note the members here are spoiled by this well-kept wonderful golf course! I will play again if given the opportunity. Thank you, Johnny and GreensKeeper.org for this Awesome Outing!

Teed it up with mark_6m and rgm2525 at Canyon Gate CC as part of the Golf Moose / Greenskeeper.org Private Course outing and had a super time. Loved the GKer company and enjoyed this very fun/challeng... Continue »

Teed it up with mark_6m and rgm2525 at Canyon Gate CC as part of the Golf Moose / Greenskeeper.org Private Course outing and had a super time. Loved the GKer company and enjoyed this very fun/challenging private course. It’s part of ClubCorp so if you are a ClubCorp member and come to Vegas find a way to play it. It will be well worth your time. You’ll love this pretty Ted Robinson designed course with all the fountains, waterfalls, multi-tier greens and even a golf cart bridge that goes over the main entrance to this gated community. The clubhouse although not huge has a grand feel and a beautiful Spanish design. Check out the photos I just posted.

As far as running an event, next time a shotgun start for sure, lol, but the staff was super … especially the outside services which is key. The staging area is setup excellent for hosting events. Clubhouse, Range, Practice Putting, Practice Chipping/Sand are all together making keeping track of your group easy.

Canyon Gate CC overseeds and as such I impressed how well it had already transitioned to its summer turf. Tee boxes, fairways and rough were all mostly lush with only a few brown areas. Bunkers in excellent shape with quality sand and well groomed. Greens were the highlight. Smooth, slower than they looked (thinking about 9 on the stimpmeter) yet holding shots and a pleasure to putt on.

We saw a bunch of members passing by our check-in table and I have to say they were very friendly and far from snobby. If I lived in Vegas and was in the market for a private club I’d certainly consider Canyon Gate CC.

HUGE thanks to rgm2525 for helping with check-in as I quickly found out a 71 player tee times outing is much more work than a 120 player shotgun.

This was a big success and I’ll be working on another Sunday GK Plays / Monday Golf Moose-GK Private Course outing date for this Fall.

Thank you to all the GKers that came out.

Played in a charity scramble event with a bunch of guys from work on Sunday, 11/15. Course was in pretty good shape overall. Tee boxes mostly level, but some had some crowning. The Bermuda rough is ... Continue »

Played in a charity scramble event with a bunch of guys from work on Sunday, 11/15. Course was in pretty good shape overall. Tee boxes mostly level, but some had some crowning. The Bermuda rough is in the early stages of going dormant. The one bunker (yes, we had to play from 1 green side during a scramble) had some nice medium heavy sand and easy to hit from. The greens were the highlight. Smooth and fast, but holding shots. The course handled the event very well, with about 50 groups in a shotgun start. Drink cart was out and passed a couple times on both sides. The lunch was perfect and the banquet was handled in accordance with the current standards. Carts were plush but no GPS. A nice range with mats that have a slot for tees, large putting green and a separate chipping/bunker area. C-19: 2 to a cart but they were equipped with the clear shower curtain I've seen around town (they're attached with bungee cords just below the roof and the bottom of the windshield, but can be rolled up if you wish). Masks required indoors and around the staff areas, short PVC pipes in the hole, no flags on the putting green and holes were almost level. Locker rooms currently closed for some renovations. CanyonGate is about 30 years old but has aged well. It's a Ted Robinson design and has a very Rhodes Ranch feel to it. Wide fairways and a nice variety of holes.

Played 36 holes here Sunday, 2/9 to kick off a 3-day Vegas golf trip. Tee time was 12:03 and was welcomed to the course, able to use the locker room to change shoes, etc. I hit a few putts and was sen... Continue »

Played 36 holes here Sunday, 2/9 to kick off a 3-day Vegas golf trip. Tee time was 12:03 and was welcomed to the course, able to use the locker room to change shoes, etc. I hit a few putts and was sent on my way as a single. Things moved quickly and I finished in about 2:30, so I kept going and played the second round even faster. Finished 36 in about 4:45, all solo. Played through one or two groups the whole day. It was cold and extremely windy (no snow tho like Matt and Rob got... I would've preferred snow to these crazy winds).

Conditions are good overall. Greens are probably the highlight. They were extremely fast when downwind/downhill, and then on uphill/into the wind putts sometimes you had to hit it pretty hard to get to the hole. They were smooth and medium firmness. Green fairways looked pristine from afar but were actually a little thin when you were on top of them. Not a whole lot of cushion under the ball this time of year. Same goes for the dormant rough, which provides a great visual contrast to the fairways, but does little to stop balls running through it. Tee boxes were mixed, some good condition some poor with lumpy areas on the bad ones. The bunkers ranged from good condition to excellent.

This was my first time here. It's a pretty decent course. I didn't love it, but it has some good holes and then a bunch of forgettable ones. I definitely look forward to returning under more playable weather conditions. The wind wreaked havoc on me all day here (and for all five rounds I played on this trip, actually). Lots of water hazards, some of which are more for aesthetics than actually coming into play. I really liked holes 1, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13, 15 & 18. I'll probably play here again in April on my next Vegas trip.

Played on Black Friday with MPisarski01 using his ClubCorp pass. I paid $140 as a guest, which is above my normal limit, but proved to be worth it, especially since there's no public times here and ch... Continue »

Played on Black Friday with MPisarski01 using his ClubCorp pass. I paid $140 as a guest, which is above my normal limit, but proved to be worth it, especially since there's no public times here and charity events run higher than that price. We basically had the course to ourselves, minus a single that played through on 3 and catching a 3some on the back. The cold, wind, and snow flurries (on 2 holes) kept most away. We finished in under 3 hours. Drink cart was around at least 5 times. It rained for days prior but you could not tell on the course. Level tee boxes. Fairways were lush with no water pooled anywhere. Rough was about 1-2 inches. The sand in the bunkers was incredibly fluffy for the amount of water that has come down. The greens were phenomenal. Glass like smooth, receptive to shots, and FAST. It's a fun, incredible course. It's a Ted Robinson Jr design, so plenty of water and tall palm trees around the greens. I thought the greens were small, especially with some have triple tiers, it made shot placement and putting fun. It's worth a trip.