I will put in my $0.02 for Rhodes Ranch. Don't even think of going there on the weekend though unless you like 5.5 hr rounds.

I still love Tuscany

Hi I'm going to a bachelor party and need a recommendation for a course in vegas. I'm thinking around 15-20 mins from strip 30 at the most. Willing to pay 80-100 $ on a Saturday with cart. How far is wolf creek from the strip? Dont really want excessive target golf but we would like the desert golf experience

Wolf creek is not what you want, it's like desert golf playing on the moon...it's fun but far too much target golf I believe for your group and 1-1.25 hours away in mesquite

Badlands.

Paiute wolf

Anyone interested in playing an early morning round sometime between June 19-29, looking at around $100 mark. Figured I should try to get a some golf in between donating in poker tournaments

Las Vegas National...they have those surfboard golf cart things. Get 4 of em...some beers go to town...cost ya like $50.

Thanks for all the recommendations fellas I'll look into those.

playing Mountain course at Angel Park Thursday with friend, how are course conditions?
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It's time for our annual golf outing. It's been moved a couple of weeks earlier this year, which is certainly not a complaint. I'll be there this Saturday 06/13 thru Tuesday 06/16. The roster:

Saturday: TPC Canyons (aka Las Vegas). Practice round. This will be our third or fourth year playing out there. Happy to keep it in the rotation as it's a fun track.

Sunday: Badlands. Last year was our first foray out there. Tight but happy to go back. Last year it was our practice round course so I may be less happy after this year given how tight it is.

Monday: Paiute (Wolf). Like last year, this will be our match play course, where we divide into two teams, put on shirts issued by our captains, and square off Ryder Cup style for a cash prize. Seeing as I cannot play any worse than last year I am looking forward to some better memories.

Tuesday: Spanish Trail. First time in the rotation. Not sure what to expect but have heard good things.

Dropped out this year: Bear's Best.

Staying at Red Rock with most of the other guys, extremely happy to get off the strip and not have to deal with it. We're having a bowling tournament there on Sunday night, and also have four man horse race / shootouts after the Badlands and Paiute rounds. If you're around let me know.

Smart choice on the Red Rock. My fav place to stay. Courses all look solid

I've heard nothing but good things about Red Rock. And if you look back at the places I've stayed the past three years - Palace Station, Q or whatever the former Imperial Palace is called, and Bally's - it's pretty easy to be an improvement. One of the guys who plays is a floor supervisor at Red Rock which was the catalyst for the move.

The courses are getting better too. Past courses not in the rotation are Desert Pines (2X), Royal Links (2X), Bali Hai, Primm. All decent tracks that I'd play again but I think we've upped our game in general. Plus they're all out on that side of town so we can take the beltway and just avoid the city / strip altogether.

Try and play Sunrise/Lakes at Spanish Trails. The Canyons 9 is kinda meh.

It's too damn hot to play!

Just saw this - we played Sunrise / Canyon in that order. Not sure if I had seen it in time if I could have influenced the outcome.

Anyway, trip was good. Unlike last year I actually made money, our team won the Ryder Cup style bet on day two, and the weather actually wasn't that hot. Between some cloud cover and mostly morning tee times the weather was fine.

TPC Canyons - greens were punched probably a week prior so were disappointing. They were just like nitBO likes his women - slow and bumpy. I enjoy the course; it's been in the rotation three of the four years which I'm ok with but it's not a must-play.

Badlands (Outlaw / Diablo) - greens were better than TPC. Layout is of course pretty tight and at times goofy, particularly with all the forced layups off the tee on Diablo. I don't know if Diablo is just that much harder than Outlaw or if I just can't play it because both times now I've shot about 8 shots worse on that nine. Our three hole shootout was on Desperado, which appeared to be a lot like Diablo. I get the idea that Outlaw must have been added later because it seems stylistically different. It rained during the afternoon shootout and barely missed getting dumped on a lot harder. Could take or leave this course as well.

Paiute (Wolf) - greens were nice, course was nice. By Paiute standards it wasn't particularly windy, which is to say that it was just "windy". Probably two clubs. The shootout was on the first three holes of Snow Mountain, which looks to be every bit as strong as Wolf. This course is polarizing; some of the guys wanted to play two days out there to experience one of the other courses, others thought it was too windy and want it dropped altogether. I probably think one day is about right but wouldn't mind trying one of the other two courses next year.

Spanish Trail - the course is clearly by a large margin the oldest of the designs, as evidenced by the classic layout, green styling, and type of grass. Sunrise reminds me of a lot of courses in Sun City or other retirement communities, and that's not exactly a complement. Fairways were baked in spots and grass around the greens was a bit dried out as well. Driving range was hitting off of mats (otoh Paiute had amazing range grass). Greens themselves were nice and rolled true. Others seemed to be more complementary of this course than I was. It just felt a bit outdated. Not in a hurry to come back, would rather play Bear's Best or Bali Hai again, which were final day courses the two years prior.

Played Angel Park Mountain the other day at 6:45a, didn't get too hot and really enjoyed the course. 18holes with rentals for $65 wtf!

Tuq,

Wolf is substantially better than Snow which is a full notch better than Sun.

Planning a trip in August. Planning to play Bali Hai on 8/13 and possibly Shadow Creek on 8/14.

I am staying at the Mirage, will that get me a free shuttle to Shadow Creek?

Comments and thoughts on the current condition of both courses?

Lol Shadow Creek won't be happening. It's. Uh. Pricey.

Set to tee it up Monday morning at Wolf Creek. Hopefully the weather holds up and I don't lose all of the golfing balls

Thanks for all the comments in the thread that I have surfed through. I am staying out in the red rock area with some poker buddies for three nights of golf. Plan right now is to do:

Wed-Desert Pines

Thursday- Bears Best/Paiute Wolf depending on how much my friends care about driving distance and which they want to play more (sort of our big round)

Friday- Badlands


Anything that I missed, course conditions that are sub par, or any suggestions that I need? Thanks again

Do the drive to Paiute its worth it . Good food there also

Drop Desert Pines and play Bears Best

Love Badlands but is target golf. Youll hit one driver at best

Thanks for the advice, target golf despite me being a fat ass might be an advantage considering my other two friends hit the ball crazy long. Really hoping to play bears best on Friday, doing DP on wed and Wolf on thursday will def report back

I'm really liking Boulder City Golf Course. 3 separate 9 holes, so you can mix and match a round. Beautiful course, well tended, and challenging as hell...especially from the blacks.