Last but not least, Itslikeimsayin and I tried to squeeze in one final round before heading back home. Boulder City was a value pick at $21 with a cart. It would have only been $8 each to walk, but we... Continue »

Last but not least, Itslikeimsayin and I tried to squeeze in one final round before heading back home. Boulder City was a value pick at $21 with a cart. It would have only been $8 each to walk, but we were too tired to do that at this point in the week. We called ahead and the guy made it sound like it wasn't too busy out, but there were plenty of people on the front nine. Play seemed rather slow, especially once we got stuck behind a fivesome of slow-walking seniors on the latter half of the front nine. We figured there was no way of finishing. However, those guys left after nine holes and apparently a few others bailed out ahead, too. We cruised around the back nine very quickly, only catching some groups on the last couple holes. We were pretty excited to be finishing all 18 with a little bit of light to spare. The conditions of the course were okay at best. Ultimately, things played nicer than they looked. The tee boxes, fairways and rough are dappled in color with a partial overseed. Still, I generally had pretty good lies to play from. The bunkers had good sand. The greens were pretty good, rolling fairly smooth at medium speeds. As I said, it didn't look necessarily pretty, but as an inexpensive muni course we weren't expecting high-end conditioning or presentation during the winter. The layout is pretty basic, with the back nine being more interesting than the front. The front nine is a fairly simple parkland style course with tree-lined fairways and flat terrain. I did like the 8th hole, though, as that's a fun short par-4 with two small water hazards perfectly placed. The back nine felt like it was probably added at a later point in time as it seems to have a little more thought put into the design. There are some doglegs, hazards, bunkers and desert areas brought into play to dress up the layout some. That said, it still isn't anything overly distinctive or challenge. Overall, Boulder City is a fine little muni course that has its regular local crowd and doesn't pretend to be anything amazing. It is by no means a destination course, but it's fine enough for what it is.