Played Friday, 3/18, with the Cocky and Lucky Golf & Social Club. The Robert Trent Jones Jr designed course has 3 9 hole courses and we played Lakes/Sunrise (Canyon is the other). Lakes lives up to it... Continue »

Played Friday, 3/18, with the Cocky and Lucky Golf & Social Club. The Robert Trent Jones Jr designed course has 3 9 hole courses and we played Lakes/Sunrise (Canyon is the other). Lakes lives up to it's name with water on 6 of 9 holes, and Sunrise is routed along the east side of the complex. The Spanish Trail community and course was the first big expansion in Vegas in the mid 80s, but the course doesn't feel 40 years old. Pace was a bit slower than my last time here, finishing in about 4.5 hours, with a single joining us on the back 9, on a very busy March Madness Vegas weekend.

The course is starting to bloom with the Spring weather. The dormant Bermuda rough is starting to wake up and and there's spots of green popping up. Bunkers are decent with some medium/heavy sand, but 1 green side was pretty thin (at least where I was hitting from). Fairways were lush, with plenty of roll but some cushion underneath. Greens were on the slower side of medium, but smooth and consistent through both 9s.

This may be a course through a residential neighborhood, but it is a tough test. The white tees (6400-6500 yards depending on the 9s) average 135 slope and the course can tip out at 7100 yds, 74.4/144. The course was recently bought by the owner of Southern Highlands so interested to see if there is any major changes. Initiation fees have already gone up in the last month. The course is currently strictly private and I expect it will stay that way, but if you can get on, it's absolutely worth it.