Tee time: 7:30 AM on 2/28. Early start, cool air, and extra nice staff — couldn’t ask for a better way to kick off our Mesquite trip. Played from the Spades tees for our 1st Annual "Brothers Travel Tr... Continue »

Tee time: 7:30 AM on 2/28. Early start, cool air, and extra nice staff — couldn’t ask for a better way to kick off our Mesquite trip. Played from the Spades tees for our 1st Annual "Brothers Travel Trip".

CasaBlanca is classic desert resort golf carved into the flats it winds through brush and water with a calm, open feel. You get 5 par 3s and 5 par 5s, which gives ample scoring opportunities. The course was wide enough to encourage driver on every tee, but tough enough to make you worried when your off line.

Course conditions:

Fairways: lush, generous landing zones but tight enough to reward solid contact.

Greens: rolled medium-fast, true, and held well on approach. For this early in the season, the greens had some unrepaired divots, but not enough to really effect your line.

Bunkers: consistent sand and fair placement — you’re punished if you're off, but not brutally.

Tee boxes: flat, clean, and well-kept.

How did I play? Scrappy. Driver was shaky — brand new to me, AI Smoke triple diamond— and irons were a bit heavy, leaving me longer putts than I’d like. But chipping was reliable, and the flat stick showed up when I needed it. Walked off with a 91 (adjusted to 80 in our best ball format). Felt like a solid score given how the course played.

Standout holes:

Hole 3 – Par 4: One of the most memorable of the round. Slight dogleg left with water hugging the entire left side. Demands a smart tee shot — driver might be too much, but a layup leaves a longer approach into a well-guarded, slightly elevated green. There’s a bunker right waiting for any bailout. I tried to work a draw off the tee and had to scramble from the rough, but walked off with a proud two-putt par. Scenic, strategic, and a great early test.


Bottom line: CasaBlanca is a clean, fair, and enjoyable track that sets the tone for a Mesquite golf trip. It won’t beat you up unless you’re wild off the tee, but it rewards smart play and short game sharpness. I'd definitely play it again — especially as a first-round warmup for a desert weekend.