Played 6/14/21. Probably the most impressive aspect of this course is the engineering it took to put a golf course on a very difficult site. The landscape is deeply dissected by washes, steep slopes... Continue »

Played 6/14/21. Probably the most impressive aspect of this course is the engineering it took to put a golf course on a very difficult site. The landscape is deeply dissected by washes, steep slopes and dense high desert vegetation. As such, the course is quite spread out to get between locations where holes could be sited. My guess is that the accumulated distance between holes nearly equals the yardage of the course itself. Thinking about putting in irrigation, concrete cart paths and electrical controls on this site--and the cost of doing so--is very impressive. They also have carts I've not seen before, they are electric, which is rare on slopes this steep, but they are geared down so that the ups and downs are handled easily. They also have "no brainer" brakes that come on when you stop, which is critical to not let one get away!

The course itself is a pretty wild ride, with lots of forced carries, vertical changes, and blind shots. It was in good shape, greens a bit slow for my taste (10ish) but overall quite well conditioned. The setting is pretty undeveloped and quite scenic for the most part, you are at a high elevation with nice views.