Rollicking round of golf thru the hills above Reno/Sparks. Course in excellent shape, Greens still had small tine marks from recent aeration but had no noticeable effect on putting. The greens were lighting fast and smooth as glass. This layout is like a Scottish links thru the hills, very unique. Many deep bunkers and the greens fell off on a lot of sides leaving difficult recovery shots. The wind howled at a solid 20mph the whole round, I think that's pretty typical out here and just adds to the challenge. It is not private, and some discounts to be found on GolfNow. Well worth checking out if in the area.

Fun popular locals' course, in good shape all around. Very pretty in the fall. Greens were smooth and didn't seem very fast, but they must have had hidden movement because every comebacker was 3-4 feet. Lots of water hazards and some leaving little bailout, I left a few donations. Surprisingly not on the signature 15th, 220-yard par 3 downhill all carry to an island green. Back nine goes up in the hills and has more elevation change but I thought it was the easier nine. Solid course, very popular, I got lucky and found a seam, but I think pace of play is probably in the 5hr range.

The reason for my trip. I was farting around on GolfNow and this course popped up. I called and they said they recently opened the course to limited public play in the afternoon. I found
a Hot Deal for $40 at 12:30 on 9/28.
If I were a hype man, I would say run don't walk to play this course. Old school tree lined golf course in almost immaculate condition. White tees were 6400 yards and it played much longer. Lots of dog legs including a boomerang one on each nine. Not sure what kind of grass was in the fairway but not a lot of roll out, however the ball sat up perfectly on every shot.
The greens were all on the small side, smooth and like buttah. Some of the best I've ever putted on. I must have made 10 one putts over six feet, which helped since I didn't hit a single green in regulation. The fairways were all tree lined but not too tight, the rough didn't look very long but it was no bargain. I was in one trap that was short of the green and it was dark and had wet sand but played fine, all the other greenside traps had light white sand and looked perfect. It seems like all the courses on the eastside of the valley have some elevation change that adds to the challenge. All staff were welcoming and accommodating. I called and asked if I could get out early and was told no problem. Chatted and played a few holes with some very friendly members, so the place is not stuffy at all. Only one water hazard and not a lot of fairway bunkers but still a good test of your skills. I had to hit way too many fairway woods. They have a combo set of tees that play 5900 which seemed too short, they could use a 6,200 combo, but that is a personal nitpick. It looked to me that some fairway bunkers were off the fairway or an afterthought, maybe to be grassed over in the future. The members said they put a lot of money into improving course conditions and it shows. I can't say enough good things about the place. Considering the prices I paid to play in the area this course is an absolute steal at $40. Highly recommend. I would check GK for aeration updates for the courses in the area, greens this good with weather this good usually get punched.

Played Thursday 9/28. Wide open links style course in very good running shape. Played the 6400-yard white tees which is the maximum I like to play. Course had a lot of roll to it, and all greens are open up front. So even though I had to hit a lot of fairway woods on approaches they would either run on the green or end up where you could easily putt from the smooth grass. Which helped because the back nine has several stout par 4's from the white tees. (422,395,430,385,421) Then for some reason the last hole plays 420 to an island green (no water in the hazard, but not likely to find the ball in the scrub) that lists as a par 5. It is 456 from the tips if I had known I would have played it from back there as a pretty easy par 5. Greens were on the large side and med fast; tees fairways and traps were all in good shape. Course plays thru a housing development and the routing is a little confusing but nothing mind-bending, just have to pay attention. No real cart paths so it's a little dusty. Got there at 3:30 and had the entire course to myself. I Paid $41 that had to be booked online or its $51. I think the online specials start at 11, so $40 midweek for prime time is more than fair, at 3:30 it could have been less.

Good Muni course in very good muni condition. I had very low expectations for this course but if I lived in the area, I would play it again. Greens all rolled well at med/fast speed. (lots of goose poop) Tee boxes, fairways, and sand traps all decent. I was amazed at the course conditioning at all 4 courses I played. I figured after a hot summer all these courses would be trashed. Holes 10-12 are fun and scenic, and the rest of the course is solid enough, nothing spectacular but what you would want out of your local muni. Got there at 4:40 after calling and hearing it wasn't crowded at it was $34. The gal in the pro shop actually made me wait to tee off at 5 or it would have been $40. I had to bounce around and come back and play 1-3 with last light, but it worked out. Pretty sure the course is always crowded and slow. $34 was a decent price for the course but in late September I got lucky to finish. 

Drove three hours to play this fun challenging scenic layout, well worth it. Course was in excellent condition with some pretty speedy greens, above the hole was deadly. Set in the foothills of Fresno across from some gleaming casino this is not your typical flat central valley course. Picturesque and challenging with lots of elevation change. I think it was Johnny Millers first course design, at least in CA. I'm not a fan of his courses but this one is more subdued, although the shorter the hole the tougher the green complexes became. I liked the contrast with the green course and the tan colored hills, would like to come back in the spring and see it all green. Teed off at 1:30 and the course was sparsely populated, so no pace issues. Only gripe, $80 green fee, no twilight rate. Worth it but I hate to pay it, it would become a theme on this trip. Highly recommend.

Played this nine Holer on the way home from Redding. $15 to walk, I played late but I think that is always the price. A mostly flat layout with wide tree lined fairways. Four different sets of tees, so you can mix and match to get in 18. Course was very green and lush, so it played long from the 3195 white tees. Greens were smooth and medium fast. Bunkers had good sand, and the rest of the course was in good shape. Not a spectacular course, but it was only 15 minutes off the 5 on the way home and worth crossing off the list.

Had very low expectations for this course, played it last week and was pleasantly surprised.
It is a mostly flat parkland style local muni in a nice setting, with a few elevation changes on the front. Greens were pretty quick with good roll, you could see evidence of recent aeration, but they putted smooth. Good lies in the fairways and not much rough. Not a difficult course but it was fun and worth playing.
Got a hotdeal for less than $30 w/cart. The cart was sucking wind on the first hole and barely made it home (with a few pushes, especially up the one hill). But the course is an easy walk, so I would suggest that.
I wasn't in any bunkers, but they looked thin, and my playing partner said they were rock hard. Otherwise, everything you would want from a local muni.

Late review. Played in Laughlin a few weeks ago and with the weather in Vegas dicey I thought I'd post all my reviews of the area. This is the premier golf course in the area and a real treat to play. A real challenge except they could use one more tee marker. Plenty of different tee boxes not in use, however it was either 6,600 or 6,100. They even had a combo set for the forward tees, can't believe they didn't have a set at 6,300 or so. Set in the hills above the river I assume it is always windy here and it blew between one and two clubs pretty steady. Fairways looked a little spotty but played fine, bunkers had good soft sand and greens were smooth and fast. They did a great job with this piece of property. Very scenic.
Just a really outstanding golf course as many lucky GKers already know. A must play.
Course is pretty pricey, but I think some of the casinos have stay and play packages. Staff was top notch and I played late and on the pro shop recommendation I had dinner in the restaurant after the round. Place was busier than the golf course but quite tasty and reasonably priced. I highly recommend both.

Fun and scenic layout. Nice contrast with green fairways, yellow rough, and brown mountains. Course was in pretty good shape. Fairways were a bit thin and spotty, bunkers were good and greens were smooth and ran medium fast. It's a fair challenge with a lot of good golf holes especially the closing few. Course was very busy and we waited a lot but still finished in 4:30. Website had some deal times and I think I paid $50 for an afternoon tee time. Definitely worth playing and even worth the drive from Vegas.

Had a hard time booking thru golf now, plenty of hot deal times listed but they would disappear when you tried to book. I ended up with a $20 tee time at 2:10. They have 8 min. tee times and the course was packed. I was able to bounce around a little and played in 4 hrs. Course was in rough shape. The greens were the best part, med fast and mostly smooth. Bunkers were OK. The fairways were thin, painted green and spotty. Had to bump the ball. Outside the fairways was a lot of hardpan. I liked the course and the price was right but I would check back on conditions.

Got out here at 3:30 right before they closed and he would only charge me the nine hole rate which was $30 vs $49. It seems none of the courses in the area have twilight rates and regular rates seem to be on the high side. I don't know when the season is down here but all the courses were a little on the spotty side as well as a lot of dormancy. I played through 2 groups and played the front in 40 mins, so I just kept going. I liked the course it was in decent winter shape. The greens were medium fast, the traps were OK and I didn't have any bad lies in the dormant fairways. I thought it was a fun layout with some nice mountain views (with snow). Course was better than the reviews I read but probably not worth the full rack rate.