Finished off the Vegas weekend with a round at the always enjoyable Cascata. The original plan was to play Wynn but when they kept jerking me around when making reservations, we opted to play Cascata... Continue »

Finished off the Vegas weekend with a round at the always enjoyable Cascata. The original plan was to play Wynn but when they kept jerking me around when making reservations, we opted to play Cascata instead as my buddy hadn’t played it before. After playing the uber elite private country club on Saturday, Cascata was going to have to step it up big in order to impress my buddy.

The moment you arrive on site you know it’s a high end club the way they treat and greet you. Valet parking, clubs handled by attendant, concierge greets you at the door and walks you to the locker room where you have a personalized name plate on the locker. It’s first class amenities all around.

We had breakfast at the restaurant and noticed that the waterfall wasn’t running from the top of the course. They had to turn it off as part of the mandatory water reduction all Vegas courses have been ordered to do. Don’t worry they still have the bottom portion of the waterfall going so it still flows through the clubhouse.

Range is on all grass however the landing area of the range is now mainly dirt as part of the aforementioned water conservation.

Our forecaddie Jerry, was older but an absolute blast to hang out with all day. His reads were spot on but more importantly his personality was awesome.

Course conditions are what you would expect for a pricey course of this nature. Course just came out of over seeding so it wasn’t the perfect “10” all around but it was darn close. Give it a week or two and it’ll be there. Part of the reason is the recent heat wave set back the new grass which is designed for cooler weather.

Still the fairways were just short of a 10 as they were lush and green throughout. Only the occasional area was a little thin. Greens rolled nice and smooth at a fast pace. Greens 1 & 18 has some signs of recent repair work that hadn’t quite completely healed. The rest of the greens were great. They held well struck approach shots and had that perfect balance between challenging yet manageable when it comes to undulations.

Tee boxes were perfect. Level and lush with hardly a divot to be found. Sand traps were the only area rated under a 9. For the most part they were very good. However, a recent high wind storm blew a lot of the top layer of sand out of the bunkers so they weren’t as deep as you’d normally expect from a course of this nature.

Cascata is always a wonderful experience and a joy to play. This time around was no exception. The Ram were out in force throughout the day with a few getting as close as 40’ away from us. My buddy enjoyed Cascata so much that not only will we be back again but he want’s to make sure it stays on our regular rotation of go to Vegas courses.