Played 3/1/22
I've played this highly enjoyable course dozens of times and am seldom disappointed. A few memorable holes, the 5th, 18th and 14th stand out with the par-3 14th offering a view over the... Continue »

Played 3/1/22
I've played this highly enjoyable course dozens of times and am seldom disappointed. A few memorable holes, the 5th, 18th and 14th stand out with the par-3 14th offering a view over the entire Las Vegas Valley (hint: aim for the rough between the sand trap on the right and the green whenever the flag is not up front as the ball will always bounce left from there and the green slopes in that direction). The course is built close to the mountains on the West side, is around 3100 ft. higher than sea level and most holes are routed either uphill or down. Not much water to worry about, only on the 5th, 17th and 18th.
Winter grass is still in place, so the rough is yellow/dormant and very tight. This makes for a great surface to hit full shots from, but will challenge your short pitch/chipping skills if you miss the greens. Tee boxes are lush and fairly level. The sand is wonderful- they reworked the bunkers not too long ago and they're really top-notch- thick and fluffy.
The holes meander through the Sun City housing and the fairways are bordered with slopes going up to the houses so wayward shots, if not TOO severely off target will find their way back into the fairways. I had a tough day with my driver, but out of the 9 times I used it I landed in the rough with 7 drives and yet only missed 3 fairways. Soooo... super generous tee shots, no lost balls and a low scoring day that the 3 of us played in 3:40. Fun, fun, fun!
The greens were fast and VERY firm. Approch shots with a good 8 iron hit high still biunced and rolled 25 feet and I seldom found any ball mark. Makes for a long-lasting, good surface to putt on, as many in that retirement community can't be bothered to fix theirs.
There was only one knock, that is that some hole locations were put in very tough, if not just plain ridiculous locations, especially for the fast, hard greens. We walked off the 2nd hole after the 3 of us putted from 3 different directions from 15-25 feet away and all 3 balls turned at the hole and went down a severe slope leaving all of us within a foot of each other some 35 feet away. The first try going back uphill got to within 2 feet and then came all the way back and so we picked up and headed for the next hole. My approach with a sand wedge on #9 hit 11 feet from the hole, but I ended up with a 55 foot putt- because they had placed the flag on the top of a mound and I landed on the back of it, kangarooing off the surface. OK, I know, I know... a little cheese with my whine?
Anyway, great bunkers, nice fairways, only slightly bumpy greens... nice mix of holes. Recommended.