Had the chance to join JohnnyGK and Jeroethel for a Meet and Play at Wolf Creek Golf Club on 5/7/13. First let me say that if you have never played here take your camera and be get ready to take lots ... Continue »

Had the chance to join JohnnyGK and Jeroethel for a Meet and Play at Wolf Creek Golf Club on 5/7/13. First let me say that if you have never played here take your camera and be get ready to take lots of photos because this course is truly breath taking.
Upon arrival you will find the staff here is quite attentive to what ever you may need, they jump to your car and unload your bags and direct you to exactly where you need to go for check in, with a smile and pleasant attitude. Now lets talk about the course and practice areas.

The Driving range here is rather small and only provides players with what can be described as a true warm up only. The range does not permit fairway woods or drivers due to its length. It is long enough however to hit your long irons, and presents well marked targets from hitting stalls that contain plenty of good grass. The range also consists of a large bunker complex that is deep with prefect sand, with a nice 4 hole target green. I would recommend that you spend some time in the bunker here to sharpen your sand game as many of the course bunkers present deep high face shots that you will have to recover from. The practice greens are in excellent condition and will give you a great read on what to expect on the course. Now lets talk about about the course.

The fairways are very lush and present terrific lies with only a few being very tight. The 90 degree rule comes into play only on a few holes plus the usual par 3's. Fairways here are set down into the bottom of Sandstone Hills with tees that are raised and commonly found on the top of vistas giving the player wonderful looks of the property and surrounding hills and mountains. There are a few carries over desert land that is considered Environmental area off limits to retrieving wayward shots so bring an extra sleeve or two with you. Also many of the tees have several climbs with steps to reach you hitting area so be prepared for some walking.
The greens here are mostly raised several feet above the fairway and provide you with some of the most dramatic choices you will ever encounter on a course. Club selection here is very important when hitting your scoring irons, long can lead to very difficult putts and short off the green can lead to very delicate chips. Once on the green you will find that they offer great scoring chances and hold shots better than average. They run true and are quite smooth, with few to no ball marks other than the usual few you may find from golfers who do not take the time to fix their own, but again these are few and wide spread. I thought the greens on the front nine ran about a 9, but on the back they seem to slow to maybe 8-8.5, I chalk this up to growth later in the day, as we started the back nine in mid afternoon, but the difference in speed was quite evident.
You will not find much rough here as the Sand Stone hills run down to the cart paths, however there is enough rough through out the course that if you find it, your club selection will be crucial to recover. It is not long by any means maybe 1-3 inches but thick and normally into your club face, so check your ball carefully and make a decision from what you see, do not make my mistake and hit your normal club if you have any doubts.
As mentioned early, the bunkers here are deep with high steep faces. The sand is White and Fluffy and is very fair for recovery, with a thickness of 4-5 inches in most cases. There are a few green side and fairway bunkers that have yet to be redone and these are easily spotted by there brown texture.
This is a terrific course and a most play for any golfer who enjoys perfect conditions. I would recommend this course in the highest way. Also a special thanks to JohnnyGK for setting this Meet and Play up and Joel the course General Manager.