I played this course on oct 20th 2014 and I also played bali hai and wolf creek. I have played a few others in Vegas as well and i will rate this course as a must play. The greens are very good and the fairways are the best I have played ever in the area. I will say if you do not play here you are missing out very friendly fairways and lots of great holes.
This course was in the best shape out of Pauite Wolf and Primm Lakes we played. From tee to green it was outstanding. The layout is typical Nicklaus with many risk/reward shots and memorable holes. My only frustration was the difficult and undulating greens made 3-putts common. Great customer service and the cart-girl came around 4-5 times during our round. I highly recommend this course if great golf is your thing.
love it! Greens in great shape; fairways very nice; best course we played this week as far as maintained and playability. Fun course; staff was very friendly and upbeat. The greens have a lot of character. Will definitely play again
This course has generous fairways and fascinating greens. It is the first of several planned golf course in the area. The staff was helpful and generous with water, You'll need water and lots of it if you are going to stay hydrated.
This course seems to be in the middle of nowhere but wow is it worth the trip. I was with 20 guys playing 8 courses in the Mesquite/St George area and this one was spectacular. The scenery is typical desert but the course itself was amazing starting with their practice facility to the perfect fairways and fast but true greens. Play this one!
Pro's: I have played 6 of the Robert Trent Jones centers in Alabama and several PGA caliber courses in California, New Mexico and other places around the country. Without doubt, this place has the absolute, hands down BEST driving range and practice facilities I have ever seen. Also, the condition and layout of the course, including all the bunkers and the water that comes into play is visually stunning. It is simply impossible to overstate how gorgeous this course is and how well it is maintained out in the middle of the desert. The staff is also very helpful and friendly.Cons: Only one really but it is the single reason why I won't be coming back even though I only live 90 miles away. I have played it four times and make note of the fact that I am an 8.1 handicap. The greens.....the greens....the greens. Jack Nicklaus was quoted many times as saying that you should always fire at the middle of the green so as to take nothing more than a two putt. Well Jack, you do that at this course of yours and you will be nearly GUARANTEED to three putt virtually every single green. There is no such thing as a flat lie anywhere on any green on this course. Now that being said, I will add that if you are a low single digit AND you can play this course on a regular basis, you will undoubtedly learn where to put your approach shots. Unfortunately, given the location of the course and cost of a normal round, playing here on even a semi-regular basis is out of the question. Summation: If you want to occasionally play an absolutely visually stunning golf course that is EXCEPTIONALLY FUN TO PLAY FROM TEE TO GREEN and don't care much how you score, by all means come here. Just be forewarned that once you're on the green, all bets are off.PS: I would also like to add that this place just SCREAMS for at least some kind of snack bar if not a full blown restaurant. Because the range and hole #1 are right at a mile from the club house, newer, faster electric carts with GPS on them would also be a cinch addition I would make if it were up to me.
I've played at this gem in the middle of nowhere five or six times and it is always in beautiful shape. There is no doubt in my mind that it is one of the top courses in the state. It is challenging from tee to green, with putting being especially tough.The staff is always friendly. On my last visit Carl was in the pro shop and was very accommodating. And his son was working the carts!The thing I really love is that it is so quiet and peaceful out there. There are no houses, no noise, no bad smells. It's a great golf experience.
What an amazing place - situated in the middle of nowhere! Desert surrounding this golf course as far as the eye can see and not one house in sight!It was 50 minute easy drive to the course from the Las Vegas Strip and well worth the effort. How Jack Nicklaus had the vision to build this gem in the desert is beyond me! Beautifully manicured and superbly maintained - every hole is an absolute treat. The greens are tricky and very well protected. Would love to play here again. A whole community was planned here but nothing has been built yet - will the golf club survive? I do hope so!
If playing mesquite golf, worth the detour on your way up to mesquite or back to Vegas to play coyote springs. Really nice layout, and u truly escape civilization as there is nothing around for miles. Condition was better than expected, greens a bit threadbare and very fast (around 11.5 if I had to guess). Unfortunately, the greens r very classic Nicklaus, with not a flat spot to be found, pretty unfair especially considering how fast they were. But some very nice/unique holes, plenty of water to punish the mis-hit, and a lot of fun to play. Definitely worth visiting.
We played this course on a little guys trip to the Mesquite area on 1-3-15. It was a beautiful layout. The course was in great shape, and the scenery was great. We had the 11:40 tee time, and the course wasn't very busy (maybe 15-20 cars in the parking lot). It was a 5+ hour round. There was a single in front of us (who plays a course like this as a single anyways?), and we waited on every single shot we hit. There was not a marshall in sight. Starting at 11:40 AM, we finished before dark by the skin of our teeth. The course itself was quite fun. Greens were a little hokey, and the bunkerage a little excessive, but fun to play a course like this. Practice facility was very nice (besides driving 20 minutes by cart to get there). Just don't expect a 4 hour walk in the park on this course.