shoelessjoe

Having played the private Mountain course on Tuesday, Nov. 1st, perhaps the comparison is unfair. Layout was good but not as exciting nor challenging. Good practice facilities and friendly staff. GolfNow green fee was 43 dollars cheaper than the private Mountain course rack rate but the course conditions were not comparable. However, I would return.

A relatively quiet day I played as a single so the pace of play was perfect. Hard to judge the authenticity of the reproductions of the famous links courses as I have only played a few of the originals. The Royal Troon "Postage Stamp" and Old Couse "Road Hole" were fun and true. Read in the local paper that Walters Golf was in the process of selling the course. Conditioning confirms this.

Well manicured. Superb layout. Great variety of holes. Terrific pace of play. Very friendly staff. I was told the stimpmeter reading was 10, but they were more like 8.5. Still, very enjoyable and fun to play. Will be back.

Loved the layout. Unfortunately the greens were spotty with grass not fully covering the greens. The golf experience pivots on the quality of the greens. I would come back though.

Cart died on 14th hole. After 2 calls to Pro Shop someone brought new cart to us on 17 tee. Pro comped me for lunch which was fair. Other than that it was a great experience. I would come back.

Enjoyable to play, course was in fantastic condition. However, almost all greens had numerous unrepaired ball marks (as did other courses I played this week). Five dollar up charge for range, GPS and four bottles of water was unexpected.

Had to show my GolfNow email confirmation as my name wasn't on the tee sheet. Golf pro got me out anyway. Course was in fine shape and the greens were fast and tricky to read. Most holes played downhill leading to longer drives. Views of downtown Las Vegas were Kodac moments. Bowl shaped fairways helped to prevent lost balls.

Fun course to play with a nice variety of well-spaced holes. Impeccable conditions. Very friendly staff.

Fun to play; not that challenging. You would guess it was a Dell Webb operation but it is owned by the city and managed by Troon Golf. Recent greens over seeding and bunkers needing maintenance influenced my rating. Not up to your usual expectations of a Troon managed complex.

Course was in fine shape. Greens had good pace which is really what you pay for. Parking lot to Pro Shop shuttle service was spotty.

Fine test of Pete Dye golf; great variety of golf holes. Challenging yet fun to play. Flags were all tucked today adding to the difficulty. Staff service was top shelf.

Fairways and tees can be shabby but since around half of the strokes are on the greens the bottom line experience is all about the putting.

Played the Desert this time out. The Lakes is slightly tougher but both courses are fun to play and worth the trip from Las Vegas. Greens were smooth and rolled beautifully - that is what we pay for.

Beginning with the bag staff, pro shop and finally the 19th hole grill, this is one top shelf place. Greens putted true. Played all 27 holes in 3:20. Hooting and hollering from the parasailors at the heliport next door was entertaining as well.