Monday, June 30, 2008

Reflection Bay Golf Club Review at Lake Las Vegas


The Reflection Bay Golf Club located on the water's edge of Lake Las Vegas is a beautiful course to play. I had the oportunity to play this course twoce during the past two months and what a treat. But boy did this course beat me up. This is a very challenging course.

Lake Las Vegas is a located about 35 minutes from the Las Vegas center, east of Henderson, on the road to Lake Mead National Park and Lake Mead. The Lake Las Vegas Resort area features deluxe hotels such as Loews, The Ritz Carleton and Montelago Village Resort. The homes surrounding Lake Las Vegas are spectacular and home to many stars and celebrities.

The Reflection Bay Golf Club follows the contours of the surrounding hills and lakeside. There are several holes where water comes in play the full length of the fairway. Believe me, I've donated many golf balls to the water Gods on this course. The clubhouse at this facility is also beautiful and offers great food, drinks and a full well stocked golf pro shop.

Across the man-made lake is Montelago Village, home of shopping, hotel, dining, concerts and casino gaming. There is something for everyone in the Tuscan themed resort just outside of Las Vegas.

This course is operated by the same people as the sister course, The Falls Golf Club, also located at Lake Las Vegas. The Falls Golf Club is the first course you drive by as you enter the Lake Las Vegas Resort corridor.

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Angel Park Golf Club Review


Angel Park Golf Club in Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada offers a wide variety of golf activities for the whole family. This facility, located in the north west side of Las Vegas, just off the Summerlin Parkway at Rampart Boulevard, is easy to reach from any of the Las Vegas Hotels and Casinos throught the city.

There are 36 holes of outstanding golf between two complete separate courses, the Mountain Course and the Palm Course. Both courses offer plenty of desert play, hazzards, water features and challenging greens. I've played both courses many times and always find them challenging but friendly.

In addition to these two courses, Angel Park Golf Club offers a very challenging, night lighted 9-hole par-3 course called "Cloud Nine", an 18-hole putting course featuring san traps, water hazzards and the most challenging, undulating greens you'll find anywhere. There is also a great driving range, practice sand traps and chipping area, experienced golf instruction and a well stocked pro shop.

Angel Park also has a great restaurant and bar, featuring one of my family's favorite Sunday morning buffets, snack bars, beverage cart services and plenty of parking. Many times after a hard day at the ofice, I'll stop by the course for a night round at the Cloud Nine par-3 course then a beer and the best, and largest, order of nachos I've found in Vegas.

More information on this course, and surrounding facilities, visit a Las Vegas Golf Web site or check out reviews in Golf Digest Magazine. Just a few blocks away is Golf Galaxy, one of the largest local golf stores I've seen with everything you could want for golf.

Monday, June 16, 2008

Rhodes Ranch Golf Club Review



Rhodes Ranch Golf Club is located in the southwest section of Las Vegas, about 20 minutes drive from the Las Vegas Strip and the largest casino hotels. This course has been open for play since 1997 and has mature trees, beautiful water features and challenging fairways and greens.

This course totals just over 6,900 yards so from the tips its challenging but if you're like me you can play from the middle tees and have a great time. The last time I was there I was very impressed with the condition of this course. The course recently replaced its greens at a very large expense but it was well worth it.

In addition to a great course, there is a restaurant, bar, snack bar, practice facility including range, putting green, chipping green and practice sand traps. The full service club house offers a wide variety of golf attire, clubs and logo'd souvenirs. If I have a great day I like to go home with a hat or if I have one of my really memorable days, which doesn't happen often enough, I'll spring for a logo'd golf shirt.

For advance tee time reservations, GolfVegas.com is available to book on-line 7-days a week.

I'm also partial to this course since my son is in an internship program working there while in the Professional Golf Program at U.N.L.V.

Rhodes Ranch is a planned community of single family homes of all sizes. Rhodes Homes is also building another planned community of the southeast part of town, Tuscany Homes and the Tuscany Golf Club, located off Lake Mead Boulevard just before reaching Lake Las Vegas or Lake Mead.

Friday, June 13, 2008

Desert Pines Golf Course Review

The Desert Pines Golf Club is a jewel in the desert amidst the excitement of Las Vegas. GolfVegas.com is pleased to be working with this outstanding golf course, located in the heart of this bustling resort destination.

I had an opportunity to tour this facility and to our surprise, we actually saw a pristine golf course featuring beautiful water features, challenging bunkers, smooth but challenging greens and fairways maintained to look like they were unused. Walters Golf, the owner and operator of Desert Pines Golf Course, as well as their sister courses, Royal Links Golf Club and Bali Hai Golf Club recently reopened after a multi-million dollar renovation, making this one of Vegas’ nicest courses. And its location is only minutes from “The Strip” making this one of the easiest courses for a Las Vegas vacationer to play.

In addition to a challenging Dye Designs’ course, Desert Pines offers a well appointed Pro shop, a bar and restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating, a 2-tiered climate controlled covered driving range and plenty of parking. At just over 6,800 yards from the championship tees, this course with narrow fairways offers the vacationer a terrific opportunity to experience what Las Vegas golf is all about, and still be near all the action.

For more information about the Desert Pines Golf Club or to reserve your tee time, visit our web page.

I was told one of the signature dishes in the restaurant was their home-made chili. I only regret visiting this course just after already having lunch. Oh well, I’ll just have to return soon to try their chili, this time with my clubs.