REFLECTION BAY GOLF CLUB (1998)

 

DESERT REGION

Resort - 18 hole - cost: $150 - $260

75 Monte Lago Boulevard, Henderson, NV 89011

Tel: (702) 740-4653  

 

Designed by Jack Nicklaus. The course features plenty of elevation changes. Each nine has players starting uphill and finishing downhill. For those who have an aversion to water, you might want to skip the last five holes, which play along the lake. Finally a course where walking is allowed! Of course, word from the pro shop is that nobody does. Reflection Bay, the Falls Club, and the South Shore Golf Club are all part of the Lake Las Vegas Resort. From the Las Vegas Airport (about 19 miles east to the course): Take I-215 east. This turns in to Lake Mead Drive. Drive about ten miles and turn left at the Lake Las Vegas Resort sign. There are signs from there. This is a terrific layout, with the only drawbacks being that a few greens are not deep enough for the length of the approach shots, and the price is out of reach for most golfers.

 

REIDY CREEK GOLF COURSE (2002)

 

SAN DIEGO REGION

Public - 18 hole - cost: $12 - $28

2300 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92026

Tel: (760) 740-2450 

 

Designed by Cal Olson. Reidy Creek gives you a championship course feel and a fraction of the size. This 18-hole executive course that plays through a natural valley with rolling terrain. The fairways are narrow and the greens undulating. From San Diego: Take I-15 north to Highway 78 east. Take the Broadway exit and head north on Broadway for three and one-half miles. The course will be on your right. What a great way to give the new player a taste of what it's like to playa well conditioned championship course without the fear or intimidation of a full scale course.