subject: Gamble Worth Taking In Las Vegas' Rhodes Ranch Golf Club [print this page] Gamble Worth Taking In Las Vegas' Rhodes Ranch Golf Club
If you're heading to Las Vegas, chances are you're intending to gamble. And if you're playing golf at one of 50 Las Vegas golf courses such as Rhodes Ranch Golf Club, you'll also have possibilities to gamble on the golf course as well. This specific Las Vegas golf course that is nestled in the southwest corner in Las Vegas' golf mecca. Rhodes Ranch, a Ted Robinson design, offers a number of risk reward options.
It is a layout Las Vegas golf course that appeals to both locals and visitors and Tate Stull, General Manager, says the course itself is the main reason for repeat play. "We really push course conditions, value and it's close to The Strip," he says about the course where golfers journey through an oasis with white-sand bunkers, deep blue ponds and streams, and huge palm trees lining the fairways. "And it's really playable. The last thing people want when they are enjoying golf is to get beat up on the course. Right here, they can come out, appreciate the round and then get back to the remainder of their vacation." Rhodes Ranch's website provides locals and visitors the opportunity to sign up for e-club memberships to get all the most up-to-date and greatest deals.
It's a few of risk reward Las Vegas golf holes on this par-72 design that will offer players the choice to gamble on the course. Playing close to 320 yards from the tips, the par-4 8th hole and par-4 11th hole are both driveable depending on conditions, but water and bunkers defend the fairways along with greens flawlessly and add to the test. Feeling fortuitous? Here's your chance to prove it. "Both holes are very intimidating," says Stull. "Each of them are almost hundred percent carry and if you push either tee shot to the right, there's a lot of problems with water and desert area. Generally there is bailout are to the left on both holes."
The four par 3s are some of the greatest. On the third, 14th and 16th holes, beauty and challenge clash. The third plays a monstrous 227 yards from the tips with a pond protecting the right side and bunkers behind. The undulations help to make this no easy two-putt should your tee shot discover the green. On the 14th, water front, back and left make club selection key. The 16th sees a stream feeding throughout the fairway to a pond on the right so carrying water with your tee shot is a must. This is the last par-3 in what Robinson calls his finest selections of par 3s. After playing these, you're likely to concur.
"Players need to take an extra minute to make sure they have got the right yardage," Stull says. "With water lurking around these holes, they are quite challenging. It's best to just aim at the center of the green and forget about where the flag may be nestled." And that's good guidance for numerous of the golf holes at Rhodes Ranch as the greens, which roll true, are undulating and will test even the best putter in your group.
