Boulder Creek Golf Club

Boulder Creek Golf Club is one of the premier municipal courses in the country. Opened this year, Mark Rathert designed 27 holes for this unique course and used a wide range of design techniques that keep golfers on their toes. Oasis, arroyo and desert style holes make precision a must throughout the course. By tipping out at 7,400 yards, Boulder Creek Golf Club can present a test to rival Paiute Resort’s Wolf Course.

Features like white sand bunkers, palm trees and split fairways do everything they can to make this course both a challenge and a pleasure to play. You have to be able to move the ball to succeed at Boulder Creek Golf Club.

Unlike the Wolf Course and other newer championship courses in Las Vegas, Boulder Creek Golf Club won’t break the bank. It’s appearance may intimidate some visiting golfers, but Boulder Creek Golf Club is a true example of Las Vegas discount golf.

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The 27-hole Boulder Creek Golf Club isn't just a golf course, it's a one-stop golf paradise for families, tourists, walkons, anyone. The course, which opened in January of 2003, has had nothing but rave reviews. Boulder Creek offers 27 holes, and will also features a 9-hole lighted par-3 course, a night-lit driving range, junior programs and a beautiful California-style clubhouse that overlooks the golfing oasis.

The 27 holes feature three distinct 9-hole layouts, all with bentgrass greens and Tiffsport fairways and tees. This grass has been used in the southwest, but never in the Las Vegas area. It has a higher tolerance in the winter and an easier transition in spring. With three 9-hole layouts in the rotation, play at Boulder Creek won't be closed down for overseeding two of the nine-hole layouts will always be available for play - a big selling point during overseeding season.

"The No. 1 thing we're trying to get across to people is Boulder Creek is a quality golf club at affordable prices," says Scott Jones, general manager. Consider the fact the Boulder Creek is only 30 minutes from the Strip or 20 minutes from the airport and it becomes even more enticing.

The course offers a unique feature with each nine starting off at an oasis, and as golfers progress through the nines, they're treated to a majestic tour through desert-themed holes complete with multiple risk/reward arroyo-laced holes, several with split fairways. The greens on these holes are large, but they're surrounded by transition bunkers. Golfers then journey back to oasis-inspired holes to complete each nine. It's a golf experience that Jones is sure will have golfers making return visits.

The three nines - Desert Hawk, Coyote Run and Eldorado - give golfers a chance to use every club in the bag. The challenges are plenty, the course fair.

A quick look at a couple of the holes: On the Coyote nine, the closing hole is a 469-yard (from the tips) par 4. A split fairway offers golfers options of getting to the green, but a big drive is crucial. Those taking the left route must avoid the water while those going right will have a long-iron or fairway wood into this well-bunkered green.

On the Desert Hawk nine, the finale is a 480-yard monster with a mammoth lake taunting golfers off the tee. A good drive will be close to the water, cutting off yardage as the fairway sweeps right. The second shot must avoid a creek guarding the front of the green.

Water comes into play on six holes, with plenty of sand also making the round a bit more challenging. A large driving range features instruction at both ends and target greens to hone the short game. The clubhouse is stocked with top-of-the line clothing and is a nice spot to relax after the round. A large banquet facility just outside the clubhouse is a nice spot for banquets, meetings or wedding receptions.

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Boulder Creek Golf Club