 Siena
Golf Club opened in June of 2000 ready to do battle
with the rest of the top courses in the Las Vegas area.
Armed with 18 masterful golf holes, 97 devilish pot
bunkers, massive three-tired greens, some of the best
course conditions west of the Mississippi, and sublime
views of the surrounding mountains, Siena declared its
arrival on the Vegas golf scene. Six different water
features surround the course, including "Lake Siena"
and a number of holes even feature waterfalls. "The
best thing about this course is that every hole has
its own beauty," says Marketing Director Mick Toscano.
"Some have views of the Strip. Some have views of Red
Rock Mountain and others the Spring Mountains. I don't
think you'll come away impressed with this course. I
think you'll come away awe-struck."
Stylistically, Siena Golf Club emphasizes brains over brawn. The 97 bunkers were strategically placed along the side of greens and fairways, demanding that players hit the ball down the middle or face the consequences.
Aside from the deep, fluffy-white penal bunkers, Siena's other design signatures are its behemoth, multi-tiered greens and its gradually narrowing fairways. Schmidt and Curley don't have anything against long hitters, they simply don't want burley hackers getting a leg up on the course just because they can hit booming 300 yard drives that end up in another zip code.
The course's greens are large, even by today's standards, and three and four putts become the norm and not the exception if you aren't accurate with your approaches. Pin placement is of the essence at Siena, as many of the greens sport two and three tiers that would make even the sharpest putter think twice about judging distance and line.
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