oiler3535
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So I was limited to only 1 round during my Vegas vacation due to weather/time restraints. But wow what a round. I've not played a bunch of nice courses (live in rural Canada) but compared to Highland Links, Muskoka Bay, Glen Abbey, and Kapalua Plantation just wow. Take away the constant view of frolicking whales at Plantation and Wolf Creek in Mesquite blew them all away. Not even close. I didn't have cell service to live update the round (2 weeks ago now) but I did make some notes and took copious pictures. So here goes! (Idk how many pictures I can put per post. Gonna try in 6 hole increments and see how it goes.
So so I had planned on being at the course a solid hour early so that I could hit balls, putt, and get into it. I hadn’t played since October besides a bit of chipping and putting in my basement. Instead, we got distracted hiking in the Valley of Fire on our way. If ever return to Vegas (wasn’t a fan of the strip at all...neither wife nor I gamble, shop, smoke pot or are day drunks) we’ll spend a few days in Mesquite so can spend full days hiking the area. Spectacular. Then spend a few days near the zgrand Canyon so can hike right into it. so, I drove up, went in to pay and cart was ready for me to tee off on 1st tee with my group, who had already played once that day. We’re not good partners unfortunately. Talked endlessly while shooting, and always in a hurry to go forward despite always waiting. Ah well.
hole 1: 1 practice swing and a low draw just into the native area. Pulled it out (not allowed to hit from native areas) and hit a beautiful draw 8i around a tree to the fairway. Skulled my pitch left (a theme throughout the day), then hit a good downhill chip. But missed the 3 footer. Broke a ton late.
Hole 2: took the guys’ advice that the visible fairway was very close and not the line. Glad I did. Hit a great drive right over the small bush on the top of the foreground hill. Baby draw, and was centre of the fairway. Hit my iron just on the front. Unfortunately a back pin. Chunked my 65 footer badly. Then lipped out my 35 footer for par.
Hole 3: way uphill. Chucked my iron shot (again, a theme for the day...my usual spring issue). I was about 30 yards short and 20ft below the green. Instead of waiting for me the guys in my group literally stood on the green next to the pin and waved me up. So I predictably shanked the next 2 shots, then made them putt out. Then chipped on with a nice shot that almost stopped at the hole, then rolled off the green and 20 yards off the green. I picked up.
Hole 4: (note, lit a nice Cuban after my annoyance with last hole) hit my 3w to the left edge of the corner bunker. Good shot so wasn’t mad. Very windy this day and it pushed me a lot. Then somehow hit my gap wedge cleanly and it went way over the green up the hill. Hit a beautiful flop shot that landed in the rough, trickled barely on, then rolled 25ft by lol. Great putt but didn’t break even one inch so missed.
5th hole: had no idea where to aim and guys no help. Hit a great drive but too far left. Hit a mulligan to the fairway (ftr if could hit from desert I would have been fine with 1st). Chunked my 2nd and 3rd. Left with a 60 footer for “birdie” on the par 5. Missed just short. Easy “par”.
6th hole: (note, got a “stone” IPA at the bar here. Was good but not great. I’m lucky in that my local microbrewery makes an amazing ipa - Astrolabe by Whitewater Brewery) hit a great drive that went over the creek somehow. Beauty. Pulled my approach left (couldn’t see the green so could have been bad aim) into bunker. Hit out to 12ft which was good landing on downslope. Hit hard through the break but made 6ft bogey coming back. Note in picture the green is off the edge of the picture right.
So so I had planned on being at the course a solid hour early so that I could hit balls, putt, and get into it. I hadn’t played since October besides a bit of chipping and putting in my basement. Instead, we got distracted hiking in the Valley of Fire on our way. If ever return to Vegas (wasn’t a fan of the strip at all...neither wife nor I gamble, shop, smoke pot or are day drunks) we’ll spend a few days in Mesquite so can spend full days hiking the area. Spectacular. Then spend a few days near the zgrand Canyon so can hike right into it. so, I drove up, went in to pay and cart was ready for me to tee off on 1st tee with my group, who had already played once that day. We’re not good partners unfortunately. Talked endlessly while shooting, and always in a hurry to go forward despite always waiting. Ah well.
hole 1: 1 practice swing and a low draw just into the native area. Pulled it out (not allowed to hit from native areas) and hit a beautiful draw 8i around a tree to the fairway. Skulled my pitch left (a theme throughout the day), then hit a good downhill chip. But missed the 3 footer. Broke a ton late.
Hole 2: took the guys’ advice that the visible fairway was very close and not the line. Glad I did. Hit a great drive right over the small bush on the top of the foreground hill. Baby draw, and was centre of the fairway. Hit my iron just on the front. Unfortunately a back pin. Chunked my 65 footer badly. Then lipped out my 35 footer for par.
Hole 3: way uphill. Chucked my iron shot (again, a theme for the day...my usual spring issue). I was about 30 yards short and 20ft below the green. Instead of waiting for me the guys in my group literally stood on the green next to the pin and waved me up. So I predictably shanked the next 2 shots, then made them putt out. Then chipped on with a nice shot that almost stopped at the hole, then rolled off the green and 20 yards off the green. I picked up.
Hole 4: (note, lit a nice Cuban after my annoyance with last hole) hit my 3w to the left edge of the corner bunker. Good shot so wasn’t mad. Very windy this day and it pushed me a lot. Then somehow hit my gap wedge cleanly and it went way over the green up the hill. Hit a beautiful flop shot that landed in the rough, trickled barely on, then rolled 25ft by lol. Great putt but didn’t break even one inch so missed.
5th hole: had no idea where to aim and guys no help. Hit a great drive but too far left. Hit a mulligan to the fairway (ftr if could hit from desert I would have been fine with 1st). Chunked my 2nd and 3rd. Left with a 60 footer for “birdie” on the par 5. Missed just short. Easy “par”.
6th hole: (note, got a “stone” IPA at the bar here. Was good but not great. I’m lucky in that my local microbrewery makes an amazing ipa - Astrolabe by Whitewater Brewery) hit a great drive that went over the creek somehow. Beauty. Pulled my approach left (couldn’t see the green so could have been bad aim) into bunker. Hit out to 12ft which was good landing on downslope. Hit hard through the break but made 6ft bogey coming back. Note in picture the green is off the edge of the picture right.