Paiute GR (Wolf Course)
Las Vegas, NV
Golf Magazine, 10/07
Golf Magazine Course Spy
Published: October 01, 2007
Course Spy visits one of Sin City's most popular layouts. Is Paiute Resort worth the ante?
Service: "Good morning, sir." "May I take your bag, sir?" The attention starts when you pull up and continues on the course, where starters treat you to Homeric recitations on local rules and cart girls are a whistle-call away.
Pace of play: Get out early, when most of Vegas is sleeping off its losses, and you'll breeze around. But wait until late morning, and you'll find yourself backlogged behind beefy beer-swillers and slow-playing conventioneers.
Quality: The youngest and finest of Paiute's three layouts, this Pete Dye design works its way into your memory with delightful doglegs, cleverly contoured greens and an island-green par 3 that often plays into a swirling wind.
Value: Given the course's quality, the Wolf ranks as a relative bargain in Vegas. Your best bet? Show up with a local to pay the resident rate ($89 weekdays; $99 weekends), which might be the finest golf deal in town.
Verdict: Yeah, it's pricey. But the place is cool, the course conditions are pure, and the clubhouse is a sweet place for a post-round drink. Remember: This is Vegas, baby. No one comes here to save money.
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