The
Las Vegas Paiute Resort's Sun Mountain Course is the second of four
planned on the property and was designed by noted architect Pete
Dye. Dye's courses are noted for being exceptionally hard, but Sun
Mountain, which is located just off U.S. 95, 10 miles past Ann Road,
seems to be the exception. Even from the very back tees, it is not
a difficult golf course.The course has four sets of tees per hole.
It measures 7,112 yards from the back, 6,631 from the gold tees,
6,074 from the white and 5,465 from the red. There is water on four
holes -- Nos. 4, 5, 10 and 18 -- but it really only comes into play
on Nos. 4 and 18. The toughest hole is probably the sixth, a 436-yard
par-4 that features Dye's trademark railroad-tie bunkers. All in
all, Las Vegas Paiute Resort's Sun Mountain is a magnificent course
and should be on any avid golfer's must-play list of courses in
Southern Nevada. |