Golfing in the Desert... and there's Water Everywhere!

Hello y'all from sunny Las Vegas! After being beat to hell by the Dinosaur Mountain course at the Gold Canyon Golf Resort a few weeks ago, I strongly considered leaving my clubs home when I flew off to Las Vegas for a week-long conference. Having the first day at leisure and half of another day, I decided to go ahead. I spent my 'free' day at the practice area of The Badlands Golf Club (a Troon facility) - one of my favorite courses in Las Vegas. [Note: My Golf Travel Agency (www.golf-vacation.com) routinely recommends this course to our clients because of the value. In the Las Vegas world of expensive golf, The Badlands is quite reasonable for a top-rate track!] After the first 45 minutes of continued frustration with my irons, I got things worked out and started 'puring' shot after shot.

So, with renewed confidence, I ventured out to Lake Las Vegas for a round at the Reflection Bay Golf Course - a magnificent layout albeit pricey! I soon learned that there was no need to have brought my old 'desert club', a six iron that had cost me $3 from a demo barrel last winter. I practically wore it out in Arizona with numerous (too many to count) lies in the desert waste areas. At the Reflection Bay Golf Course, a ball retriever would have been a meaningful replacement for the desert club!

More on this terrific course next time.

Cheers,

Dick