Location: | South of downtown Las Vegas | Address: | 1111 W. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, Nevada 89135 | Opening: | October 2001 | Information: | http://www.bearsbest.com | Classification: | Daily Fee | Designer: | Jack Nicklaus |

Hole #1 (PGA West #6 - Private course, California) 408 yard par-4.
Gentle dogleg left playing along water, which looks very intimidating
off the tee. The second shot plays onto an elevated green guarded by
bunkers in front. Lot of movement in the fairway and good support on
the right side.
Hole #2 (Cabo del Sol #12, Mexico) 535 yard par-5. Fairly straight
hole that requires a good "carry" off the tee over a deep depression.
Bunkers and boulders frame the right side of the fairway. First part
of the hole playing uphill and dropping at second landing area to
reveal strong bunker complex around the green.
Hole #3 (Desert Highland #8, Arizona) 443 yard par-4. Long uphill
hole with sand along the left side of the fairway. A sandy waste area
also protects the right side that could be hit over, leaving an
easier
shot into the green.
Hole #4 (Old Works #7, Montana) 225 yard par-3. Tee shot playing
downhill onto a green framed by a large bunker in front and another
one at the back. Noticeable hole with black sand in it's bunkers.
Hole #5 (Eldorado #10, Mexico) 438 yard par-4. Straight uphill hole
guarded by long waste bunker on the left. A bunker cut in front of
the
shallow green creates a difficult second shot. Picturesque hole
playing towards the Nevada mountains.
Hole #6 (Palmilla #1, Mexico) 396 yard par-4. Hole with elevated
tees
looking down onto a fairway split by a deep sandy area that will have
to be hit over on the approach to the green.
Hole #7 (Las Campanas #13 - Sunset course, New Mexico) 200 yard
par-3. Hole playing onto an elevated green guarded by left and right.
The player has to carry over desert area off the tee. A generous
fairway area collects balls that land short of the green.
Hole #8 (Castle Pines #14, Colorado) 600 yard par-5. Long and
straight downhill hole, noticeable by its evergreen vegetation
replicating the Colorado landscape. Very forgiving hole if ball not
hit in fairway due to widely grassed area and absence of fairway
bunkers.
Hole #9 (Desert Mountain #6 - Geronimo course, Arizona) 453 yard
par-4. Long downhill hole that doglegs to the left. Tee shot has to
be
hit on fairway while avoiding bunker on the left. Second shot has to
fly an arroyo cutting in front of green complex and wrapping around
it.
Hole #10 (PGA West #10 - Private course, California) 403 yard par-4.
Hole playing slightly downhill towards a split fairway separated by a
large steep fairway bunker. The green is well guarded by bunkers and
severe contour module adjacent slopes.
Hole #11 (Old Works #2, Montana) 350 yard par-4. Short hole that
plays uphill. The first shot is played into a plateau fairway. Be
sure
to clear to the top level of the fairway in order to have a good view
of the green. Theree bunkers border the green.
Hole #12 (Bear Creek #14, California) 528 yard par-5. Uphill hole
bunkered left and right. A low-grassed area comes in play on the
second shot left side of the fairway. A ball that runs off the green
could very well end up in one of the bunkers around this shallow
green.
Hole #13 (La Paloma #8, Arizona) 153 yard par-3. Short tee shot that
has to be hit over a desert area. Bunkers short of the green will
prevent balls from rolling back in the wilderness. A ball could end
up
in a grassed hollow if hit long towards the middle of the green.
Hole #14 (Las Campanas #1 - Sunset course, New Mexico) 467 yard
par-4. Long downhill hole playing over desert vegetation off the tee.
Bunkers are cut on the right side of the fairway and left, short of
the green.
Hole #15 (Desert Mountain #5 - Chiricahua course, Arizona) 233 yard
par-3. Spectacular hole with an awe-inspiring view of "The Strip"
appearing behind the green. The back tees are located across a wash
vegetated with desert plantings. The green approach is sloping
towards
the wash. But don't be too far right (or left), your ball might land
in a green side bunker.
Hole #16 (Desert Mountain #4 - Chiricahua course, Arizona) 413 yard
par-4. Difficult tee shot off this downhill hole playing into a tight
landing area. A deep fairway bunker protects the left side and
another
one is located in the middle of the fairway further down the slope.
Downtown Las Vegas is also present on this hole.
Hole #17 (Desert Mountain #9 - Geronimo course, Arizona) 532 yard
par-5. Reachable hole with the tee shot playing uphill and then
downhill to the green. An errant tee shot could land into a bunker on
either side of the fairway. The golfer will also be faced with
treacherous bunkers short and left of the green.
Hole #18 (PGA West #18 - Resort course, California) 450 yard par-4.
Strong finishing hole with sand and water along the right side of the
fairway. The elevated and sloping green sits right next to the water
and is also well bunkered. To stay out of trouble, precise shots are required on this hole.
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