Site Search:

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.

(click photo to enlarge)

Nicklaus Design
11780 U.S. Highway One, Suite 500
North Palm Beach, FL 33408
phone: (561) 227-0300
fax: (561) 227-0548

Nicklaus Design (Utah)
930 E. Chambers St.
Unit 5, Building 1
Ogden UT 84403
phone: (801) 475-1950
fax: (801) 475-0995
Nicklaus Design (Mexico)
Colonia Versalles
Puerto Vallarta
Jalisco C.P. 48310
Mexico
phone: +52-322 225-46-00
Nicklaus Design (Europe)
Vier Wijersstraat 26
3520 Zonhoven
Belgium
phone: (561) 227-0300
fax: (561) 227-0548

Nicklaus Design (Asia)
3701 · Tower 2 · Lippo Centre
89 Queensway
Hong Kong
phone: +852 2869 9292
fax: +852 2869 9266

Contents © 2005 - 2010 Nicklaus Design. All rights reserved. Disclaimer.

Home | Nicklaus.com

Bookmark and Share