That is why we incorporated the natural wash areas and transplanted the natural desert plants, so it would not look created. Floyd said the course doesn t have a single signature hole, but has six signature holes. It s challenging enough for the senior tour pros, but is playable for the higher handicappers, too. Another amazing fact was that through tee placements and strategic shaping of the fairways only 110 acres need to be irrigated. This course will really test you when the wind is blowing, said Dan Hammell, The Canyons Head Professional.
Putts run down to the Valley, toward The Strip, and the contours are very subtle.
That makes them very hard to read. Some of them also run off the edges, kind of like Pinehurst No. 2, and the greens can really get firm and fast in the wind. When the greens are firm it s real easy to roll over the green on approaches, so don t aim at the flag, hit it short of the greens or to the front. If you bounce over you are in the desert, not water. The pros play it from 196 yards.