Southgate Golf Course is an earnest layout that plays 6,138 yards, and ends with three par fives in the last four holes. The front side rambles along and across the Santa Clara River, while the back nine begins climbing into the hills. The course features lovely trees, giant greens, and an overall feel-good mood. St. George Golf Club is a favorite among locals, which is to say the pace of play is fast and greens fees are low. St. George is a dormant monster that would present a frightening challenge if they ever grew the rough, which frames the fairways beautifully.
Dry washes abound, and wispy salt cedars drape flowing streams.
A sprinkling of lakes, pot bunkers, and waste areas combine to create some interesting situations across its 7,192 yards. St. George also sports one of the perkiest nine-hole layouts you'll encounter anywhere. Dixie Red Hills, where PGA Tour pro Jay Don Blake learned to play, is essentially routed inside a canyon. Luckily, just an hour's drive from St. George is Mesquite, Nevada, a lively town which has gambled on 63 holes of golf, and promises to let it ride on more in the future. Palmer's fairways curve and flow like a soft green scarf in the desert breeze.