The Eagle Crest Golf Course

By Steve Silverman

The Eagle Crest Golf Course
The Eagle Crest Golf Course. Golfers don't always have time to play a long 7,000-yard course when they are in Las Vegas. Sometimes a golfer has a need to get out on the course and hit the ball but not play a round that will take five or six hours. Eagle

Golfers don't always have time to play a long 7,000-yard course when they are in Las Vegas. Sometimes a golfer has a need to get out on the course and hit the ball but not play a round that will take five or six hours. Eagle Crest Golf Course is perfect for Las Vegas visitors who want to play on a shorter, executive-style course and then get back to their other interests.

Step 1: Don't think for a second that this 4,067-yard course is easy. It is shorter and there are no par 5s, but every hole on the course presents a significant challenge to golfers of all skill levels. Eagle Crest is built into the side of a mountain and that makes each shot a difficult one. Golfers who want long and flat fairways need to look elsewhere, but golfers who want the challenge of hitting off undulating fairways will get their money's worth.

Step 2: The majority of the holes on this course are par 3s, and they vary in length from 112 yards to 224 yards. Hazards abound, and none of the holes are easy. Only two holes on the course exceed 400 yards. The 347-yard 5th may be the course's signature hole. It is a dogleg right with water on the right side and challenging bunkers on the left.

Step 3: Take a deep breath before teeing off on the 370-yard 18th hole. It appears to be an innocent straightaway hole, but 250 yards out the fairway drops 40 feet to the green. There are two large bunkers in the fairway and more surrounding the green. After putting out and finishing their round, most golfers take another look around this scenic course before heading back to the casinos.

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