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nish Trail Country Club

Located in the heart of fabulous Las Vegas, Let’s get one thing straight: Badlands Golf What can be better than a golf resort with
Spanish Trail Country Club features Club is one of the most unique golf cours- a Tom Fazio designed golf course? That
27 golf holes (three nines including Sunrise, es you’ll find. The Johnny Miller-Chi Chi Ro- answer is easy: Primm Valley Golf Club, the
Lakes and Canyon). The Sunrise Course driguez collaboration is target golf at its finest. home of two Fazio designs. Just 40 minutes
stretches out to 3,426 yards from the tips and “The grip-it-and-rip-it philosophy won’t work south of Las Vegas, Primm Valley Golf Club
the finale, the ninth hole of this nine, will here,” says Badland’s head golf professional. sports the Lakes and Desert courses, two
impress players. The Lakes Course features “You really have to use the six inches between vastly different layouts. “The courses have
water on six of the nine holes with the 3rd your ears.” With three nine-hole layouts (Des- two different personalities,” says Rick Koffler,
hole—a 180-yard par 3—as its centerpiece. perado, Diablo and Outlaw), players will find head golf professional. “Both courses are fair
The Canyon Course, with rolling hills and a wide variety of playing options on a layout and there is a lot of variety. Certainly having
lakes, unveils the toughest challenge of the filled with challenges. 36 holes in the same setting is a big selling
three designs. www.badlandsgc.com point. And with the Tom Fazio name, you’ve
www.spanishtrailcc.com got a great reputation.”
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