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COURSE SPOTLIGHT
The Legacy Golf Club
An 18-hole tribute to Las Vegas
T STORY BY BILL BOWMAN | PHOTOGRAPHY PROVIDED BY THE LEGACY GOLF CLUB ing to Deiro, the answer is easy. “Logically,
his is Las Vegas…home of great beauty is the course’s signature design and players can just hit a long iron or rescue club
golf courses and great gaming. The represents Vegas perfectly. The tee boxes are into the fairway and have a sand wedge in,”
Legacy Golf Club in Henderson shaped like the four suits in a deck of cards: he says. “But you’d be surprised how often I
mixes those endeavors to perfec- club, diamond, heart and spade. There’s no see people reach for the driver headcover. The
tion. The layout has got the Vegas better tribute to Las Vegas anywhere.
theme front and center as well as a couple of There’s plenty more to be excited about. driver is just not a shot many people can pull
holes where players’ willingness to gamble will Like the Devil’s Triangle. This three-hole off very often.”
put them to the test on risk/reward shots. stretch features golf holes that will test a One of the best risk/reward gambles
The Legacy, an Arthur Hills design, stretch- player’s power (the par-4 11th stretches out in Las Vegas is here. The par-5 17th plays
es out to an impressive 7,233 yards from the to 444 yards from the tips), shot-shaping just 515 yards from the tips and this one
tips. “The Legacy has rich tradition in Las ability (the par-4 12th is 384 yards from the is definitely reachable in two. But, there is
Vegas,” says Andy Deiro, general manager. tips but features a severe dog-leg left off the danger…and plenty of it. The drive is a grip-
“It’s an extremely challenging and fair course tee) and aggressiveness (the par-4 12th is just it-and-rip it shot to a wide fairway. Bunkers
and the conditions are just outstanding.” 324 yards from the tips so it’s driveable). Get on either side do creep into the landing area
Now, with around 50 golf course choices in through these three holes at par or better and so accuracy is a must.
the Vegas area, players might want to know you’ve got something to brag about. Then comes the dilemma. Do you go for
what is so special about The Legacy. And speaking of the 13th, it’s a gambling it in two or lay up? Well, your answer, again,
Well, the answers are plentiful. But we’ll hole right from the start. Do you play it smart will show what type of gambler you are. Lay-
start with the par-3 10th hole. This 193-yard and lay up or try to drive the green? Accord- ing up will leave just a wedge into a narrow,
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COURSE SPOTLIGHT
The Legacy Golf Club
An 18-hole tribute to Las Vegas
T STORY BY BILL BOWMAN | PHOTOGRAPHY PROVIDED BY THE LEGACY GOLF CLUB ing to Deiro, the answer is easy. “Logically,
his is Las Vegas…home of great beauty is the course’s signature design and players can just hit a long iron or rescue club
golf courses and great gaming. The represents Vegas perfectly. The tee boxes are into the fairway and have a sand wedge in,”
Legacy Golf Club in Henderson shaped like the four suits in a deck of cards: he says. “But you’d be surprised how often I
mixes those endeavors to perfec- club, diamond, heart and spade. There’s no see people reach for the driver headcover. The
tion. The layout has got the Vegas better tribute to Las Vegas anywhere.
theme front and center as well as a couple of There’s plenty more to be excited about. driver is just not a shot many people can pull
holes where players’ willingness to gamble will Like the Devil’s Triangle. This three-hole off very often.”
put them to the test on risk/reward shots. stretch features golf holes that will test a One of the best risk/reward gambles
The Legacy, an Arthur Hills design, stretch- player’s power (the par-4 11th stretches out in Las Vegas is here. The par-5 17th plays
es out to an impressive 7,233 yards from the to 444 yards from the tips), shot-shaping just 515 yards from the tips and this one
tips. “The Legacy has rich tradition in Las ability (the par-4 12th is 384 yards from the is definitely reachable in two. But, there is
Vegas,” says Andy Deiro, general manager. tips but features a severe dog-leg left off the danger…and plenty of it. The drive is a grip-
“It’s an extremely challenging and fair course tee) and aggressiveness (the par-4 12th is just it-and-rip it shot to a wide fairway. Bunkers
and the conditions are just outstanding.” 324 yards from the tips so it’s driveable). Get on either side do creep into the landing area
Now, with around 50 golf course choices in through these three holes at par or better and so accuracy is a must.
the Vegas area, players might want to know you’ve got something to brag about. Then comes the dilemma. Do you go for
what is so special about The Legacy. And speaking of the 13th, it’s a gambling it in two or lay up? Well, your answer, again,
Well, the answers are plentiful. But we’ll hole right from the start. Do you play it smart will show what type of gambler you are. Lay-
start with the par-3 10th hole. This 193-yard and lay up or try to drive the green? Accord- ing up will leave just a wedge into a narrow,
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