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Entrance Road Destruction
And it all took a lot of manpower. 70-plus extra workers joined
the 55 employees on the maintenance crew. Four different outside
companies—from California, Texas and two local companies—lent
helping hands. “I kind of felt like a general running troops,” Reid says.
“I was worried about finding sand, about finding sod, about moving
the equipment around. We had to get bulldozers to some parts of the
course and that took planning so we didn’t tear up the course. We had a
strategic plan and it all came together.”
Reid says the Paiute tribe deserves the credit for the quickness
and effectiveness of the comeback of the courses. “The Tribe really
supported the whole effort,” Reid says. “We had the resources. I had
done construction jobs before and I was calling on companies I had
worked with in the past. Everyone came through.”
And now, five years later, the resort is back to its status as a must-
play for residents and visitors. Snow Mountain is the original course
and stretches out 7,164 yards from the tips. Its par-3 holes are some of
the most challenging around. Sun Mountain, the middle design, is very
player-friendly. At 7,112 yards, it is the shortest of the three, but still
has its share of challenges. The Wolf, at 7,604 yards, is a daunting test.
Rolling fairways and elevation changes make this a great test. It also
has one of Vegas’ best signature holes—the 182-yard, par-3 15th that is
complete with an island green. Ah yes, the island green. People may not
realize that it’s a completely transformed golf hole from five years ago,
as it was rebuilt from the ground up.

Sun Mountain #2 Destruction

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