Originally Posted by manaboutown (Post 1412852)

It is a nice town in a beautifully scenic area. Since it is quite dry there the temperature extremes are no big deal to me. Desert Southwest climate.

BTW the OP may appreciate knowing Mesquite boasts an unexpectedly nice library that I have used. Very clean, pleasant and surprisingly well appointed. Looks like they are adding to it! Mesquite breaks ground on new library

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725 (Post 1412880)

I brought it up because I was watching some long range golf drivers hitting their balls as far as they could and they said it was in Mesquite, Nevada but the terrain looked more like Arizona to me without the Joshua Trees though? Trees found in the Mojave Desert near Mesquite Nevada

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725 (Post 1412892)

World Long Drive Championships | World Long Drive



They has scenes of Mesquite on the televised event today.

Originally Posted by dbussone (Post 1412897)

When I lived in Las Vegas I had occasion to travel to Mesquite on business.


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Originally Posted by kansasr (Post 1412845)

With an average high of 107+ in July and a record high of 123 and average lows in Dec/Jan below 30, I'm not sure it's my cup of tea.....

Originally Posted by ColdNoMore (Post 1412969)

Wolf Creek (just north of Mesquite), is in my top 15 courses I've ever played. :thumbup:

Las Vegas, Nevada - Mesquite Courses - Wolf Creek Golf Resort -

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Another advantage is that the slot machines, in an attempt to lure folks from Vegas...are 'looser.' :cool:

Originally Posted by dbussone (Post 1412977)

Have any of you that have visited the Mesquite area noted anything out of the ordinary in your travels?


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Originally Posted by dbussone (Post 1412973)

If you haven't done it yet, next time you are in LV consider playing the Wolf Course on the Paiute reservation NW of Las Vegas.

Originally Posted by Nucky (Post 1412985)

Yup! They carry the Zika Virus? Mesquite.:1rotfl::1rotfl:?

Originally Posted by dbussone (Post 1412977)

Originally Posted by ColdNoMore (Post 1412987)

I've played the Snow Mountain course and while nice, what makes Wolf Creek so special is the way they have routed the course down and through the canyons...whereas Paiute is pretty flat.



As a birthday present, I've also played Shadow Creek. In a nutshell, while it is an amazingly lush property in the middle of the desert and you're treated like a king...it wasn't worth the $500 (back in 2004) IMHO. No clue what they want now, but since Wynn sold out anyone can get on if you're staying at one of the MGM properties. The one thing I did like, is that they don't let you drive to it and actually take you and pick you up in a limo. :cool:



Using the old 'Last Minute Golfer' (since merged with GolfNow), I played the TPC Vegas for under $100...and really enjoyed that. :thumbup:

Originally Posted by dbussone (Post 1412992)

The public TPC course, The Canyons, or TPC Summerlin (private) where I was a member? Both are good courses.

Originally Posted by ColdNoMore (Post 1413002)

The Canyons.

Heck, they were still sending me e-mails 5 years after I played.

Another overrated expensive course, IMHO...is Bali Hai. While the location can't be beat, it looks like any of the courses in southern FL. :shrug:

Another of my favorites in the Vegas area is Cascata out toward Boulder City. While it might have been an unusual occurrence, it had some of the fastest greens I can ever recall playing. Thank goodness my caddie was pretty good, or I might have 3 or 4 putted half of the holes. :oops:

Originally Posted by dbussone (Post 1413011)

True about Bali Hai. I preferred Southern Hills.

Originally Posted by ColdNoMore (Post 1413057)

If we're still talking the Vegas area, did you mean 'Southern Highlands?'

And yes, I love how they did the water features and plethora of little waterfalls everywhere. :thumbup:

That was also on Last Minute Golfer (even though it is supposedly private)...and was a bargain after noon.