The first golf course to open in and around Las Vegas in six years and the first of a series of Nicklaus layouts planned for the Coyote Springs community, The Chase at PGA Golf Club is set on high-desert terrain of cactus and sage and surrounded by three mountain ranges.

Stretching from 7,471 yards from the Black (75.8 rating, 141 slope), down to 5,349 yards from the forward tees, it’s a pure desert golf experience, albeit with wide lush rye-grass fairways, waterfalls and 11 lakes that come into play—thanks to its location atop a deep carbonate aquifer.

“You have all this land—the best land in southern Nevada—and you’ve got water,” developer Harvey Whittemore has said of his decade-old vision of a self-contained city of businesses, schools, resort accommodations, recreational areas and as many as 120,000 homes situated on 43,000 acres a short ride up U.S. 93 north of Las Vegas.

Envisioned as the western home for PGA members, just as the PGA Village in Port St. Lucie, Fla., has been for Eastern golf pros, guests and avid golfers, Coyote Springs will soon include its own PGA Village with a world-class practice facility, a 12,000-square-foot clubhouse with all the trimmings—private locker rooms, restaurant and bar and facilities for golf groups large and small and much more. In-season rates at PGA Golf Club are $200 per player, including golf car, access to the driving range and one caddie for each foursome.

To learn more about PGA Golf Club Coyote Springs or to arrange a tee-time and a first-hand look, visit CoyoteSprings.com or call 877-PGA VILL

»On a Roll in Vegas
The best golf-buddy trips are easy to plan, take you to places that promise fun and excitement and proceed without a hitch once the golf shoes are on the ground. OB Sports, a nationwide golf-course management company, delivers on all counts with its three Las Vegas golf facilities: Angel Park Golf Club, Aliante Golf Club and The Legacy Golf Club.

OB Sports also recently rolled out two new golf-trip amenities, literally: a 48-seat motor coach and 24-seat shuttle to move you and your crew conveniently from your hotel on The Strip to the courses.

But it all comes down to the quality of the golf, and these courses have that in spades (or, the case of The Legacy’s famous tee boxes on the tenth hole, in hearts, diamonds and clubs as well). A turf-removal program has replaced 70 acres of grass at Angel Park and nearly 50 acres at Legacy with desert landscaping. “It helps us conserve a precious resource and created a renovated look, giving both courses a more modern desert design,” says Kris Strauss, director of sales and marketing. If you’ve played either course, come back and take another look—and, you bet, bring your golf buddies.

OB Sports’ online tee-time system, accessible through AlianteGolf.com, AngelPark.com or TheLegacyGC.com,
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