MESQUITE, Nev. -- CasaBlanca Golf Club -- a Cal Olson design that fits well in the desert but brings water features into play on seven of the 18 holes -- is this week's featured golf course at LasVegasGolf.com, the leading site for anyone planning to play golf in Las Vegas and Mesquite.
With its lush green fairways accented by vibrant wild flowers and blue, sparkling lakes, CasaBlanca is a desert flower of a golf course. A part of a hotel/casino/spa resort, CasaBlanca is a 7,036-yard, par-72 course that plays a lot longer than it seems.
The course's three par 5s are particularly tricky, the first of which comes right out of the gate at No. 2. The hole plays straight until you get to the green, where water and beach bunkers await. You know you are in trouble with the golf course's official guide states, "This second hole should be played conservatively to set up a positive attitude for the golfer to challenge the rest of the course."
In a recent review at LasVegasGolf.com, Bill Bowman wrote that wetlands and the desert "mesh wonderfully" at CasaBlanca.
"CasaBlanca Golf Club is one of those golf courses that looks like a pushover, but plays like something else entirely. Doglegs, wetlands, risk-reward shots and perfect bunkering turn CasaBlanca into a challenge worth taking. And large, smooth greens reveal the putting aces. Get the ball rolling on line, and you'll make your share of putts.
"Now, whether you're playing for birdie or bogey depends on how smartly you played the rest of the way."
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Golf Mesquite Nevada
CasaBlanca Golf Club is part of Golf Mesquite Nevada, which also includes Oasis Golf Club (Canyons Course and Palmer Course), The Palms G.C., The Chase at Coyote Springs, Conestoga Golf Club, Sand Hollow Golf Course, Falcon Ridge Golf Course and Coral Canyon Golf Club.
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