TPC Las Vegas, USA

TPC Las Vegas golf course (formerly known as TPC Canyons) is one of the few PGA TOUR golf courses that can be played by the general public. On the stunning backdrop of Red Rock Canyon to the rugged natural landscape of Nevada (USA)  Bobby Weed and Raymond Floyd designed a Par 71 with 7,063-yards golf course that will test your skills while dazzle you with views of the surrounding mountains, canyons and the famed Las Vegas skyline.

The course literally was dynamited from the desert rock and the result is nothing more than pure dynamite: a natural, rugged look of striking contrasts as manicured turf meanders exquisitely along and over barrancas and arroyos and other native features.

Up close, the course gives a sense that nature has been left as undisturbed as possible. B. Weed and R. Floyd incorporated the native wash areas and preserved the indigenous vegetation so that the course looks more natural than imposed. That kind of care has resulted in a superb aesthetic and even earned TPC a “Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary” award. Though built over several hundred acres, the course incorporates just 110 acres of irrigated land.

The layout plays tough, but it also looks so striking from every tee box, all the rock framing the fairways glows golden brown and even red in certain slants of light, that players can always appreciate the surrounding beauty no matter how they’re playing. And the bentgrass greens and tees and wide Bermuda fairways are always meticulously maintained.

The real TPC test begins with the 196-yard, second hole. The dramatic Par 3 plays down to a heart-shaped green braced along the canyon floor by a fieldstone wall. Dazzling variety lies ahead. The 365-yard, par-4 14th doglegs right, all along a canyon. The drive is hit blindly up over the canyon on a shelf above the tee. Players aim at a church steeple in the distance; one must have faith that there’s a fairway up there. The green is long but shallow, and like the others, its angle, swales and subtle undulations require undivided attention. A true test of shot-making skill, the TPC Las Vegas golf course can challenge even the most seasoned of golfers.

TPC Las Vegas served as the long-time host of the Champions TOUR’s Las Vegas Senior Classic from 1994-2001. Most recently shared the PGA TOUR’s Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open with nearby TPC Summerlin golf course. TPC Las Vegas has received a four-star rating in Golf Digest’s “Best Places to Play,” been named one of their “50 Best Golf Courses for Great Service in North America” and been ranked among the “Top Ten Best Golf Resorts in the USA” by Condé Nast Traveler.