It was love at first site when I glimpsed the sandstone pocket canyons cuddling that circle of vivid, velvety green.
Meandering streams, placid desert lakes and undulating topography sealed the deal.
As as result, I spent numerous hours at World Golf Tour this past weekend, getting to know the virtual Wolf Creek Golf Course in a virtual Mesquite, NV... and I feel like I probably got to know it better than I would have gotten to know the real one had I been there in real life.
It's often that way with the real vs. the virtual. The virtual frequently wins. World Golf Tour is high definition, and ultra realistic. The virtual Wolf Creek was in pristine condition, the temperature was a pleasant 71 (or whatever our thermostat was set to) degrees and there was no wait time at the tee.
I played multiple rounds of the nine-hole challenge - a closest to the hole competition - and though I haven't yet been able to reach the green with any consistency, I'm quite addicted by now.
But the thing is, I absolutely have my heart set on playing the real Wolf Creek now. I even dreamed of a rugged desert landscape last night, one with lush green fairways winding through it. So I'm making plans to go out to NV... sometime in the next couple of months. I don't have issues with the heat - in fact, I'm always freezing - so I may even try to go in late June.
In any case it looks like a weekend romance has turned into a bit of an obsession.
I played Wolf Creek Golf Course in April. It was amazing.
ReplyDeleteI was out in Vegas a couple years ago, and I so badly wanted to play this course. But my buddy and I couldn't get the wives to agree to let us be away for the moajority of the day (I think it's 70 miles outside of Vegas). So we played TPC Canyons instead (which is also a very nice course).
ReplyDeleteAs for virtual, they've got this course in the latest Tiger Woods game. I love playing courses where there is severe elevation change. It makes some of the tee shots with a driver really fun. It's usually the only time I can boast that I hit a 300 yard+ drive :-)
"I even dreamed of a rugged desert landscape last night ..."
ReplyDeleteShould you ever dream of a rugged desert landscaper, I know a guy.
Roody, you've got to get Mrs. Roody into golf! My hubby and Imade the trip together in March. It's about 90 north of Vegas and it's SOOO worth the trip. There are lots of great courses but Wolf Creek is on a whole different level. It's breathtaking. The staff is very helpful and friendly too. A great experience all around. I just played the WGT version and it was great to revisit some of those great desert holes.
ReplyDeletePatricia, I played the Wolf last year. It is a spectacular venue. I believe there are fifteen elevation changes in 18 holes. The cart paths are so steep that they have speed bumps spaced fairly close together on some to keep you from going out of control and careening off into the desert. We actually were above some of the many paragliders that flock to this area to catch the updrafts.
ReplyDeleteIf the game is any indication it's a spectacular course. If you want to put a group together Patricia, let me know, the heat doesn't bother me, either.
ReplyDeleteMaybe we can get Jess's landscaper guy to join us. ;)
Whoa! I, Rugged Landscaper Guy, feel the heat already! Or am I just the Boy Who Cried Wolf Creek?
ReplyDeleteDon't dwell on message above. I'm not sure what it means either.
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Yeah...late June is Mesquite. Should only be 110 or so. :-) I've lived in Vegas for 37 of my 39 years and hate every summer.
ReplyDeleteHave fun though. Should be a good time.
Looks like an amazing course!! I live in the Hilton Head S.Carolina area and golf is EVERYWHERE! AHHHHHH! great courses and i have taken a liking to it. Maybe with some practice soon i will be a champ! lol,
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great blog and details on Wolf Creek - keep up the good reporting. added you to our recommended links at: Hilton Head Golf Links
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