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While the pace of new golf course development has


undeniably slowed, as illustrated by no new courses opening in Northern California, there are still some terrific choices for the traveling golfer that have debuted in the last year. The good news is that with the volatile economy comes more public offerings as some private courses are opening their doors.


Mesquite, Nevada expanded with the opening of Conestoga GC. The 7,200-yard plus track, part of Sun City Mesquite but open to the public, embodies many of the risk-reward ele- ments of golf in the area with dramatic canyons, rock outcroppings and eleva- tion changes. The par 3s, beginning with the second hole, are particularly memorable. At 188 yards, players tee off from a high ridge to a green set hard


against a wash, some 70 feet below. Also lingering in the mind long after the round is the par-5 sixth boasting three separate fairways with four bridges over waste areas. The once sleepy Mesquite has enriched its new reputation as a mini-Vegas with numerous casinos and golf courses packed in a small area only 75 minutes from Sin City. Further away from California, nine- hole Galena Ridge GC at Silver Moun-


tain Resort near Coeur d’Alene in Idaho recently opened its doors. Built on the side of a mountain, the public course offers generous mountain and valley views and intense elevation change over its 3,617 yards. On the other side of the state is Bandon Dunes designer David McLay Kidd’s Huntsman Springs situ- ated near the Grand Tetons National Park. Kidd moved millions of cubic yards of earth, exposing natural springs and adding contour and character to what was a flat and featureless piece of land. The finished private course matches the scale of the surrounding mountains making the track a sure fire contender for future top-100 lists. National parks are also neighbors to


Utah’s Kokopelli Golf Club as Zion Na- tional Park is close by and Bryce and the Grand Canyon are only a short distance


Texas’ Old American


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