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Renegade Course at Desert Mountain Golf Club
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The Renegade Course was the first of six courses designed by Jack Nicklaus at Desert Mountain Club. The private club has the distinction of being the only club in the country to boast that many Jack Nicklaus Signature golf courses. The Renegade Course is a desert-style, like many of the other golf courses, but it is unique in that there are two flagsticks on every green, which allots more playing options to golfers regarding the course's set-up. Golf Digest even called it the "most versatile course in the world." Popular among locals and visitors, the Renegade Course accommodates players of all skill levels and abilities.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear/Gold | 72 | 7933 yards | 77.7 | 150 |
| 1/Gold | 72 | 7394 yards | 74.8 | 145 |
| Bear/White | 72 | 7222 yards | 74.1 | 144 |
| 2/Gold | 72 | 6977 yards | 72.7 | 137 |
| 1/White | 72 | 6689 yards | 71.1 | 134 |
| 3/Gold | 72 | 6586 yards | 70.7 | 133 |
| 1/2/White | 72 | 6424 yards | 70.0 | 129 |
| 2/White | 72 | 6267 yards | 69.7 | 126 |
| 4/Gold (W) | 72 | 6063 yards | 74.6 | 144 |
| 4/Gold | 72 | 6063 yards | 68.5 | 127 |
| 3/White | 72 | 5836 yards | 67.3 | 120 |
| 3/White (W) | 72 | 5836 yards | 73.7 | 140 |
| 5/Gold | 72 | 5641 yards | 66.3 | 119 |
| 5/Gold (W) | 72 | 5641 yards | 72.0 | 141 |
| 4/White | 72 | 5344 yards | 65.0 | 113 |
| 4/White (W) | 72 | 5344 yards | 70.7 | 133 |
| 6/Gold | 72 | 5141 yards | 64.7 | 110 |
| 6/Gold (W) | 72 | 5141 yards | 69.1 | 130 |
| 5/White | 72 | 4930 yards | 63.0 | 106 |
| 5/White (W) | 72 | 4930 yards | 68.4 | 126 |
| 6/White | 72 | 4415 yards | 61.4 | 102 |
| 6/White (W) | 72 | 4415 yards | 65.9 | 118 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Bear M: 73.9/143 | 395 | 454 | 465 | 196 | 533 | 162 | 361 | 468 | 576 | 3610 | 550 | 378 | 184 | 476 | 218 | 632 | 184 | 551 | 439 | 3612 | 7222 |
| Tee 1 M: 71.0/134 | 384 | 412 | 428 | 180 | 510 | 145 | 308 | 423 | 538 | 3328 | 509 | 342 | 169 | 465 | 184 | 595 | 172 | 515 | 410 | 3361 | 6689 |
| Tee 1/2 M: 70.0/129 | 355 | 412 | 407 | 166 | 487 | 145 | 308 | 398 | 487 | 3165 | 509 | 342 | 155 | 429 | 173 | 580 | 158 | 515 | 398 | 3259 | 6424 |
| Tee 2 M: 69.5/125 | 355 | 403 | 407 | 166 | 487 | 136 | 276 | 398 | 487 | 3115 | 461 | 314 | 155 | 429 | 173 | 580 | 158 | 484 | 398 | 3152 | 6267 |
| Tee 3 M: 67.2/119 W: 73.6/139 | 334 | 388 | 386 | 136 | 453 | 124 | 263 | 364 | 471 | 2919 | 431 | 302 | 138 | 404 | 161 | 553 | 150 | 429 | 349 | 2917 | 5836 |
| Tee 4 M: 65.0/113 W: 70.8/133 | 283 | 355 | 361 | 130 | 431 | 123 | 244 | 333 | 441 | 2701 | 419 | 272 | 124 | 344 | 133 | 496 | 135 | 385 | 335 | 2643 | 5344 |
| Tee 5 M: 62.8/105 W: 68.3/125 | 266 | 337 | 289 | 116 | 420 | 104 | 224 | 312 | 423 | 2491 | 404 | 246 | 113 | 326 | 121 | 445 | 122 | 370 | 292 | 2439 | 4930 |
| Tee 5/6 W: 67.6/120 | 266 | 285 | 289 | 116 | 377 | 104 | 224 | 312 | 385 | 2358 | 404 | 246 | 113 | 294 | 121 | 422 | 122 | 370 | 267 | 2359 | 4717 |
| Tee 6 M: 61.2/101 W: 65.8/117 | 228 | 285 | 279 | 70 | 377 | 96 | 196 | 228 | 385 | 2144 | 343 | 228 | 108 | 294 | 121 | 422 | 122 | 366 | 267 | 2271 | 4415 |
| Handicap | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 10 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 9 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 6 |
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A novelty reborn
Renegade reopened earlier this year after Nicklaus returned to modernize his one-of-a-kind course, where golfers can choose to play to the easier white flag or the tougher yellow flag. He split his old double greens into two separate putting surfaces, added tees and made other cosmetic changes to try to balance the play evenly between the two different greens.
Between the multiple tees and multiple greens, the course can play to hundreds of different routing combinations.
Our group played to the white flags on the front and yellow on the back. We even moved up a tee on the back but the yellow flags still beat me up. Those greens tend to be surrounded by bunkers and more elevated.
While it's not my favorite course on property, I could see it being fun for members looking to play a match. The twosome (or individual) that wins the hole gets to deem which flag to aim at next. The strategy and variety would be endless.
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