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Conditions
3.8
Value
3.7
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.0
75.6%
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423 out of 491 reviews
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4.3
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4.0
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4.3
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3.9
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Layout
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4.3
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Course Highlights
The course layout impresses with abundant water hazards and wetlands that create a fun and scenic challenge. Friendly staff consistently earn high marks from golfers visiting this Reno-area course.

About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 7140 yards
Slope 133
Rating 73.6

The Lakes Course at the Resort at Red Hawk is a Robert Trent Jones masterpiece that has helped vault Reno and the High Sierra into the upper echelon of West Coast golf destinations. Named the best daily fee golf experience by readers of the <em>Reno-Gazette Journal</em>, the Hills Course is a challenge not to be missed.

Playing to more than 7,100 yards from the tips, the Lakes Course is a haven for big hitters who love dangerous risk-reward opportunities, as well as for players who thrive on accuracy in their golf game. More than 100 bunkers challenge golfers, as do a plethora of trees and water hazards that both add to the aesthetics of the course, and the difficulty.

Along with its sister, the Hills Course, the Lakes Course has helped the Resort at Red Hawk become synonymous with stellar golf action and excellent service.

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Course Details

Year Built 1997
Golf Season Year round. High Season: 5/6 - 10/15
Architect Robert Trent Jones, Jr. (1997)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Bar

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

3.9
491 Reviews (491)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 13
Dinner 9
Patio Dining 8
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 22
Bunkers 20
Forced Carries 12
This course/club is great for:
Locals 13
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 12
A Weekend Splurge 7
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 17
Convenient to the City 10
In the 'Burbs 9

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Reviews 58
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Solid Course

Red Hawk treated my brother and me very well. Pro Shop guys were nice, starter was very friendly, cart girl was great, and the course conditions were solid. Driving range has mats. Most holes on the Lakes course are pretty forgiving. Wide fairways with plenty of room. However, if you miss the fairways you're in trouble. The course won't wear you out, but you still have to make good shots to score well. I'd definitely recommend this course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Nice course!

Except for a rather odd encounter with the bag boy who was new I guess, it was a great experience. Got a little tired of the golf cart barking at me all the time. The GPS didn't like me being in the rough all the time. Got a little old.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Hills course

Great course. Every tee box felt good to the eye with a driver in hand which is nice. The only course I've played in Reno area where the greens bite on any type of shot. They're really soft! Greens also putted really smoothly. Having short par 3's even on black tees is really nice (one long par 3 was good too). Some challenging rough in spots although you really need to miss to get into it. My GPS wasn't working to start round and Marshall drove in and got me a new cart. I played solo on a Monday and finished in roughly 3 1/2 hours. Great layout and views. I highly recommend to play here mid week. It was a blast and a steal for the hot deal at $37!! My new favorite course in Reno.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Hills Course

Super Course great shape! Second Restroom was a disaster toilet over flowing!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Beautiful Course

My sister and I played this course twice (the Lakes and the Hills). Both courses were in excellent shape and we had a terrific time. The course restaurant is also very good (ate there twice as well). Everyone is very amenable and friendly. We will definitely be back!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Not very good service. Slow play.

Decided to try a course in the Reno area as I travel there several times a year. It is obvious from the attitude of the employees that the course is primarily for members. We teed off on time however by the second hole we were waiting on every shot. An employee came up and told us they had a tournament an he was going to try to speed them up to keep the round under 5 hours. Just barely made that. The beverage cart showed up as we were coming up the 9th fairway. Told her we would stop at the turn. Stopped at the snack bar and no one was there. After about 5 minutes a woman told us she would be right there. She then proceeds to serve drinks at the bar and chat with the customers while we waited. After another 5 minutes we left. The beverage cart then showed up as we were going up the 18th fairway. Not an enjoyable round. Next trip we will try another course.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Up to the challenge

Lots of water and bunkers. Fun, challenging course. Carts have GPS.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Unbelievably SLOW play

Booked a tee time for myself and my cousin. We teed off at 11:40 am and had to wait on EVERY hole. We were informed that there was a tournament that morning, and that there were no problems. WRONG!! The tournament took a lot longer than expected and the course was overbooked. It was 100 degrees and we waited every shot. The foursome in front of us were playing tees that they had NO business playing. The marshal told us that things were getting better and that play was speeding up. WRONG AGAIN!!! When we made the turn, we encountered two foursomes waiting to tee off. This was a little after THREE HOURS!!! We expressed our disappointment to the marshal and requested a refund of half the green fees. He spoke to the pro shop and we were informed that we would have to speak to Golf Now about the refund. Golf Now called the pro shop and the rep at Golf Now credited my account with half of the green free charges. They were great! In my opinion, the management of this course acted in a greedy way by overbooking on the day of a tournament. It will be a very long time before I ever play there again!

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great day greens perfect

Beautiful day played early am before the heat the greens ran so smooth made some incredible putts it was great

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

still early

Fairways are coming along nicely...greens were over watered and soft....bumpy and not rolling smooth....needs a couple more weeks to dry out and recover from arification.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Beautiful Course

Played on the Lakes Course, beautiful course, well groomed, good level of difficulty great staff, never rushed and only held up slightly

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Round at Red Hawk

Took 4 hours 45 minutes to play.

Have a lot of buildings to navigate to get from parking lot, to pro shop, to restaurants, to driving range,.

Never did see a putting green.

Driving range was mats only, this in June. Very poor set up.

Starter acted stressed out to say the least. Once I got on course I saw why. A tournament in front of us (went off at 9:20), followed by a twosome, solo, foursome, and another twosome. Waited on every hole. Saw a Marshal once, about #12, said the last tourney group was a couple holes behind but thought he had them going. Picked up a little.

No workers around to check in cart, help with clubs nothing. Seemed very unorganized.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great game

Played with Jim and Hardey who live on the course and they were a great help and made the day. MY partner, Erick, lives in Reno, and has played the course several times. All and all I had a great time and will be back again when I return to Reno.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow play

Everytime i go by the 9th hole its back up. Sometimes l back 9 can take 30minutes a hole. Some of the slowest golf ever. I usually end up skipping holes. Never seen a marshall making people move faster.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good early season start

First time my wife and I played this course. The red tees were particularly good for her as most of the holes did not present her with a hazard to go over and this made the round very fun for her. Fairways and rough were in good shape for this early in the season. Greens were a little slow and took getting used too, probably also due to time of year. Course was very fair on most fairways you could swing hard off the tee and keep it in play. We will be back. Great value and a very fun day.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

The old and the new

Red Hawk in Sparks NV has a old school feel in many way, the kind of old school that makes golf one of the worllds greatest institutions. What makes Red Hawk new is the unparralelled modren approach to everything from your carts own gps to the details that allow for a world class golf expereince.

Hats of to the Staff ot Red Hawk "Excellent Job Well Down"

Cheer's D.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 04/30/2017

Sounds likes a commercial advertisement

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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