Stallion Mountain Golf Club

We arrived in Las Vegas during overseeding season so tee times were tight *everywhere*. Stallion Mountain was available and while older reviews showed it was probably not a good pick, recent reviews suggested that the course was investing money, aiming higher and worth a look.

When we arrived, we were told that all of the bunkers were to be played as ground under repair which was a bit off putting but I only had to drop once so ultimately, a non-issue. (It’s amazing how much it changes the drive mentality when you know you are not going to pay a penalty for driving into a bunker…to wit, there were clearly times when I was not worried about driving into or at a bunker whereas when complete, I would play the holes differently) From what I was able to observe, the work on repairing the bunkers is well under way and they are being well shaped, additional drainage is being added and for the few that had piles of sand in them, they will look great. I suspect they will be finished in a month or so…but its worth checking when you book your time. Kudos to the greens staff for working their arses off in the hot sun to get this done…we saw at least 4 crews out working during our round. (Stallion Mountain, please pass along our praise for their efforts…they usually work in the background and are appreciated!)

The practice area had a driving range, chipping area and putting green. Putting and chipping areas were in good shape, the driving range tee area was a shade under good. The practice balls themselves ranged from fresh to near bald but it was fine for loosening up.

The layout is a bit quirky as it weaves in and out of the homes and the signage is a bit light…while we were never lost, we did question if we were heading in the right direction a few times.

Fairways were tight with few if any bad spots although the 10th had a lot of GUR patches in place but that was really the only fairway not 99% “in play”. Rough was generally consistent but ultimately, not penal. Layout was intriguing and certainly would have been more intimidating if the bunkers were in play. I had one drive carry into a lake that in retrospect, I should have paid more attention to my yardage app (and not hit what was clearly my only 300+ drive of the day). If you are a first timer, reviewing the hole will pay off if you have any length on your drives.

Greens played well, slower than my home course but perfectly acceptable for this time of year.

We only had drink service 2 times in 18 holes on a 97 degree day so plan your water carry or purchases accordingly. There is no other water on the course for you or cleaning a ball/wetting a towel. This seems like something that would be a relatively easy fix and I would encourage the course to figure something out here.

All in all, I think the price of the course was a touch high for the current condition but will be a fair price once the renovations are complete. I do plan on playing here again when the renovations are complete as I expect the course will look and play great. Once complete, I would expect the course conditions to increase 2 to 3 stars (to good/excellent) and value to increase 1 star (to good) from my round today.

Staff at the front desk, in the bar and at the carts was great.

The back 9 was a kind of a waste of money. The bunkers were all being rebuilt and the fairway was under repair. The crew was out there most holes. We should have gotten a discount.

A good portion of holes under constructions, all bunkers are covered and out of play. Maintenance crews I too many holes. More upset that I payed what I did for this. No discount offered by staff for their product.

There was weeds growing in sand traps. Sad traps had standing water. Ponds/lakes were green with algae and the smell was awful. The course would not provide any water( we asked for some) in 111 deg heat. They charged $2.50 per bottle. Tee boxes were not clearly marked. Large rusted equipment was all over the course. It had been there so long, unused, it had sunk into the dirt. There was large dirt areas all over every fairway. Putting greens were like putting on a hay field- very unkept. I have pictures. Will NEVER play there agsin. Charged us $130 on GN- we would like our money back.

I hope every female golfer reads this review!!! The grounds keepers that were driving around in their trucks b/c the whole course is in terrible shape dismisses me. I was paired with 3 men. On the first issue… a par 5 …. A truck drove right into the fairway and sat while we were ALL about to hit. He didn’t move and didn’t turn his red tractor off.

The bigger issue were two other holes. We were on a par 3 and the keeper let my partners tee off . Then he started his engine and started before I hit my tee shot. I looked at him and he ignored me. Then I stared at him and he still ignored me. It happened later to me ONLY again. The lack of respect ruined the round for me and I will never go back. The management was not around for me to have a conversation about the issue.. women… don’t allow this behavior!!! Stay Respected

The mgt refused to provide bottled water in the ice cooker even though the temp was 110 deg. Wold sell you $2 each from the cart girl. She had no ice for players. Weeds were growing inside sand traps and broken trees had been broken so long the limbs of trees were brown and dead. No sand in traps- mostly mud and stagnant water in traps with large weeds growing everywhere. Fairways were dead, large machinery rusty and not being used yo repair the fairways. I have lots of pictures of the very poor condition of this course. GN should remove this course from its list. We were charged $60 each and demand all of our money back. We were totally misled when we called the course and asked if there was any maintenance scheduled for Monday, Sept. 5.

Great course except NO yardage markers!! Take a 2 foot stake and put mail in end paint it white put at 150yards it would help

Great course, they are redoing there bunkers, great improvement, just no yardage markers 100/150/200, I lost my gps on 4 th hole and nice a hole behind us stole it!!

The Sand Bunckers were being redone so a lot of ground was under repair. Had a fun time & will be back again.

They are putting the work in to attempt to get the course back in decent shape. All bunkers are unplayable.. was once a nice track. Now it’s only good for the budget.

The course layout here is very nice. During our round there were many bunkers under reconstruction and many areas of grass under repair. It did make things a little awkward when a ball chose to land in these areas. Overall we had a good time. If you do choose to try to play in the heat...maybe 9 holes instead of 18? We were pretty drained by the end.

Great staff. Some repair spots on a few fairways and alll the bunkers, but I can appreciate the effort. Will play real nice in a a couple months.