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4.9
771 Reviews (771)
5 Stars
607
4 Stars
141
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
5
Conditions
4.9
Value
4.6
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.6
96.8%
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747 out of 771 reviews
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4.9
22 Reviews (22)
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19
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Conditions
5.0
Value
4.7
Layout
4.9
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
5.0
100.0%
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22 out of 22 reviews
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4.9
55 Reviews (55)
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Conditions
4.9
Value
4.6
Layout
4.9
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.9
96.4%
Recommend this course
53 out of 55 reviews
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Course Highlights
Paiute Sun Mountain delivers immaculate fairways, lush greens, and a breathtaking desert mountain backdrop that consistently earns top marks from recent golfers. Friendly staff, smooth pace of play, and a world-class practice facility make the experience genuinely first-class from arrival to final putt.

About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Style Desert/Links
Par 72
Length 7112 yards
Slope 140
Rating 73.4

At the Sun Mountain course at the Las Vegas Paiute Resort, Pete Dye uses the rolling terrain in an almost links-style design.

Straying from fairways can put you in the fescue grass, but this isn't the ball-gobbling fescue you'd expect from Dye. If anything Sun Mountain plays easier than Snow Mountain. The 140 slope rating from the back tees might even seem a little inflated when you're out on the course.

Which isn't to say it's a complete pushover. It's still a Dye after all. It still has bunkers you'll remember. Or lose sleep over.

Take the green-guarding bunker on the 219-yard par-3 14th. It is so steep in front that you almost have to hit the ball straight up in the air to get it out successfully. Some hackers become so unnerved by this bunker that they hit out backward, going back toward the fairway to escape. Yes, even at his kindler, gentler best, Pete Dye can make golfers retreat on a course.

Sun does not hit you with much water, but it makes good use of the vast Paiute landscape. There are huge desert areas between the holes, giving each hole a sense of isolation. You're not going to be observing someone's shank on a parallel fairway.

Also known as Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort - Tav-Ai-Kaiv Course.

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Course Details

Year Built 1996
Golf Season Year round
Architect Pete Dye (1996)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
Pull-carts No
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes - 40 tees
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

4.9
771 Reviews (771)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 40
19th Hole Scenic Views 37
Patio Dining 17
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 58
Water Hazards 46
Undulating Greens 30
This course/club is great for:
Playing Multiple Courses 54
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 45
Advanced Golfers 43
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 63
Convenient to the City 20
In the 'Burbs 6

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Reviews 55
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Course

Really good course for the money. Kept in great shape!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 92
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Beautiful course

Great course, very good condition, scenic.

Will definitely play again when in L.V.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course

Tee boxes were nice. Greens were very consistent. Fairways were good. But the greens were hard and dry so with the windy conditions it was hard to get approach shots to stick.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun course

We were very pleased with the quality of this course. We got a hot deal on GolfNow which was a good price. Course was very fair and well maintained. Would play this again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

1st Class Resort

Enjoyed my round at Sun Mountain this afternoon. This was my 2nd time at the resort and the 1st time playing the Sun Mountain course. I’m playing the Wolf course in the morning to complete the trifecta. The greens were putting true and fast.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Course is great weather not so much

You can't beat Pauite. All three courses are outstanding and it is consistently a first class experience. What I do want to let everyone know is the weather issues. I have played here 20 times and if you are on the strip between November and April you can minus 10 degrees and add 10-15 extra mph of wind to their conditions. Do not book a round without carefully looking into the forecast. For instance this round was a sunny calm georgeous 50 degree day on the strip. The course was 40 degrees with 25 mph winds when I got there. I am from Boston and play there all winter and the couple I played with were from arctic Canada and we only lasted 5 holes due to being frozen despite being dressed well. It is not fun to pay $80 for 5 holes! Do your homework!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Desert Challenge

Beautiful course enjoyed all 3 tracks with Wolfe my favourite. Only recommendation I’d make is try bring the wind down a few Kms, other than that an experience to remember.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great tract

I’m a visitor from Maui, got paired with three local players on the Sun course. It was great to play with someone who had local course knowledge.

They explained that the Paiute facility is one of their favorite places to play and that because it has its own private water supply, it is one of the few courses in Las Vegas that is green (not yellow) this time of the year.

We played the Gold tees, about 6600 yds. The Sun course is challenging, but not gimmicky. The bunker sand was amazingly consistent and much fluffier than the resorts on Maui. Recommended!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Excellent Course!

Played with a group of 3 and had an excellent day. A recommendation of you are getting a ride from the strip use Uber not a Taxi.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 264
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 25 Contributor
Georgia Advisor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

AWESOME Course in Fantastic Condition

This was my first time playing the Sun Mountain course. I played the Wolf course last year. I love both courses. Las Vegas Piute is my favorite place to play golf in Las Vegas (including Cascata, TPC, Bears Best, etc.)

The entire place is a fantastic facility. The two courses I have played are incredible. The practice facilities are in immaculate condition and have everything you could ask for as far as practice facilities.

The greens all roll very consistent to one another but are not overly challenging. The greens are super well maintained and have hardly any non-repaired ball marks. Fairways are great, and lush. The rough is very challenging and penalizing (thick and lush) but not impossible and the surrounding scenery all around you never gets old. You have spectacular views of the mountains and the surrounding desert.

You even get a quasi air show during your round with lots of air force jets (B-1's, F-16, F-18s) landing and taking off from Nellis Air Force base. We even saw a coyote walking in the desert area right off the fairway.

Staff is courteous, friendly and helpful.

I HIGHLY recommend Las Vegas Piute.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 209
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
California Advisor
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fun Day at Sun Mountain

You can never go wrong playing the courses at Paiute resort. All are in great shape and are fun plays. With that said, the Sun is probably my least favorite of the tracks. The easiest and least character of the 3.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Hot time in the desert

I was lucky enough to tee off at 6:30a for my round, I was even luckier to play with a local that knew the layout. It's a great course but can be confusing when standing on the tee box looking out into the desert unless you know the course and can pick a target. Like I said, having a local play with me probably saved me 2-3 strokes a side. Unbelievable track, great property, worth the drive from Vegas.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun with Friends

We had a great day. Courses are always in outstanding shape. We had our own private course. We’ll be back if we can get some HOT Deals.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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