Sun Mountain at Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort: #1
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4.8
753 Reviews (753)
5 Stars
592
4 Stars
138
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
5
Conditions
4.8
Value
4.5
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.5
94.9%
Recommend this course
729 out of 753 reviews
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4.9
26 Reviews (26)
5 Stars
25
4 Stars
0
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.9
Value
4.6
Layout
5.0
Pace
4.8
Amenities
4.7
StaffFriendliness
4.9
96.2%
Recommend this course
25 out of 26 reviews
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4.9
65 Reviews (65)
5 Stars
58
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
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Conditions
4.9
Value
4.5
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.7
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.8
95.4%
Recommend this course
62 out of 65 reviews
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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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4.8
753 Reviews (753)

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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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5.0
Previously Played

Perfect fairways year round with amazing layout

All three courses at Paiute are some of the best golf in Vegas. However, Sun Mountain is my personal favorite by far. It’s challenging, but not overly so for a 15 handicap golfer like myself. The railroad tie bunkers are a lot of fun, and speaking of bunkers the sand is always soft and well kept unlike a lot of similarly priced courses in the city. The fairways, greens, and all of the grass is going to be some of the best, if not the best, in Vegas since they are on their own wells and can keep the course properly maintained. That alone makes it my favorite place to golf here. The layout on Sun mountain is a lot of fun with some good dog legs, blind shots, and mostly easy fairways to hit. If you haven’t played this course yet, you’re letting yourself down. Don’t wait, play it now and you’ll be wanting to play it again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Worth the drive

Great range and practice facilities. Course condition is fantastic. Play Smart, keep driver in the bag when you can.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times 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 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Top notch. Would play again

Played here and had a great time. Course was immaculate and in great shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Always Windy

We payed this course once before. It was windy then but nothing like this second time. There are no houses or anything around this place to knock down the wind. There were white caps on the little lakes and the wind was blowing so hard the water was going over the banks. When it started to rain we finally decided to quit after only eight holes. After waiting in line to finally talk to the guys at the counter, they told us we could try and wait it out. After waiting 45 minutes we went back up to try and get a rain check because winds were still above 30 mph. They don’t offer any kind of rain checks because this happens all the time. STAY AWAY!!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 7
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 5
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Always windy

We have played this course 3 times now and every time time it has been windy. No houses and nothing around to block the wind. This time was extremely bad. A winter storm came in and we could only play 8 holes. Sustainable winds over 40 miles an hour (1 lady at the 9th said it was 48, not sure how she knew) that lasted for over an hour with rain off and on. Guys at counter said we could wait it out after the hour was up and we couldn’t or we would miss our flt, so we asked for a 9 hole rain check. This happens all the time so they don’t give rain checks. STAY AWAY!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Slow pace of play.

A beautiful golf course to play the only glitch was slow play by a foursome who held up four groups. When we gave up because of dinner reservations. We drove rest of the course to clubhouse and there was four holes with no one on them. What a shame we missed out on finishing our round. It would have been five hours or more if we played it out. We started at 1130 and quit at 330 with 5 holes left to play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
4.0
Previously Played

Paiute

I have been playing Paiute for 11 years and it seems course is now wildly overcrowded. The starter had myself and my partner wait on another twosome to join us well after our tee time. When they still were not present, we hit our T-shots, which were about 100 yards from the green, we drove the cart to the fairway, and he started waving us back in which was wildly unorthodox. Drove back in only to find that the other twosome still wasn’t ready,, so we continued our round and was wildly overcrowded pace used to never be a problem here. Would not recommend anymore.

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

Fabulous course

We had a great time in this fabulous course, very good maintenance from Tee boxes to greens, plus the distinctive desert and Mountain view, I took a lot of pictures.

Course length from black Tee is over 7000yds, green speed was about 11-12, it’s a bit challenging but a lot of fun. Pace was good we finished in 4 hours right before sunset.

Staffs were very friendly, food was delicious with reasonable price.

Hope to come back again sometime soon and try all courses.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
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 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Best course in Vegas.

Take it from a scratch golfer. This whole course is a must play. Especially if you score it for a deal on GolfNow. The course was in amazing shape and the greens are some of the best greens in the Vegas area. They roll pure. The wind is the only annoyance. It’s constantly windy, but in January it makes it a tad chilly. Wear warm gear.

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