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The Hills Course at Red Hawk
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About
The Resort at Redhawk is known to golf travelers around the globe and is one of the highlights of the grand golf destination that is the High Sierra. Located in the town of Sparks, next door to Reno, the Hills Course is one of two 18-hole runs at Redhawk and draws raves for its challenging play and incredible scenery.
Designed by three-time U.S. Open champion Hale Irwin, the Hills Course offers players a Scottish links-style layout that has small and dastardly greens, dramatic elevation changes, deep bunkering and immaculate views of one of the most scenic golf destinations in the United States.
While the Hills Course is a must play in the Reno area and will challenge long hitters with a 127 slope rating, Irwin added another touch to the resort. A unique, 18-hole putting green will have players competing, all the while improving their putting game, helping to make Redhawk and the Hills Course a standout in the High Sierra.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 71 | 7106 yards | 73.1 | 127 |
| Black | 71 | 6695 yards | 70.8 | 123 |
| Blue | 71 | 6244 yards | 69.0 | 116 |
| White | 71 | 5733 yards | 66.6 | 114 |
| White (W) | 71 | 5733 yards | 71.9 | 133 |
| Combo (W) | 71 | 5561 yards | 69.9 | 123 |
| Red (W) | 71 | 4980 yards | 67.8 | 121 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 73.7/134 | 610 | 407 | 373 | 402 | 149 | 488 | 156 | 523 | 313 | 3421 | 700 | 242 | 450 | 151 | 397 | 392 | 480 | 437 | 424 | 3673 | 7094 |
| Black M: 70.6/130 | 570 | 389 | 322 | 370 | 142 | 472 | 142 | 505 | 294 | 3206 | 624 | 227 | 420 | 131 | 368 | 372 | 461 | 421 | 412 | 3436 | 6642 |
| Blue M: 69.2/126 | 499 | 355 | 301 | 330 | 136 | 457 | 127 | 477 | 276 | 2958 | 582 | 213 | 385 | 127 | 360 | 349 | 442 | 403 | 411 | 3272 | 6230 |
| Blue/White M: 68.0/124 | 499 | 355 | 301 | 330 | 116 | 424 | 127 | 455 | 276 | 2883 | 545 | 193 | 385 | 127 | 334 | 349 | 422 | 363 | 366 | 3084 | 5967 |
| White M: 66.2/123 W: 72.5/131 | 416 | 318 | 279 | 311 | 116 | 424 | 110 | 455 | 241 | 2670 | 545 | 193 | 354 | 106 | 334 | 329 | 422 | 363 | 366 | 3012 | 5682 |
| White/Green M: 66.0/120 W: 69.8/123 | 390 | 290 | 279 | 311 | 90 | 319 | 91 | 409 | 241 | 2420 | 417 | 146 | 354 | 106 | 299 | 303 | 396 | 363 | 366 | 2750 | 5170 |
| Green M: 63.0/109 W: 68.0/121 | 390 | 290 | 249 | 269 | 90 | 319 | 91 | 409 | 215 | 2322 | 417 | 146 | 313 | 106 | 299 | 303 | 396 | 319 | 336 | 2635 | 4957 |
| Silver M: 58.0/95 W: 59.5/103 | 310 | 212 | 198 | 200 | 90 | 214 | 91 | 310 | 159 | 1784 | 301 | 68 | 221 | 64 | 195 | 220 | 314 | 204 | 200 | 1787 | 3571 |
| Handicap | 7 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 6 | |||
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 13 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 |
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Fast pace,nice fairways and greens
The course is in very good shape for November. Completed 18 in 3.5 hrs
Nice day
Pace of play was great considering the course was packed. Seemed a little under-staffed.
Greens are firm but receptive.
Only quibble is a lvl of consistency with the bunkers. Some are soft and fluffy. Others (around 9, for example) are hard-packed.
The sand
I've played the course many times before it's a nice course and it's in good shape. The thing that impressed most of all was the sand they had it filled recently making it some of the best in town.
Irritating Golf Cart Issues!!!
The golf cart we drove came with a very restrictive (and annoying) automatic low speed setting that made for inconsistent speed settings on the entire Hills golf course. How would you like driving a golf cart that continually lurched, even when the accelerator was fully depressed? The cart display also showed continuous unnecessary minor warnings (e.g. “Caution Bump Ahead”) that pestered us while driving.
Redhawk - Hills
Nice track with great views of the valley. A few of the fairways and a couple of greens were not in the best of condition otherwise the course was in very good condition.
Smoke from fire, slow play due to tournaments
We tee'd off during the hottest part of the day and it started out smoky from the California wild fires but got much worse by the end of the round. The whole round took about 5 hours due to the slow play from the two (2) tournaments that started earlier. By the time we got to the back nine there were 3 groups waiting on the 11th so we turned around and played Hole 10 again. Course was in beautiful shape. Starter was really nice
Hot
The course was in very good shape. I thought they had more trees, it was over 100 degrees and very, very hot.
Try Eagle Ridge instead
They opened at 8am, I had a tee time booked for 8:32. I got there on time and had checked in. By the time the starter let me go, was already a group waiting to tee off, and another group who had just teed off. I got to finally tee off at 8:55
First nine took 2.5 hours, I called it after 12 holes as I had a flight to catch. There was no Marshall.
For the price it is simply not worth playing here on a weekend.
Not a true resort course
It's a fine track, but the overall experience is not resort-worthy. Check-in was not very friendly or helpful unless you asked all the questions you needed to ask, no one to take your clubs and put it on your cart, and a driving range that was embarrassing. Terrible mats and yellow, bad condition range balls are what you will get once you drive all the way over to the practice facility. The course is in pretty good shape and the layout is nice, but a very far cry from a resort.
Love the Hills!
Best round this summer! Loved the course! Great conditions. Saw some wildlife (Antelope). Amazing views! Greens were in excellent condition! Fantastic!
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