Eagle Crest Golf Club
Golf Courses in Summerlin
Eagle Crest is a 4,067-yard, par-60 executive course
built along some of the highest points in Summerlin. Besides featuring
panoramic views of the city, the course offers plenty of challenge
for players who appreciate a timely-usually about 3 ½ hours-18-hole
round. Designer Casper says, "You can take any hole from this
course, put it in the middle of a championship course, and it would
fit right in." Built into the side of a mountain, the layout
is undulant throughout, very picturesque and cozy in its surroundings
of Summerlin homes. The 14 par-3 holes offer a broad length variety,
from a short 112 yards to a demanding 224 yards. Three of the six
par 4s play less than 350 yards, while two, the 9th and 13th, measure
just over 400 yards. The dogleg-right, 347-yard 5th hole is cleverly
designed to give players risk-reward choices. Water runs from tee
to green along the right side, and fairway bunkers left further
pinch the landing area for a long-iron or fairway-metal tee shot.
Players who instinctively reach for the driver take note: The fairway
narrows beyond the bunkers, and an additional fairway bunker left
waits to punish drivers that shy too far away from the water. Greenside
bunkers left and back guard the putting surface. The 18th hole is
a straightaway par 4 playing 370 yards. About 250 yards out, the
fairway drops 40 feet towards a large green. Two large fairway bunkers
left await pulled tee shots and greenside bunkers back left and
right guard the front-to-back putting surface. |
