Unforgettable courses 

No matter where you stay in Mesquite, there’s a course within 10 minutes. 

One of Mesquite’s most talked about, and beautiful layouts is Wolf Creek Golf Club, which opened in 2000 and cemented Mesquite as a great golf destination. Elevated tees and greens and too many views through the canyons to document on your phone, Wolf Creek Golf Club, which plays around 7,000 yards from the tips, is a visual feast. The emerald green of the fairways and greens against the white sand bunkers and tan, rocky, rugged terrain surrounding the holes is as good as it gets. The course design is credited to Dennis Rider, one of course’s original principal owners, but don’t let the lack of a big-name golf course architect here fool you; Wolf Creek is highly regarded, ranked among the greatest 100 public courses in America by Golf Digest and as high as second in the state, just behind Shadow Creek Golf Club, the exclusive Vegas course designed by Tom Fazio. 

Conestoga Golf Club is another great choice in Mesquite. It’s not quite as dramatic as Wolf Creek, but the contrast between the landforms and green grass of the fairways and putting surfaces as they wind their way through the canyons is striking as well. Located in the Del Webb senior community of Sun City Mesquite, the course has elevation change, a few lakes and streams and plenty of large, beautifully sculpted bunkers. Designed by Gary Panks, the layout has five sets of tees, playing nearly 7,300 yards from the tips. 

Oasis Golf Club offers 36 holes of terrific championship golf. The Palmer Course (formerly known as the Oasis Golf Course), is, of course, an Arnold Palmer (and Ed Seay) design. This one also features incredible vistas as the rugged fairways wind through the rocky hillsides. This is where much of the Golf Channel’s “Big Break Mesquite” was filmed. Not particularly long at just under 6,500 yards from the tips, it is long on enjoyment with five sets of tees suitable for all levels of players. 

The other course at Oasis is the Canyons Course, which opened in 2005, 10 years after the Palmer Course. It, too, is a par 71, which plays around 6,400 yards. It has two distinct nines. The front nine was designed by David Druzisky, while the back nine, crafted by Palmer, is a little more exacting with narrow fairways.  

Another fun golf course is Falcon Ridge. Sticking to the common theme here, Falcon Ridge also features beautiful landscapes with elevation change, water features and high mesa views to go with a 6,550-yard par-71 layout designed by Kelby Hughes and Cresent Hardy. It’s a very playable layout with a couple of blind shots that requires a little course management, but most of all it’s simply enjoyable. 

CasaBlanca Golf Club, which was designed by Cal Olson, is another good option. Located at the CasaBlanca casino resort, the course is situated in the valley of the Virgin River Mountains. It’s a 7,000-yard links-style course with four tee options.  

One course you’ll definitely want to consider during your visit is Coyote Springs Golf Club. It’s about 45 minutes from Mesquite and just under an hour from Las Vegas, but well worth the drive. Considered one of Jack Nicklaus’ best, it is also listed among Golf Digest’s greatest 100 public golf courses. At nearly 7,500 yards from the back tees, it’s as much as you want to bite off if you slide back to the tips here. With five sets of tees starting at just over 5,300 yards, golfers of all levels can play it, though. The Nicklaus signature layout features 11 lakes, huge bunkers both in the fairways and around the large greens and incredible views of three mountain ranges surrounding the course.