TPC Canyons

In just a short time since its opening in the summer of 1999, The Resort at Summerlin has made a mark as a great alternative to the congestion of the Las Vegas Strip - especially for golfers.

This beautiful 54-acre resort with two Regent International Hotels is only 25 minutes from the airport and offers its guests 50 percent of the tee times at the Tournament Players Club at The Canyons, host for the Senior PGA Tour's Las Vegas Senior Classic.

The canyons, endless surroundings of rugged, desert rocks and vegetation, the numerous forced carries and elevation changes put a premium on shot-making on the 7,063-yard public course set between the towering casinos of the Strip and the peaceful mountains to the west. Transition areas (with vegetation and long, yellow grass) are found on all the holes, except the par 3s.

The back side is best known for the cavernous desert gorge - 30-feet deep in places and home to all sorts of wildlife - and comes into play on most of the holes. No. 13, a 381-yard par 4, lets you decide on how much of the "Death Valley" arroyo to play over on the fairway that curves right.

The canyon factors in most of the remaining holes, with water making its only real appearance on No. 18, a downhill par 4 measuring 439 yards with the "Oasis" name coming from the lake surrounding the left side of the green that's surrounded by bunkers.

TPC at the Canyons was awarded Golf Digest's coveted four-star "Places to Play" rating in 1998.

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