The Lakes Course, opened in 1997, was named the eighth best new course in 1997 by Golf Digest and has received numerous awards for its service and conditioning. All the holes at the Lakes Course are lined with lush desert foliage and Fazio keeps the cart paths hidden from the tee boxes, giving the course a more natural feel. There are several lakes and a system of rivers meandering through the Lakes Course. Much of the course’s difficulty stems from this water. Easily tempted golfers might find more than a couple of their balls rolling into one of these lakes. The 347-yard 10th will have some golfers licking their chops. The hole actually plays about 280 yards to the green, so it isn’t named “Temptation” by chance. Any ball left short will roll back down the steep slope in front of the green, but any slice will be deposited into a series of bunkers. There is a landing area to the left of the green about 240 yards from the tee boxes, but if you won’t be back to Vegas for a while, you might as well have some fun on one of Las Vegas’ finest golf courses.