TPC Las Vegas is tough enough for the pros and a great test for any golfer. Perhaps the most authentic desert course in Las Vegas, designers Ray Floyd and Bobby Weed were hesitant to disturb the course’s natural setting. They incorporated the property’s natural barrancas, arroyos, trees and desert ravines into the canyons. A lake adds a touch of water to the otherwise dry course.

TPC Las Vegas plays straight and long from most holes, which may explain why John Daly holds a portion of the course record 62. But several holes will have you using half the clubs in your bag. The back nine is home to the “Death Valley” arroyo. This cavernous gorge is 30-feet deep in some places. On No. 13, a 381-yard par-4, the fairway doglegs right around the chasm and lets each golfer decide how much they wants to risk. You’ll have to deal with the gorge on most of the rest of the holes. For a true test and taste of the desert, TPC Las Vegas is hard to beat.