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Reno Nevada
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 April 2006 |
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Sin City's little sister is first-rate for quality golf. By Josh Sens
Contributing Writer, GOLF MAGAZINE Lake Ridge
Golf Course
6,715 yards, par 71
Greens fee: $65-$75
775-825-2200, lakeridgegolf.com
Home to the other famous
island green, Lake Ridge
is a Robert Trent Jones Sr.
throwback course that draws little
defense from length, protecting
itself instead with doglegs, ancient
oaks and bunkers designed to
deceive the eye. Many of the holes
have small, elevated greens, but
not the signature par-3 15th,
which plummets from a skyscraping
tee box to an island
green. The green is enormous, but
as you pause to admire the view
it begins to look no larger than a
speck in a wind-blown lake.
Red Hawk
Golf Club
Lakes Course: 7,140 yards, par 72
Greens fee: $90-$100
775-626-6000, resortatredhawk.com
The holes have names like
Falcon’s Run and Heron’s
Nest, but birdies are scarce
here. Red Hawk also has a private
course that sets aside a handful of
tee times for the public, but the
Lakes is actually the better track.
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Robert Trent Jones, Jr.'s Red Hawk Golf Club.Chris Talbot
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WHAT TO DO
The Liberty Belle
Restaurant offers rare prime
rib and even
rarer slot
machines.
Some 200
of them are
here in a slot
machine museum, including
the Liberty Belle, the late
1800s precursor to the
modern one-armed
bandit. 775-825-1776,
libertybellereno.com
Water is bad for golfers
but great for kayakers.
Truckee River
Whitewater Park features
a half-mile whitewater
kayak course. 775-334-2414,
visitreno.com/parks
At the Wilbur D. May
Museum you’ll find Eskimo
scrimshaws and many
other curiosities collected
by the wealthy traveler.
775-785-5961,
maycenter.com
WHEN TO GO
Reno is a year-round
town, but peak season
for golfers is in summer.
Starting around May,
greens fees and hotel
rates start to climb.
All of which makes April a
perfect time to make the
trip. The weather can be
cool, but perfectly playable.
And the golf costs roughly
half of what it does during
the summer.
WHERE TO STAY
Casinos are never
quaint, but the Siena Hotel
Spa & Casino comes close.
Rooms from $100. 775-
327-4362, sienareno.com
With 817 rooms, El Dorado is bustling. Rooms
start at $60. 800-879-8879,
eldoradoreno.com
Watch big-name acts at
John Ascuaga’s Nugget.
Rooms from $132. 800-
648-1177, janugget.com
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