Par 3 #8 tee looking back in the clubhouse direction

Wolf Creek Golf Course in Mesquite Nevada, 10 golf course pictures

Mesquite, Nevada, USA

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The Wolf Creek golf course in Mesquite, Nevada is a great attraction and is relatively close to the Las Vegas strip. If you like golf and would like to plan a trip in the area, it is only an hour and a bit drive North of Vegas along I-15. The scenic route follows the beautiful Virgin river and Virgin Mountains. The highway passes through narrow gorges and there you can spot eagles flying around dramatic cliffs.

Sand Trap near the green
Wolf Creek Golf Course- A Premium Golf Experience
Dramatic Desert Mesa Hills Create Unusual Setting
Mesa Hills golf picture from tee box #12

This road trip will present many photography ideas, many places to stop and capture the timeless desert landscape. These golf course pictures will remind us later about this trip and make a good candidate for a desktop background.

The Wolf Creek golf course in Mesquite, Nevada promises a golfing experience that will be memorable and is worth considering for corporate golf tournaments. Its proximity to Las Vegas makes it a favorite destination, especially because Wolf Creek is one of the most challenging golf courses.

rough mesa desert terrain
Panoramic View of the Desert Golf Course
Hole #12, dogleg left with water hazard, golf pictures
Water Hazards and Elevation of Hole #12

What golfer would not want to play a challenging golf course? It is a scenic golfing location and one can take fantastic golf course pictures, to be used as golf backgrounds or golf art. Wolf Creek is featured in video games and is rated as #37 among the top 100 public courses. This course is built on the desert mesa and the contrast between dry mesa land and lush green fairways creates a dramatic scenic view of the golf course.

Green fees can be up to $200, but by playing early or later in the day, you can save substantially. Sunrise and sunset are special times for photography, too and will make these golf course pictures stand out.

Players Putting on the Green
Foresome at the Green , Hole #12
Tiered Tee Boxes, sunset picture
Scenic View of the Hole at sunset

Wolf Creek golf course is also a great architectural and engineering project. The expansive fairways and greens require a lot of maintenance in the desert. Wolf Creek designers paid attention to sustainability and the golf course uses reclaimed water. It is a good idea to recycle wastewater and reduce the consumption of this precious resource.

Wolf Creek golf course has incredible elevation changes (slope rating from 106 to 154), long carries, distinctive water hazards, and deep bunkers. Careful and strategic planning is required to play this course, it demands accuracy, management, and precise shot placements from the golfers. It can also be indeed said that every hole on this course is a signature hole.

Player Looking for a Ball in a Deep Bunker, hole #14
Deep Traps will Challenge Golfers at hole #14, dogleg left
Rolling fairway of hole #6 at Wolf Creek
Lush Green Fairway, hole #6

Plan a trip to Wolf Creek golf course when in Mesquite or in Las Vegas. Mesquite has another beautiful golf course nearby – Falcon ridge, which is quite nice but not as challenging and dramatic. There are also a couple of casinos and resorts in town. Other places of interest nearby are numerous state parks.

If you are looking for things to do in Nevada Mesquite can be a good base to explore desert landscapes, go for a hike in the Virgin Mountains and take some great nature photographs. And if you a golfing enthusiast, then a trip to the Wolf Creek golf course will thrill you and encourage you to appreciate the sport of golf even more.

Par 3, facing clubhouse and Virgin mountains
Hole #8, Par 3 and Virgin Mountains in distance
Golf picture hole #8 the Par 3
Challenging Hole #8, Golf in Desert Landscape
Water Obstacle and amazing blue sky
Water Hazard near hole #9 tee box and Mesa at Wolf Creek GC, Mesquite

   27.12.2022  by FPImages

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