Siena Golf Club & The Arroyo Golf Club By Brian Weis

Siena Golf Club & The Arroyo Golf Club

A Pair of Las Vegas Aces

By Brian Weis

Las Vegas is called Sin City because if you do not bring your clubs the Golf Gods would be offended. For some Las Vegas is a gamblers paradise, for others it is the perfect golf destination. Siena Golf Club and its sister course Arroyo Golf Club are two properties you must include on your next Las Vegas golf trip. Although they are not attached to a glitzy casino, both courses sit conveniently 10 miles away from the Las Vegas strip, so you still know you're in Vegas, just without all the distractions.

Siena Golf Club is a Schmidt-Curly design that features gentle rolling rye grass fairways and undulating bent grass greens. The course winds thru the desert offering spectacular views of the Spring Mountains, Red Rock Canyon and the Las Vegas strip. Whether you are a weekend warrior or a touring pro you will be challenged by the par 72 championship course that offers five sets of tee boxes ranging from 6816 to 4941 yards. Siena is a balanced mixed of dogleg and straight away holes. Off the tees, golfers will be faced with deep fairway white sand bunkers although on most holes the landing areas are generous. Most greens are elevated surrounded by strategic bunkers. To play well you will need to gamble at times and make some shots to avoid the 97 fairway and greenside bunkers.

Troy Anderson, the Director of Sales and Marketing for both venues, shares that number 8 is his favorite hole. "The 8th is a long and intimidating par-5 that doglegs right to the green. A well struck drive may not be enough to cut the corner, but the challenge is always there," said Anderson. "The approach is into an elevated green guarded heavily by bunkers on the front and left sides. This hole plays tough the whole way through."

After your round The Siena Bistro awaits you. The Italian-themed restaurant and bar features a private patio with fireplace and a casual patio that provides beautiful panoramic views of the golf course, Lake Siena and the Las Vegas Strip. The 13,000 square foot clubhouse is complete with a full proshop and a 150 person banquet facility.

The Arroyo Golf Club, an Arnold Palmer Signature course, is located at the posh Red Rock Country Club. The links style layout features Bermuda grass fairways and bent grass greens. Palmer built a plush masterpiece that weaves along the Spring Mountain and Red Rock Canyon range. From the back tees the course measures 6,883 yards and offers 4 additional tee boxes to challenge golfers of all abilities. The course is open to public play and is located in the Master Planned Community of Summerlin in Las Vegas.

The finishing hole embodies the country club experience at Arroyo. "Number 18 is one of the most beautiful holes on the golf course," states Anderson. "It ties in everything that Arroyo is on one hole."

So what exactly makes it so distinctive? First off, while standing on the 18th tee you have an amazing view of the Red Rock Canyon. The 401 yard par-4 is picturesque with a pond to the right that's accented with a beachside bunker. A tee shot hit to the center of the fairway avoids the hazards but brings more deep greenside bunkers into play on your approach. Carding a par is a feat and would be the perfect way to end your round at one of "The King's" signature courses.

Arroyo Golf Club has a dedicated clubhouse for the daily fee golfer with a full-service golf shop, men's and women's locker rooms as well as a bar and grill. Dining on the large expansive patio provides excellent views of the Red Rock Canyon and the city below.

If you are looking for a high end golf experience at mid range prices you found your Las Vegas golf destination with these courses. High end amenities like GPS carts, a country club feel and beautiful scenery makes you feel like a high roller in Vegas. The two courses guarantee you can get the best pricing when booking your tee times and vacation on their website. The websites are now featuring fall golf specials like two day golf packages. More information can be found at www.sienagolfclub.com and www.thearroyogolfclub.com.

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About: Brian Weis

Brian Weis is the mastermind behind GolfTrips.com, a vast network of golf travel and directory sites covering everything from the rolling fairways of Wisconsin to the sunbaked desert layouts of Arizona. If there’s a golf destination worth visiting, chances are, Brian has written about it, played it, or at the very least, found a way to justify a "business trip" there.

As a card-carrying member of the Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA), International Network of Golf (ING), Golf Travel Writers of America (GTWA), International Golf Travel Writers Association (IGTWA), and The Society of Hickory Golfers (SoHG), Brian has the credentials to prove that talking about golf is his full-time job. In 2016, his peers even handed him The Shaheen Cup, a prestigious award in golf travel writing—essentially the Masters green jacket for guys who don’t hit the range but still know where the best 19th holes are.

Brian’s love for golf goes way back. As a kid, he competed in junior and high school golf, only to realize that his dreams of a college golf scholarship had about the same odds as a 30-handicap making a hole-in-one. Instead, he took the more practical route—working on the West Bend Country Club grounds crew to fund his University of Wisconsin education. Little did he know that mowing greens and fixing divots would one day lead to a career writing about the best courses on the planet.

In 2004, Brian turned his golf passion into a business, launching GolfWisconsin.com. Three years later, he expanded his vision, and GolfTrips.com was born—a one-stop shop for golf travel junkies looking for their next tee time. Today, his empire spans all 50 states, and 20+ international destinations.

On the course, Brian is a weekend warrior who oscillates between a 5 and 9 handicap, depending on how much he's been traveling (or how generous he’s feeling with his scorecard). His signature move" A high, soft fade that his playing partners affectionately (or not-so-affectionately) call "The Weis Slice." But when he catches one clean, his 300+ yard drives remind everyone that while he may write about golf for a living, he can still send a ball into the next zip code with the best of them.

Whether he’s hunting down the best public courses, digging up hidden gems, or simply outdriving his buddies, Brian Weis is living proof that golf is more than a game—it’s a way of life.