The Chase at Coyote Springs - Nevada

A Desert Oasis in the Middle of Nowhere

By Brian Weis

The Chase at Coyote Springs is a misnomer, the course should be called "The Hike" or "The Trek". The Jack Nicklaus design course is a long desolate drive from the Las Vegas strip. Truth be told, it is well worth the hour voyage. The Chase is a must play if your golf travels take you to Las Vegas, Mesquite or Southeastern Utah.
In 2008, The Chase opened with praise as being one of the new tracks and it is regarded as one of Nicklaus' finest desert course designs. The par 72 layout plays to 7471 yards from the tips with 3 other tee boxes, 6807, 6215 and 5288 yards. Generous fairways carve thru the deserted with water strategically placed on 11 of the 18 holes.

Epic Hole

#8, Par 3 233 yards - Nothing instills fear into a golfer more than a long par 3 with water on the right. While standing on the tee box, I had a lump in my throat. Everything sloped toward the water and a back pin placement extended the hole to over 250 yards. The caddie sensed the nerves and calmly shared that the play was to land it on the front left of the green. He assured the green slopes away from the hole and the ball will roll 20-30 yards. His advice was spot on for this epic hole.

The Skinny
4 Tees: 7471 Yards to 5288 Yards
Slope/Rating: 141/75.8

Caddies

Caddies are available and strongly encouraged. Our caddy did a phenomenal job reading the grain of the greens and saved me a few strokes.

Practice Facility

Experiencing the practice facility alone is worth the drive alone. The practice paradise stretches over 20 yards encompassing a range with 13 target greens and chipping and bunker areas. The undulating putting green allows you to practice the shots you will face on the course - uphill, downhill, sidehill, and everything in between.

Special Note

In the current interim facilities, The Chase offers limited food and beverage opportunities including snack foods such as crackers, chips, granola bars, and candy bars.

Awards

The Chase at Coyote Springs Accolades and Honors:
* #2 Best New Courses in the US - Golf Digest, January 2009
* #3 Top 10 Best New You Can Play - GOLF Magazine, January 2009
* Best Golf Courses of 2008 - Links Magazine, December 2008
* Top 10 New Courses in the World - Travel & Leisure Golf, November/December 2008

How To Get There

From Las Vegas, take 15 north then 93 North. From Mesquite take 15 South to 168 West.

Coyote Springs
3100 State Route 168
Coyote Springs, NV 89037
877-742-8455; 702-422-1400
www.coyotesprings.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.