Hole #18

Getting To Know: Snow Mountain at the Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort

An Insightful Interview With Ayeesha McKeany, Director of Marketing

By Brian Weis

Whether you have played a course 20+ times a year or looking to play the course for the first time, insights from an insider can help enhance your golf experience. Below is an interview with Ayeesha McKeany who shares some valuable tidbits about the course, memorable holes and must eats and treats at the 19th.

Give Our Readers An Overview of the Golf Course/Property
Snow Mountain is "The Original" of our 3 courses. This Pete Dye design is challenging but enjoyable with memorable water features, dog legs, bunkers & pure greens. Golfers of all skill levels will enjoy this course with its four tee options.

If Someone Was Looking To Golf In The Area, Why Should They Play Your Course?
If anyone is looking for a memorable golf experience, Paiute has it all! With 54 undisturbed golf holes situated in a desert oasis, you will feel like you're in a different world. With 3 distinct and different courses on property, each of the courses will challenge golfers of all skill levels with their 4-5 different tee options. Not to mention, the countless local and national awards such as one of Golfweek's Best Resort Courses, Golf Digest 4 1/2 stars and Best Playing Conditions from Greenskeeper.org..

What Tips or Local Knowledge Would You Provide To Help Them Score Better At Your Course?
Snow Mountain features countless water features and dog legs, so driving accuracy is a must. Keep it in the fairways and with any of the greens at Paiute, keep in mind if you're putting into a mountain or where the Strip is located because all putts tend to break toward that.

Recent Awards or What You Are Most Proud About The Course?
Rated by 4 1/2 Stars by Golf Digest and considered one of the Best Courses in Las Vegas by numerous publications.

What Is The Signature, Most Talked About, or Most Photographed Hole?
#16 and #18. The Par 3 16th hole is a breathtaking hole with water surrounding the whole left side and the beautiful Spring Mountains as the backdrop.

The Par 4 18th hole is one of the more memorable finishing holes in the city. Water surrounds the left side of the hole and this long Par 4 has perfectly placed bunkers on both sides of the fairway as well as by the green. With the clubhouse and an outdoor terrace in the background, this is a perfect way to end a great round!

What Is Your Favorite Hole? Any Tips to Play It?
The 18th hole is my favorite and my least favorite. It is a great tough finishing hole! It's my least favorite because it's a tough finishing hole to end your round on! If there's wind, it's usually into you making the hole even longer. The 2nd shot is where it gets tricky with a narrow opening and water surrounding the whole left side. Aim right side of the green and make sure to pick enough club. Par is a great score here!

Must Have Dish or Drink after the round at the 19th Hole?
A nice cold beer and some Jalapeno Cilantro Chicken Wings! Don't forget to grab one of our delicious breakfast sandwiches and a tasty Bloody Mary before you head out! You won't regret it :)

Who Holds Course Record and What Was Their Score?
Bill Harvey, 65

Back Tee Stats
Par: 72
Yardage: 7146
Slope: 126
Rating: 73.0

More Information
Snow Mountain at the Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort
10325 Nu-Wav Kaiv Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV, 89124
702-395-1708
www.realpuregolf.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.