Mes q u it e NEVADA’S
An affordable alternative golf destination
he golf industry’s marketing muscles
are in full flex this time of year, as
new gear is introduced and warm-weather
regions buy more airtime than Republican
primary candidates, touting courses, food,
accommodations and other activities.
From the Gulf Coast to Scottsdale and
Hawaii, each makes a good case for what
is relatively expensive discretionary travel.
However, about 80 miles northeast of Las
Vegas is the city of Mesquite, which over
the past decade has evolved into a
budget-friendly alternative to these more
venerable, widely advertised and thus
better-known destinations.
Near where the borders of Nevada,
Arizona and Utah converge – and where
the Virgin River cuts through jagged, red
rock canyons – Mesquite has golf courses
that weave around, over and through
terrain that’s arguably as bad as South
Dakota’s Badlands. The fees at most are
about half of what’s charged at Sin City
tracks. And the stuff that stays down in
Vegas also stays with Mesquite, in casino-hotels that range from very good quality
to slightly scruffy, but at rates that are also
a comparable bargain.
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