Many
new courses in our Sonoran Desert are like an old-west gunfighter:
interesting and notorious, but something you tend to avoid once
you've had a primal experience with them. Las Sendas is not one
of those. It is a nature walk through the desert, attracting you
with beauty and challenging you
with shot options. You can't wait to get back and play it again.
Las Sendas requires you to think your way around to play it well.
Here, old foxes can outwit young limberbacks. Just hitting the ball
will not be enough. You must favor the correct sides of the fairways
to obtain the best angles to the greens. Some holes require a little
governor, or lay-up, so as not to leave you with an impossible view
to the greens. Generally, the greens are subtle. But, be very precise
when you read the break to avoid slipping past the hole, as the
land mostly falls toward the southwest and the grass grows toward
the setting sun.
Las Sendas is not a course contrived with artifice, decor, or railroad
ties, nor is it a target course. It is a strategic course, so learn
the preferred route from tee to green. It is a Wild West Course,
and you'd better bring your six-gun, because you're going to have
to shoot it here.
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