"In recent years, there's been much talk about the beauty and playability of America's native-owned golf courses, often designed by the sport's leading architects. There are now over 70 courses built on land owned and operated by Native American tribes, the idea being that they generate jobs and revenue without devastating the land - for invariably, the land they're built on is stunning, rugged, and untouched."
"This is certainly the case at the Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort, an oasis in the Nevada desert, just 25 minutes from Sin City's infamous Strip. It is owned by the Las Vegas tribe of Paiute Indians and was built by World Golf Hall of Fame Inductee Pete Dye, the visionary architect behind seminal courses such as Kiawah Island, Whistling Straits, and The Honors Course."
"Inspired by landscape, Dye built three golf courses here (the only ones with his imprint in the whole of Nevada), beginning in 1995 with Snow Mountain, followed by Sun Mountain and the signature - noticeably trickier - Wolf course, which at 7,600 yards, is the longest of its kind in the state. The 'Vegas Trifecta,' as they're sometimes known, marked the first multi-course resort to be built on Native land."
Over 70 golf courses now exist on land owned and operated by Native American tribes, generating jobs and revenue while preserving stunning, rugged land. Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort sits 25 minutes from the Las Vegas Strip and is owned by the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe. Pete Dye designed three courses there: Snow Mountain (1995), Sun Mountain, and the signature Wolf course, which at 7,600 yards is Nevada's longest. Fresh fairways and bright greens contrast with the arid desert and the snow-capped Spring Mountains, creating dramatic, remote playing conditions and a notable replica of TPC Sawgrass's Island Hole.
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