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Valderra Golf Club @ The Ledges
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The Ledges is a Matt Dye design in the hills just north of St. George, UT. The area including Mesquite to St George along the I-15 has some incredible golf courses, and the Ledges is one of the top ones we played. The course has stunning scenery with all sorts of unusual and highly colorful rock formations (including "Rock Fish" - from where the restaurant at Ledges gets its name). The front nine features a rolling terrain with generous fairways and some elevation changes. The back side is one of the most memorable nine holes you might ever play with canyon backdrops and carries over desert washes and ravines. Green complexes are raised and well protected on the sides and behind by sand bunkers with slight undulations. Mounding along the fairways and beside the greens is extensive, there are 80 sand bunkers, and water comes into play on just two holes. The major criticism the Ledges I had was the severity of the undulations on the green and a few of them slope away from the approach shots, and a few are tiered, some three tiers! Overall the course was challenging yet not overwhelming. The view of “Snow Canyon” from the 11th and 12th holes is spectacular. A must play, and a decent price.
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Posted by: BunkerTlk
Jan 6th, 2012
This Christmas we went on a family vacation to St. George, Utah, a small city located in the southwest corner of the state about two hours north of Las Vegas. St. George offers the double advantage of winter golf and close-by snow skiing. We golfed The Ledges (now known as Valderra Golf Club at The Ledges) only 15-20 minute scenic drive outside of town. Driving to the course, looking at nearby Snow Canyon out the car window, it was easy to forget we had our clubs with us. We quickly remembered as we started our round. The Ledges is a great course and was in spectacular winter condition. The tees, fairways and greens were in great shape as were the bunkers in the fairway and around the green. I did, however, find the greens a little fast. The course offers 4 sets of tees ranging from just over 7100 yards, to slightly under 5700 yards. The front side gives you some open fairways and more forgiving lies and shots, but it’s still challenging. Missing the fairway is no treat as you might have to hit from desert scrub or rocky terrain. There are also several multi-leveled greens, so getting your ball on the right level is important. The back nine is a different story. There are more hills and the fairways are a little tighter with some hidden shots off the tee. Starting out with what seems to be an innocent, slightly downhill par 3, the next 7 holes require good club selection and accurate shot-making is a must. The short to medium par 3, 12th is tricky because anything to the right of the green will kick your ball into the canyon the same as the par 4, 14th, anything long will also roll into trouble. The price was a great deal at $35 although I’m sure prices vary depending on day and time. Call or check online before you go. This price is also significantly lower than other courses I researched in the area. My Father-in-law needed clubs and was able to rent a nice set of Callaways for $50. A fair price for those clubs. Our tee time was 10am but we had a 20 min delay due to frost conditions. Fortunately, it was already quite warm on the course once we teed-off. Although it wasn’t busy, it took three of us four hours to get around. This could partly be due to us stopping to admire the views and take pictures. The staff was very friendly and helpful in the pro shop as was the starter who gave us a few helping hints about the course. They have a nice open driving range and two medium size putting greens, as well as a chipping area for sand and short game practice. The carts were equipped with GPS which was a great help not having played the course before. I highly recommend you take the short but scenic drive to Valderra Golf Club at The Ledges if you're passing through to enjoy some great high-desert golf. Visit Bunkertalk!
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Oct 29th, 2008
The front nine was pretty flat and mundane, like many public courses. Nothing too spectacular, no big elevatio changes, but the back nine is where it's at, on the other side of the main road through a tunnel The back nine goes further back into the rocks and has a few elevation changes and a couple of very cool holes, and more challenging than the front. Probably should have played this one before Wolf Creek, as it was a bit of a disappointment.