Course Review - Silverado Golf Course

Silverado Golf Club was built in 2000 and is nestled in the heart of Scottsdale. Each hole takes has its own personality and will require you to play each differently. Some holes reward aggressive play, while other holes require patience and a delicate touch. If you can handle all of these personalities, your round should be a lot of fun. Silverado provides golfers with a skillful test of accuracy with its narrow fairways, strategically placed bunkers, water hazards, and deceptively sloped greens. Then, throw in undulating terrain, elevated tee boxes and breathtaking views of Camelback and Mummy Mountains and its obvious why Silverado has rapidly earned praise from both high and low handicappers and from men and women. Hitting from elevated tees, players can see much of the layout of each hole, including numerous white sand bunkers, lakes, natural hazards and mountain views. The back nine features contours, elevated greens, and is home to the more dramatic holes.

The epitome of the back nine is the finishing hole which is the signature hole of the course. The picturesque par 3, 18^th hole is sure to end your round in spectacular fashion. To hit the robust green you must carry the water. However, just reaching the green is certainly not enough. The green is as well guarded as Fort Knox. First, you have to worry about an errant shot which will surely wind up wet and in the lake that surrounds three sides of the green. And, if the shot is slightly off it will probably find one of the four enormous sand traps that sweep around the green. Many golfers have taken more than 1 rip out of the sand as balls can fly from one trap to another. Once on the green, the undulating and deceptive slopes can play mind games with your putting stroke. Simply put, this hole will make or break your round. What a great way to finish

Other Information - Silverado Golf Course

Practice Facilities: There is a putting and chipping green, but no practice sand bunkers and no driving range.

19th Hole: There is a restaurant with views of the golf course. There is a snack bar and a drink cart

Clubhouse: Owned by In Celebration of Golf the pro shop is fully stocked with the latest golf apparel and equipment. It is a full service clubhouse.

The Players:

• Designer: Gilmore/Graves
• Director of Golf: Mike Elmor
• Superintendent: Jorge Sanchez

Grass type: Bermuda

Recommended handicap: With grass from tee to green on most holes and not playing excessively long, Silverado is a good test for middle to high handicappers and is a women friendly course. From the championship tees, Silverado is still a challenging test for low handicap players. Overall we recommend Silverado for anyone with a handicap above 4.

1 -10 Course Rating by Meridian’s Golf Specialists: 6

Comments by Meridian Guests:

• “A great mix of holes.” “It challenged me, but never intimidated me, except maybe the tee shot on 18 which was a little nerve racking”
• “Relaxing, enjoyable and playable.” “Water adds to the well bunkered challenge.”
• “This may sound like a contradiction, but it was tight and forgiving.” “Fabulous finish.”

The Drive: Located right in the heart of Scottsdale, Silverado is within < strong> 10 minutes from Meridian and less than 20 minutes from Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix.