Conestoga Golf Club, Mesquite, NV

One of the newer courses in Mesquite area, it was part of our Mesquite package with Wolf Creek.  Although not on a par with Wolf Creek (what is though), it was still a beautiful course.  We were paired with a couple from Salt Lake City, who golfed really well and were very nice and interesting.  The course had a lot of elevation, which we love.  The fairways were beautiful (as you can see) and the greens were great, though a little tough. The first 9 holes are on the choppy side with lots of ravines and desert areas.  The back nine are much more wide open but still lots of desert and sand.  There are only two holes where water comes into play, hole 10 is shown above - a par 3. There's another really interesting par 3 on the back (hole 14) where the tee boxes are elevated and you can barely see the green.  Because it's downhill, it's really hard to judge what club to use.  There was a cart girl but we didn't see her alot, the course is large and mountain-y so they should have more than one cart girl. The course was quite crowded but because of the way it was laidd out, we rarely had problems or a wait. Would do this course again in a heartbeat.
http://www.conestogagolf.com/index.php

Coral Canyon Golf, St. George, UT

http://www.coralcanyongolf.com/index.php

When we arrived in Mesquite we decided to take a drive to St. George and check out some of the golf courses.  When we arrived at Coral Canyon, the first one we went to, it didn't look too crowded.  Of course, it was 3:00 pm! The guy said we could go out for twilight rates ($40), so we did.  Unfortunately, we were behind a couple of really slow players or we would have whipped through that course.  It was beautiful but there were high wind warnings that afternoon and it was extremely windy any time we were elevated at all.  The fairways were in beautiful condition, as were the greens.  As expected, the areas outside the fairways were desert.  We didn't always look for lost balls. The folks at the course were really nice but no cart girl and no bathrooms on the course. I thought this was a good deal for the money though and would happily golf here again.

Links at Lake Bernadette

http://www.linksoflakebernadette.com/

Another really crowded course...we were paired with a couple of pretty good men golfers so it was a little hard for me.  We paid $30/person for this course which I think was an appropriate price.  The fairways were OK, but some of the greens were really a mess.  There was some water, some trees and lots of sand. There was no cart girl and no bathrooms...just one port-a-potty accessible from the front and back 9.  We went in at the turn to get a drink and use the facilities.  Most of the holes were pretty straight - there were a couple slight doglegs and of course, no elevated holes.  I think of the three we golfed on this trip, it was my least favorite but it was my husband's favorite because he golfed the best here.  

Quail Hollow, Wesley Chapel, FL

http://www.quailhollownow.com/

A little smaller course than the one we golfed yesterday and a lot less crowded! Of course, when we started it was drizzling but it stopped by the second hole and totally cleared up on the back nine.  We paid $25 a person to golf this course and it was well worth it.  It was a typical Florida course...mostly flat, not too many trees, water and sand.  And on some of the holes, quite close homes...in fact I hit the roof of one of them with a hooking drive, which I never do.  And we weren't golfing too well, so we didn't enjoy this course as much as we should have.  There were bathrooms on the course, which were OK.  There was no cart girl and we didn't go in at the turn.  The back nine was a little more wide open than the front with a nice little par 3 and a couple of  good par 5s. The greens were OK, fairways OK, tee boxes I didn't like because they were uneven and the grass was too long.  It had rained all night so some of the fairways were mushy.  Not sure if I'd golf here again...probably just to see if I could do better!

Pebble Creek Golf Club, Tampa, FL

We booked this course through golfnow.com for a very reasonable price of $30.  The bad thing was there were 8 golfers scheduled for the same tee time!  The starter says this happens when folks book online.  We were paired up with 2 very nice men who, thankfully, golfed with the same ability (or lack of) as us.  The starter kept things moving well so although there was a wait, it wasn't unreasonable.  The course was in good shape for the time of year.  It's a family owned course that claims to have water on 16 of the holes.  I don't think it was that bad but there was quite a few holes with water involved.  There were a lot of dogleg holes so the men had to think about driver use but I only had to on two of them.  Fairways were in good condition but if you didn't hit the fairway, you really had to look for the ball...the grass was that spongy grass that really ate up the balls.  Greens were in OK condition...a little fast.  The cart girl was around frequently but she "threatened" not to come out because she "wasn't getting good tips" which I thought was an odd remark. There was a bathroom on the course that was accessible on the front and back nine and there was a turn as there is on most Florida courses.  We had a snack at Mulligans after the round...nachos made with home made chips, not nacho chips - potato chips.  Unusual but good.  I didn't like that it was hard to see golfers from the terrace but it was a nice area.  I enjoyed this course a little more than other Florida courses I've done because although there was no elevations, there were lots of challenges...doglegs, water & trees...to contend with.  I especially liked hole 18 which was a little dogleg par 4 - you had to hit up to water, then over it to a well protected slightly elevated green. Would definitely golf here again IF it wasn't so crowded!
http://www.pebblecreekclub.com/index.html

Blackmoore, Murrells Inlet, Myrtle Beach, SC

This was another nice, very women friendly course that we got to golf for free because our friend had rain checks.  It reminded me of a Michigan course because it was so wooded.  There were some unusual holes that made it quite challenging.  Hole 4 is par 3 where you have to hit over water...Hole 8 is a split fairway which practically turns back on itself...Hole 16 is a dogleg right with water on the left and a blind shot to the green.  There were good bathrooms and the cart girl came around frequently.  My egg salad sandwich at the turn was not as good as the one the day before.  A good, but crowded, Myrtle Beach course.  http://www.blackmoor.com/

Amendment: 10/31/14

Golfed here again the following year. We had 3 guys & 3 girls...they placed a single guy with the guys and a single guy with us!  Couldn't believe they would do that.  But one of our guys decided to come with us and the two singles ended up golfing with our guys.  Could not believe they would have a strange guy golf ride with one of us, let alone make him play with 3 women! Still like the course though...good bloody mary's!

The Tradition,Pawley's Island, Myrtle Beach, SC

This was a really nice course.  There are LOTS of waste bunkers and sand. There was water on most of the first 9 holes.  But we started on hole 10, which was a dogleg left par 4.  Hole 15 was a nice par 3 that you had to hit over water under a huge "island" green.  The course was in really nice condition with very fast greens.  Tee boxes were quite women friendly.  There were nice bathrooms and a good, attentive cart girl.   We had a good egg salad sandwich at turn.  The course is on the "expensive" side - around $70 - but we didn't pay cause our playing partner had rain checks.  But it was still fairly crowded as most Myrtle Beach courses are.  Would definitely golf here again, given the opportunity!  Tradition Golf Club