This course presents different moods as players progress through it There is the beauty of the red bluffs the tranquility serenity and surprises of the high desert canyons and the savage starkness of the lava rock holes In the latter holes precision and accuracy are paramount because there is absolutely no forgiveness The back nine is treacherous with many holes containing narrow fairways and no rough to speak of but replaced with ominous black lava rock boulders lining both sides of the fairways Many tee boxes require the player to drive over sand rock and sage