These challenging courses are the first in this multi planned resort complex located on the California side of the Nevada California state line The Lakes Course is located in barren desert surrounded by mountains and in contrast to its natural desert surroundings includes rolling dogleg fairways waterfalls streams lakes and a forest of trees The undulating greens are multi tiered and sand bunkers also come into play on nearly every hole GOLF Magazine selected the Lakes Course 43rd in the 1998 category of Top 100 Courses You Can Play in the U S The Desert Course which opened in the spring of 1998 is a lot dryer than the Lakes Course utilizing the characteristics of the natural desert terrain The fairways are narrower and lined with a variety of cacti and palm Like the Lakes Course the terrain varies but plays slightly longer