Golf, Kit Carson and Railroads

Golfing Carson City, Nevada
"The Divine Nine"
Part 3

by Anthony Scaggs
Golf Clubs, Golf Resorts, Golf Courses

Dayton Valley Golf Club

Dayton Valley Golf Club, designed by Arnold Palmer, is aptly included as one of the Divine Nine. The design incorporates water hazards, bunkers and rolling greens with the beauty of the high desert and mountain ranges. The design, maintenance, difficulty and tournament size has made Dayton Valley a Stage One PGA Tour Qualifying course for six consecutive years.

Jim Kepler is the PGA Director of Golf and General Manager. He has been associated with Dayton Valley Country Club since 1991. He works closely with the Golf Course Superintendent, Sid Saloman. They want to insure that Dayton Valley maintains its excellent reputation. The facility is open year round and is semi-private with Annual Memberships.

With multiple tee markers, this

course accommodates players at various skill levels

and can stretch the 18 hole, par 72 course from 5,161 yards to 7,218 yards. Holes 1, 2 and 3 lull one into a false sense of security. The golfer has to be accurate but one can recover from minor mistakes. I parred holes 1 and 2, as for hole number 3, oops.

From the black tees of Hole #4, the green looks friendly with background of mountains and blue sky.There is a huge bunker guarding the front in addition to the bunkers that are visible on either side. Fighting a slight wind, I was lucky to escape with a bogie.