Angel Park - Palms Course - Hole #12

Getting To Know: Angel Park Golf Club - The Palms Course

An Insightful Interview With Tony Blasius, PGA Head Golf Professional

By Brian Weis

Whether you have played a course 20+ times a year or looking to play the course for the first time, insights from an insider can help enhance your golf experience. Below is an interview with Tony Blasius who shares some valuable tidbits about the course, memorable holes and must eats and treats at the 19th.

Give Our Readers An Overview of the Golf Course/Property
The Palm Course opened in 1989 and was designed by the legendary Arnold Palmer and has views of the Red Rock Mountains as well as the Las Vegas Strip. The Palm Course is not a long layout but poses challenges to golfers with difficult putting surfaces, perfectly positioned sand bunkers and par 3's that will require great precision. The par 5's are opportunities to make up some strokes and the par 4's will test your accuracy from tee to green.

If Someone Was Looking To Golf In The Area, Why Should They Play Your Course?
Angel Park Golf Club is the " complete Las Vegas golf experience." At almost 3000 feet in elevation, Angel Park offers spectacular views of Red Rock Canyon and the Las Vegas Valley. Angel Park Golf Club features 36 holes of championship Las Vegas golf designed by the legendary Arnold Palmer, the lighted Cloud Nine Short Course, and the world's original natural grass Putting Course. Both the Cloud Nine and Putting Course are lighted for evening/night play.

What Tips or Local Knowledge Would You Provide To Help Them Score Better At Your Course?
Always keep in mind where the the Las Vegas Strip is located. Everything breaks towards the Strip!

Recent Awards or What You Are Most Proud About The Course?
Angel Park has been the recipient of several awards, including the accolade of Best Golf Course in Las Vegas in the "Best of Las Vegas", Las Vegas Review Journal Readers Poll (14 out of the past 15 years), One of "Americas Top 50 Course for Women" by Golf Digest Magazine (Palm Course) and "Favorite Golf Course" in Las Vegas by visiting golfers (as nominated by What's On Magazine Visitor Choice Awards). In addition, the Golf Shop at Angel Park has been selected as a "Top 100 Golf Shop in the Country" by Golf World Business four consecutive years!

What Is The Signature, Most Talked About, or Most Photographed Hole?
The signature hole is #12 which is a 220 yard par 3. A very picturesque hole as the player hits directly into the Red Rock Mountains. There is not a lot of room to miss this tee shot and as trouble is on all sides. If you happen to hit the putting surface on your tee shot it will not get any easier as the putting surface has a lot of movement. Three is definitely a good score here.

What Is Your Favorite Hole? Any Tips to Play It?
Hole 10 is my favorite hole as it is such a demanding tee shot between desert on the right and a sand bunker on the left. Then you have an uphill approach to a green that you can't see the putting surface which is guarded by bunkers on both sides.

Must Have Dish or Drink after the round at the 19th Hole?
We have an amazing restaurant on property, Nino's Kitchen, that offers some breathtaking views of the Mountain, Palm and Cloud 9 golf courses. Everything on the menu is great but I highly recommend the The Cuban sandwich!

Back Tee Stats
Par: 72
Yardage: 6500
Slope: 124
Rating: 70.3

More Information
Angel Park Golf Club
100 South Rampart Blvd
Las Vegas, NV, 89145
888-446-5358
www.angelpark.com

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About: Brian Weis

Brian Weis is the mastermind behind GolfTrips.com, a vast network of golf travel and directory sites covering everything from the rolling fairways of Wisconsin to the sunbaked desert layouts of Arizona. If there’s a golf destination worth visiting, chances are, Brian has written about it, played it, or at the very least, found a way to justify a "business trip" there.

As a card-carrying member of the Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA), International Network of Golf (ING), Golf Travel Writers of America (GTWA), International Golf Travel Writers Association (IGTWA), and The Society of Hickory Golfers (SoHG), Brian has the credentials to prove that talking about golf is his full-time job. In 2016, his peers even handed him The Shaheen Cup, a prestigious award in golf travel writing—essentially the Masters green jacket for guys who don’t hit the range but still know where the best 19th holes are.

Brian’s love for golf goes way back. As a kid, he competed in junior and high school golf, only to realize that his dreams of a college golf scholarship had about the same odds as a 30-handicap making a hole-in-one. Instead, he took the more practical route—working on the West Bend Country Club grounds crew to fund his University of Wisconsin education. Little did he know that mowing greens and fixing divots would one day lead to a career writing about the best courses on the planet.

In 2004, Brian turned his golf passion into a business, launching GolfWisconsin.com. Three years later, he expanded his vision, and GolfTrips.com was born—a one-stop shop for golf travel junkies looking for their next tee time. Today, his empire spans all 50 states, and 20+ international destinations.

On the course, Brian is a weekend warrior who oscillates between a 5 and 9 handicap, depending on how much he's been traveling (or how generous he’s feeling with his scorecard). His signature move" A high, soft fade that his playing partners affectionately (or not-so-affectionately) call "The Weis Slice." But when he catches one clean, his 300+ yard drives remind everyone that while he may write about golf for a living, he can still send a ball into the next zip code with the best of them.

Whether he’s hunting down the best public courses, digging up hidden gems, or simply outdriving his buddies, Brian Weis is living proof that golf is more than a game—it’s a way of life.