Arizona Golf Authority AZGA Golf Course Buzz: This is basic golf, with few frills, at the first course built in Bullhead City, Arizona, a sister city to the gambling town of Laughlin, located on the Nevada side of the Colorado River, about seven miles to the west.
Chaparral Golf and Country Club, designed by Jack Foster, is a nine-hole course that opened in 1970 and has two tees on each hole to help create more of an 18-hole feel. It’s a traditional design with water coming into play on two of the nine holes. With 2 loops, the course plays to par 64 for men at 4,626 yards with a rating of 62.1 and slope of 98. Women play to par 65 at 4,614 yards with a rating of 65.2 and slope of 103.
Menacing the first shot of the day is a lake, the rarest of hazards in this desert environment. It threatens the tee shot at the first, a 301-yard par 4, and then returns to demand a full carry to the green on the fourth hole, a 133-yard par 3.
The signature hole is the par-4 third, which also is the longest on the course at 388 yards. It features a sharp dogleg left, two large bunkers guarding each side of the fairway, and two more bunkers protecting each side of the green.
Chaparral has a short-game practice area and putting green, a clubhouse that includes full-service dining for breakfast and lunch, and a swimming pool adjacent to the clubhouse. Chaparral is a course that won’t put a big dent in your wallet as green fees here are among the lowest in the area.
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