Boy, I wish I could make that trip but I don't like my chances considering my wife is due with our fourth child (all girls!) on May 20th, but we'll see how it goes. I really like both of those courses and am a big Jim Engh fan. He has really put a totally different style of golf course out there and they are quite fun to play. Now that I've figured out how to post some pics, I saw this thread and decided I couldn't resist. Here are some pics of Redlands Mesa from the last time I played it and then I'll post some pics of Lakota Canyon Ranch.
Like a lot of Jim Engh holes, the par four 2nd plays from an elevated tee.
I wish this hole could have come out more dramatic with a different tee box placement or something. The cliff off the right side of the 4th hole is amazing, but under-portrayed.
I like the par 5 fifth. You can really try to blast it over the corner and give yourself a chance to attack a VERY difficult green in two, or fire straight away at the aiming bunker and layup from there.
Here is that tough green on #5. I've found it's a bit of a trademark green for Jim Engh as I've found it on some of his other tracks.
8th hole is a pretty par three from another elevated tee to a green fronted by water. If water is to be found on a site Engh is going to work on, you can count on having a green behinid it.
The nice par four 11th hole.
The 14th is the most unique hole on the course. A straight forward layup is offered off the tee or you can take a rip over the rocks at that green. I'm one for two on getting to that green with the more risky play. Cool hole.
The 14th green looking back at the rock pile you have to clear with your tee shot if you are going for broke.
Cool background on this dogleg left par 4 with water protecting the corner. 16th hole of the day.
The 17th is a crazy awesome par 3 from the closed tee. I wish somehow they could keep that tee open and make it bigger because it gave that shot some SERIOUS exhilaration! I've never stood on a tee box where I actually felt if I swung too hard I could fall off and die, but that tee box did!
Solid finishing hole that climbs uphill to the bowled green.
