Seven Canyons is an eye candy golf course. A Tom Weiskopf design, it is not long, a little bit constrained but it is fun.

The first hole is a short uphill welcoming par five. Favor the left off the tee to take the right fairway bunkers out of play. Good birdie oppty. It absolutely positively should not be the number 5 handicap hole. The 2nd contours left so favor right of center off the tee. The greenside bunker left is not user friendly. The 3rd is a right leaning long downhill par 4. A good aiming point is the left fairway bunker which is about 170 yards from the green. The 4th an uphill par five is the longest hole on the course. Play it as a three shotter. Off the tee be right of the left fairway bunker which should not come into play. Now is decision time, there is an arroyo that bisects the fairway. Laying up in front of the arroyo and the left bunker will leave you 190 yards out. Conversely, if you can carry the hazard you will be inside 150. Choose wisely. The 5th is a classic downhill par three. At least one club less, the vertical drop is less than 100 feet, but a fun hole regardless. The 6th is a demanding par four that bends left. There is a huge bunker on the right elbow and another large bunker in front of the green. Par here is a good score. The 7th is a good risk/reward hole. Driveable by the stoutest of the stout. It bends right with a water hazard on the inside of the right elbow. The green is protected by six bunkers. The 8th is a mid-length par three with a water carry and a green that has four bunkers and water front and left. The 9th is the longest par four and favor the left off the tee.

The back starts with a short par four. However, there is an arroyo about 100 yards in front of the green and two bunkers right. The 11th is the shortest, albeit, slightly uphill, hole and rates the easiest. The 12th is a short uphill and then downhill par four to a punchbowl green. Favor the left off the tee. The 13th is a classic Weiskopf driveable par four. The hole bends left to right and is begging you to go for it. If you layup play to the right side to take the bunkers out of play and give yourself a flip wedge. Good birdie hole. The 14th is a dogleg left reachable par 5. One must carry the arroyo to this elevated green. The 15th is a valley par four. Elevated tee, downhill to an elevated green. Favor the right off the tee and take an extra club on the approach. I hate the par 5 downhill dogleg left par 5 16th. I hit a good drive and for whatever reason, I thought it was a par four. I went for it, even though there is a creek in front of the green and limped away with a hard fought bogey instead of a no-pressure par. The last par four, 17th, has OB right and a pretty narrow fairway that contours left. Consider laying up and you will still have an attack iron on your approach. The 18th is an uphill 246 yard par three that is well-protected. Do not be embarrassed to hit your driver her.