The Westin Kierland Golf Club (Mesquite/Ironwood)

Overview: Mesquite/Ironwood is the longest of the three directory routings at The Westin Kierland Golf Club, measuring 7,017 yards from the back tees. The par-72 combination uses the facility's desert setting without becoming a one-note target course. Mesquite contributes a thoughtful, tree-lined sense of definition, while Ironwood opens the visual field and asks the golfer to manage distance and angles. It is the Kierland route for players who want the full length of the three-nine design.

History: Scott Miller's 27-hole golf club opened in 1996, before the Westin Kierland Resort itself arrived. The golf layout is composed of three 9-hole nines, Acacia, Mesquite and Ironwood, which are combined into different 18-hole cards. The arrangement is part of the original identity of the facility, so the Mesquite/Ironwood label should remain attached to this exact pairing when course information is displayed or compared.

Did You Know? The scorecard lists Mesquite/Ironwood at 7,017 yards from the tournament tees, making it longer than the Acacia/Mesquite and Ironwood/Acacia combinations. Kierland's three nine names are also a quick guide to the property's landscape language. Each pairing retains the club's resort scale, but the selected nines change the length, sequence and way the desert corridors frame the approach shots.