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For those who haven’t played Nk’Mip Canyon before we hope these tips will help you enjoy your round. Nk’Mip Canyon is a desert golf course. All but five holes have been cut out of raw desert. Please be aware that the local desert environment may contain rattlesnakes and cacti. The cacti lie low on the ground and have very long, sharp spines. We recommend that you avoid leaving the cut portion of the golf course unless absolutely necessary. The native plants are very sensitive so please do not step on sage or greasewood.

Our course design is part desert, part links. Desert golf requires you to carefully place your tee shot. Length off the tee is not necessary on most holes. The further you hit the ball the narrower the fairways get. It is far more important to keep your ball in play. Links golf requires you to take the wind into account. What you lose going into the wind you will gain on the next hole or two when you come back downwind.

Target just right of centre letting the natural slope bring you back to the middle of the fairway. Select a club off the tee that will leave you 140 yards into a narrow green opening.

Aim your tee shot right side of the fairway bunker; wind direction will be a factor on how much corner to cut off the dogleg.

This elevated green is designed to accept shots entering from the right. A little long is better than short to avoid the deep left front bunker.

Our most challenging hole off the tee requiring a safe shot down the left side of the big fairway pine leaving a 130yd approach, or you are over the edge. 20ft drop to a well guarded green.

This challenging Par 4 is a true test. Although it plays down hill you are left with a long second shot to a well guarded green.The right side is all carry over a large waste bunker.

Aim tee shot middle of wide fairway. Second shot is to a two- tiered green requiring an extra club from the middle of the fairway. 31ft elevation difference.

 A deceptively tough hole. Not much trouble off the tee but lots of trouble with bunkers left and center of the fairway. Position ball left of the large willow for best angle to raised green that runs away from the player.

Looks can be deceiving. This short Par 3 can bite you. Middle of this large undulating green will always be safe. Long is not good.

Uphill double dogleg demands long left to right tee shot to the middle of the fairway. Second shot all uphill requiring one or two more clubs to a small undulating green.

Take your driver down the left side of the fairway. Avoiding the gully on the right leaves an easy mid-iron second shot to a deep green.

Welcome to the canyon! This short uphill hole best played down the right to avoid desert and water. Play your tee shot to leave a 100yd approach but watch the large pond left of the green.

Enjoy the view before tackling this tricky Par 3. Swirling winds can make club selection difficult. Short is better than long or left. 50ft drop from the back tees.

Getting thirsty? A wide open tee shot aimed through the middle of the Vineyard favouring the left side. Wide green sloping back to front with bunker behind.

Club selection is very important to this harmless looking downhill Par 3. Avoid long and/or left. 24 foot drop from blue tees to this undulating green.

The Chief! Our longest hole and usually into the prevailing wind. Two accurate woods down a narrowing fairway will leave a short approach to a flat, deep green.

Hit tee shot down left side of fairway aiming left of distant pines. This avoids trouble on the right and gives the best angle into the green.

Aim blind tee shot at big bush middle of fairway. An accurate second shot is a must to this well protected green.

A superb finishing hole requiring both accuracy and length. Wide off the tee but a very narrow approach to a well protected undulated green with large pond front and right.