Why it matters
Sand Hollow Championship sits on red sandstone bluffs above Sand Hollow Reservoir, an hour from the Las Vegas airport and the cheapest direct golf trip the West has to offer. Its run of cliff-edge holes (12-14) framed against the Pine Valley Mountains is the most-photographed thing about southern Utah golf and is what gets it into the conversation against Wolf Creek and Cascata. The course is fully public, weather is real-world dependable February through May and again October-November, and a Hurricane-based lodging spend stretches a lot further than St George itself.
How to play it
Walking is allowed but the elevation changes and the desert make a cart the realistic call. The companion Links course shares the entrance and the practice facility, so a 36-hole day at Sand Hollow with one championship loop and one links loop is the standard play. Book the Championship in the morning, the Links in the afternoon when the wind picks up — the links course wears a breeze better than the cliffs do.