December 16, 2008--It's still pretty unclear, as this is written, when Tiger Woods will be back swinging on the PGA Tour. But for golf fans who are missing the Tiger, an alternative is to play the video game, Tiger Woods PGA Tour '09, from EA Sports. And one golf course from around Las Vegas--Wolf Creek Golf Club--is featured prominently as a real-life fantasy golf course. Wolf Creek Golf Club is an award-winning golf course that is located in Mesquite, Nev., 77 miles north of Las Vegas.

“Tiger Woods PGA Tour gamers have an endless desire for fantasy courses, which is one of the main reasons Wolf Creek was high on the list of courses we wanted to sign,” says EA Sports product manager Praveeta Singh. “The coolest part is that Wolf Creek is a fantasy course that actually exists.” The holes at Wolf Creek dance through the canyons and ravines that overlook Mesquite, and this golf course has earned a reputation for its challenge and beauty. Also, it is said that potentially 80 percent of the virtual gamers are real-life golfers. 

Wolf Creek Golf Club is public, resort golf course and you can click now to easily secure your tee times or golf packages at Wolf Creek Golf Club. Click to view the official photo gallery of Wolf Creek Golf Club or to view the video. The photos capture the dynamic views and vistas of Wolf Creek Golf Club. The Mesquite golf packages are available with the Eureka Casino Hotel. Exisiting or custom golf packages are available. You can also view the hot golf deals for Wolf Creek online or click now to sign up for the official Wolf Creek Golf Club email golf deals info.

The Tiger Woods video game is a world-wide phenomenon and the owners and managers of Wolf Creek Golf Club hope that some of the millions that play the 'virtual' Wolf Creek Golf Club will venture to Mesquite to experience what some call golf that is out of this world. “We’ve received many honors and awards over the years, both regionally and nationally, but this one is among the greatest” says Cory Clemetson, one of the two brothers that own Wolf Creek. “And we hope everyone who plays the virtual version of Wolf Creek will come to Mesquite and play it for real. If they think it’s challenging virtually, just wait until they step onto the first tee.”

Part of the promotion of the new game included a press conference where Lake Las Vegas Resident Natalie Gulbis and EA Sports President Peter Moore played holes from Wolf Creek Golf Club. Click now to view this unique video of Gulbis and Moore as they play the dazzling holes of Wolf Creek. Gulbis is one of seven female golfers featured in the game (there are 28 players total), and Wolf Creek Golf Club is one of just 20 golf courses. Other words that EA designers used to describe Wolf Creek included "amazing, overwheliming beauty, and dazzling."

In the real world, golfers have also been very pleased with the holes at Wolf Creek. A few of the awards that Wolf Creek Golf Club has garnered over the years include #14 in a recent Golfworld readers' poll of favorite golf courses in America; In 2002, Golf Digest picked Wolf Creek as “America’s Best New Course”; In 2007-08, Golf Digest named Wolf Creek one of “America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses” and “America’s 50 Toughest Golf Courses” (#25 and #31 respectively); Golfweek placed Wolf Creek at #26 on its list of “Top 100 Resort Golf Courses”; and ZAGAT rated Wolf Creek as “Excellent” in its 2007/2008 Survey of “America’s Top Golf Courses”.