Coral Canyon sits on the north side of Washington City along the Coral Canyon Boulevard exit off I-15, with the routing carved into the red sandstone outcrops that give the development its name. Keith Foster — the architect best known for his work at Colonial Country Club and the redesign at Southern Hills — laid out the course in 2000 as the centerpiece of a master-planned community on the bench above the Virgin River.
A Foster Design in the Red Rock
Foster routed the course with the kind of strategic, ground-game features that distinguish his work from the more carry-heavy desert layouts in the region. Eighty acres of turf, fifty-five sand bunkers, two lakes, and a labyrinth of dry washes that come into play on most of the eighteen holes. The fairways are wide enough to keep the rounds moving but the angles into the greens reward placement off the tee. From the championship tees the course stretches to 7,200 yards at par 72.
New Management, Continuous Improvement
Z Golf Management took over operations in fall 2020 and has overseen significant renovation work: bunker rebuilds, cart path replacements, an updated irrigation system. The clubhouse, pro shop, and the on-site Greens Restaurant have been refreshed under the new management. Daily-fee public play is the standard model, with a semi-private membership tier for residents of the Coral Canyon community.
The Golf Anchor in Washington City
Washington City has its own commercial identity separate from St. George — the Telegraph Street corridor, Sienna Hills, the Green Spring development north of I-15. Coral Canyon is the golf piece. Where the four St. George municipal courses sit inside the older parts of the city and Sand Hollow Championship sits on the rim above the reservoir, Coral Canyon sits on the bench between the two — a fifteen-minute drive from either.
The course shares the Red Rock Golf Trail loop with Sky Mountain, Sand Hollow, Sunbrook, and the rest of the public-access Washington County layouts. For visitors building a multi-day card, Coral Canyon is one of the rounds that gets praised for the conditioning relative to the rate. Foster's routing has held up; the new ownership has put money into the surfaces; and the Bryce-and-Zion-direction views from the back nine are part of why the course gets booked.