Scottsdale-Phoenix-Mesa, Arizona
Where you will find America's most spectacular golf courses

Ancala Country Club
Course Rating: 70.1/135, Designer: Pete Dye
A true desert golf course at the foot of the McDowell Mountains with sweeping views of the Valley. It offers Bent grass greens and 5 sets of tees for all skill levels."

Eagle Mountain
Course Rating: Opened January 1996, Designer: Scott Miller. "Set against the vast Sonoran Desert, amid mountains buttes and rolling hills, Eagle Mountain must be played to be believed."

Grayhawk, Talon Course
Rating: 74.0/141, Designer: David Graham & Gary Panks "Host site for the Anderson Consulting World Championship of Golf, the Talon offers the ambiance and service that you would expect from a private club. It will take your breath away."

Grayhawk, Raptor Course
Rating: Opens December 1995, Designer: Tom Fazio. "This is Tom Fazio's first public golf course in the Valley. The Raptor offers the same exceptional challenge as the Talon. Golf the way you've always wanted it."

Kierland
Course Rating: Opened January 1996, Designer: Scott Miller. The 27 holes punctuate the expansive and dramatic beauty of the Arizona desert. Surrounding the course is Camelback Mountain, Mummy Mountain, Pinnacle Peak and the McDowell Mountains."

Las Sendas
Course Rating: 73.8/149, Designer: Robert Trent Jones, Jr. "Las Sendas is not a golf course through the desert or planted on a desert. It is a golf course in the desert. It is a course which attracts you with its beauty and challenges."

Legend Trail
Course Rating: Opens July, 1995, Designer: Resse Jones, Jr. "Legend Trail is a masterpiece that tips its cap to the legendary links of the past while ensuring a place of honor among today's finest courses. A delightfully playable course that is subtle and traditional."

SunRidge Canyon
Course Rating: Opened November 1995, Designer: Keith Foster "SunRidge Canyon was created by wind and water and rock and time, following Nature's own course. Like nature, much about SunRidge Canyon is straightforward."

Troon North, Monument
Course Rating: 73.3/147, Designer: Tom Wieskopf & Jay Moorish Rated #1 in Golfweek and #6 among America's top 100 places to play by Golf Magazine, this golf course is a must. It's breathtaking desert scenery and immaculate condition, is a true eye opener."

Troon North -Pinnacle
Course Rating: 73.4/148, Designer: Tom Wieskopf "Pinnacle has lived up to the reputation of the Monument Course. Rated #2 best new upscale course in America by Golf Digest and #30 among America's top 100 places to play by Golf Magazine."

The Raven at South Mountain
Course Rating: 73.3/130, Designer: David Graham & Gray Panks "This 7, 115-yard layout features plush, rolling fairways framed by thousands of mature pines, African Sumac and Oleander trees as well as vistas of rugged desert mountains and the Phoenix skyline."

The Tournament Players Club
Course Rating: 71/131, Designer: Tom Weiskopf & Jay Moorish "Being the proud host and site for the annual Phoenix Open, the TPC has two exciting, championship courses. It is a must to experience them for yourself.

Wildfire Golf Club
Course Rating: 73/128, Designer: Arnold Palmer. "Wildfire combines the exciting challenge of an Arnold Palmer designed course with the haunting beauty of the Sonoran desertscape. The natural attributes of the site, the drywash that meanders through and the undulating desert contours that describe it, are breathtaking."

McCormick Ranch, Pine and Palm Courses
Course Rating: 69.9/131, Designer: Muirhead. "They offer two spectacular resort golf courses to any caliber of player. The lush, well manicured greens are located amidst gorgeous scenery in the heart of Scottsdale."

Orange Tree
Course Rating: 71.3/132, Designer: Johnny Bulla. "Orange Tree is one of Scottsdale's best values. Its mature, tree-lined course offers 6,762 lush yards of verdant beauty and strategic challenges. It is an excellent test of golf for players of varying skills."

Rancho Manana Golf Club
Course Rating: 69.71/127, Designer: Bill Johnson. "Located in the heart of the Sonoran Desert, Rancho Manana is a high desert, championship terrain with 18 holes inviting you to match your skills against nature. This challenging course is known for its unparalleled beauty and mild temperatures. It's natures great escape."

ASU-Karsten Golf Course
rating: 73.2/133, Designer: Pete Dye. "Pete Dye's Scottish links design turn ordinary golfers into gold scholars. With rolling hills, railroad ties and partially hidden greens, well guarded by bunkers or water. It is a test of skill."

Scottsdale Country Club
Course Rating: 69.6/118, Designer: Arnold Palmer. "A time-honored golf tradition in Scottsdale, the 27 holes are very well maintained and very playable. With its lush fairways and friendly atmosphere, you will think you're at your own club."

Superstition Springs
Course Rating: 74.1/130, Designer: Greg Nash. "The par four 9th hole was twice voted as Arizona's most popular hole. It's unique layout leaves golfers with their hands full."

Tatum Ranch
Course Rating: 72.0/124, Designer: Robert Cupp. "As one of the premier golf clubs in the Southwest, Tatum Ranch delights players of all skill levels with its target-style design. You'll enjoy the panoramic views of the surrounding landscape, set against the serene beauty of the high Sonoran desert."

Arizona Biltmore, Adobe & Links
Course Rating: 71.5/126. "Both courses offer a simplistic beauty of rolling fairways lined with luscious pines. Well-bunkered greens demand precision shot selection. And the contoured greens roll as true as they come."

Camelback Golf Club, Indian Bend & Padre
Course Rating: 72/116, 71/117, Designer: Red Lawrence & Arthur Jack Snyder. "The Padre's well-bunkered green and tall stands of eucalyptus and pine place a premium on careful club selection and course management. Indian Bend course has mountain vistas which distracts the unwary from the task at hand, managing the prevailing desert breezes and the course's numerous water holes."

Desert Canyon Golf Club (formally Fountian Hills)
Course Rating: 71/119. "The traditional course design features elevated trees coupled with a variety of elevation changes. Fairways, while open, play tight and proves challenging with strategically placed doglegs."

Pavillion Lakes
Course Rating: 70/120. "The spectacular views are across lush fairways and over clear lakes. Desert mountain vistas enhance the experience. Lakes, rolling fairways, and exciting par threes, make this course challenging to the weekend amateur."

Stonecreek
Course Rating: 69.8/127, Designer: Arthur Hills. "The course at Stonecreek follows the contours of Indian Bend wash as it winds its way through Paradise Valley, framed by mountain views to the south and west. Immaculate, manicured greens and fairways reflect the high value we place on enhancing the quality of your experience."

Gold Canyon
Course Rating: 70.9/126, Designer: Ken Cavanaugh. "Set against the magnificent backdrop of the legendary Superstition Mountain, the views from the holes four and five will put the Gold Canyon experience in perspective. '24 Karat Gold' is how the Mountain course is best described."

Club West
Course Rating: 70.0/118, Designer: B. Whitcomb. "Rated among the top 20 public courses in the state, it features elevation changes with scenic views of the desert below. It is definitely a formidable challenge and a fun round of golf."

Foothills
Course Rating: 72.7/123, Designer: Tom Weiskopf & Jay Moorish. "This breathtaking scenic gold course is located in south Phoenix. It is a desert, links style golf course featuring bent grass greens."

Ocotillo
Course Rating: 72.2/132, Designer: Ted Robinson. "A 27-hole championship golf course with water covering 24 holes and 112 sand bunkers, this course is a true challenge. The lush green grass and rolling terrain will keep you focused on the important part of the game."

Kokopelli
Course Rating: 72.2/132, Designer: Bill Phillips. "Dramatic mounding rolling fairways, and fast breaking greens dominate nearly every hole, and lakes come into play on nine holes. A thoughtful approach to the layout will produce the desired result."

Talking Stick
Course Rating: 72.7/129-South, 73.8/129-North, Designer: Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw. "The North Course, with its broad, angular holes, rewards thoughtful play. Its low profile, slightly crowned greens and close-cropped approaches encourage running as well as aerial assaults. The South Course with its tree lined fairways and raised greens defended at the sides offers a more straightforward style of play