Gold Canyon Golf Resort

6100 S. Kings Ranch Rd,

Gold Canyon, Arizona 85218

  • Office

    +1 (480) 982 9090
  • Pro shop

    +1 (800) 827 5281
  • Fax

    +1 (480) 983 9554
  • Golf pro

    Scott Scherger (Director of Golf)
  • Academy

    Gold Canyon Golf School

About the course

  • The Course:

    18 holes. Desert-style. Undulating terrain - a few slopes to climb.

  • Surroundings:

    Desert and residential.

  • Designer:

    Ken Kavanaugh & Greg Nash

Back
tees
Club
tees
Front
tees
Yards
6530
5799
5399
Par
71
71
71
SSS or slope
71.8
67.6
70.3

At the same location:

18-hole par-72 Dinosaur Mountain course (6653 yds from back tees).

Location

Latitude:

33.362237

Longitude:

-111.445270

How to get there:

35 miles E of Phoenix

From the 101-loop take exit 55A onto Superstition Freeway (US 60) heading east, direction Globe. After 27 miles (and beyond end of Freeway) turn left into Kings Ranch Road. After approx 1 mile Gold Canyon Golf resort is on your left. (Note : this is a different location than Gold Canyon RV Resort).

Gold Canyon Golf Resort (Sidewinder course)

3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.

Est. 1982

Gold Canyon's Sidewinder course doesn't quite deliver the golfing punch or scenic splendour of the club's more revered Dinosaur Mountain layout. It does however offer a pleasant and good-quality round, without quite so many elevation changes and fewer dramatic desert-mountain holes.

Although more of the Sidewinder course is routed through housing and the elevation changes are less pronounced, it still lays down a good test for your all round game. Either as a warm-up for the bigger challenge of Dinosaur Mountain, or for a more relaxed round, the desert-style Sidewinder has its share of attractive holes and scenic vistas.

Just make sure that after the 12th hole you don't inadvertently cross-over to the neighbouring Mountain Brook Golf Club layout, which passes just a few yards away.

List of courses: Phoenix / Scottsdale

Visitors

Who can play and when?

Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.

Must book in advance.

Green fees

Visitor fee, 18-holes, peak rate in high season (Feb thru' early-April): $119 (all days. Golf cart included.

Credit cards accepted. Contact club for full details, discounts, Stay&Play packages, etc. [Last updated: 2018].

Other information

Golf carts compulsory; carts are fitted with GPS.

Practice facilities

Excellent

Where2Stay

  • Gold Canyon Resort3-star

    6100 South Kings Ranch Road, Gold Canyon, Arizona 85218

    +1 (480) 982 9090

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    • Golf at this hotel:

      Gold Canyon (Dinosaur Mtn and Sidewinder courses)

    • Golf within 5 miles:

      Superstition Mtn

    • Golf within 20 miles:

      No

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