8620 E. Thompson Peak Pkwy,
Scottsdale, Arizona 85255
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Grayhawk Learning CenterThe Course:
18 holes. Desert-style. Gently undulating terrain - a few slopes to climb and some long green-to-tee distances.
Surroundings:
Desert and residential.
Designer:
Tom Fazio
Above distances are for the Raptor course. Also at Grayhawk is the 18-hole Talon course (par-72, 6973 yds from back tees, rating 73.3).
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2 miles N of 101-loop in Scottsdale
From the 101-loop take exit 36 heading north on Pima Road. After approximately 2 mi turn left into Thompson Peak Parkway. After o.5 miles turn right into Grayhawk Golf Club.
Grayhawk (Raptor)
Grayhawk Golf Club (Raptor course): In his younger days as a resident of Scottsdale, this is where Phil Mickelson honed his golfing skills. Of the club's two excellent championship layouts on which the young "leftie" played, the Raptor probably just edges it over the also very good Talon course.
The Tom Fazio-designed Raptor layout is characterised by tightish, lush fairways, huge and often deep greenside bunkering, and wonderfully undulating greens that will fully test your putting skills.
Housing around the course is limited to a few discrete single-storey buildings, nothing to detract from the excellence and naturalness of the golf course. On the back-nine the wonderfully scenic backdrop of the rugged McDowell mountains also adds to the framing of the holes.
Grayhawk is a first-class golf club in all respects, definitely one to include on your Scottsdale play list, even if the green fee is perhaps heftier than some others in the area.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance.
Contact club for full details, discounts, packages, etc. [Last updated: 2024].
Walking permitted.
Excellent
Grayhawk Golf Club was formerly the home club of Phil Mickleson. Phil's Grill is one of an array of excellent facilities in the splendid clubhouse.
Both Grayhawk courses have hosted an array of top quality events; the Talon course hosting the 1995 Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf, won by Englishman Barry Lane.
Raptor course:
Arizona's 38th best course (Golf Digest, 2025/26).
7575 East Princess Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona 85255
+1 (480) 585 0091
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16770 North Perimeter Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
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