Phoenix / Scottsdale
The Phoenix metropolitan area, known as the Valley of the Sun, is home to more golf courses than you could hope to play in one visit. From November through April you can get sunny days and comfortable temperatures, making it the most enjoyable time of year to visit. Scottsdale's golf features some of the top-rated golf courses in the country. To make the most of your golfing trip, and to help in your planning, you can look up the location of the best courses in Phoenix on our customised maps.
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Brian Curley (Schmidt-Curley Design), with input from Fred Couples.
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Forrest Richardson
(Closed in 2019)
Phoenix / Scottsdale
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Jay Morrish
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
Jay Morrish
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Schmidt-Curley Design (Lee Schmidt & Brian Curley).
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Desert Mountain's six courses are all Jack Nicklaus designed Signature Courses
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Robert Trent Jones Jr.
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Scott Miller
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Tom Fazio
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Jack Nicklaus II
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Ken Kavanaugh
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Ken Kavanaugh & Greg Nash
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Tom Fazio
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David Graham & Gary Panks
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Scott Miller
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Robert Trent Jones Jr.
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Gary Panks
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Rees Jones
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Ken Kavanaugh
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Bill Johnston
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Randy Heckenkemper
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Ted Robinson (Sr).
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William Francis "Billy" Bell Jr.
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Original 18-hole design (Oasis & Desert nines) by Homer Flint (1988); modifications and addition of the Canyon-nine by father/son team of Ted Robinson & Ted Robsinson Jr (1990s). Course reduced to 18 holes and renovated by Phil Smith (2017).
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Gary Panks
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Rees Jones
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David Graham & Gary Panks
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Keith Foster
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Jack Nicklaus & sons, Jack Jr. and Gary.
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Greg Nash
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Ben Crenshaw & Bill Coore
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Ben Crenshaw & Bill Coore
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Original Desert Course designed by Tom Weiskopf & Jay Morrish (1987). Complete redesign by Randy Heckenkemper (2008) and relaunched as the Champions Course.
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Tom Weiskopf & Jay Morrish
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Gary Panks
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Tom Weiskopf & Jay Morrish
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Founders course: designed by Tom Lehman and John Fought (2004). Victory course designed by Tom Lehman (2016).
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Gary Panks
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Gary Panks
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
Robert Trent Jones Sr designed the Gold course (1964) and Patriot course (1961, originally called Blue course); both redesigned by Forrest Richardson in 2005. Robert "Red" Lawrence designed the Heritage course (originally known as the Red course).
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Nick Faldo with Schmidt-Curley Design (Lee Schmidt & Brian Curley).
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An Arnold Palmer Signature Course.
Tournaments:
Solheim Cup: can Europe defend the most prestigious team trophy in women’s professional golf, when the 17th Solheim Cup is played out at the Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio (Sept 4-6).
Italian Open: Nicolai Højgaard recorded his first European Tour win (Sept 5), just a week after his twin brother Rasmus landed the European Masters title (Aug 29); the first brothers to win back-to-back on the European Tour.
Who's Who:
Patrick Cantlay: moved into the world top 5, after winning the final two FedEx Cup playoff events and scooping the $15 million first prize.
Trish Johnson: kept the Senior LPGA Championship trophy in European hands, with her second win in this event in its four-year history.
The San Roque Club: "... how best to revitalise a course that had previously been fit to play regular host to the European Tour’s qualifying school finals..." by Toby Ingleton.
New 27-hole golf complex to be built in southern Belgium
A new golf complex in southern Belgium, close to the border with Luxembourg, will start construction in June 2021.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club "makes its tournament debut with the hosting of the Italian Open on the European Tour" by Richard Humphreys
Gamble Sands opens short course:
David McLay Kidd’s 14-hole QuickSands short course has opened for play at Gamble Sands in Brewster, Washington.
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