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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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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Phoenix / Scottsdale
Jay Morrish
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Robert Trent Jones Jr.
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Forrest Richardson
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Ken Kavanaugh
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Ken Kavanaugh & Greg Nash
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Ben Crenshaw & Bill Coore
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Ben Crenshaw & Bill Coore
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Tom Weiskopf & Jay Morrish
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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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Tom Fazio
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Schmidt-Curley Design (Lee Schmidt & Brian Curley).
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Scott Miller
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Gary Panks
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Ken Kavanaugh
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Bill Johnston
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Gary Panks
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Greg Nash
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Gary Panks
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An Arnold Palmer Signature Course.
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Nick Faldo with 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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Tom Weiskopf & Jay Morrish
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Scott Miller
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Jack Nicklaus & sons, Jack Jr. and Gary.
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
Robert Trent Jones Jr.
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Rees Jones
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Gary Panks
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Tom Fazio
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
Father/son team of Pete & Perry Dye
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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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Brian Curley (Schmidt-Curley Design), with input from Fred Couples.
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Jay Morrish
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
Jack Nicklaus II
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David Graham & Gary Panks
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Scott Miller
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Rees Jones
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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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David Graham & Gary Panks
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Keith Foster
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Tom Weiskopf & Jay Morrish
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
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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Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw
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Gary Panks
124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.
79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).
Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.
Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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