Arizona
Golfing in Arizona: a land of plateaus, canyons and gushing rivers, Arizona offers a good selection of unique, interesting and highly enjoyable golf courses. The quality and number of courses is almost without parallel, with many resort courses offering much more than just golf. This is a real golfers' paradise, where courses are plentiful, generally well maintained and often very scenic. On the courses themselves, many fairways are crossed by "wash" areas, desert wasteland which allows surface water to run off the course. Desert rule generally applies, whereby desert areas may be played as water hazards.
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
Brian Curley (Schmidt-Curley Design), with input from Fred Couples.
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
Forrest Richardson
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Tucson
Robert Trent Jones II (lead designer Bruce Charlton).
(Closed in 2019)
Phoenix / Scottsdale
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
Jay Morrish
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
Jay Morrish
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Tucson
Schmidt-Curley Design (Lee Schmidt & Brian Curley).
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
Schmidt-Curley Design (Lee Schmidt & Brian Curley).
Private club
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Desert Mountain's six courses are all Jack Nicklaus designed Signature Courses
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Tucson
A Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course.
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
Robert Trent Jones Jr.
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
Scott Miller
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Tucson
Greg Nash & Jeff Hardin
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Las Vegas
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
Private club
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Tom Fazio
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
Jack Nicklaus II
Private club
Flagstaff
CANYON course: Tom Weiskopf & Jay Morrish (1986). MEADOW course: Tom Weiskopf (1999).
By arrangement
Tucson
John Fought & Tom Lehman (North course); John Fought (South course).
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
Ken Kavanaugh
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
Ken Kavanaugh & Greg Nash
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
Tom Fazio
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
David Graham & Gary Panks
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
Scott Miller
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Flagstaff
Rsrt guests only
Tucson
Jack Nicklaus
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
Robert Trent Jones Jr.
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Las Vegas
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
Gary Panks
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
Rees Jones
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
Ken Kavanaugh
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
Bill Johnston
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
Randy Heckenkemper
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Flagstaff
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
Ted Robinson (Sr).
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
William Francis "Billy" Bell Jr.
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
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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Phoenix / Scottsdale
Gary Panks
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
Rees Jones
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Tucson
William Francis "Billy" Bell Jr
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Tucson
William Park "Billy" Bell
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
David Graham & Gary Panks
Restricted
Phoenix / Scottsdale
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Tucson
Visitors welcome
Tucson
"South" course: designed by Arthur Hills (1989).
"North" course: designed by Dave Bennett (1984); course subsequently closed (2013).
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Flagstaff
Rsrt guests only
Flagstaff
Visitors welcome
Tucson
Original 18 holes (Rattler/Coyote nines) designed by Bob Cupp, with PGA Tour pro Craig Stadler (1986); course redesigned and Roadrunner nine-hole loop added by Arnold Palmer & Ed Seay (2003).
Private club
Tucson
Jay Morrish
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Keith Foster
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
Jack Nicklaus & sons, Jack Jr. and Gary.
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
Greg Nash
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
Ben Crenshaw & Bill Coore
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
Ben Crenshaw & Bill Coore
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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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Phoenix / Scottsdale
Tom Weiskopf & Jay Morrish
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
Gary Panks
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
Tom Weiskopf & Jay Morrish
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Tucson
Robert von Hagge & Bruce Devlin
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Tucson
Tom Lehman
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Tucson
Tom Fazio
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Tucson
Tom Fazio
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
Founders course: designed by Tom Lehman and John Fought (2004). Victory course designed by Tom Lehman (2016).
(Closed in 2018)
Tucson
Tom Weiskopf
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
Gary Panks
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
Gary Panks
Restricted
Phoenix
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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
Nick Faldo with Schmidt-Curley Design (Lee Schmidt & Brian Curley).
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
An Arnold Palmer Signature Course.
Tournaments:
2021 Opens: whether by accident or design, four of the top five mens’ Open Championships played in the British Isles occupy consecutive weeks in July: the Irish Open (1-4), Scottish Open (8-11), The Open (15-18) and Wales Open (22-25). The recently relaunched English Open is scheduled for early-August.
Hoag Classic: Ernie Els defends his title in this prestigious PGA Tour Champions event, played since 1991 at the Newport Beach Country Club, CA (Mar 5-7).
Who's Who:
Brooks Koepka: won his second Phoenix Open title, with a chip-in eagle at TPC Scottsdale’s short par-4 17th included in his final round.
Annika Sörenstam: the legendary Swede makes a return to the LPGA Tour in the Gainbridge LPGA, to be played at Lake Nona, her home club (Feb 25-28).
New course opens for play at Barnbougle
Bill Coore designs 14-hole layout with “sporty” holes on dune ridge above Lost Farm.
New links course planned for Scottish Highlands. Landowner aims to appoint a ‘world-class architect’ to work on site next to Cromarty Firth.
New Faldo Design layout in Vietnam set for summer completion. Nine holes of the course at Thanh Lanh are routed across a the lake peninsula.
Dundonald Links Scotland: Construction work is in progress on new practice facilities and course changes at Dundonald Links in Irvine, Scotland, as part of a £25 million investment by new owners Darwin Escapes that also includes the construction of a new clubhouse with rooms, plus eighteen lodges. Read more ...
R&A submits planning application for new golf facility in Glasgow.
Look up the Top Golf Courses in Scotland.
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