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.
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Brian Curley (Schmidt-Curley Design), with input from Fred Couples.
(Closed in 2021)
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Tom Doak
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Forrest Richardson
Visitors welcome
Tucson
Robert Trent Jones II (lead designer Bruce Charlton).
(Closed in 2019)
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Father/son team of Pete & Perry Dye
Private course
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Jay Morrish
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Jay Morrish
Visitors welcome
Tucson
Schmidt-Curley Design (Lee Schmidt & Brian Curley).
Visitors welcome
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
Visitors welcome
Tucson
A Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course.
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Robert Trent Jones Jr.
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Scott Miller
Visitors welcome
Tucson
Greg Nash & Jeff Hardin
Visitors welcome
Las Vegas
Matt Dye
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Bill Phillips
Private club
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Tom Fazio
Visitors welcome
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).
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Ken Kavanaugh
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Ken Kavanaugh & Greg Nash
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Tom Fazio
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
David Graham & Gary Panks
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Scott Miller
Visitors welcome
Flagstaff
Bill Phillips
Rsrt guests only
Tucson
Jack Nicklaus
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Robert Trent Jones Jr.
Visitors welcome
Las Vegas
David Druzisky
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Gary Panks
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Rees Jones
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Ken Kavanaugh
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Bill Johnston
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Greg Nash & Jeff Hardin
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Randy Heckenkemper
Visitors welcome
Flagstaff
Robert Trent Jones Sr and Jr
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Ted Robinson (Sr).
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
William Francis "Billy" Bell Jr.
Visitors welcome
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).
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Gary Panks
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Rees Jones
Visitors welcome
Tucson
Original design by William Francis "Billy" Bell Jr (1961), whose father William Park "Billy" Bell designed the adjacent Randolph North course. Dell Urich course significantly redesigned in 1996.
Visitors welcome
Tucson
William Park "Billy" Bell (1925).
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
David Graham & Gary Panks
Restricted
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Tom Weiskopf & Jay Morrish
Visitors welcome
Tucson
Robert Trent Jones Sr.
Visitors welcome
Tucson
"South" course: designed by Arthur Hills (1989).
"North" course: designed by Dave Bennett (1984); course subsequently closed (2013).
Visitors welcome
Flagstaff
Gary Panks
Rsrt guests only
Flagstaff
Tom Weiskopf
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
Private club
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Jack Nicklaus & sons, Jack Jr. and Gary.
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Greg Nash
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Ben Crenshaw & Bill Coore
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Ben Crenshaw & Bill Coore
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Original Desert Course designed by Tom Weiskopf & Jay Morrish (1987). Complete redesign by Randy Heckenkemper (2008) and relaunched as the Champions Course.
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Tom Weiskopf & Jay Morrish
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Gary Panks
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Tom Weiskopf & Jay Morrish
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Tom Weiskopf & Jay Morrish
Visitors welcome
Tucson
Robert von Hagge & Bruce Devlin
Visitors welcome
Tucson
Tom Lehman
Visitors welcome
Tucson
Tom Fazio
Visitors welcome
Tucson
Tom Fazio
Visitors welcome
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
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Scott Miller
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Gary Panks
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Gary Panks
Restricted
Phoenix
Bill Brownlee & Wendell Pickett.
Visitors welcome
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).
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Nick Faldo with Schmidt-Curley Design (Lee Schmidt & Brian Curley).
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
An Arnold Palmer Signature Course.
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
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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