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.
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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
Visitors welcome
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.
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Phoenix / Scottsdale
Scott Miller
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Tucson
Greg Nash & Jeff Hardin
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Las Vegas
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
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
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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
Visitors welcome
Flagstaff
Rsrt guests only
Tucson
Jack Nicklaus
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Robert Trent Jones Jr.
Visitors welcome
Las Vegas
Visitors welcome
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
Visitors welcome
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
Visitors welcome
Tucson
Visitors welcome
Tucson
"South" course: designed by Arthur Hills (1989).
"North" course: designed by Dave Bennett (1984); course subsequently closed (2013).
Visitors welcome
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
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Jack Nicklaus & sons, Jack Jr. and Gary.
Visitors welcome
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
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Tom Weiskopf & Jay Morrish
Visitors welcome
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
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Gary Panks
Visitors welcome
Phoenix / Scottsdale
Gary Panks
Restricted
Phoenix
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.
Tournaments:
European Tour: 2021 marks the 50th and last season of the world renowned European Tour, launched in April 1972 at the Spanish Open. From 2022 the Tour will be sponsored by Dubai-based global supply chain and ports operator DP World, and will be known as the DP World Tour.
South African Open: December 2021 events in South Africa have again been impacted by the Covid pandemic. The South African Open (Dec 2-5) will no longer be played as a DP World Tour event, and the Alfred Dunhill Championship (Dec 9-12) has been cancelled.
Who's Who:
Bernhard Langer: at age 64, Langer collected a record sixth Charles Schwab Cup, the only player to have won the season-long points chase more than twice. He also topped the PGA Tour Champions money-list for the 11th time out of a possible 13 since 2008.
Carlota Ciganda: the five-time Solheim Cup star was delighted to record a fourth Ladies European Tour win in her home national championship, the Ladies Spanish Open.
Lee Elder: Trailblazer, Ryder Cup player, four-time PGA Tour winner and eight-time Senior PGA Tour winner, Lee Elder died on November 28, aged 87. In 1975 he became the first African American golfer to play in the Masters tournament, and in so doing provided one of the pivotal moments in the history of professional golf.
Golf World Top 100: Best Golf Courses in Europe. From France to Spain to the Netherlands and Norway, the Golf World Top 100 panel reveals the places you have to play (published 20 October 2021).
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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