37700 Desert Mountain Pkwy,
Scottsdale, Arizona 85262
The Course:
108 holes. Desert-style. Undulating terrain.
Surroundings:
Desert and residential.
Designer:
Desert Mountain's six courses are all Jack Nicklaus designed Signature Courses
Above distances are for the Chiricahua course, the highest-rated and highest in elevation terms on the Desert Mountain property. The five other Desert Mountain 18-hole championship courses are: Renegade (7,524 yds from back tees; opened 1987); Cochise (7,026 yds; 1988); Geronimo (7,099 yds; 1990); Apache (7,211 yds) and Outlaw (7,107 yds; 2003).
33.870478
-111.860020
40 miles NE of downtown Phoenix.
Desert Mountain
The private Desert Mountain Golf Club in Scottsdale comprises a unique collection of six Jack Nicklaus designed signature course: Renegade, Cochise, Chiricahua, Geronimo, Apache and Outlaw. Since opening in 1986, Desert Mountain's courses have consistently been recognized at a national level.
When the "The Tradition" (a senior major championship) was held here, the PGA Champions Tour ranked the Cochise course as the "Best Maintained Golf Course" on the tour. The Renegade and Cochise courses consistently rank with the best courses in Arizona. Opened in 2003, the Outlaw course is the newest example of Desert Mountain golf at its finest.
Desert Mountain is a private club. Guests may only play if hosted by a member.
2019/20 Golf Digest rating: Chiricahua course rated 10th best course in Arizona; Geronimo course rated 16th best in Arizona; Renegade course rated 19th best in Arizona.
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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