Arizona: Phoenix, Tucson, Scottsdale Golf Courses and more

Built in 1989, Arizona Grand Golf Course has garnered a reputation as an outstanding Arizona course. Neatly tucked close to South Mountain Park, the blend of traditional links play and desert target golf found at Arizona Grand Resort makes for a challenging and exciting round. ... more »

The course at the Canoa Ranch Golf Club is demanding but also scenic. Dramatic elevation changes provide spectacular views of Elephant Head and strategic bunkering throughout provides plenty of challenges. ... more »

Nestled at the base of the Santa Catalina Mountain Range, the Hotel El Conquistador’s three golf courses all offer breathtaking canyon and mountain views. One of these three courses is the Canada Course, which is known for the amount of strategy that is required to do well. ... more »

The Conquistador Course is one of three courses at the Hilton El Conquistador. The course has been consistently ranked as one of the top courses not only in Arizona but throughout the Southwest. ... more »

MountainView Golf Club at Saddlebrooke sits at an elevation of 3,200 feet, offering both dramatic elevation changes and spectacular views. The course sits at the base of the Catalina Mountain range near Tucson, nestled into the mesquite-covered foothills. ... more »

Omni Tucson National Golf Resort & Spa's Catalina Course has a parkland-style layout that features numerous trees, both lining the fairways and scattered throughout. The traditional design is the more challenging of the two golf courses at Omni Tucson National with water hazards coming into play on eight holes and significant bunkering both greenside and bordering the landing areas. ... more »

The Sonoran Course at Omni Tucson National Golf Resort & Spa has significant elevation changes throughout its landscape, provided by its location in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains. Although the dramatic elevation changes can cause some tricky uneven lies, they also provide beautiful views of the mountains and surrounding desert areas. ... more »

The Lookout Mountain Golf Club is part of the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort, which has helped the resort become one of Phoenix's most popular golfing destinations. It is consistently ranked as one of Arizona's top 25 golf courses and it is a favorite of local golfers who are in the know. ... more »

Quarry Pines Golf Club offers a mix of dramatic elevation changes and stunning mountain views with 18 enjoyable holes. ... more »

Raven Golf Club at Verrado is an upscale desert layout designed by John Fought and Tom Lehman that opened for public play in January 2004. John Fought and Tom Lehman collaborated on the Raven at Verrado Golf Club, a voluptuous design that meanders through the old Caterpillar bulldozer proving grounds. ... more »

Tucked away in the Santa Cruz River Valley, Rio Rico Golf & Country Club tumbles across a variety of terrain that ranges from hilly to flat. Robert Trent Jones, Sr. designed the course in 1975 and it has since matured into one of southern Arizona's finest layouts. The traditional layout features some of Jones signature elements including greenside bunkers and subtle but challenging contours. ... more »

Located in the North Tucson area, SaddleBrook Ranch Golf Club borders the Santa Catalina Mountains. The course meanders through the high Sonoran desert, incorporating natural washes into the design and providing stunning mountain views from almost every hole. Abundant desert flora and fauna further enhance the rugged, gently rolling terrain. ... more »

SunRidge Canyon Golf Club's beautiful layout winds among the foothills the McDowell Mountains. Nestled between the canyon walls, it at times seems like the missing piece to a beautiful golf course puzzle that evolved over millions of years in the Sonoran Desert. ... more »

The Lost Gold Course is the second Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course at Superstition Mountain Golf Club. Nicklaus teamed up with his son, Jack Jr., to design this challenging desert course. The links-style layout offers a different set of challenges than the original course at the club, the Prospector ... more »

The Prospector Course is one of two championship courses at Superstition Mountain Golf Club in Phoenix. It was the original golf course at the club. The course sits at the base of the club's namesake mountain range, providing stunning views ... more »

The Boulders Golf Club in Carefree offers two championship courses, the North and the South. The courses are both known for their rugged beauty, sprawling across a Sonoran Desert landscape covered with towering cacti and ancient boulder formations. The North Course is surrounded by the desert foothills of Black Mountain, which provides a stunning backdrop for most of the holes. ... more »

Meandering across 1,300 acres of pristine Sonoran Desert, the Boulders Golf Club offers two stunning championship courses that play through the foothills of the Black Mountain. Both the North and the South Courses were carved from the hillsides, offering stunning views throughout. The South Course is the newer of the two and many say it is more scenic. ... more »

Legacy Golf Resort’s championship course features lush, green fairways, forgiving rough and strategically-placed hazards. Dramatic elevation changes provide extensive views of nearby Camelback Mountain, Squaw Peak and the Phoenix skyline. The resort itself features 328 suites with kitchens, a practice facility, pool, fitness center and tennis court. The facility also includes a fully stocked pro shop and the Kinetic Golf Academy. ... more »

The Canyon Golf Course winds through the inspiring beauty of Esperro Canyon and incorporates the massive rock formation known as Whaleback Rock. ... more »

A classic desert-style, target course, the Mountain has many changes in elevation and several elevated tees. Putting is a challenge because the greens are undulating and typically fast. ... more »

Nestled within the western foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains, Preserve Golf Course in Tucson features excellent views as well as dramatic elevation changes. The layout features rolling fairways and undulating greens that cause uneven lies, but the golf course is still eminently playable for golfers of all skill levels. ... more »

The Tubac Golf Resort sits along the banks of the Santa Cruz River, providing a lush landscape of mature trees and cottonwood groves. The Anza/Rancho golf course is one of three different 18-hole combinations at the resort, which features 27 holes in total. ... more »

Tubac Golf Resort is home to 27 holes of golf that are played in three different 18-hole combinations. The resort is most famously known for providing the set for the golf movie "Tin Cup." It was most likely chosen for its lush landscape of mature trees and cottonwood groves along with its dry, temperate climate. ... more »

The Rancho/Otero combination plays through mature trees and cottonwood forests with lakes coming into play on a few holes. Tubac Golf Resort's Rancho nine is home to what is called the "Tubac Triangle," a notorious stretch of holes that consist of the longest par 3, par 4, and par 5 at the resort. ... more »

The Cattail Course opened in the fall of 2002. It complements the Devil's Claw but lends a whole new flavor to championship golf at Whirlwind. While the Devil's Claw features high mounding and significant elevation changes on fairways, the Cattail's challenge is in its deep canyons and pristine lakes. ... more »

The Devil's Claw course reflects the plant palette indigenous to the Gila River - Mesquite, Saguaro, Palo Verde, and Cottonwood blend with native grasses to recreate the Gila River as it was when the waters still flowed on the reservation. It's design is dominated by gradual elevation changes, multi-tiered greens, and challenging bunker design. ... more »

Palms Golf Club is situated just east of Mesquite in Littlefield. Built in 1989, it was the Mesquite area's first golf course. The layout balances the old and the new, creating a course with a lot of variety. ... more »