Arizona Golf Course Reviews

As a par 70, ASU Karsten Golf Course in Tempe is a true Pete Dye test

The Arizona State University Karsten Golf Course, at 7,002-yards, is somewhat reminiscent of a Scottish links course with Dye's signature pot bunkers on many holes, mounding and undulating greens mixed in with a few railroad ties here and there. That the Karsten Course is now a par 70 really doesn't matter much to most players. When you tell someone you shot 84, you usually don't include the phrase, "But it came on a par 70." An 84 is an 84.
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Five-star Trilogy Golf Club at Vistancia in Peoria: Just as nice, half the price

Trilogy Golf Club at Vistancia is one of those golf courses that's sneaky good. You really don't start to appreciate it fully until you drive away from it. That's when you realize you can remember most holes, that it flowed well and that it's different from most golf courses in the Phoenix/Scottsdale area. The green fees don't break the bank either.
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Conjure up good karma at Whirlwind Golf Club's Cattail golf course in Chandler, Arizona

You hear the phrase "playable golf course" often, especially when it's associated with a resort course. In the case of The Cattail at Whirlwind Golf Club at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa, playable and enjoyable are apt descriptions.
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How 'bout that We-Ko-Pa? Original Cholla course still a Scottsdale golf favorite

When We-Ko-Pa first opened near Scottsdale in 2001, the golf course built its early legend largely on word of mouth buzz. Seven years later We-Ko-Pa's original course is now called Cholla Course, and it's ranked the 35th best public course in the entire country.
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Course conditions to buzz about: Talking Stick Golf Club is a Scottsdale green machine

There are few truly original golf experiences left in Scottsdale. Talking Stick Golf Club is one of them. Neither course at Talking Stick sets out to beat you senseless with toughness or drain all the golf balls and fun you have in reserve. You will get mountains looming on the horizon, a real sense of being out in the desert even though civilization is so close.
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