Scottsdale golf course reviews
With renovations and rerouting, Troon North's Pinnacle golf course in Scottsdale is now walker friendly
Scottsdale has earned its reputation as a golf town with great scenery and long desert courses fit for PGA Tour pros - and amateurs in golf carts. But Troon North Golf Club's Pinnacle course is trying to change that reputation, thanks to a walker-friendly revamp and redesign.
... full article »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.
... full article »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.
... full article »Scottsdale Silverado Golf Club: Scottsdale's secret public golf course flies under the radar
If you're looking for a good cool-down course, a place to get in more golf before the sun sets, Scottsdale Silverado Golf Club is a good choice. This is also a great track to play that first round in the Valley of the Sun if your game's been in winter hibernation back home.
... full article »Scottsdale-area Saguaro lives up to We-Ko-Pa Golf Club pedigree
Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw's new Saguaro course at We-Ko-Pa Golf Club outside Scottsdale is radically different from the club's acclaimed original track, but every bit its equal.
... full article »Out-of-the-way Raven Golf Club at Verrado rewards West Valley day-trippers
Raven Golf Club at Verrado is at the outer limits of the Phoenix-Scottsdale resort corridor. It's a good hour from Scottsdale. You have to want to get to there to end up there. Go ahead. Gas up that rental. This is one golf course that's worth the trip.
... full article »Blind shot's bluff: Scottsdale area's Desert Canyon tries your patience for wacky design
Ever wonder what it would be like to play golf blind? To shoot into an abyss, unsure exactly what you're aiming at or how it's going to get there? Desert Canyon Golf Club in Fountain Hill, Arizona can give you a heck of a simulation.
... full article »Sanctuary Golf Course a desert tussle amongst all the WestWorld glamour
With a famous classic car auction, horse shows and a big-time rodeo, WestWorld would seem pretty set on attractions. But this being Scottsdale, they found one thing it desperately needed to be complete. Golf. There must be some hidden clause in the city charter about not being able to go more than 500 feet without stumbling across a golf course.
... full article »Starfire at Scottsdale C.C. a satisfying breather, nothing to build a trip around
Sometimes you're doomed by comparisons of circumstance. For quarterback Jim Kelly, it's being held up to that Joe Montana guy. For "Goodfellas" star Ray Liotta, it's the truth that James Gandolfini does it so much better. For Starfire at Scottsdale Country Club, it's as simple as its 85260 zip code.
... full article »Have 10 bucks? Get on course at Scottsdale's Cypress G.C.
That's right, Cypress Golf Course in Scttsdale, Arizona gives you golf for 10 bucks late in the day. The unexpected sometimes eventually does happen.In the case of Cypress, that means a 3,393-yard Long Nine par 36 or a 1,474-yard Short Nine par 29 for less than what some people drop at Starbucks in a day.
... full article »- Golf? What golf? Kierland Golf Club focuses on the "experience"
- The plane! The plane! There's no hiding TPC Scottsdale Desert Course's runway connection
- The worst and most beloved course in Arizona: Coronado Golf Course comes through on both counts
- Muirhead's Pine Course at McCormick an early, satisfying look inside a mad golf design mind
- Mountain Shadows proves even executive courses can be overrated
- Sanctuary levels the playing field for short knockers
- Views, one-shotters and closing holes make SunRidge worthwhile
- McCormick Ranch is a cool oasis in a desert of Scottsdale golf
- Sun, ants or contrarians agree We-Ko-Pa is great desert course
- Grey Goose Gateway Tour heating up Arizona, Myrtle Beach
- The Phoenician: A Vacation to More Places than One
- Be on the ball for the FBR (Phoenix) Open
- Westin Kierland: History mixed with drama and golf
- Grayhawk Golf Club has redefined daily fee golf in the Valley
- Resort Suites of Scottsdale is North Valley's golf headquarters
- Sanctuary Golf Course at Westworld: Better Keep it Straight
- Going Back in Time at McCormick Ranch Golf Club's Challenging Pine Course
- Grayhawk Raptor Course
- Sanctuary Golf Course at Westworld: Still Room for Improvement
- Scottsdale's New Sanctuary Provides Eco-Golf Experience
- Something for Everyone at Picturesque Kierland Golf Club
- Kierland Golf Course: One of the Best in Phoenix
- The Phoenician Golf Resort: Twister on the Tees
- Camelback Golf Club's Indian Bend Course
- Desert Highlands
- Faldo course brings a touch of Australia to Wildfire Golf Club in Phoenix
- Gainey Ranch Golf Club: First class resort golf with pretty scenery
- Eagle Mountain: The Desert Destinations Course of the Day
- Be Like Phil at Scottsdale's Grayhawk Golf Club
- Grayhawk Golf Club: Talon, Raptor Designs Pose Many Chances for Ambush
- Grayhawk Talon Course: No. 13 - "Heaven or Hell"
- The 7th Hole at Kierland's Acacia Nine
- Scottsdale's Kierland Golf Course One of Valley's Most Playable
- Kierland Golf Club: Traditional Layout Features Golf For All Skills
- The Legend Trail Golf Club: Troon Does it Again in Arizona
- Escape Reality at Scottsdale's Orange Tree Golf Resort
- Orange Tree's No. 18 Wraps Up a Perfect Round
- The Phoenician Golf Resort: Twister on the Tees
- The Phoenician: A Vacation to More Places than One
- Hole Profile: No. 8 at The Phoenician's Oasis Course
- Talking Stick: Crenshaw, Coore Minimalist Blueprint Shines Bright Here
- Troon North Golf Club: Monument, Pinnacle Set Sonoran Target Standards
- The Phoenician: One Course, Three Different Worlds
- Phoenix Open Course Preview: The TPC of Scottsdale
- Treasures to Be Found at Gold Canyon Golf Resort
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The Phoenician Resort - Canyon/Oasis
