Padre Course at Camelback Golf Club in Scottsdale is among the most scenic courses in the Valley of the Sun
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- With Camelback Mountain as its backdrop, the Padre Course at Camelback Golf Club is among the most scenic courses in the Valley of the Sun.
Designed by Arthur Hills, the 6,868-yard Padre Course has plenty of great views and some pretty intriguing holes as well. Both nines of this traditional parkland-style course end with par 5s that wrap around a lake. In between are a good mix of difficult holes and birdie opportunities.
The Padre Course is one of two championship courses at Camelback Golf Club. The other golf course, Indian Bend, was being rebuilt and redesigned by Hurdzan-Fry in 2013. The club also features extensive practice facilities, a 36,000-square-foot, pueblo-style clubhouse, top 100 golf shop and a large grill.
![With a lake that comes into play on the second shot, the 553-yard, par-5 fifth hole is the no. 1-handicap hole at Camelback Golf Club's Padre Course.](/departments/photo-galleries/images/small/46703.jpg)
![Like much of the Padre Course at Camelback Golf Club, the green on the 183-yard, par-3 second crowned.](/departments/photo-galleries/images/small/46704.jpg)
![The sixth at Camelback Golf Club's Padre Course is a dogleg-right par 4 around a lake.](/departments/photo-galleries/images/small/46705.jpg)
![The par-3 eighth at Camelback Golf Club's Padre Course plays 220 yards from the tips, all carry over water.](/departments/photo-galleries/images/small/46706.jpg)
![The 515-yard, par-5 ninth at Camelback Golf Club's Padre Course is reachable in two but comes with considerable risk.](/departments/photo-galleries/images/small/46707.jpg)
![At 482 yards, the par-4 10th at Camelback Golf Club's Padre Course is a monster par 4.](/departments/photo-galleries/images/small/46708.jpg)
![No. 16 at Camelback Golf Club's Padre Course is just 351 yards, but a green that slopes to the left toward the water makes the hole tricky.](/departments/photo-galleries/images/small/46709.jpg)
![Like the 16th hole at Camelback Golf Club's Padre Course, the par-3 17th also features a lake on the left side of the green.](/departments/photo-galleries/images/small/46710.jpg)
![The finishing hole on the Padre Course at Camelback Golf Club, a 547-yard par 5, shares a lake with No. 9.](/departments/photo-galleries/images/small/46711.jpg)
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