Arizona is residence to an ideal number of desert golf programs, and most of these are centered round Phoenix and Scottsdale. However that are the most effective?
Because of Golfweek’s Greatest annual rankings of high public-access programs in every state, we will get away the highest-ranked layouts within the Phoenix and Scottsdale space. For the aim of this train, we restricted driving time to about an hour from Phoenix Sky Harbor Worldwide Airport. (We used Google Maps for its drive occasions, keying within the programs on a mid-afternoon – take all drive occasions across the Valley of the Solar with a grain of salt, in fact.)
There are different choices not included right here, programs that had been past that hour restrict. When you’ve got a little bit extra time for the drive, Wickenburg Ranch’s Large Wick course ranks No. 2 amongst all public-access programs within the state, but it surely’s about 90 minutes northwest of the airport. Related story for a number of sturdy choices in Tucson about two hours to the southeast.
A bit of background on how we do that: The lots of of members of our course-ratings panel regularly consider programs and price them on 10 standards on a factors foundation of 1 by means of 10. In addition they file a single, total ranking on every course. These total scores are averaged to provide all our Golfweek’s Greatest course rankings.
The programs on this checklist permit public entry in some trend, be it normal each day inexperienced charges, by means of a resort or by staying at an affiliated resort. If there’s a will, there’s a tee time – no membership required.
Preserve scrolling to see how they stack up, and take a look at the accompanying map to get a deal with on roughly the place all the pieces is positioned.
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The Faldo Championship Course at Wildfire Golf Membership at Desert Ridge in Arizona (Courtesy of Wildfire Golf Membership)
The place: Phoenix
State Rating 2023: T-29 public-access in Arizona
Designers: Nick Faldo, Brian Curley, Lee Schmidt
Distance: 25 minutes north of Phoenix Sky Harbor Worldwide Airport
Camelback’s Ambiente Course in Arizona (Courtesy of Camelback Golf Membership)
The place: Scottsdale
State Rating 2023: T-29 public-access in Arizona
Designer: Jason Straka
Distance: 25 minutes northeast of Phoenix Sky Harbor Worldwide Airport
Legacy Golf Membership in Arizona (Courtesy of Legacy Golf Membership)
The place: Phoenix (m)
State Rating 2023: T-26 public-access in Arizona
Designer: Gary Panks
Distance: 12 minutes south of Phoenix Sky Harbor Worldwide Airport
The place: Fountain Hills
State Rating 2023: T-26 public-access in Arizona
Designer: Keith Foster
Distance: half-hour northeast of Phoenix Sky Harbor Worldwide Airport
The place: Chandler
State Rating 2023: T-24 public-access in Arizona
Designer: Gary Panks
Distance: 20 minutes south of Phoenix Sky Harbor Worldwide Airport
Las Sendas Golf Membership in Arizona (Courtesy of Las Sendas)
The place: Mesa
State Rating 2023: T-24 public-access in Arizona
Designer: Robert Trent Jones Jr.
Distance: 20 minutes east of Phoenix Sky Harbor Worldwide Airport
Longbow Golf Membership in Arizona (Courtesy of Troon Golf)
The place: Mesa
State Rating 2023: No. 23 public-access in Arizona
Designer: Ken Kavanaugh
Distance: 20 minutes east of Phoenix Sky Harbor Worldwide Airport
TPC Scottsdale’s Champions Course in Arizona (Dennis Scully/ D Squared Productions Inc.)
The place: Scottsdale
State Rating 2023: T-21 public-access in Arizona
Designer: Randy Keckenkemper
Distance: 25 minutes north of Phoenix Sky Harbor Worldwide Airport
Verrado Golf Membership’s Founders Course in Arizona (Courtesy of Verrado)
The place: Buckeye
State Rating 2023: T-21 public-access in Arizona
Designers: John Fought and Tom Lehman
Distance: 35 minutes west of Phoenix Sky Harbor Worldwide Airport
Whirlwind Golf Membership’s Satan Claw in Arizona (Courtesy of Whirlwind)
The place: Chandler
State Rating 2023: No. 20 public-access in Arizona
Designer: Gary Panks
Distance: 20 minutes south of Phoenix Sky Harbor Worldwide Airport
The North Course at Boulders Resort & Spa in Arizona (Courtesy of Boulders Resort & Spa)
The place: Carefree
State Rating 2023: No. 19 public-access in Arizona
Designer: Jay Morrish
Distance: 40 minutes north of Phoenix Sky Harbor Worldwide Airport
The place: Gold Canyon
State Rating 2023: T-16 public-access in Arizona
Designer: Ken Kavanaugh
Distance: 35 minutes east of Phoenix Sky Harbor Worldwide Airport
The South Course at Boulders Resort & Spa in Arizona (Courtesy of Boulders Resort & Spa)
The place: Scottsdale
State Rating 2023: No. 15 public-access in Arizona
Designer: Jay Morrish
Distance: 40 minutes north of Phoenix Sky Harbor Worldwide Airport
The Raptor Course at Grayhawk Golf Membership in Arizona (Courtesy of Communication Hyperlinks)
The place: Scottsdale
State Rating 2023: No. 12 public-access in Arizona
Designer: Tom Fazio
Distance: 25 minutes north of Phoenix Sky Harbor Worldwide Airport
Troon North’s Pinnacle Course in Arizona (Courtesy of Troon)
The place: Scottsdale
State Rating 2023: No. 11 public-access in Arizona; T-137 amongst all resort programs within the U.S.
Designer: Tom Weiskopf
Distance: 35 minutes north of Phoenix Sky Harbor Worldwide Airport
Troon North’s Monument Course in Arizona (Courtesy of Troon)
The place: Scottsdale
State Rating 2023: No. 10 public-access in Arizona; T-130 amongst all resort programs within the U.S.
Designer: Tom Weiskopf
Distance: 35 minutes north of Phoenix Sky Harbor Worldwide Airport
We-Ko-Pa’s Cholla Course in Arizona (Courtesy of We-Ko-Pa/Lonna Tucker)
The place: Fort McDowell
State Rating 2023: No. 9 public-access in Arizona; T-122 amongst all resort programs within the U.S.
Designer: Scott Miller
Distance: 25 minutes northeast of Phoenix Sky Harbor Worldwide Airport
The Talon Course at Grayhawk Golf Membership in Arizona (Courtesy of Communication Hyperlinks)
The place: Scottsdale
State Rating 2023: No. 8 public-access in Arizona
Designers: Gary Panks and David Graham
Distance: 25 minutes north of Phoenix Sky Harbor Worldwide Airport
Ak-Chin Southern Dunes in Arizona (Courtesy of Ak-Chin Southern Dunes/Allan Henry)
The place: Maricopa
State Rating 2023: No. 6 public-access in Arizona; No. 100 amongst all resort course within the U.S.
Designers: Brian Curley and Fred {Couples}
Distance: 34 minutes south of Phoenix Sky Harbor Worldwide Airport
TPC Scottsdale’s Stadium Course in Arizona (Courtesy of TPC Scottsdale)
The place: Scottsdale
State Rating 2023: No. 4 public-access in Arizona; T-75 amongst all resort programs within the U.S.
Designers: Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish
Distance: 25 minutes north of Phoenix Sky Harbor Worldwide Airport
Quintero Golf Membership in Arizona (Courtesy of Troon)
The place: Peoria
State Rating 2023: No. 3 public-access in Arizona; T-93 amongst all public-access programs within the U.S.
Designer: Rees Jones
Distance: 50 minutes northwest of Phoenix Sky Harbor Worldwide Airport
We-Ko-Pa’s Saguaro Course in Arizona (Courtesy of We-Ko-Pa/Lonna Tucker)
The place: Fort McDowell
State Rating 2023: No. 1 public-access in Arizona; T-60 amongst all resorts within the U.S.; T-79 amongst all public-access programs within the U.S.
Designer: Invoice Coore and Ben Crenshaw
Distance: 25 minutes northeast of Phoenix Sky Harbor Worldwide Airport
