Why Scottsdale Stands Out In Golf

It's not difficult to understand what makes Scottsdale so special when it comes to golf. Forget the 300 days of sunshine a year, forget the endless blue skies, forget the gentle breezes and mountain views. What makes Scottsdale and it's immediate surrounds a player on the national golf scene is it's 200 golf courses, most of which are an easy half-hour drive from each other and more than half of them possessed of ranking awards for either design excellence, beauty, service, facilities, playing conditions or value.

No other destination can boast of such a remarkable diversity, desert, target-style courses like the Talon and Raptor courses at Grayhawk, the Monument and Pinnacle courses at Troon North, the Stadium course at the TPC of Scottsdale, and other standouts like Eagle Mountain and Sunridge Canyon. There are traditional, tree-lined courses that frame a backdrop of mountains in almost any direction like, McCormick Ranch, Scottsdale Starfire, Camelback Resort and Club courses and  Gainey Ranch. From top-ranked muni's to ultra-exclusive country club retreats, public and private, resort and retirement, Scottsdale has it all.

The top professional tournaments are here at the FBR Open, The Fry's Open and the Tommy Bahama Classic. PGA pro's like Tom Lehman, Aaron Baddely, Phil Mickleson, Gary McCord and many others choose Scottsdale to play, practice and live.