Golf Courses

If you like traditional golf reminiscent of something you might see in the Midwest this is the place. Lakes, tree lined fairways and gently rolling terrain define a Scottsdale course that has been a local favorite since 1988. Conveniently located in north central Scottsdale, Starfire Golf Club offers beautiful views of the McDowell Mountains as […]

SunRidge Canyon Golf Club is a one-of-a-kind desert, target style golf course with a spirit all of it's own. With apologies to SunCor Golf, their management company - this course has my number. A Keith Foster masterpiece that utilizes nature to the fullest begins at the upper mouth of a scenic canyon and descends via […]

Eagle Mountain Golf Club is one of those great golf courses that once you play it - you could play it every day and not get tired of it. It's one of the more fun courses to play because no hole is alike and I am particularly partial to courses with hills, elevation and lots […]

The Camelback Golf Club is another Scottsdale Golf Facility that, along with great golf, provides me with a shot of nostalgia whenever I get a chance to play there. A hundred years ago in 1991, I was a young go-getter, fairly new to Scottsdale and trying to make a name for myself somewhere in the […]

On the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community just south and a bit west of Casino Arizona and the 101 Freeway lies the Talking Stick Golf Club.  Managed by Troon Golf, this 36 hole Ben Crenshaw, Bill Coore design is all you could ask for in a challenging but fair test of golf in the Scottsdale […]

This is a 36 hole facility that I have enjoyed immensely throughout my years in Scottsdale but it took the Mid-West golfer in me to finally appreciate the concept they have created there. It's not that the "Ranch" doesn't have two great courses, because they do. It's not that they don't have one of the […]

If you and your sticks have been idle for a while and you come to Scottsdale to play some golf this winter this is a good place to tune up your game before you hit the big courses. At 6,313 yards from the tips (Par 70) you can stretch those golf muscles without having to […]

Up in the foothills of Scottsdale's McDowell Mountains and just north of the acclaimed Westworld equestrian center, home of the Barrett Jackson Classic Car Auction and the world-renowned Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show, lies the Sanctuary Golf Club, a SunCor Golf facility.  Golf course architect Randy Heckenkemper transformed the Bureau of Reclamation's storm water retention area […]

Another of Scottsdale's fine courses open to the public. Designed by Scott Miller and managed by Troon Golf, this facility with three distinctive nine hole golf courses, named after the dominant vegetation on each, Mesquite, Ironwood and Acacia is different from any other desert golf experience you will find in Scottsdale. I have heard it […]

Legend Trail GC is a stunning golf oasis in the middle of the high Sonoran desert that features great conditioning, wide fairways, perfectly level, island tee boxes, bent grass greens, strategically placed bunkers and crushed granite cart paths. Small wonder it has been chosen as one of Golf Magazine’s Top 100 courses. Also rated by […]