ASU Karsten Golf Course
1125 East Rio Salado Parkway
Tempe, AZ 85281
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The ASU Karsten Golf Course is a classic Pete Dye, Scottish links design with rolling hills, railroad ties, and partially hidden greens, well guarded by bunkers or water. It is a test of skill, which helps explain why Arizona State University turns out winning golf teams year after year, and players who acquit themselves so well on the PGA and LPGA Tours. At 7058 yards from the championship tees and a U.S.G.A. slope rating of 133, it is neither the longest nor the toughest public course in the Valley, yet challenge is inherent in the design, which offers several interesting problems that demand the golfer’s full attention.

South Course
Designed by Jay Morrish, the South Course is a slightly a little more narrow than their North Course. Both courses are very similar in desert terrain and offer challenging play. Desert wildlife will be wondering through the cactus and desert brush so keep your eye out for some really amazing southwestern views.

Estrella Mountain Ranch
1800 S. Golf Club Drive
Goodyear, AZ 85338
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Jack Nicklaus II designed the 18-hole championship course that stretches over 7,102 yards and plays to a 72 par. Players of all abilities will be challenged, with every hole offering multiple tees to accommodate junior through championship levels. The golfer is required to play several shots over natural desert and wash areas. Fairways roll across the natural contours of the land, while elevated tees unveil views of the Sierra Estrella Mountains.

Dinosaur Mountain
Currently the #1 golf course in Arizona, the Dinosaur Mountain course takes golfers farther into the desert environment, where a round of golf is exhilarating with spectacular vistas of the scenic Superstition Mountains. Ken Kavanaugh designed this course, which meanders through rugged yet beautiful terrain and invites golfers into a picture-postcard environment that challenges their game. The challenge and mystique of Gold Canyon will bring you back
to play again and again.

Talon Course
Designed by David Graham and Gary Panks, was the first Grayhawk course built. Talon Features two lakes and water that comes into play on the island green of the 17th and 18th hole. A stunning five-level waterfall, unlike anything ever built in Arizona, separates the 18th hole from the 10th hole.

One of Arizona’s newest golf courses, Longbow lies in the shadow of mysterious and beautiful Red Mountain. Amid the abundant desert landscape surrounding Longbow Golf Club is one of the premier courses in the Southwest. Dramatic scenery with breathtaking mountain views combined with a high quality, player-friendly layout. The Ken Kavanaugh designed 18-hole championship golf course is destined to make Longbow an experience that you’ll find both challenging and intriguing, as well as fair. With its variety of contours and hazards, Longbow Golf Club challenges players of all skill levels yet remains eminently playable.

This exciting resort course, designed by Arnold Palmer, has 18 holes in a traditional layout. All levels of players will enjoy the Legend, designed to challenge low handicappers and motivate high handicappers. The course features a large number of fairway bunkers and many doglegs. Set within six lakes and many mature Palm trees, its undulating greens have become legendary among Southwest golfers.

McCormick Ranch has two 18’s – the Palm and the Pine. Both courses have scenice traditional layouts that were designed by Desmond Muirhead and built in 1971.

Palm Course
The Palm course has 10 water holes, and as its name suggests, have numerous, large palm trees dotted throughout the course. The course’s signature 9th hole has a unique, island fairway.

Pine Course
The Pine course is characterized by narrow fairways, which may pose a challenge for the average golfer. This course features a multitude of mature pine trees.

Troon North Golf Club
10320 E. Dynamite Blvd.
Scottsdale, AZ 85255
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Since its opening in 1990, Troon North has become recognized as the Sonoran Desert’s most acclaimed golf destination. Both courses at Troon North offer outstanding designs that blend naturally with the “lay of the land” in the heart of the high Sonoran Desert.

Monument Course
The Monument course, designed by the team of Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish, is the #1 rated public course in Arizona and Golf Magazine has rated it #6 in the country.

Although both courses are essentially flat, they sit in a position to take in spectacular views of Camelback Mountain, Pinnacle Peak, and the McDowell Mountains in the distance.

North Course
Credited by the design team of Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore, The North course is an extremely long but fair test of golf featuring Scottish-style bunkers on what is basically a links layout.

Cattail Course
The Cattail Course opened in the fall of 2002 and complements the Devil’s Claw. While the Devil's Claw features high mounding and significant fairways elevation changes, its sister course, the Cattail derives its design challenges in the opposite direction, as deep canyons and pristine lakes dictate the design.

Faldo Course
The Faldo Course, completed in 2002 and designed by Nick Faldo, features a par 71 layout sits on a 174-acre site, and offers a slight variation from typical Sonoran Desert-theme courses. It features generous fairways, large bent grass greens and tee boxes. The surrounding mountains and century-old saguaro cacti as well as 106 sand bunker.

We Ko Pa Golf Club, designed by Scott Miller is located in Fort McDowell, on the east edge of Scottsdale. We-Ko-Pa (the Yavapai pronunciation for “Four Peaks Mountain”) presents a unique alternative to the already upscale Scottsdale golf market. The golf course was created to play a challenging 7,225 yards from the back tees, but with multiple tee boxes that are well spaced for all golfers. There are no homes on the golf course, therefore creating a feeling of complete openness with nature. Some of the most dramatic and “natural” views of the surrounding mountain ranges including the Four Peaks, McDowell Mountains, Red Mountains and the Superstitions. This desert course does have a cart path only rule all year round.