Scottsdale, AZ
7600 East Gainey Club Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85258
About this course
Gainey Ranch Golf Club occupies a stretch of the Sonoran Desert in Scottsdale, with the McDowell Mountains as a backdrop. Michael Poellot and Bradford Benz designed the 27 holes, which opened in the mid-1980s and are arranged as three distinct nines: the Lakes, with waterways and a waterfall at its ninth hole; the Dunes, a tighter desert test; and the Arroyo, the longest of the three, ending at a well-bunkered peninsula green.
The club is private, with golf access limited to members and registered guests of the adjoining Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort. Combined nine-hole pairings play to a par of 72, with yardages ranging from roughly 6,100 to 6,800 yards depending on the combination and tees selected.
Type
Resort
Region
Southwest
LooperScore
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Holes
27
Par
72
Design & architects
- Braxton Askew, architect
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Nearby courses
Courses within 150 miles of Gainey Ranch Golf Club, by true distance.
McCormick Ranch Golf Club (Palm)
Scottsdale, AZ · 1.4 mi away
McCormick Ranch Golf Club's Palm course is located in the heart of Scottsdale, Arizona, on land that was part of the McCormick family's cattle and Arabian horse ranch before it was developed in the early 1970s. Camelback and McDowell Mountain are visible across the property. Desmond Muirhead designed the Palm course, which opened in 1972 alongside a companion Pine course at the same facility. Water comes into play on about ten holes, and the layout has hosted a Canadian Tour event in the past. The eighteen-hole, par-72 course is open to public play year round, with a large putting green, two chipping areas and a driving range shared with the adjoining Pine course.
McCormick Ranch Golf Club (Pine)
Scottsdale, AZ · 1.4 mi away
The Pine Course is one of two 18-hole layouts at McCormick Ranch Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona, part of a master-planned community developed on former ranchland once used for cattle and Arabian horse breeding by Anne and Fowler McCormick. Both the Pine and Palm courses were designed by Desmond Muirhead and opened in 1972. The Pine is the longer of the two courses and plays tighter off the tee, with water hazards coming into play on a number of holes through the relatively flat, park-like Scottsdale Greenbelt. The club is open to the public 365 days a year, with mountain views of Camelback and McDowell Mountain, a large practice putting green, chipping areas and a driving range on site.
Starfire Golf Club
Scottsdale, AZ · 1.5 mi away
The Scottsdale course now marketed under new ownership traces to December 1953, when it opened as Sundown Ranch on what was then land outside Scottsdale, Arizona; it was renamed Scottsdale Country Club in 1959. In 1988 Arnold Palmer, working with Ed Seay and Robert Walker, redesigned two of the nines and built a new nine called the King, giving the facility its current three regulation nines plus a short nine. The club operated under the name Starfire Golf Club from 2018 until a 2024 sale and 2025 renovation returned it to the Scottsdale Country Club name. The 27-hole, par-72 facility is public, offering several 18-hole combinations plus a short course, and includes a driving range and practice areas.
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