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McDowell Mountain Golf Club

Scottsdale, AZ

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Scottsdale, AZ

10690 E Sheena Dr, Scottsdale, AZ 85255

About this course

McDowell Mountain Golf Club is a public 18-hole, par-71 golf course in Scottsdale, Arizona, designed by Randy Heckenkemper and opened in 1999 on the western slope of the McDowell Mountains.

The course, formerly known as Sanctuary Golf Course, was built on a former Bureau of Reclamation storm-water retention area and underwent a renovation in 2011 overseen by Heckenkemper that widened playing corridors and added waste bunkers. It stretches to roughly 7,072 yards from the back tees.

Type

Parkland

Region

Southwest

Holes

18

Par

72

LooperScore

74.4

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