About this course
Papago Golf Course is a municipal layout in Phoenix set beneath the red sandstone buttes of Papago Park, with the landmark Hole-in-the-Rock formation visible from parts of the property. William F. Bell designed it and it opened in 1963, making it one of the older public courses in the valley. A major renovation completed in 2008 restored and modernized Bell's design, including work around the par-3 11th's lake and the risk-reward par-5 ninth. Papago serves as the home course for Arizona State University's golf teams. Its mature trees and open, parkland-style fairways set it apart from the desert-target courses common elsewhere in Phoenix.
Type
Parkland
Region
Southwest
Holes
18
Par
72
Yardage
7,419
Established
1963
Course rating
75
Slope
130
LooperScore
84.4
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Design & architects
- William Bell, architect
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