Scottsdale, AZ
11500 Hayden Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85260
About this course
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.
Type
Parkland
Region
Southwest
Holes
27
Par
72
Established
1953
LooperScore
75.5
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Design & architects
- Arnold Palmer, architect
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