Golf courses in Scottsdale, AZ.

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The Monument Course at Troon North in Scottsdale was designed by Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish and opened in 1990. It takes its name from the granite outcropping standing in the middle of the third fairway. The routing threads through boulder fields and saguaro stands in the upper Sonoran Desert, with fairways defined by desert on both sides rather than rough. Weiskopf and Morrish left the natural washes in place, so several holes require a carry from the tee and the safe line is often the longer one. It is open to public and resort play, walkable in the cooler months, and remains the older of the two courses at the club.

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Raptor is the Tom Fazio course at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, opened in 1995. It sits on higher, more open desert ground than its neighbor, the Talon Course, and plays as a par 72. The course is wide off the tee but demanding into the greens, with large bunker complexes, elevated putting surfaces and long forced carries over desert wash. Firm fairways and Bermuda greens make angle of approach matter more than raw distance. Raptor hosted the NCAA Division I men's and women's golf championships in the early 2020s, when Grayhawk served as the fixed site for the event. Phil's Grill is Grayhawk's 19th hole, named for club ambassador Phil Mickelson. Its patio tables, campfire-style lounge and views across the course toward the McDowell Mountains give Raptor groups an easy place to keep the round going.

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TPC Scottsdale's Stadium Course is an 18-hole public course in Scottsdale, Arizona, designed by Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish and opened in 1986. The course was renovated in 2014. It plays to a par of 71 at roughly 7,216 yards from the back tees, with a course rating of 74.6 and a slope of 138. The par-3 16th hole is fully enclosed by permanent grandstand seating, giving the layout its Stadium Course name. Desert terrain and gently undulating fairways surround the course throughout the round.

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Talon is the original course at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, designed by David Graham and Gary Panks and opened in 1994. It runs through tighter, more broken desert ground than the newer Raptor Course next to it. The golf is defined by desert washes, rock outcrops and short-grass hollows around the greens rather than length. The par-3 17th, known as Devil's Drink, plays to a green nearly surrounded by sand and water, and several holes require carries over untouched desert from the tee. It plays as a par 72 and is open to public play, with the practice facility and clubhouse shared between the two courses. Phil's Grill is Grayhawk's 19th hole, named for club ambassador Phil Mickelson, while Isabella's Kitchen overlooks Talon and runs a popular patio happy hour. Together they create a relaxed indoor-outdoor scene with course and mountain views.

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Kierland Golf Club is a 27-hole facility at the Westin Kierland Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona, designed by Scott Miller, a former senior designer for Jack Nicklaus, and opened in 1996. The complex is organized into three nine-hole courses named Acacia, Ironwood and Mesquite after native desert plant life, which combine into three different 18-hole routings. Each nine has its own character while sharing rolling desert terrain, dramatic elevation changes and views back toward the resort and surrounding McDowell Mountains area. The course hosted the USGA's 1997 Women's State Team Championship not long after opening. As a resort course operated by Troon Golf, Kierland is available to resort guests and the public through tee time bookings, with the par-72 combinations offering multiple tee options for varying skill levels. The facility also includes practice areas and a golf academy on site.

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The Phoenician Golf Club is an 18-hole resort course at The Phoenician in Scottsdale, Arizona. It reopened in November 2018 after a 10-month redesign by architect Phil Smith, who cut the resort's original 27 holes to a single 18-hole routing on the existing fairway corridors. The renovation rebuilt the green complexes and recontoured fairways so bunkers and hazards are visible from the tee, with no blind shots. The course plays to a par of 71 from roughly 4,575 to 6,518 yards. It sits within the resort's Sonoran Desert grounds at 6000 East Camelback Road.

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The Ambiente course at Camelback Golf Club occupies part of the JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, set against the northern Sonoran Desert. Jason Straka of Hurdzan/Fry Environmental Golf Design rebuilt the club's former Indian Bend layout, raising and reshaping the flat washland to add elevation change and improve drainage; the course opened in November 2013. Ambiente plays to a par of 72 at about 7,225 yards from the back tees, with wide fairways, five sets of tees, and only about 90 acres of maintained turf surrounded by restored native desert vegetation. It operates as a resort course open to guests of the Camelback Inn and the public through advance tee-time booking.

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Troon North Golf Club's Pinnacle Course is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Sonoran Desert terrain near Pinnacle Peak, part of a 36-hole facility that also includes the Monument Course. Designed by Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish and opened in 1995, the Pinnacle plays across waste areas and sandy washes typical of desert golf, with the title 10th hole requiring a forced carry to a green set at the base of a small rocky rise. A tribute to Royal Troon's Postage Stamp appears at the par-3 16th, known as "Post Card." The course operates as a semi-private, daily-fee facility open to the public and resort guests, with an on-site clubhouse, practice facilities and golf academy.

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The O'odham Course (formerly the North Course) at Talking Stick Golf Club is located on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community land in Scottsdale, Arizona, on largely flat desert terrain with views of Pinnacle Peak, Red Mountain and the McDowell Mountains. Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw designed the course, which opened in 1997 in a minimalist, desert-links style, featuring broad angular holes, crowned greens and close-cropped run-up areas that allow ground-game approaches rather than relying on dramatic elevation. Notable holes include the split-fairway par-4 12th. The course operates as a public daily-fee facility with no artificial lakes, and wildlife including wild horses is occasionally visible from the fairways.

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The Padre Course at Camelback Golf Club in Scottsdale belongs to the JW Marriott Camelback Inn. Arthur Hills rebuilt it from the old resort course around 2000, with a new green, tee and bunkers on every hole and some holes rerouted. It does not look like typical desert golf. Large mature trees line a parkland layout that winds through a neighborhood, with strategic bunkering and square tees. The fairways are forgiving, but the approaches ask for accuracy. It is open to resort guests and the public, and shares the club with the Ambiente course.

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The Piipaash Course at Talking Stick Golf Club is an 18-hole course in Scottsdale, Arizona, owned and operated by the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. Designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, it opened in 1998 as the parkland-style companion to the more open O'odham Course. Tree-lined fairways of eucalyptus and cottonwood lead to elevated, well-bunkered greens that call for precise approach shots. From the back tees it plays 6,833 yards with a course rating of 72.0 and a slope of 126.

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The Champions Course is one of two 18-hole courses at TPC Scottsdale, a golf complex in Scottsdale, Arizona, northeast of Phoenix, operated by the PGA Tour's TPC Network. It sits on the site once occupied by the original Desert Course, with the layout completely rebuilt in 2007 under architect Randy Heckenkemper, who had worked on the property's earlier design in the 1980s. The course winds through natural desert terrain, ravines, and foothill washes with views of the McDowell Mountains, and plays to roughly 7,100 yards at a par of 71. A stretch of finishing holes is noted for its difficulty and scenic desert setting, distinct from the ravine and wash features found earlier in the round. TPC Scottsdale operates as a public resort facility alongside the Stadium Course, which hosts the PGA Tour's Phoenix Open. Both courses are available for daily fee play with advance tee time booking.

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Scottsdale's accessible central public layout: Camelback Mountain views and walkable desert golf since 1962.

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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.

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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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Legend Trail Golf Club is a public course in north Scottsdale, Arizona, designed by Rees Jones and opened as part of a desert community near Black Mountain, Pinnacle Peak, and Lone Mountain. The par-72 desert-style layout offers five sets of tees ranging from about 5,000 to nearly 6,850 yards, with wide fairways, strategic bunkering, and contoured greens. The course is open to public tee times booked online or by phone, with loyalty and annual pass programs available, and it includes a golf shop and instruction from PGA staff.

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Orange Tree Golf Resort is a tree-lined parkland course in North Scottsdale, Arizona, built on land that was once an orange grove and farm fields. Flat terrain, mature trees and several lakes give it a different character from the desert-style courses common elsewhere in the Valley, with Camelback Mountain visible from parts of the back nine. The course opened in 1957, designed by Johnny Bulla and Lawrence Hughes, making it one of the older layouts in the Phoenix area. Jack Snyder carried out a redesign in 1977 that reshaped several holes and bunkers. Orange Tree operates as a public resort course tied to on-site lodging, with multiple tee sets playing from about 4,800 to 6,700 yards. The John Jacobs Golf School operates on the property, and the practice facilities include a wide range tee and two putting greens.

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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.

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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.