Golf Arizona Magazine 2008

SouthEast Valley GILA RIVER Whirlwind Golf Club is a truly unique southwest golf experience. The course, clubhouse and teaching center are sensitively designed to preserve the rich cultural heritage of the Gila River Indian Community. Golf course architect Gary Panks artfully blends saguaro, palo verde, mesquite and cottonwood trees with native grasses and rolling terrain to create a challenging, fair and memorable game. (480) 940-1500. www.whirlwindgolf.com. Poston Butte Golf Club, located in Florence, is part of the new Anthem at Merrill Ranch, a master planned community. Designed by Gary Panks, Poston Butte offers player-friendly wide fairways but provides a challenge with its tradithe Sonoran desert for the front nine and finishes with a back nine climbing into the neighboring San Tan Mountains. What a view. If you are looking for “true golf value”, The Golf Club at Johnson Ranch is your course. (480) 987-9800. www.golfjohnsonranch.com. According to legend, Apache Stronghold was a mystical region where the Apache warrior could walk invisibly among his enemies. Today, playing the Apache Stronghold Golf Club, the only enemies are between the “Bogey Man” and the “Snowman”. Ninety miles east of Phoenix, on the San Carlos Apache Reservation (3,500 ft. elevation), the Apache StrongholdGolf Club is golf how it should be - no housing developments. Just you “the golfer” vs. “nature”. Apache Stronghold spans more than 400 acres blending seamlessly with wild, scenic desert terrain. Guarded by the Chiricahuas, Aravaipas, Superstition and White Mountains, Apache Stronghold offers majestic views unlike desert courses in the valley. Slope 136. (520) 425-7800. www.golfapache.com. PINAL COUNTY Just south of Chandler, a few miles into Pinal County, is The Duke at Rancho El Dorado. The Duke is a golf club fashioned for the golfer with a sense of discovery. Highlighted by expansive fairways that complement the wide open spaces of the Old West, The Duke creates a challenging golf experience for golfers with a passion for the game. The sporting spirit is alive and well at The Duke by enticing golfers to make risk/reward decisions. (520) 568-4300. www.thedukegolf.com. The Raven tional bunkering around multi-tiered greens. Poston Butte’s signature hole has to be the 17th hole, which features an island green and plays at 169 yards. (520) 723-1880. www.postonbutte.com. Situated in a master planned golf community, The Golf Club at Johnson Ranch, located in Queen Creek, is a championship course measuring over 7,000 yards. The course travels through SE8 http://www.golfjohnsonranch.com http://www.whirlwindgolf.com http://www.postonbutte.com http://www.thedukegolf.com http://www.thedukegolf.com http://www.golfapache.com www.postonbutte.com www.postonbutte.com

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