Golf Arizona Magazine 2008

Scottsdale & Greater Phoenix dotted throughout the course. The Pine is characterized by narrow fair ways, which issue a sportful challenge, and it features a multitude of mature pine trees. The championship tees on The Palm and The Pine offer low handicappers an extremely competitive test. Recently, the No. 9 on The Palm - the course’s signature hole because of its unique, island fair way - was included among America’s top 18 water holes, as selected by Golf Illustrated. (480) 9480260. www.mccormickranchgolf.com. JW Marriott Wildfire Golf Club is an upscale daily fee facility, touting two picturesque 18-hole courses. The Palmer Signature Course plays up to 7,145 yards, providing a ver y scenic desert experience. The Faldo Championship Course, which plays up to 6,846 yards, sits on a 174-acre site and offers a slight variation from the typical deserttheme courses. (888) 705-7775 or (480) 473-0205. www.wildfiregolf.com. Starfire at Scottsdale Countr y Club, the oldest golf course in Scottsdale, has a colorful and rich golf tradition in the Valley of the Sun. The Arnold Palmer design offers a breathtaking scenic 27-hole championship course that allows golfers to tailor their rounds to be as recreational, or as challenging as they’d like. Starfire at Scottsdale Country Club is hailed as one of the most playable and best maintained courses in the Valley. (480) 9486000. www.starfiregolfclub.com. The Tournament Players Club at Scottsdale is a Resort/Daily Fee facility offering 36 holes of championship golf. Designed by the team of Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish, both the Stadium and Desert Courses opened for play in December 1997. The Stadium Course serves the local resident and appeals to the resort guest visiting Scottsdale during the seasons of high tourism. The Tournament Players Club of Scottsdale enjoys the reputation of one of the top courses in the competitive Arizona golf market and is always a must play for visitors making a trip to the state. (480) 585-4334. www.tpc.com. In the purest of desert settings in the Scottsdale Pinnacle Peak area, Troon North is the daily-fee option in a family of some of the country’s finest private golf facilities. Only a handful of courses involve the golfer so intimately with the desert. Designed by Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish, Troon North is ranked the number 1 course in Arizona by Golfweek Magazine. It is 85th in Golf Magazine’ s top 100 list. (480) 585-5300. www.troonnorthgolf.com. Talking Stick Golf Club, a 36-hole facility located on the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community just east of Scottsdale opened for play in November of 1997. Hand crafted by Bill Grove and Ben Crenshaw, the courses are simply identified as North and South. The North is more of a low-profile desert grasslands setting and the South is more elevated, with receptive concave greens, with the re-introduction of native cottonwood and hardwood trees. (480) 8602221. www.talkingstickgolfclub.com. Legend Trail Golf Club has already built the reputation as one of Arizona’s premiere golf courses. Ranked #88 for the “Best Course You Can Play” by Golf Magazine. Legend Trail can be described as a challenging, fair and mem- SP8 http://www.troonnorthgolf.com http://www.starfiregolfclub.com http://www.mccormickranchgolf.com http://www.talkingstickgolfclub.com http://www.wildfiregolf.com http://www.tpc.com http://www.dovevalleyranch.com http://www.dovevalleyranch.com

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