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Gold Canyon Golf Resort – The Getaway You’ll Want to Keep

By • Jan 31st, 2011 • Posted in Arizona Golf News

Gold Canyon Resort offers the perfect escape for a weekend staycation or for visitors from out of state. Gold Canyon’s location is remote and removed from the hustle-bustle of the big city of Phoenix and offers a serene and soothing option for those looking to get away.



Gold Canyon Golf Club – Sidewinder Course at Gold Canyon

By • Jan 31st, 2011 • Posted in Arizona Golf Course Reviews

You appreciate Sidewinder immediately—the first hole is one of the toughest in the 18 and the course throws you into it the deep end right off the bat. The par-5 first hole stretches 487 yards from the tips. From the elevated tees, you can see the entire hole, water lining the left side of the fairway, coming into play more often on your second shot than your tee ball. The average player can reach it in two with one pure shot after the next, but it may be wise to lay up to your favorite wedge distance to take water out of play.



Grayhawk Golf Club: Talon Course at Grayhawk

Grayhawk Golf Club: Talon Course at Grayhawk Review

By • Nov 15th, 2010 • Posted in Arizona Golf Course Reviews

Some think of the Talon course as the redheaded stepchild to the more widely known Raptor course that hosted the PGA Tour fall series, the Frys.com Open, in 2008 and 2009. But what most people don’t realize is that the Talon course actually hosted a PGA Tour-sanctioned event in the 90s—long before Raptor ever sniffed at hosting a Tour stop.



Quintero Golf Club Review

By • Oct 6th, 2010 • Posted in Arizona Golf Course Reviews

While Quintero may be challenging, it certainly isn’t lacking in accolades or notoriety. Golfweek Magazine named the private club to its “Top 100 America’s Best Modern” courses every year since 2002; it was named Top 20 Golfweek Magazine “Best Residential Golf Course Communities” since 2002; “Top 20 Best Courses in State” by the Golf Digest panel since 2003 and was #13 on that list in 2007 and 2008.



Legend Trail Golf Course Review – Feel Like a Major Champion

By • Aug 20th, 2010 • Posted in Arizona Golf Course Reviews

Legend Trail Golf Course provides the perfect dichotomy of rewarding good golf shots and punishing bad ones—characteristic of the quintessential desert design. Golf Magazine has placed Legend Trail among its top 100 golf courses, and Golf Digest rated it 4 1/2 out of five stars under “Best Places to Play.”



Superstition Mountain Golf Club – Lost Gold Course

By • Jun 28th, 2010 • Posted in Arizona Golf Course Reviews

Lost Gold doesn’t waste any time throwing you into the challenges of the course, requiring precision from the get-go. The second hole on Lost Gold is a 558 yard par-5 that will dare even the greatest of players to reach it in two.



Gold Canyon Dinosaur Mountain Review – Tops My List of Faves

By • Mar 17th, 2010 • Posted in Arizona Golf Course Reviews

Both courses carry four-star ratings from Golf Digest and Dinosaur Mountain was ranked the #1 public golf course in Arizona for 2001 and 2002. Dinosaur Mountain has also been ranked one of Sports Illustrated’s “10 Most Underrated Golf Courses,” and ranked in Desert Golf Magazine’s “Top 10 Resort Courses in Arizona.”



McCormick Ranch- Quality and Commitment on and off the Course

By • Feb 3rd, 2010 • Posted in Arizona Golf Course Reviews

The ninth hole on the Palm is the course’s signature hole and was selected by Golf Illustrated as one of its “Top Water Holes.” The unique island fairway at the ninth will challenge any level golfer’s brains-versus-broad decision-making. Taking it right off the tee is the safe play, with plenty of fairway to let your ball run out.



Sanctuary Golf Club – Better Bring Your “A” Game

By • Jan 8th, 2010 • Posted in Arizona Golf Course Reviews

The 18 holes at the Sanctuary Golf Course require you to play target golf and you won’t always be hitting driver off the tee. A lot of holes require good course management and force you to really focus on the middle of the fairways. The fairways are surrounded by a little bit of rough and a lot of desert. Long hitters won’t have an advantage on this course, especially if they hit their ball sideways at all.



Michael Sim Earns Instant Promotion To PGA Tour…

By • Oct 6th, 2009 • Posted in Arizona Golf News

Michael Sim, Australian native now based in Scottsdale, Ariz. earned his way onto the PGA Tour for the remainder of this year and next following his third victory of the year on the Nationwide Tour.