The best golf courses in North Scottsdale: There is no such thing as too much of a good thing
There is just one bad thing associated with planning a golf vacation in Scottsdale: You won’t get sufficient time to play all the great golf courses in the city. North Scottsdale is the golf center of Arizona.
Quintero Golf Course
The Quintero Golf Club offers players the consummate golfing experience in the Scottsdale Phoenix area. Ranked as the “Best Public Course” by both Golf Digest and GolfWeekly Magazines in 2016, the course was designed by master golf course architect Rees Jones. Experience Arizona golfing at its very best.
Troon North golf club
There is no better golf site in the states. Troon North Golf Club is the best. It is a wonderful property with awesome golf courses. The Monument and Pinnacle Course are always in PGA Tour condition. The Pinnacle is a traditional desert course with elevated greens and forced carries. The greens are very fast. They can be compared to putting a sidewalk in front of a house with lots of undulations. The Monument course can be compared with the British Open style links. It has greens that are receptive to bump-and-run shots. The 18th hole is called St. Andrews while the ninth hole is called Hell Bunker. Troon North golf club is quite expensive, but it is worth every penny spent.
Kierland Golf Club
The Kierland Golf club is a unique golf club. Even though it is in the middle of the desert, there isn’t any single piece of saguaro on the property. The golf club doesn’t have any 18-hole golf course. It instead has three nine-hole courses. They are Ironwood, Mesquite, and Acacia. They all have abundant greens and wide fairways. The uniqueness of this golf club is in its special features. It has special features like air conditioned golf carts or a bagpiper that plays near the 9th green of the Acacia course in the deep afternoon. Golfers can also tool around the course in a Segway after an instructional lesson of one hour.
Talking Stick Resort
If you take the 101 loop South a few miles down from North Scottsdale, you will come across the Talking Stick Resort. This is a spectacular 36-hole resort. The North and South Course were designed by Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore. They are not as visually captivating or challenging as other golf clubs such as 'The Troon North,' but they are splendid places for enjoying one’s day. The location of these courses is the best thing about them. There is a casino and a resort next door to them. The spring training home of the Major League Baseball's Arizona Diamondbacks is right across the 101.
We-Ko-Pa Golf Club
This is a golf club that is second only to the Troon North Golf Club. The We-Ko-Pa's Cholla Course was designed by Scott Miller. After it opened in 2001, It was named one of the best ten new public golf courses in the world. The main jewel of the We-Ko-Pa Golf Club is the We-Ko-Pa's Saguaro Course. It is uncommon to find a desert golf course that is designed for walking with each green just a few yards from the next set of trees. It was named the best public-access golf course in the country by Golfweek. Just like the Troon North Golf Club, the scenery of this golf club is fascinating and the courses are always well kept.
TPC Scottsdale
Troon North Golf Club
Grayhawk Golf Club
We-Ko-Pa Golf Club
Talking Stick Golf Club
McCormick Ranch Golf Club
Camelback Golf Club
Gainey Ranch Golf Club
McDowell Mountain Golf Club
The Phoenician Golf Club
Starfire Golf Club
The Golf Club at Eagle Mountain
Legend Trail Golf Club
Raven Golf Club at South Mountain
Rancho Manana Golf Club
Sanctuary Golf Course at WestWorld
La Sendas Golf Club
ASU Karsten Golf Club
The Orange Tree Golf Resort
The Boulders Resort
Kierland Golf Club
Scottsdale Silverado Golf Club
Mountain Shadows Golf Course
Coronado Golf Course
Continental Golf Course
Pavilion Lakes Golf Club
Papago Golf Course