Leisure World Golf Club
The Buzz: Coyote Run is the championship layout and first of two courses, opened in 1978, at the master-planned Leisure World community for active adults in Mesa. Designed by the legendary Johnny Bulla and later renovated by the Phoenix design team of Greg Nash and Jeff Hardin, it is a traditional style layout with wall-to-wall grass, mature trees, water in play on nine holes and some excellent views of the nearby Superstition Mountains.
Wide fairways, gentle rolling terrain and well-kept greens make it a player-friendly course but water features offer up several challenges. Coyote Run offers three sets of tees at 6,437, 6,174 and 5,697 yards and plays to par 73 with a rating of 69.7 and slope of 120 from the back tees.
Memorable holes include the fifth, a par 5 at 561 yards, the longest hole on the course and the No. 1 handicap, and the 16th, which is the longest par 3 at 214 yards, features water running down the entire right side, so bail-out left.
The 18th, a 372-yard par 4, is considered the signature hole. It also has water running along the right side, starting from about 150 yards out and wrapping around the green, with out-of-bounds along the left side of the hole.
Practice facilities include a driving range, two putting greens and a chipping area that allows practice shots from about 75 yards out.
Coyote Run is a private club that allows guests, and has several membership levels available, including annual and monthly options. The complex has undergone about $10 million in renovations and refurbishing in recent years and provides a wide range of facilities and activities. A new pro shop was built in 2008 and the club also includes two swimming pools, a Jacuzzi, a 10,000-square-foot fitness center and general-purpose building that hosts dances, parties and other activities.
