Alpine Country Club – Arizona Golf Course Reviews
With no irrigation system, conditioning here depends largely on Mother Nature, and when she cooperates, it is a fun little track with plenty of charm in the high country. Located in the White Mountains at 8,500 feet above sea level, Alpine Country Club is the highest course in the Southwest and resides in an area known…
Arizona Golf Courses – Arizona Golf Authority Golf Course Reviews Located on the eastern outskirts of Arizona’s “Mile High City’’ – Prescott (5,300 feet above sea level) – Antelope Hills is where the locals play. The North Course was built in 1956 by one of Arizona’s architectural pioneers, Lawrence Hughes, and embodies traditional values like tight, tree lined fairways and roller…
AZGA Golf Buzz: Four course designers have had a hand in sculpting Aspen Valley Golf Club, which might seem a little surprising when you see how well it all fits together, but then, they apparently were wise enough to let the natural beauty of the property dictate their individual paths. In any case, the symmetry was maintained in creating this layout, which is one…
The Buzz: As a college star at Arizona State, a U.S. Public Links champion and multiple winner on the PGA Tour, Billy Mayfair has excelled at the highest levels of golf, but takes a practical approach to what the game represents. “The golf experience,” Mayfair says, “is fun, fair and provides an enjoyable experience to players of all levels and abilities.” That’s what he had in mind when …
Arizona Golf Courses: Kingman likes to boast that it is the “perfect launching point for Route 66 and beyond.” If that is the case, then visitors in search of a golf fix can get their kicks at Cerbat Cliffs. It is Kingman’s only municipal course, which means it is easy on the wallet, but the green fee isn’t the only thing golfers enjoy here. Cerbat Cliffs, which plays to par-71 at 6,502 yards, offers…
The Buzz: It was created, of course, as a golf club, but many visitors to this gem in Arizona’s high country prefer to view it as the endless photo op. They stand on a tee and wonder how a golf hole could be more beautiful, then get the answer when they reach the next one. Chaparral Pines is that stunning. Created by former design partners David Graham and Gary Panks, it sets among the largest …
Arizona Golf Course Reviews: For public golfers seeking a place to tee it up in Flagstaff, Continental Country Club is the place to play. In fact, it is the only public course in that northern Arizona town. Formerly called Elden Hills, it is a scenic layout that isn’t particularly long at 6,014 yards, but its fast, small, undulating greens offer plenty of challenges. Nearby Elden Mountain is visible…
Arizona Golf Authority AZGA Golf Course Buzz: El Rio Country Club, located in Mohave Valley, is a daily-fee course opened in 2005 as the centerpiece of a housing development in the Colorado River basin, about 25 miles south of the gambling town of Laughlin, Nevada. The desert-style layout was created by Matt Dye, the nephew of well-known…
The Buzz: Like monuments to time, the elephant-shaped rocks that guard the entrance to Elephant Rocks Golf Club in Williams were brought in long ago by the railroad people that roamed the tracks along this northern Arizona forest. Others will suggest that ancient tribesman were the messengers, or perhaps aliens, but it was those early […]
Arizona Golf Courses – Emerald Canyon Golf Course
If your list of Arizona’s hidden gems doesn’t have Emerald Canyon, just north of Parker, Arizona at or near the top, then you need a new list. Combine great golf course design with stunning Colorado riverside scenery, great course conditioning, quality greens, value for your dollar and a capital “WOW” factor…
Arizona Golf Authority AZGA Buzz: There’s a good reason national magazines rank Forest Highlands’ Canyon Course as one of the best courses in Arizona every year. When it comes to top quality golf, it simply doesn’t get any better than the Canyon Course – and the club’s other course, Meadow, is northern Arizona ponderosa pine forest perfection as well…
Arizona Golf Courses – Island Golf Course – Lake Havasu
The Island Club executive golf course, which is part of The Nautical Beach Front Resort, has long been known as a fun course with a neat little design. It’s convenient location in the heart of Lake Havasu City has made it a very popular play. Created by Red Lawrence, whose work is well known around Arizona, the…
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