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Desert Mirage Golf Club

The Buzz: No, there’s nothing particularly fancy or dazzling about this course, but if you’re looking for a place in the Phoenix area to learn to play, work on your short game or slip in a quick round at some of the most affordable rates in the Valley of the Sun, this just might be your spot. Desert Mirage is a nine-hole executive course known for having a helpful staff and a friendly atmosphere with no par-5 holes, water in play on…

The Buzz: No, there’s nothing particularly fancy or dazzling about this course, but if you’re looking for a place in the Phoenix area to learn to play, work on your short game or slip in a quick round at some of the most affordable rates in the Valley of the Sun, this just might be your spot.

Desert Mirage is a nine-hole executive course known for having a helpful staff and a friendly atmosphere with no par-5 holes, water in play on just one hole and a few strategic bunkers. Designed by Bill Phillips, it has three sets of tees, with the longest at 2,095 yards. 18-hole yardages are 4,092, 3,852 and 3,490 yards, with a rating of 59.3 and slope of 91 from the back tees.

The longest hole on the course is the first at 346 yards, with the other par 4s measuring 309, 314 and 322. Par 3s range from 130-176 yards.

The signature hole is the ninth, which is the only one with water. The par 4 is a dogleg left that measures 322 yards from the back tee with a creek that cuts across to a lake along the left side of the green and end of the fairway.

Bellows Golf Management runs this facility, which has a grass driving range, putting green and complete pro shop with a grill that serves breakfast and lunch. The course is particularly popular with kids and is the site of a First Tee program, with an after-school league available.

It is located near Westgate City Center and the University of Phoenix Stadium, which is the home of the Arizona Cardinals football team, and also is near several spring training facilities, making it a popular place for baseball fans to squeeze in a round of golf before or after a game.