{"id":2193,"date":"2010-10-19T15:54:52","date_gmt":"2010-10-19T15:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/golftriparizona.com\/coursedirectory\/?p=2193"},"modified":"2011-09-24T13:48:10","modified_gmt":"2011-09-24T20:48:10","slug":"desert-sands-golf-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arizonagolfauthority.com\/coursedirectory\/desert-sands-golf-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Desert Sands Golf Course"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Arizona Golf Authority AZGA Golf Course Buzz:<\/span><\/strong> Desert Sands was established in 1969 as a private club, but later opened to public play after making a series of improvements. The 18-hole mid-length course was designed by prominent Arizona course architect Arthur \u201cJack\u201d Snyder, and occupies an 80-acre site in east Mesa.<\/p>\n<p>Desert Sands offers a traditional design that\u2019s relatively flat with fast greens and water coming into play on three holes. It plays to par 65 with men\u2019s tees at 4,065 yards, a rating of 58.9 and slope of 89; and ladies\u2019 tees at 3,739 yards with a rating of 59.8 and slope of  89. Tournament play is from a set of gold tees that the course puts in play for competitive events.<\/p>\n<p>The 13th hole, at 449 yards, is the longest hole on the course \u2013 it\u2019s the only par-5 and the No. 1 handicap. The eight par-3 holes range from 94 to 151 yards, and the best stretch is holes 8-9-10, all of which are par 3s with two ponds bringing water into play. The holes measure 151, 136 and 137 yards, with a full carry over a pond at the 9th, and water threatening the right side at the 8th and 10th.<\/p>\n<p>Desert Sands has good practice facilities with a driving range, chipping and putting greens and a sand bunker. It also has a full-service clubhouse that includes the Desert Oasis, a new, outdoor-covered pavilion and the Oasis Bar and Grill where golfers can relax after the round. The facility is known for hosting special events and \u201cfun leagues,\u201d and offers green-fee discounts through its frequent-player cards.<\/p>\n<p>Read the <strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Arizona Golf Course Directory AZGA Buzz<\/span><\/strong> for every golf course in Arizona at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arizonagolfauthority.com\/coursedirectory\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.arizonagolfauthority.com\/coursedirectory\/<\/a>; it\u2019s \u201cAll Things Arizona Golf\u201d from the Arizona Golf Authority.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arizona Golf Authority AZGA Golf Course Buzz: Desert Sands was established in 1969 as a private club, but later opened to public play after making a series of improvements. The 18-hole mid-length course was designed by prominent Arizona course architect Arthur \u201cJack\u201d Snyder, and occupies an 80-acre site in east Mesa&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88891,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[165,107],"tags":[170,173,171,172,175],"class_list":["post-2193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-central-arizona","category-mesa","tag-arizona-golf","tag-arizona-golf-authority","tag-arizona-golf-course","tag-arizona-golf-courses","tag-azga-arizona-golf-authority"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arizonagolfauthority.com\/coursedirectory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arizonagolfauthority.com\/coursedirectory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arizonagolfauthority.com\/coursedirectory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arizonagolfauthority.com\/coursedirectory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/88891"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arizonagolfauthority.com\/coursedirectory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2193"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.arizonagolfauthority.com\/coursedirectory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2193\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2195,"href":"https:\/\/www.arizonagolfauthority.com\/coursedirectory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2193\/revisions\/2195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arizonagolfauthority.com\/coursedirectory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arizonagolfauthority.com\/coursedirectory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arizonagolfauthority.com\/coursedirectory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}