Bill Huffman’s Arizona Golf Blog Sewailo Golf Club & Notah Begay Light Up Tucson

Bill Huffman’s Arizona Golf Blog Sewailo Golf Club & Notah Begay Light Up Tucson

The golf buzz in Tucson these days is all about the city’s latest, greatest golf course, Sewailo, the first true champion- ship layout to be built in Arizona in the past five years. Adding to the excitement: former PGA Tour player/ Golf Channel analyst/architect Notah Begay has his name on it. Sewailo, pronounced…

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Mesa Country Club Renovation Lives Up To Club’s History

Mesa Country Club Renovation Lives Up To Club’s History

Mesa Country Club always has had a storied history, laced with tradition and ingenuity. Now, thanks to some new ideas and renovation efforts of its members and management team, the club that dates back to 1948 is adding another chapter. Over the summer, MCC closed its doors and went to work on the golf course…

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Why I Love the Bloody Open

Why I Love the Bloody Open

When it comes to the Open Championship, just never make the mistake of calling it the British Open. As a friend from over the pond once told me: “Only Americans refer to it as the British. Everyone else in the entire world calls it ‘the Open.’ ” For some odd reason, such bloody snobbery appeals to me when it comes…

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Troon Privé Adds Pine Canyon & Torreon Clubs

Troon Privé Adds Pine Canyon & Torreon Clubs

After five years of relatively sluggish-to-no growth, or in some cases financial disaster, the private golf scene in northern Arizona seems to be on a bit of a resurgence. Amazing, when you consider that pretty much every club north of Payson but Forest Highlands in Flagstaff has been through the wringer…

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Quintero Golf Club Q-Card

Quintero Golf Club Q-Card

$495 Q-Card Offers 10 Rounds – No Restrictions – June 1 – August 31 — Quintero Golf Club General Manager Tom Wilcox announced today that Quintero’s popular Q-Card is back for 2013 and on sale now. The Q-Card, good from June 1 – August 31, is a summer golf package that offers 10 rounds of golf with…

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JGAA Hosts Willie Low Invitational at Phoenix Country Club

JGAA Hosts Willie Low Invitational at Phoenix Country Club

PHOENIX, Arizona – The Junior Golf Association of Arizona (JGAA) is set to host the annual Willie Low Invitational, honoring the late Willie Low, one of the Valley’s top golf professionals for nearly half a century. Started in 1969, the event has showcased the talents of junior golfers from across the state. Past winners…

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USGA and R&A Anchoring Ban: The Long and the Short of It

USGA and R&A Anchoring Ban: The Long and the Short of It

Well, it’s official even if it’s not going to be over with for at least another two and a half years. And when all is said and done, I’m not sure the U.S. Golf Association and Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews might have changed a darned thing. I’m talking about the ban on anchored putting, Rule 14-1b, that was…

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Is TPC Scottsdale Renovation Really Worth $15 Million?

Is TPC Scottsdale Renovation Really Worth $15 Million?

Brad Williams has been on the job for just a few months as the new general manager and director of golf at the TPC Scottsdale. For the most part, the former boss at the TPC Boston has been low profile since he assumed the reins from Bill Grove, who retired following the 2013 Waste Management Phoenix Open…

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Why Woods Won’t Win the Masters

Why Woods Won’t Win the Masters

The Masters is upon us. Doesn’t it feel good? After a West Coast Swing that weathered wind, hail and snow, after a Florida campaign that gave us (more) rain and darkness, it’s springtime in Augusta, Ga., the home of the Masters. And for the first time in a long time, it really is spring in the South, which is just coming out

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