Scottsdale, AZ
Desert target golf among the saguaros — and America's best nineteenth-hole city.
North Scottsdale is where desert golf grew up. Troon North's Monument and Pinnacle courses thread emerald fairways between granite boulders and hundred-year-old saguaros — the postcard version of Sonoran golf — while Grayhawk's Raptor and Talon add Tour-hosting polish down the road. The TPC Scottsdale Stadium Course lets the crew play the very hole that seats twenty thousand screaming fans every February. Between rounds: resort pools, Old Town Scottsdale's restaurants and bars, and a airport close enough that day one still includes golf.
| Course | Designer | Notes | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troon North — Monument | Tom Weiskopf & Jay Morrish | The Sonoran postcard — boulders, saguaros and immaculate turf. The marquee. | public |
| Troon North — Pinnacle | Tom Weiskopf | The sister course — some regulars like it even better. | public |
| TPC Scottsdale — Stadium | Tom Weiskopf & Jay Morrish | Home of golf's loudest event — hit the shot at the coliseum 16th yourself. | public |
| Grayhawk — Raptor | Tom Fazio | A championship-host Fazio with real teeth down the stretch. | public |
| Grayhawk — Talon | — | Raptor's canyon-edged companion — box canyons and desert washes. | public |
The resort
Casitas in the high desert beside the Troon North gates — preferred access to Monument and Pinnacle, pools and firepits under the stars.
◆ The private house
A North Scottsdale pool home — heated pool and spa, putting green in the yard if you choose well, and every course on the itinerary within twenty-five minutes. Group golf rentals are a Scottsdale industry.
5-6 BR · sleeps 10-12 · ~$1,000–$3,500/nt
AM Land at Sky Harbor and head north — the desert starts fast.
PM Optional arrival-day round on Talon, then Old Town Scottsdale for dinner and the week's wagers.
AM The Fazio championship host to open the real golf.
PM Pool and recovery; steakhouse dinner and a nightcap crawl through Old Town.
AM The Stadium Course — everybody hits the 16th-hole shot with commentary from the cart.
PM Topgolf-style range session or pool; Mexican food feast at the house.
AM The team match among the boulders — the Sonoran stage for the trophy.
PM Trophy dinner at the resort; cigars and cards by the firepit.
AM An early Pinnacle nine or breakfast with the saguaros, then the quick run to the airport.
Scottsdale is the buddy-trip capital of the West: boulder-strewn target golf at Troon North and Grayhawk, the stadium-famous TPC, three hundred days of sun, and an Old Town scene that carries the nights. Everything is thirty minutes from everything.
Winter and spring rates are premium and tee sheets are competitive — book marquee rounds when flights are booked. Summer brings deep discounts for heat-tolerant crews; fly into Phoenix Sky Harbor.