Desert Golf and Tennis

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Desert Golf and Tennis
Contents
AprilMAy2015
Departments
Amy Alcott
ON PAR
COURSE DESIGN
PUBLISHER’S NOTES ...............................................................9
GOLF COURSE DESIGN DECODED
Desert Golf & Tennis resident architect Clive
Clark takes us inside the world of course design .............24
ON COVER
SPOTLIGHT
DESIGNING A GOLF COURSE FOR THE 2016
SUMMER OLYMPICS
Gil Hanse and Amy Alcott talk about the
process of creating an Olympic golf course....................12
BAREFOOT ON THE COURSE WITH JIM MCMAHON
The one-time NFL bad boy has found peace
and purpose on the golf course ......................................36
STROKE PLAY
ON COURT
ALICE COOPER’S 2015 ROCK & ROLL GOLF CLASSIC
The shock-rock legend hosts his 18th annual
golf tournament ...................................................................16
ROSIE CASALS: STILL A FORCE FOR CHANGE
The tennis great continues to make a
difference on and off the courts......................................38
AMY ALCOTT & THE LEGENDS TOUR
It seems that good things are on the horizon
for senior women golfers ......................................................20
THE BEST OF COLLEGIATE TENNIS
The top college tennis players brought their
A-game to Rancho Mirage .............................................42
THE 2ND ANNUAL SPRING PRO-AM TOURNAMENT
Play golf, benefit local youth at Tamarisk
Country Club .....................................................................29
GOLF INSTRUCTION
2015 FRED BILETNIKOFF HALL OF FAME GOLF
CLASSIC INVITATIONAL
The event features great golf, but mostly it offers
hope to those who need it most .....................................30
25TH ANNUAL LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY PROTON
CHARITY INVITATIONAL
The charity event has been going strong for
a quarter of a century ......................................................32
ANA INSPIRATION CHAMPIONS JUNIOR CHALLENGE
Legends Tour greats and the top junior girls in
the nation truly inspire .......................................................34
HOW TO MANEUVER YOUR WAY THROUGH THE DOGLEG
It’s all about aim, grip and spin on the ball ....................42
FITNESS TRAINING
GET INTO THE SWING WITH GYROTONIC TRAINING
Learn how to increase your strength, speed
and flexibility for a better golf swing ..................................46
MAPS, DIRECTORIES AND PRIVATE CLUBS
TENNIS CLUBS ....................................................................72
GOLF CLUBS .....................................................................80
On Cover: Amy Alcott and Gil Hanse
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Contents
AprilMAy2015
Lifestyle
The Good Life
DESERT GOLF & TENNIS REALTY
THE GOOD LIFE
FINE ART
2015 INDIAN WELLS ARTS FESTIVAL
The popular festival and Indian Wells Tennis
Garden join forces in celebration of art............................62
GOLF AND TENNIS COMMUNITIES ARE NOT
ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL
How to choose the golf or tennis community
that’s right for you .................................................................50
LUXURY AUTOS
DESERT GOLF & TENNIS LIFESTYLE
STYLE REPORT
FINE DINING
DINING IN THE DESERT
The Desert Golf & Tennis guide to eating out
in the Coachella Valley........................................................54
SUPERCAR SURPRISE
Acura unleashes new supercar NSX ..................................64
REAL MEN PLAY GOLF, LOOK GREAT
Golfing men may not care about fashion trends or
shopping, but comfort and performance are
another story ..........................................................................68
FINE JEWELRY
SPRING FLING WITH FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE
A secret garden of lush, seasonal jewels .........................70
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publisher’snotes
By timothy J. pade • [email protected]
In the desert, it’s a time of change. Easter, big hats, golf
shorts and tennis skirts in pastels in early spring, and a mass
exodus of the dominant snowbird population to cooler
climes in late spring. And although some places in our area
close or switch to a limited schedule of operation come
summer time, Desert Golf & Tennis continues to cover all
that our dynamic region has to offer.
On the cover of this issue we’re proud to feature Amy
Alcott and Gil Hanse, the duo team selected to design the
new golf course for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil. Brazil will be the host site where golf will be
included among Olympic sports for the first time since 1904.
LPGA superstar Alcott is a longtime desert resident, a threetime Kraft Nabisco champion and she collaborated with
Hanse on this amazing course in Brazil. It’s a fascinating story
you can learn more about starting on pg. 12.
Also in this issue we feature former Chicago Bears
quarterback Jim McMahon. McMahon, a two-time Super
Bowl champion, has been a fixture on the celebrity golf
circuit since his retirement from football. He can be found
on the course—not wearing any shoes—helping to raise
money for many charities year round. Read our feature
starting on pg. 36.
For more than 10 years we have featured a dining guide in
Desert Golf & Tennis, and I hope you’ll take a look at this
issue’s excellent guide, starting on pg. 54. Like many desert
residents, I eat out frequently, often at the restaurants we
highlight in in our magazine. In this issue, I thought it would
be fun to provide an addendum to our dining guide, my
personal suggestions for some of the best dishes served up in
the Palm Desert and La Quinta areas—dishes I order
frequently and recommend highly.
First, there’s the “Brick Chicken” at Piero’s PizzaVino.
This amazing dish is a delectable half chicken roasted in herbs
and cooked in Piero’s pizza oven. For an excellent tableside
Caesar salad, it’s hard to beat LG’s Prime Steakhouse in La
Quinta. Of course, LG’s steaks are amazing, but what’s better
with a great steak than a well-made Caesar salad? We actually
have an embarrassment of riches in the Coachella Valley. The
Steakhouse at Agua Caliente Casino Resort, Mastro’s
Steakhouse and Morton’s The Steakhouse offer some of my
favorite steak selections. Vicky’s of Santa Fe also has a stellar
New York strip and what is arguably the best rack of lamb in
the valley, with my favorite chipotle corn. Yum!
Mitch’s on El Paseo Prime Seafood serves up my favorite
Hamachi sushi with jalapeno, and the jalapeno poppers are
almost as incredible as the sea-bass entrée. Over at Pacifica
Seafood Restaurant, I love the half-price bottle night on
Tuesdays, to say nothing of the sugar-spiced salmon, which is
also a must-have at Pacifica’s sister restaurant, La Quinta
Cliffhouse Grill & Bar. For what may be the best happy hour
in the valley, I recommend Ristorante Mamma Gina, which
offers all-night happy hour in the Enoteca Wine Bar area,
complete with excellent fare for incredibly low prices. For
happy hour with a fine-dining experience, I recommend Le
Paon. It is one of the top French restaurants in the area and
also serves a delicious Dover sole in an elegant atmosphere.
New Manhattan in the Desert has a fantastic menu
offering classic New York-style deli items along with my
favorite Bloody Mary and English-muffin breakfast. Also for
breakfast, Backstreet Bistro is a hidden gem; if you don’t want
to get up early enough for breakfast, it also offers lunch and
dinner with afternoon live jazz on weekends. My favorite
Mexican restaurants are Fresh Agave Mexican Bar & Grill, for
its superb fajitas and poblano soup, and El Rodeo Cafe, which
serves the best green chile and chicken chilaquiles in the
valley. The newly located Thai Smile Rancho Mirage on El
Paseo offers a great selection of Thai dishes, and Blue Orchid
Thai Bistro on Highway 74 is another must-try for lovers of
Thai cuisine. And lastly, many of the locals visit The Nest for
the deserts best nightlife establishment, however, many are
not aware that the food is simply as amazing as the talented
musicians that entertain each night! While Tim and Kevin
delight the masses with their musical talents, the food too is
fabulous! With homemade cabbage rolls as one of my
favorites, Dodi Henry runs a tight ship in both the bar and the
restaurant. Great food as well as great fun!
These are just a few of my personal favorites in the Palm
Desert and La Quinta areas. Now, I’d love to hear from you.
What are your favorite restaurants and dishes in the
Coachella Valley? Email me at [email protected] with your
recommendations!
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By Matt McKay
onCover
A
fter all the weirdness, delays
and political and legal
maneuvering, Gil Hanse and
Amy Alcott can finally say, yes,
the golf course for the 2016 summer
Olympics in Rio de Janeiro is completed.
And when the players tee off on it, it will be
the first time since 1904 that golf is played
as part of the Summer Olympics.
But another result of constructing this
course is that Hanse and Alcott may have
helped promote a trend for the future of
golf course design.
Hanse, founder and president of Hanse
Golf Course Design, together with
consultation from Alcott, brought the
Olympic golf course to life after three years
of building, maneuvering, hurdle jumping
and standing on the sidelines for extended
periods. The Grateful Dead’s trip may have
been longer and stranger, but Hanse could
hardly imagine the Brazilian experience
being any more interesting.
“It was the most interesting job we’ve
ever been involved with. Not because of
the stakes and what was riding on it, which
we freely accepted. We were quite happy
to take on that task,” Hanse says of the
project in the Reserva de Marapendi, in
Rio’s Barra da Tijuca zone. “But the reality
did not match the process that was
described in the interview. So we had to
make up a lot of stuff on the fly and adjust
to a lot of things that we did not expect to
happen.”
As he and his team were going through
the bidding process, Hanse knew they
would have to bring a very special
presentation to the Olympic Committee.
He knew they were probably the least well
known among the bidders, and he had
gotten wind of architectural partnerships
being formed by Jack Nicklaus and Annika
Sorenstam as well as Greg Norman and
Lorena Ochoa. He thought it made sense
for his bid to include strong input from a
female professional, too.
Hanse had already struck up a
friendship with Alcott during his time at
Los Angeles Country Club when Alcott
lived nearby, and he thought of her as
someone “great, very cool, very easy to get
along with.”
He called Amy and asked her if she
would be interested. Hanse Golf Design
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CourseDesign
would be the lead on the project and
Alcott would work as a consultant whose
focus was to help the team create a golf
course on which women would compete
at the highest level. “Amy is so sweet and
really doesn’t have a huge ego,” Hanse says.
“And she said, ‘Yeah, that’s great, that’s fine.
I don’t need equal billing on the design, I
just want to be part of the process.’”
Alcott’s value to the team became
apparent at the presentation.
“We gave a great presentation. We felt
like we hit it on all cylinders,” Alcott says.
“They told us they were going to come up
with a decision in February and we didn’t
hear anything until March. [Gil] called me
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up from Doral 10 minutes before he was
going into the press conference and he was
screaming, ‘Amy can you believe it? We
won it. We won the whole thing!’ And I
was just ecstatic.”
Hanse says Alcott was equally helpful
in the interview phase. “She came down to
Rio as part of our team. And she’s just so
folksy and approachable, and she told these
wonderful stories about how she learned
to play as a child hitting into soup cans, and
just genuinely how this golf course and the
academy could be part of growing the
legacy of the sport in Brazil.”
In terms of the construction of the
course, Hanse says Alcott’s input included
general ideas about raising up the bunkers
and putting them in small clusters, an idea
ultimately executed in different areas on
the course. Hanse notes that their biggest
innovation, tweak or design gamble came
in their placement of landing areas.
“One of the critical things that’s going to
be interesting, to see if we got this right, is
putting the men and women on the same
golf course back-to-back. You want them to
have similar shot patterns,” Hanse says. “So
when a man hits driver-7-iron, he’s going to
be in a certain area. When the women hit
driver-7-iron, their landing area is probably
going to have to be 20-25 yards farther
forward. Well, how do you bunker that
landing area?”
What they came up with was a shorter
set of hazards that would challenge most of
the men and the women who hit shorter,
and then a longer set of hazards to
challenge the longer ladies and the Bubba
Watsons of the world, the bigger-hitting
men.
“I think it’s an interesting concept that
we’ve stretched the landing area and
stretched the strategy so that it works for
both, and Amy was really helpful with that
whole process,” Hanse says.
With designers such as Hanse soliciting
female professional input, and the game of
golf attempting to reach out to all
underexposed demographics, is the malefemale design team a trend for the future?
Hanse says he has certainly seen its
value. “I think there are obviously different
onCover
perspectives on the game that men and
women bring to it, and having a woman’s
perspective was very helpful.”
Alcott hopes it is because she’s ready to
design more. The design bug bit her hard
when she assisted Casey O’Callaghan with
the redesign of Indian Canyons Golf Resort
in Palm Springs, California, and she also
consulted with Hanse on the renovation of
Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus,
New Jersey. Alcott says she still gets letters
from players who appreciate Indian
Canyon’s playability for the female player.
And she believes if the girls are having a
good time and a good play, it’s likely the
men are, too.
“I want to do more, more remodeling
and more new courses, because I feel like I
have a good eye for what makes a great golf
course and what makes a playable golf
course,” Alcott says. “People don’t want to
be beat up when they go play. I think
there’s been a part of the game that’s just
been ‘Tigerized.’ So many courses are just
too long and they’ve taken a lot of wedges
out of the game.”
Alcott is excited to see how the Rio
course plays out in Olympic competition.
She’s particularly fond of the finishing
holes, starting with No. 16, a short par 4
with personality traits of Riviera’s No. 10,
with out-of-bounds dropping off to the left.
That’s followed by a relatively short par 3,
and then No. 18, a medium-length par 4.
They create the opportunity for birdies
and the promise of high-intensity action
coming down the stretch.
And when the competition is over and
the smoke clears, what does Alcott hope
players will say about the course?
“I would hope it tested every shot in
their bag,” she says. “That it was tough, that
the course was a difficult one but fair. And
that they enjoyed the walk.”
______________________________
Matt McKay is a staff writer with
Desert Golf & Tennis
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By Chris Lewis • Photos by Norm Beer
Alice Cooper with rock artist Stacey Wells
strokeplay
F
or over 40 years, Alice Cooper’s classic hit songs have
resonated with millions of fans around the world.
Renowned as the “godfather of shock rock,” he has enjoyed
a career that most musicians only dream of—Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame membership, top-ten singles such as “School’s
Out” and more than 50 million records sold.
However, since 1995, Cooper has used his talents, financial
resources and networking capabilities in an entirely different
fashion: by establishing Solid Rock, an organization dedicated to
ensuring that teenagers discover and nurture their artistic gifts, all
while living healthy lives free of drugs, violence and gang
membership.
“Each year, the Classic has three main purposes: to create
fellowship, have fun and ensure that Solid Rock has a fruitful
future,” says Jeff Moore, executive director of Solid Rock. “We want
to continue to provide teens a safe place to express themselves
through music, dance and self-expression.”
Roughly 150 golfers will be participating in this year’s Classic,
including some 30 celebrities such as NFL wide receiver Larry
Fitzgerald and former Family Feud host John O’Hurley.
One day prior to the Classic, Cooper will also host all
participants at his Tee Party, a gathering that includes a cocktail
reception, a silent auction, dinner and live entertainment from the
likes of renowned magician Michael Finney, blues guitarist Jonny
Lang, comedian Larry the Cable Guy and even Cooper himself. For
the second straight year, a limited number of Tee Party tickets will
also be available for public purchase.
Founded with Cooper’s wife, Sheryl, and good friend Chuck
Savale, the organization has raised funds to develop Alice Cooper’s
Rock Teen Center, a Phoenix-based facility in which youth, aged 12
to 20, can participate in free music and dance classes and receive
sound, lighting and staging vocational training in a safe, supervised
environment. As a result, children and young adults are exposed to
career options, networking opportunities and newfound hobbies
they may have never considered otherwise.
In support of his commitment to the youth of Phoenix, Cooper
will host his 18th annual Rock & Roll Golf Classic on Monday, April
27. For the third consecutive year, Las Sendas Golf Club in Mesa,
Arizona, will host the event, with tournament play on the Robert
Trent Jones, Jr. course overlooking the Phoenix skyline.
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The following morning, Mike Malaska,
the 2011 PGA Teacher of the Year, will
host a golf clinic at 7 a.m. for all interested
participants. The tournament itself will
then kickoff with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun
start, followed by a luncheon and awards
ceremony in which the first place team
members will receive Rock & Roll Golf
Classic custom leather jackets and have
their names etched on the tournament’s
trophy.
As part of the event, Sheryl Cooper will
also host her third annual Rock the
Runway Fashion and Trunk Show at Las
Sendas. Show participants can purchase
rock-and-roll fashion accessories, jewelry
and makeup as well as listen to music, drink
wine and enjoy a luncheon buffet. Like the
tournament, the show will raise charitable
dollars for Solid Rock and Alice Cooper’s
Rock Teen Center.
As Cooper prepares for yet another
Rock & Roll Golf Classic, he is thankful for
all past participants who have generously
donated hundreds of thousands of dollars
since 1997. As a result of their time and
effort, Phoenix’s youth will continue to
have a facility in which they can support
one another and cultivate their talents for
years to come.
“I am looking forward to another great
tournament at Las Sendas and am grateful
to all of our celebrities, sponsors, golfers
and volunteers who make this event
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possible,” Cooper says. “With their
support, we are able to make an everlasting
difference in the lives of teens.”
For more information about Solid
Rock, Alice Cooper’s Rock Teen Center or
the 2015 Rock & Roll Golf Classic,
please visit alicecoopersolidrock.com. To
purchase Tee Party tickets, contact Joy
Covell at 602.522.9200 or by email at
[email protected].
_______________________________
Chris Lewis is a staff writer with
Desert Golf & Tennis
By Matt McKay
strokeplay
A
my Alcott became a member of the LPGA Tour in
1975. She won five majors and 29 total tour events
and is in the World Golf Hall of Fame. Decades have
passed and Alcott is still a force to be reckoned with.
As she made her way through the Mission Hills Country Club
clubhouse recently—a facility that holds so many memories for
her—the proof that others have happy memories of her career
came right up and spoke to her.
A woman introduced herself and recounted to Alcott the time
she watched her win a particular event in a long-passed decade.
She’s proof of Alcott’s own strong beliefs when the discussion turns
to The Legends Tour.
boost. While the senior open will be USGA property, as are all
USGA championships, the fact that such a championship exists
will lend legitimacy to, and shine a spotlight on, senior women and
Legends Tour participants.
Nancy Lopez
Julie Inkster
Patty Sheehan
Alcott recalls seeing a quote at the time the Legends Tour
started. “I read a quote and I don’t know who it was, but she said,
‘who wants to watch a bunch of old ladies like us play golf?’ I
thought, well, that’s a lot of BS because I have this tremendous
following still from the ’70s and ’80s and ’90s where people in
airports and all over come up to me, like this woman earlier, and say
‘I saw you win in Portland’ or wherever.
“There are people who yearn for yesteryear and they want to
see the stars of the past like the Nancy Lopezes, the Amy Alcotts,
the Hollis Stacys, Pat Bradleys, Besty Kings, Patty Sheehans, and the
Jan Stevensons.”
The 2015 Legends Tour features nine events, including the
season-ending ISPS Handa Cup, during which the U.S. takes on
the World. This year’s competition takes place Nov. 12-14 at Palm
Aire Country Club in Sarasota, Florida. The U.S. women won last
year’s event but the World team won in 2013 for the first time,
just a year after the U.S. team retained the cup with a tie.
Of the nine events, three are pro-ams and six have direct links
to charities. But Alcott believes the tour can achieve and enjoy the
same type of status as its male counterpart, the Champions Tour.
The USGA’s recent decision to add a U.S. Senior Women’s Open
Championship to its championship schedule will give the tour a
“[The USGA] doesn’t have an association with the Legends
Tour, but myself and a couple of others have really rooted for this,
to get them to take a look at it over the last 10 years,” Alcott says.
But it was only when USGA executive director, Mike Davis, and
USGA president, Tom O’Toole—a couple of “very forwardthinking guys” according to Alcott—started thinking that they had
all these other championships but not a U.S. Senior Women’s Open
that momentum was increased.
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Beth Daniel
JoAnne Carner
“And as I was quoted as saying, Paula
Creamer and Michelle Wie, when their
day is up, would love to play in a U.S. Senior
Women’s Open,” Alcott says. “And I’m sure
Nancy Lopez, who never won a U.S.
Women’s Open championship, would love
to play in a U.S. Senior Women’s Open.”
Alcott says she isn’t surprised that the
Legends Tour has not taken off yet, noting
that many potential sponsors have not yet
embraced the concept. But playing
competitively for pay isn’t the only
motivation for her and many of her
Legends peers. Junior outreach and charity
fundraising are also priorities for the
Legends players, exemplified by their
charitable associations. And Alcott is
spearheading what is now the ANA
Inspiration Champions Junior Challenge
(for more on this tournament see pg. 34).
The winner of the junior challenge earns
an exemption into the ANA Inspiration
field.
Alcott believes that the Legends Tour
will have its day, with indirect help from the
USGA and its current leadership. And like
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the Champions Tour, the Legends’ ranks
will, theoretically, be perpetually restocked as each LPGA player passes her
45th birthday.
“Men are changing. I’m very impressed
with the leadership of the USGA,” Alcott
says. “They’ve always been very
approachable, they’ve always been the
watchdogs of golf and they run great
championships, but now they seem even
more accessible. And as a two-time USGA
champion, I think this is really a good thing
that they’re going to do this in 2018.”
In the meantime, Alcott and the other
Legends are happy, and reasonably busy,
enjoying what they have now.
“This is our group,” she says. “It’s nice to
see each other. It’s reserved for a small
group of us and it’s something that we all
really treasure.”
______________________________
Matt McKay is a staff writer with
Desert Golf & Tennis
The Hideaway Hole No. 7
CourseDesign
By Clive Clark
There I was, walking over a
large expanse of sandy desert
in La Quinta –a square mile
of it, to be precise. We were
in the very early process of
constructing the course at
The Hideaway. It was a Sunday
morning and all was quiet as no machines were
working.
As I came over the top of one of the many sand
dunes, a voice piped up, “Oy, you’re not supposed to
be in here. You’re trespassing.” The voice belonged
to a man dressed like a pseudo-sheriff with a gold
badge large and bright enough to attract satellite
Original concept rendering Hole No. 7
attention. Before he managed to get me in an arm
lock and put the cuffs on, I pointed out that “this
whole area is going to be a golf course and I am the
designer.”
When the machines are having a day off and all
around is peaceful, it is often a good time to collect
one’s thoughts.
But I digress. Let me take you back to the
beginning. In this instance, I was initially faced with
a square mile of pan-flat desert containing just one
tree. The only other vegetation on the site was dry
and gnarly tumbleweed.
There were also the residential lots to consider.
These lots play a large part in the development of a
club, especially a high-end country club such as The
Hideaway. The placement of the lots is critical for
real estate sales but also impacts the planning and
construction of the golf course. There is, therefore, a
great deal of to’ing and fro’ing between the course
architect and consultant planners who, between
them, have to make the golf course and residential
component meld as one.
From the architect’s perspective, you eventually
end up with suitably sized corridors that form the
outline of the routing plan for the course. This plan
is critical as it determines the basis for the layout of
the golf.
The initial plan for The Hideaway included a par
4 running parallel to Jefferson Street, a main arterial
road. The hole, which eventually doglegged to the
right, looked good on paper. I quickly decided,
however, to turn it into a par 3 as players would be
hitting medium irons off the tee rather than drivers.
The liability of balls bouncing down Jefferson
Street and taking out cars was a horrendous
thought.
Normally, a designer tries to fit golf shots and
strategies into the contours of the land, which looks
Site of Hole No. 7
more natural and is cost effective. But when you
have a piece of land that has no more contour than
that of a pool table, it’s open season for the designer
to cut loose and create his own contours and
features.
The interesting aspect of course design is that
each puzzle is different depending on the nature of
the site. Generally, when you mix residential
development with golf on a flat sandy site, modern
thinking dictates that, if you have the budget, you
create valleys for the golf so the homes look into the
course and consequently acquire a more attractive
view. In turn, this also works better for the golf
because it gives the course a more secluded feel and
allows the holes to snake laterally down the valleys,
creating more movement and interest.
One of my favorite holes at The Hideaway is the
7th, a short par 3 of 151 yards laced with split-level
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Hole No. 14, 7 years after construction
Site of Hole No. 14
passing a Ferrari dealership where you’re
offered a new Ferrari for $50,000.
Delusions of grandeur overtake common
sense. To heck with the fact that you can’t
afford the tax, insurance and maintenance,
you still want to go for it.
pools, waterfalls and a vividly colored
landscape. The design of this hole actually
had its origins in sketches for a different
course. My old buddy Ernie Els and I were
going to team up to design a course on a site
just outside Cape Town. Unfortunately,
the developer had been up to some
nefarious dealings somewhere in
Zimbabwe and was taken away in
handcuffs, not to be seen again for a
number of years. That was the beginning
and the end of that golf course.
Some years later, when The Hideaway
was on the drawing board, I reviewed my
original sketches of one particular par 3 on
the Cape Town layout and found that, with
some minor changes and enhancements, it
would be a perfect—if expensive—fit for
The Hideaway. Mike Meldman, whose
company Discovery Land runs The
Hideaway, is a great client and always
encourages a standard of excellence. His
words were simply, “Go for it.” I did,
keeping in mind that the trick with a hole
that has a lot going on and many water
features is to keep it relatively short and
make sure there is a generously sized
green.
Another one of my favorite holes at
The Hideaway is the 13th, a par 5. This was
originally a corner of the site that had some
spare land, meaning there was sufficient
room to build a hole featuring “risk and
reward” that would give the golfer who hits
a long drive some choices. Subject to a long
drive, the player can go directly for the
green with the second shot, but that entails
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Hole No. 16
taking a risk by playing over a lake and
splitting the line between two giant dunes.
The more conservative approach is to play
to the left of the dunes where there is
ample fairway, resulting in a third shot of
around 90 yards. Hmm, I wonder how
many balls have been arrested in those
dunes?
Personally, I love risk-and-reward holes.
The beckoning finger of fate entices and
excites. The gloves are off. Now the golfer
not only has to think and use his/her grey
matter but also execute the shot. Coming
to a risk-and-reward hole is somewhat like
Site of Hole No. 16
CourseDesign
Hole No. 13 in construction. The green sitting beyond the two large dunes
Speaking of risk and reward, the great Argentinian golfer
Roberto de Vicenzo tells the story of playing with a young
professional at Walton Heath in Surrey, England. They reached the
12th hole, where a cluster of very large trees protected the dogleg.
Roberto said to the young professional, “In my youth, I used to
carry those trees.” After the young professional’s ball clattered into
the trees, Roberto added, “Of course, 30 years ago those trees were
much smaller!”
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Clive Clark is a sought-after golf course architect, former Ryder
Cup player and a staff writer with Desert Golf & Tennis
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strokeplay
O
n Thursday, April 30, historic Tamarisk Country Club
in Rancho Mirage, California, will host the 2nd Annual
Spring Pro-Am Tournament, held conjunction with
the Desert Chapter of the Southern California PGA
and Callaway Golf. Proceeds from the event will benefit Boys &
Girls Club of Coachella Valley.
Tamarisk Country Club is a natural to host this event. For more
than 45 years, Tamarisk was part of the biggest and most famous
pro-am in the Coachella Valley, the PGA Tour’s Bob Hope Classic.
The format of the two tournaments is similar. The Spring ProAm will pair one PGA professional with three amateur players.
Teams compete in low-net competition while pros concurrently
play low gross for medalist honors and cash prizes. Approximately
30 local PGA golf professionals will participate, representing local
clubs throughout the desert.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Coachella Valley is a member chapter of
Boys & Girls Clubs of America, serving thousands of youth
throughout the Coachella Valley with clubhouses in Desert Hot
Springs, La Quinta, Indio, Coachella and Mecca. The organization’s
afterschool and summer programs, activities, guidance and
mentorship play a critical role in providing the valley’s young
people, particularly those in need, with the tools to build
successful, satisfying and significant lives.
Teams interested in participating in the Tamarisk Spring ProAm should contact their desert golf club professional.
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By Chris Lewis
Angela and Fred Biletnikoff
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O
n February 15, 1999, Pro Football Hall of Famer Fred
Biletnikoff received news that no parent ever should:
his only daughter, Tracey, a 20-year-old college student,
had just been murdered by her boyfriend.
Somehow, someway, the former Pro Bowl wide receiver found
strength amid the chaos and, consequently, developed a new sense
of purpose for his life. A few months after Tracey’s tragic passing,
he founded the Biletnikoff Foundation, a nonprofit that supports
at-risk children and teenagers and helps them escape the harsh
realities of homelessness, drug and alcohol addiction and domestic
and gender violence.
The foundation also raises funds for the development of
Tracey’s Place of Hope, a residential program that houses 14- to 17year-old girls for up to a year, providing them a safe haven in which
to recover from substance abuse or mental-health issues.
Since 2000, the program has provided treatment to hundreds
of girls in California’s Placer and San Mateo counties. In fact,
through its recent partnership with Koinonia Homes for Teens,
which offers residential substance-abuse treatment in Loomis,
California, the program is steadily growing.
As a result of this expansion, Biletnikoff is now interested in
rebuilding the Placer County Tracey’s Place of Hope at Koinonia in
an effort to help even more youth overcome their issues and live
long, healthy lives, freed from the negative influences of substance
abuse and violence.
To that end, Biletnikoff will host his 11th annual Hall of Fame
Golf Classic Invitational on Monday, April 20. All funds raised from
the invitational will go toward Biletnikoff’s rebuilding initiatives.
This year, 180 participants are expected, including Pro Football
Hall of Famers such as San Diego Chargers tight end Kellen
Winslow and Oakland Raiders wide receiver Tim Brown, as well as
actors including Saved by the Bell’s Dennis Haskins and Malcolm
in the Middle’s Frankie Muniz.
For the third consecutive year, the invitational will be hosted at
Ruby Hill Golf Club in Pleasanton, California, an exclusive private
country club with northern California’s first Jack Nicklaus
Signature course—a challenging, 7,459-yard layout from the back
tees.
“By popular demand, Ruby Hill was chosen to host the
invitational once again,” Biletnikoff says. “Not only does the club
have an outstanding course, it also has a great staff that will
accommodate our unique golf experience.”
And what an experience it is. For starters, the invitational
features fivesomes, a format that gives four amateurs the
opportunity to golf with one professional athlete or celebrity. After
the invitational concludes, golfers will also be able to participate in
a putting contest that will award $5,000 to the winner. In addition,
four of the invitational’s participants will be randomly selected to
compete in a shootout on the 18th fairway, in which they have one
opportunity to hole-out from 166 yards. If they do, they will win
$100,000.
Automobiles, premium watches and golf bags will also be
awarded on four of Ruby Hill’s par-three holes if participants
manage to ace any of them. Before, during and after the invitational,
participants will also be able to enjoy cigars donated from Ohinoe
Cigar Lounge, alcoholic beverages from Proximo Spirits and wine
from Louis M. Martini Winery. Food will be supplied by Pheasant
Wood Catering, Kinder’s Meats and BBQ and Ruth’s Chris
Steakhouse.
At 7 p.m., the invitational will also host its first-ever concert jam
session, featuring the talents of comedians Gary Mule Deer, Kevin
Farley and Henry Scott, as well as a house band, The Decades, a
quintet from Chino, California, which plays music from the 1940s
to today. The concert will be opened to the public at 5:30 p.m. for
an advanced purchase ticket price of $50.
“Aside from the camaraderie, golf and entertainment, the
primary highlight of the invitational will be the impact it has on
young girls’ lives,” Biletnikoff says. “Through the generous support
of this year’s participants and donors, Tracey’s Place of Hope will
continue to provide girls a refuge and, above all else, hope.”
For more information about the 2015 Fred Biletnikoff
Hall of Fame Golf Classic Invitational, or the Biletnikoff
Foundation, please visit biletnikoff.net
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Chris Lewis is a staff writer with Desert Golf & Tennis
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By Christine Loomis
Ken Venturi and John Cook
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Cook and Mulligan will share some of their
golf-shot secrets and tell their PGA Tour
stories for all to enjoy. Additionally, during
the Invitational, which starts at 9 a.m.,
Cook and Mulligan will hit shots with the
foursomes in the field, creating memorable
moments for all participants. A luncheon
and awards ceremony follows the
tournament and wraps up at 3 p.m.
Proceeds from the Invitational
specifically fund the Ken Venturi Endowed
Chair for Proton Therapy Research at
Loma Linda University Medical Center,
which benefits patient care through
continuing research on proton therapy.
And the money helps in another way as
well, by raising awareness of proton
therapy among the public and patients
who may not know that this option exists
and who could benefit from it.
Ken Venturi and Dr. James M. Slater
W
hen golf great Ken
Venturi met Dr. James M.
Slater in 1972, thanks to
his friend Frank Sinatra, it
was the start of a lifelong friendship that
had a positive impact far beyond the two
men. Eventually, Dr. Slater would realize
his life’s great goal in 1990 when he opened
the Proton Treatment Center at Loma
Linda University Cancer Center, and his
friend Venturi would not hesitate to help
when asked by Slater to host the first
Proton Charity Invitational.
The rest, as they say, is history. Venturi
continued to support the tournament and
the center for well over two decades,
serving as host of the Invitational for its first
23 years. Over those years, the tournament
raised $3.4 million to further technological
breakthroughs that have helped more
than 18,000 people with various kinds of
cancer and tumors.
Proton radiation treatment, or proton
beam therapy, is the most precise and
advanced form of radiation therapy
available today. It is a painless, non-invasive
treatment that allows patients to maintain
their quality of life and quickly resume
normal activities.
Just ask Palm Springs, California,
resident Hilton Whittiker, who beat
prostate cancer with proton therapy
without experiencing any side effects. In
fact, he would have his proton treatments
in the morning and play a round of golf in
the afternoon.
This year marks the 25th edition of the
Loma Linda University Proton Charity
Invitational. It takes place April 27 at the
Club at Morningside in Rancho Mirage,
California, on the first Jack Nicklaus-
designed course in the Coachella Valley.
The hosts for the 2015 tournament are
PGA Tour champion John Cook and PGA
professional Jamie Mulligan, called by one
golf writer “the most successful coach
you’ve never heard of.” Mulligan is also
chief operating officer of Virginia Country
Club in Long Beach, California, where he
works with a number of current Tour
professionals and up-and-coming golfers.
Sponsorships range for the tournament
from $1,000 to $50,000 and the event
kicks off on April 26 with Sponsor
Recognition Day at Escena Golf Club in
Palm Springs. After registration and
breakfast, there’s a sponsor tournament
followed by a buffet lunch and awards
ceremony.
The big event starts on April 27 in
Rancho Mirage, where registration and
breakfast lead into the John Cook Golf
Clinic at 8:15 a.m., one of the true
highlights of the day. During the clinic,
Since scientists from Loma Linda
pioneered proton therapy in the hospital
setting 25 years ago, the technology has
been used primarily to eradicate cancerous
tumors. It is effective on many types of
hard-to-treat tumors, including those of
the brain, eye, spinal cord, head, neck,
chest, abdomen and prostate. The
treatments are minimally invasive and
treatment times are typically less lengthy
than other types of radiation. Patients also
greatly benefit from the approach to
whole-person care that is the core of
patient care at Loma Linda.
For more information about becoming
a sponsor or playing in the Loma Linda
University Proton Charity Invitational,
contact David Colwell at 909.558.5010 or
email him at [email protected]
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Christine Loomis is a staff editor and
writer with Desert Golf & Tennis
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Annika Sorenstam with Juniors
By Matt McKay
AnA inspiration Champions
Junior Challenge
Legends Tour greats and the top junior girls in the nation truly inspire
Amy Alcott with Juniors
spotlight
How successful has the ANA
Inspiration Champions Junior Challenge
become?
Consider that this year’s field will
feature two previous Junior Challenge
veterans, both of whom will compete in
the 2015 Junior Challenge on March 30 at
Mission Hills Country Club’s Palmer
Course. Now in its fourth year, the winner
of the challenge earns an automatic
exemption into the newest incarnation of
the LPGA’s first major of the year, the
ANA Inspiration. The Monday medalist
will tee off with the championship field on
April 2 on the Mission Hills Dinah Shore
Tournament Course, and should she make
the cut—as the last two qualifiers have—
she’ll play in the final round on April 5.
Last year, Angel Yin and Lilia Vu both
made the cut and played the weekend. Yin,
the 2013 Junior Challenge winner and
current No. 2 on the Southern California
Golf Association (SCGA) Junior Golf
Scoreboard Ranking, and Vu, the 2014
Junior Challenge winner, are scheduled to
play in this year’s event. They’ll have plenty
of competition from 31 of California’s top
junior girls, including two-time Toyota
Tour Cup winner Haley Moore of
Escondido, 2014 San Diego Junior
Amateur Champion Ellen Takada of Irvine
and 2014 Rolex Junior Championship
medalist Elizabeth Wang of San Marino.
Wang is one of four 14-year-olds
scheduled to participate, along with two
13-year-olds, Escondido’s Karah Sanford
and San Jose’s Sabrina Iqbal. Sanford is a sixtime San Diego Junior Amateur
champion, two-time Callaway Junior
World champion, three-time TaylorMade
World Masters of Junior Golf champion, a
two-time U.S. Kids World champion, and
she represented Southern California in the
2014 National Drive, Chip and Putt
Championship at Augusta National Golf
Club. Iqbal is a 2014 California
Interscholastic Federation-Central Coast
Section California High School champion,
and was medalist at her 2013 U.S. Girls'
Junior Championship Qualifier.
“We’re thrilled to welcome four of the
top 15 junior girls in the nation to this
year’s Junior Challenge,” says Gabe
Codding, tournament director. “This event
has become an important part of the
LPGA’s first major championship, and this
year our past winners will continue to
provide inspiration for California’s best
junior players.”
The participation of the past winners is
one unique element of the Junior
Challenge. LPGA Legends Tour players act
as team captains during the tournament,
each mentoring and coaching a team of
three girls. Among this year’s Legends
participants are Amy Alcott, winner in
1983, 1988 and 1991; World Golf Hall of
Fame member and 1986 champion, Pat
Bradley; and 19-time LPGA Tour winner,
1975 champion and 2014 winning
mentor, Sandra Palmer. Past champions
Donna Caponi (1980), Besty King (1987,
1990, 1997), Patty Sheehan (1996) and
World Golf Hall of Fame member Kathy
Whitworth (1977) are also scheduled to
take part.
The championship is organized and
conducted under the umbrella of the
SCGA’s Youth on Course initiative,
created to promote the education and
character development of Southern
California youth through the game of golf.
Its programs are designed to offer
affordable access to golf, to instill integrity
and responsibility through the game and
to provide educational opportunities for
youngsters from fifth grade to college.
Kevin Gigax, executive director of
SCGA Youth on Course, led the junior
selection committee. He says that the
bonds created between the Legends and
the juniors is one of the most important
byproducts of an event that generates all
manner of positive experiences and
interactions between the playing
generations.
“This is such an incredible opportunity
for 30 girls to spend time with the women
they’ve admired for years, and we want to
give them full advantage of the time they
will have together,” Gigax says. “But that
doesn’t take away from the level of
competition apparent in this year’s field. A
true champion will emerge and receive the
experience of a lifetime.”
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Matt McKay is a cstaff writer with
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By Françoise Rhodes • Photo by Brian Morgan
T
he NFL could be described as an elite
dominion bound by rules of its own that, if
broken, are dealt with internally. It is obvious
to fans that the NFL frowns on players
showing overt enthusiasm, whether jubilant or defiant.
Yet the players who do so often become fan favorites.
One infamous fan favorite and media darling who
openly pushed the boundaries of the megalith NFL’s
code of ethics is Jim McMahon. The two-time Super
Bowl Champion, NFC Rookie of the Year and NFL
Comeback Player of the Year kicked before he threw his
way into the limelight and a tumultuous career.
As a freshman at Brigham Young University,
McMahon earned a spot on the team as a punter. With a
loftier position in mind, McMahon eventually
transitioned to starting quarterback and racked up 11
straight wins. The team set 32 NCAA records to claim
the Western Athletic Conference Championship in
1979.
Drafted into the NFL in 1982, McMahon debuted
with the Chicago Bears, attending his first public
function with a beer in his hand and winning the
coveted starting quarterback job as a rookie. Critics
waited to pounce on this seemingly arrogant
rookie, but McMahon almost immediately
displayed a natural ability to read defenses and
possessed an athletic versatility that surprised
many.
During his 13-year NFL career, McMahon
played for seven teams, was touted as the best
rollout passer of all time, was notorious for
his head-first, baseball-style slides when
running the football, and became the first
spotlight
quarterback to rush for two touchdowns in Super Bowl XX,
earning a spot in the Pro Bowl.
In spite of his successful career on the field, McMahon’s wellpublicized defiant personality was the fuel that had him butting
heads with his coaches, teammates and, frequently, the media.
After McMahon was fined $5,000 for wearing an Adidas headband,
which violated the team dress code, fans began sending him
headbands depicting different causes, such as juvenile diabetes,
which he would wear during games. He was also known for
wearing sunglasses, an act that was once again publicized as defiant,
though McMahon said he wore them because of a childhood eye
injury.
And who hasn’t heard the story about McMahon mooning
journalists at the Super Bowl in New Orleans after the media’s
incessant questions about a minor injury to his buttocks?
As shining, and perhaps outwardly outrageous, as McMahon’s
career was, his years with the Chicago Bears were plagued with
injuries from a lacerated kidney, concussions and blunt-force
trauma to the head.
In 2010, McMahon admitted to having memory problems, and
he and six other retired football players filed a class-action suit
against the NFL, citing negligence and misconduct related to
concussion-type injuries. McMahon quickly became the face of
football-related injuries, in turn prompting 75 more players to
come forward and ultimately expanding the scope of the suit to
potentially all NFL players who suffered game-related concussions
or head injuries.
Today, the 56-year-old McMahon lives on the outskirts of
Scottsdale, Arizona, and enjoys golf. He recently played in the
Frank Sinatra Celebrity Invitational Golf Tournament, and he’ll
return to the Coachella Valley to participate in the Patrick
Warburton Celebrity Golf Tournament.
Still, the first question one is inclined to ask the former
quarterback is, “How have you been feeling lately?”
With a deep breath and sigh McMahon replies, “Some days are
better than others.” And then the room goes quiet. He’d rather talk
about golf, a game he has been playing since he was 17.
Perhaps the most outstanding feature of his game is the fact that
he plays barefoot. “When I was in college, my roommate Kevin
Tennant worked at a golf course during the summer. Instead of me
going to my summer job that was on a farm, I would just go to his
and play golf,” McMahon says. “I used to hold the club like a
baseball bat and try to hit the ball like a baseball; that didn’t work
too good. Kevin saw what I was doing and taught me how to hold
the club, then I started hitting it straighter and farther and have
been playing the game ever since.”
Golf is clearly a subject McMahon likes. “Athletes love to play
the game of golf because it’s a game you can’t master,” he continues.
“Every day is different, and there are some days it’s like I’ve never
played the game before and other days I play pretty well.”
McMahon’s current index is an 8, and has been as low as a 4. “I
couldn’t win any bets so I had to shoot a bunch of crappy rounds to
get my handicap up,” he admits with a chuckle. “I was tired of being
the human ATM out there!”
McMahon’s penchant for playing barefoot is not just for show.
Although he started playing that way back when he was 17 simply
because it was summer, he has more compelling reasons now. “I have
bad feet for one, it feels good and it’s good for your balance,” he says.
“The game of golf is about balance. If I put shoes on, I swing too hard.”
McMahon lives life day by day. When he’s feeling well, he spends
a large portion of the year traveling to play in charity golf
tournaments for his friends and the two foundations he has, the
Linda McMahon Ferguson Foundation for Literacy and Players
Against Concussions.
With his current focus on helping others, McMahon is hoping
to close a chapter in his life pertaining to the 2010 lawsuit against
the NFL. So where does it stand?
“As far as I know, they are trying to figure out the level of our
injuries. Everyone has to go through tests. I’m through with all of
my testing and now it’s up to them—the lawyers—as to what I’m
going to get. We filed that so many years ago and still nothing has
happened, no one has gotten any money yet. Hopefully, I’ll get it
before I die.”
McMahon doesn’t belong to a country club but has played golf
all over the United States and overseas. He would rather play than
practice on the driving range. “That bores the hell out of me and it’s
not the same as having to hit a shot when you are playing,” he points
out.
McMahon is a popular and public figure who is much sought
after as a celebrity at charity golf events because he makes the day
fun for everyone and gives it his all. Tennant, the college roommate
who taught him the game, remains a close friend.
The outspoken McMahon seems to have mellowed with age,
maybe because he spends a lot of his time surrounded by the peace
and beauty of golf courses. Life is good, he states, because “Every
day is Friday to me.”
______________________________________________
Françoise Rhodes is a staff writer with
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By Alison Elsner
Photos Courtesy of International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum
onCourt
T
he panoply of sports icons who
have transformed our entire
culture can be counted by
adding together the contents of
several cans of tennis balls.
Tennis legend Rosemary “Rosie” Casals
is an exclusive member of this private club
of transformers. There’s no such thing as
honorary membership; acceptance is
strictly earned.
as one of the most successful duos in tennis
history. They are the only doubles team to
have won U.S. titles on grass, clay, indoor
and hard surfaces.
Seriously troubled by the discrimination
against women players in earning
comparable prize money, as well as the
inequity in pay between amateur and pro
players, Casals took a bold stand in 1970
by forming a group called the “Original 9”
with King. These trailblazers created
their own tour and changed the sport of
tennis for women and men forever, as
founders of the Women’s Tennis
Association (WTA).
Casals says, “I am proud to know that I
was the force behind these changes. Men
used to receive so much more prize
money than women for the same
tournaments, so we really had to fight for
Casals’ name has become synonymous
with courage. She represents the concept
of absolute equality of opportunity and
reward, regardless of gender and extending
far beyond the worlds of tennis and sports.
As a young player, Casals was an
accomplished athlete with a determined
attitude. During her tennis career, she
ranked third among U.S. women, and she
won 12 Grand Slam titles, seven
Wimbledon (five with Billie Jean King),
two mixed doubles with Ilie Nastase, four
U.S. Open doubles titles and a U.S. Open
mixed doubles. Her 112 doubles titles are
second only to Martina Navratilova. Casals
and King dominated women's doubles
tournaments for years and they’re regarded
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the WTA and to see women recognized as legit athletes. I’m so
glad I was able to be a powerful voice.”
The emergence of the WTA impacted more than tennis, sports
or even women. “Our efforts changed everything, including
opportunities for education, scholarships, jobs it even brought
about Title IX,” Casals says. “This was all happening at the same
time that Gloria Steinem was demanding equality for women,
burning bras and all of that. Of course, in the ’70s, we were young
and not afraid. Some people took the safe road, but I did not.”
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what is today the BNP, in advancing the
tournament over the years, along with Ray
Moore.
Today, Casals enjoys playing friends and
neighbors at her home base in Palm Desert,
but her primary focus is on creating a
volley of tennis opportunities for youth. A
product of training and practice in her
teens on the public courts of Golden Gate
Park in San Francisco, Casals feels kids
should be playing more, especially on the
numerous free courts here in the desert.
She says, “Look at youth soccer; that’s
where we want to be with tennis. With
stronger grassroots programs here, this is a
perfect place for the USTA to tap into.”
Working to accomplish this, Casals is
coordinating the first annual “Rosie Casals
and Jackie Cooper Invitational” on April 26,
2015, at Indian Ridge Country Club. It will
benefit the Tory Fretz-Jackie Cooper Junior
Tennis Fund at Variety the Children’s
Charity of the Desert. Organized through
her company, Sportswoman, Inc.
(sportswomanevents.com), the event will
raise funds for grant support of youth tennis
in the desert.
Casals reflects on her social triumphs
by saying, “We risked it all. We risked our
livelihoods, but in a way we had nothing to
lose. If you want it bad enough, you go out
and get it.”
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Alison Elsner is a contributing writer
to Desert Golf & Tennis
Casals believes that tennis offered a
catalyst for social change. “Tennis was the
vehicle to bring these things about,” she says.
“A big part of it was just re-educating people.
Lots of men have actually thanked me.”
She maintains that entertainment
value is key. “It’s exciting to know that
WTA is standard viewing on the Tennis
Channel and that women’s matches have
the same command of people’s attention
and interest as well as advertising and
production dollars.”
As a case in point, Casals points to the
return of Serena Williams to the BNP
Paribas after 13 years. “A woman’s match
with a megastar like Serena creates an ideal
package, and she’s sure to be a sell-out.”
As for the BNP Paribas, Casals believes
that it rivals any of the Grand Slams, even
though there are no mixed doubles. She
applauds owner Larry Ellison for thinking
big and says, “Thanks to his commitment
and support, it has become a showcase
tournament.”
Casals also acknowledges the foresight
and vision of Charlie Pasarell, founder of
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By Alison Elsner • Photos by R. Cannon
Men's winner Jake Douglas (University of Washington)
onCourt
F
or college tennis players, the pressure to perform starts a
lot earlier than it does for most other college students.
Expectations are ratcheted up (and racketed up) the
moment they join their school’s tennis team.
Participants in the annual National Collegiate Tennis Classic,
“the Wimbledon of college tennis,” likely feel this squeeze. This
year, the 2015 N.C.T.C. was played at Sunrise Country Club in
Rancho Mirage, California, over the Martin Luther King holiday
weekend. The 36th annual three-day event featured the nation’s
best National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) college
tennis teams with the top men and women players from leading
colleges and universities competing against each other.
Teams invited to participate this year included those from
Pepperdine, USC, UCLA, University of Washington, University of
Woman's winner Kyle McPhillips (UCLA)
Arizona, University of San Diego and Texas A&M. Matches were
structured with a 32-draw elimination format for men and
women’s singles. The doubles competition, consisting of 16 draws,
was played with the same format. Winning players in both singles
and doubles continued to compete against other winners while
other players took part in daily consolation matches. Individual
trophies were awarded to winners and finalists in individual men
and women’s as well as doubles championships.
Tournament co-chair Bob Cannon, who has been at the helm of
the event since 1985, says, “This tournament is a way for the public
to enjoy the excitement of college tennis, and it also introduces
them to the U.S. pro stars of tomorrow.”
Cannon, along with his co-chair, Sandra Karvelas, appreciates
the drive and character that these young people regularly exhibit.
“Besides being great athletes,” he says, “all of these kids are good
students and good citizens. There’s never a problem with this
group, and most are actually opening their books and studying
between matches to keep their GPAs up.”
One of the more dominant teams at this year’s Classic was the
University of Washington (UW), with several players reaching the
finals and competing against each other.
Matt Anger, UW’s head tennis coach, played collegiate tennis
himself at USC and was a three-time All-American, leading the
team to a top-five finish three consecutive years. In 1983, he was a
Pac-10 singles finalist and helped lead the Trojans to a third-place
NCAA finish. After going pro, Anger reached No. 23 in the world
in the ATP singles ranking in 1986. Since becoming head coach for
the Huskies 21 years ago, Anger has been credited with being the
winningest coach in Washington history. His team is a consistent
fixture in the top-25 of the NCAA championships.
During a break from the weekend Classic competition, Anger
said, “One of the biggest challenges in coaching college players is to
get them to unlearn certain habits. There’s a resistance to change.
But as a coach, I always try to make it fun. The difference in college
tennis today is the depth of play. There are really only a handful of
teams that are set apart.”
Anger, Cannon, about 60 event sponsors, staff from host venue
Sunrise Tennis Club and some of the college players broke bread
together mid-tournament at a casual recognition dinner at sponsor
Appetito restaurant in Palm Springs, California. Other sponsors
Men's finalist Mitch Stewart (University of Washington)
included Wilson, Gravity Defyer, Century Forms, Inc., Pete
Carlson’s Golf and Tennis and AC Electric Vehicles. Sunrise
Country Club tennis pro Erick Collas thanked sponsors, players
and coaches by offering a “toast to the partnership.”
A lively and hungry group of eight players from the University
of Washington men’s team, ranging from freshmen to seniors, took
time out to enjoy kale salads and pasta while comparing notes
about their weekend tournament experiences.
Teammates Jake Douglas from Rolling Hills, California and his
close friend Mitch Stewart, from Federal Way, Washington, joked
that despite their freshmen roommate status, they are fierce
competitors on the court. The two were headed into the final-day
set to play each other but had already figured out the best way to
deal with the outcome where only one of them would win: the
loser would take care of the winner’s laundry for the rest of the year.
Stewart gave high praise to coach Anger, saying, “Matt has such
great experience from being on tour himself. He knows absolutely
everything about tennis, and he’s a great role model.”
As to the upshot of the game the following day, Douglas took
Stewart to the cleaners by nabbing the single’s title, winning his
matches 6-2, 6-3 over Stewart and claiming his first collegiate title.
It’s probably time for Stewart to stock up on laundry detergent.
______________________________________________
Alison Elsner is a contributing writer to
Desert Golf & Tennis
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Many of the holes you play in golf are not perfectly straight holes. Golf course designers add difficulty by giving holes a variety
of bend known as a dogleg. A dogleg hole is one that bends, changing direction at a certain point along its length. One of my
favorite golf courses in the Coachella Valley is The Tournament Course at Mission Hills Country Club. Having been the
teaching pro at The Golf Academy at Mission Hills for nine years, I had a lot of opportunity to master the tricky doglegs that
Desmond Muirhead strategically placed on this course.
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When I come across a hole where the dogleg is a very severe angle of change, I leave
my driver in the bag and go with my fairway wood to better control the spin direction
of my ball with the extra loft from the clubface. This puts me in a position of more
control off the tee.
Many times, a golf course designer will position a fairway bunker on the outside
portion of the dogleg to collect an errant tee shot. I like to use these fairway bunkers
as an aiming point for my tee shot on dogleg holes. I align myself on this dogleg left
hole as though I am going to execute a straight shot at the bunker.
The main adjustment I make is in how I grip my club. Because I want the ball to spin
in the same direction as the angle of the dogleg—in this case right to left—I angle the
club face slightly closed as I take my grip with my thumbs on top in a 12:00 position.
Technically, this is known as a "strong grip/closed clubface."
As I make my swing, I want to be sure that in transition I have my golf club on the
correct swing path, as though I am going to hit the ball into the bunker. But as I make
my way through impact, my strong grip will rotate the club face into a slightly closed
angle and will impart a right-to-left spin on the ball so the shape of the ball’s flight will match
the angle of the fairway.
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Now, I am on a hole where the dogleg angles left to right. I’m
going to use the fairway bunker on the outside of the dogleg
as my aiming point and swing path to launch my ball into the
air toward the right corner of the bunker.
Again, the main adjustment I’m going to make is in my grip. I
am going to angle the club face slightly open with my
thumbs positioned on top of the club at 12:00. This is
technically known as a weak grip, which will influence the ball to
have a left-to-right spin on it through the air.
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directly to the target line, which will launch the ball in the direction
of the target. The key to fading the ball off the bunker into the
fairway is the slightly open clubface created by my weak grip. This
open clubface through impact will create the desired left-to-right
spin on the ball, which will help move the ball off the bunker and
into the middle of the fairway.
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Rob Stanger, Director of Golf Instruction at Alpine Country
Club, coaches on the PGA and LPGA Tours. He offers
Desert Golf & Tennis subscribers a complimentary
30-minute video-swing analysis. Contact him at
[email protected] or log onto robstangergolf.com
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My main goal in my swing is to feel like I’m going to execute a
straight ball flight to the corner of the bunker. At the top of
my swing I can see that I have the shaft “on-plane” as it angles
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There may not be any single act in sports that’s more difficult to consistently execute than properly hitting a golf ball, and there’s
certainly no greater thrill than those moments when everything falls into place and you hit the ideal shot.
But let’s put the emotional element of the game to the side and listen to what noted PGA Tour instructor David Rasmussen says about
the game: “Good golf begins and ends with a good swing and a good swing is a physical act.”
That’s a deceptively simple basic fact that every golfer—professional or amateur—needs to understand. And it’s the reason that the golf
world has always been prime territory for selling all kinds of gizmos, gadgets and systems “guaranteed” to improve a player’s game. However,
few of these take a holistic approach to the “physical act” required for a good swing, and that’s why they are all eventually tossed aside.
Putting it all together
Brian Miller, a local professional golfer, understands that very
well. “I’ve worked out all my life and have lifted weights to get
stronger for golf, but I’ve found myself fighting the same battle
most golfers fight: How do I get stronger and still stay flexible?”
The answer is a program that takes both needs into
consideration. According to Rasmussen, it takes a variety of
elements to build a good golf swing:
Increased speed and accuracy
Improved shoulder and hip turn
Posture adjustments
Improved pelvic mobility
Better concentration and focus
When these elements are put together, you make better
contact with the ball, it goes farther in the direction you want it to
go and you’re able to control the ball’s trajectory better. The secret
golfers are always looking for is a training system that combines all
of these elements so they can finally make real progress improving
their game. That’s exactly what Gyrotonic training for golfers is
able to do.
Strength, speed and flexibility required
Miller points out that an ideal golf swing requires a strong core
and the ability to create separation between your body parts.
“Along with weights,” he says, “I’ve done yoga, Pilates and other
exercise techniques to achieve this, all with limited results. But
when I started Gyrotonic training, it blew my mind. Half of the
exercises and positions I was put in were identical to the golf swing.
Single spiral on the handle unit. This move helps you maintain a stable lower body and enables you to make a 90-degree
shoulder rotation in relation to your hips, which stay stable and facing forward.
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Standing twist and pull. This enables you to create a dynamic rotational pull that facilitates separation of your rib cage,
allowing you to lift your rib cage for a fully loaded backswing.
After only two months, I realized that I had
finally found a way to create separation
between my upper and lower body and
my swing greatly improved.”
Players who start Gyrotonic training
for golfers find that the system increases
strength, flexibility and speed—each an
essential element if you want to achieve
your ideal golf swing. Rasmussen was
perhaps the first golfer to realize this, and
it prompted him to develop a special
approach for applying the Gyrotonic
system to help golfers improve their
game.
Special golf program developed
Along with Gyrotonic founder and
creator, Juliu Horvath, Rasmussen
developed a Gyrotonic Applications for
Golf program to train instructors. I’m one
of the first instructors to complete both
levels of the program and I’ve learned so
much studying with Rasmussen, who has
worked with more than 20 Tour
professionals in his career, including Mark
Wilson, Bobby Clampett and Keith
Clearwater.
Working with local golfers, I’ve seen
how Gyrotonic training can quickly
improve their game. This often comes after
years of frustration caused by trying all
kinds of exercises that failed to truly
replicate the motion required for a great
golf swing.
I should also add that Gyrotonic
training improves hand-eye coordination,
balance, concentration, cardiovascular
fitness and spinal rotation. Further, along
with improving your game, it is great for
keeping you healthy and injury free. Sadly,
we’ve seen the back problems that plague
many Tour pros, including Tiger Woods.
Gyrotonic exercises will help keep your
back strong, flexible and ideally toned and
tuned to support your golf swing.
The beauty of a good swing
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Gyrotonic pulley system. Using the lower cables in the Gyrotonic pulley system creates extension in the swing
while maintaining a stable lower body, and also strengthens the core via rotational pull.
golf analysts dissect swings during a
professional tournament, you know the
importance of a graceful, fluid and
perfectly timed stroke. These are exactly
the kinds of motions that you achieve with
Gyrotonic exercise routines.
When you compare these movements
with those typical in repetition-based
health-club machines, you immediately
see how the Gyrotonic Expansion System
far better complements what you are
trying to achieve in golf. Also, anyone who
has been seriously involved in free-weight
strength-building routines knows that
they can lead to the loss of flexibility, which
is critical in the game of golf.
At their best, golf swings are beautiful, a
kind of visual poetry that combines speed,
balance and power. That said, it’s probably
no surprise that Horvath, who designed
the Gyrotonic Expansion System, comes
from the world of dance.
Originally from Romania, he defected
in 1970 and eventually settled in New
York. After an injury ended his dance
career, he began to seriously study the
connection between movement and
meditation, which led to developing a
“Yoga for Dancers” system. This in turn led
to the invention of his Gyrotonic
equipment, which provides the core of our
training for golfers.
I urge you to experience this training
for yourself. There’s only so much I can
communicate and explain in words and
pictures. After all, as Rasmussen says, a
good swing is a physical activity and there is
ultimately no substitute for physically
experiencing the various exercises that
comprise Gyrotonic training for golfers. If
you want to play better, enjoy the game
more and guard yourself against injury,
take a “swing” at it.
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Natalie Taylor is a contributing writer to
Desert Golf & Tennis and the owner of
Lotus Flow Movement
(lotusflowmovement.com), where
individuals of all different abilities and
needs can benefit from classes offered,
including Gyrotonics. Email
[email protected]
to arrange a consultation.
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The latest in real estate development across California, Arizona and Nevada
The Madison Club
By Jennie Robinson
theGoodlife
Mission Hills Country Club
F
inding the right golf or tennis community is just as
important—or even more so—than finding the right
home. After all, it’s the lifestyle that most buyers are
seeking, especially those in the market for a second or
vacation home.
Price, of course, determines to a large extent where most people
end up. However, there are more than 100 private and semi-private
golf and tennis clubs in the Coachella Valley to choose from. Most
communities have homes and condos in a variety of price ranges,
but that can be where the similarities end. Each community also
offers its own particular set of attributes that make it a good fit—or
not—for buyers.
With the downturn in the economy over the past five years,
many of these clubs have suffered loss of members and are offering
incredible deals to attract new members. That’s why it’s important
to work with an experienced realtor who knows the area and what
each club has to offer—not just what’s available in terms of real
estate, but also the ins and outs of the clubs themselves.
As a 26-year desert resident, realtor, avid golfer and social tennis
player, I have had the opportunity to visit every golf course and
tennis community in the valley. I have also been a panelist and golf
course rater with Golf Digest for over 15 years and have rated most
of these facilities. I pride myself in matching my clients and friends
to the perfect club for their needs.
When meeting new clients I focus on asking lifestyle questions.
You can ask yourself these same questions to get a better sense of
which of the many communities and clubs in the Coachella Valley
might be right for you.
Consider the following: How important is golf and tennis? How
much are you willing to spend on golf and tennis? What is your golf
or tennis skill level? How many holes of golf do you want? How
many tennis courts? What are your interests and hobbies? Do you
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theGoodlife
offers two golf courses, some of the best
tennis in the desert, a great spa and fitness
center as well as a nice clubhouse for a
$10,000 membership fee. PGA West is
one of the best country club values in the
desert with family memberships starting at
$40,000.
At the other end of the spectrum, if
money is no object The Madison Club is
the place to be. If you can dream it the club
will have it or will find a way to create it.
From a stunning Tom Fazio-designed golf
course to exceptional dining, an opulent
clubhouse and incredible spa, it’s all here—
and with ultimate privacy.
There are many, many excellent
communities in the Coachella Valley and
these are just a handful of them. You
can also check out my website,
jennierobinson.com, which lists each
country club in the area with relevant facts
as well as every home listed in the club.
You’re holding in your hands another
excellent tool, one that I share with my
Mission Hills Country Club
have children or grandchildren who will be
with you some of the time? Do you want a
club with a lot of social activity? What’s
your budget?
Of course, there’s enormous overlap in
what clubs offer, but asking and answering
these questions can help narrow down
your search and ensure that you will
ultimately feel comfortable at your new
club. Depending on your answers, you will
focus on different communities during
your home search.
For the true golf enthusiast or a golfloving couple at different skill levels, PGA
West might be a good choice. It has six
championship courses with five sets of tees
on each course, and it has one of the best
practice facilities around as well as a topnotch golf school. It would also be a top
choice for those who play both golf and
tennis as it also has 20 tennis courts.
Another option for serious golf and
tennis players is Mission Hills Country
Club. It has three championship golf
courses, including one playing host to an
LPGA major event, as well as 34 tennis
courts that have hosted many Davis cup
matches over the years. If having a great spa and fitness center
with a range of fitness classes is a focus,
Toscana Country Club should be in the
mix. In addition to two Jack Nicklaus
Signature golf courses, Toscana has a very
active cycling club and many social
activities as well as a social membership for
non-golfers, making it a good choice for
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homebuyers looking for a community
with robust social programs and activities.
Do you have children or grand children
who will live with you or visit? The
Hideaway has excellent family and
children’s activities, including outdoor
movies. The Hideaway has a somewhat
younger membership and is fondly
referred to as the “fun” club in the desert.
Additionally it has two gorgeous golf
courses, a great spa and excellent food and
libations. Bighorn also offers a great
children’s setting with an awesome play
area and holiday and spring break activities.
Is budget a major consideration? For
affordability, Palm Valley Country Club
clients. Each issue of Desert Golf & Tennis
includes a list of clubs, contact information
and prices to join.
Once all of the important questions are
answered, I begin the work of introducing
buyers to specific clubs that will match
their lifestyle needs and offer the right
home as well. Making these perfect
matches makes my job rewarding.
_______________________________
Jennie Robinson (jennierobinson.com) is a
25-year desert resident, top-producing
realtor at Windermere Real Estate and
single-digit golfer. Reach her at
[email protected]
lifestyle
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The Finest Dining, Autos, Jewelry, Fashion & Fine Art
Plate | Glass
By Janet Newcomb
Fisherman’s Market & Grill
fineDining
Dish – Creative Cuisine
T
he snowbirds are returning to
their nests and Coachella Valley
golf courses and tennis courts
are less crowded than they have
been, meaning that restaurants are
operating at a more leisurely pace as well.
Here are some established favorites on our
dining scene to revisit and some newbies
worthy of your attention.
Eureka!
entrees come with their signature handcut fries. eurekarestaurantgroup.com.
Fisherman’s Market & Grill (Palm Springs,
Palm Desert & La Quinta) is the brainchild
of third-generation San Pedro fisherman
Louis Pagano, a man who clearly knows
about fish. The casual restaurants are
somewhat self-serve in that you order at
the counter from a chalkboard menu on
the wall. Among the must-try items are the
seafood tacos. They’re so exceptional that
celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain once
said about the Alaskan cod taco, “The fish
taco here is truly extraordinary; truly, truly,
extraordinary!” The enormous menu
Dish – Creative Cuisine (1107 N. Palm
Canyon, Palm Springs; 760.322.7171) is
the vision of owner-chef Joane GarciaColson, a lawyer with a passion for fine food
who entered culinary school in 2011. In
2012, she opened Dish in Cathedral City.
When she met lawyer and culinary school
graduate Michele Heinrich, a partnership
was created. The menu in the spacious new
Dish ranges from asparagus salad with
roasted red pepper and pork cracklings to
pistachio-crusted beef tenderloin and sea
bass with green coconut curry broth. The
bar’s lighter fare includes crab tostaditas
with smoked avocado mousse and
Korean-style ribs with pickled vegetables.
Dish is also open for Sunday brunch.
dishcreativecuisine.com
Eureka! (74985 Hwy 111, Indian Wells;
760.834.7700) is revered for its delicious
gourmet hamburgers using vegetarian
fed, hormone and antibiotic free, all
natural beef, but it has plenty of other
tasty dishes. The balsamic steak salad is
made with f lat iron steak, shoestring
onion rings and blue cheese crumbles,
and fried chicken sliders are favorites. All
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includes something for everybody, from
ahi sashimi, seafood gumbo and albacore
lettuce wraps to Boston clam chowder,
oysters on the half shell and a crab cake
sandwich. fishermans.com
Johannes (196 S. Indian Canyon, Palm
Springs; 760.778.0017) is a local favorite,
the creation of Austrian chef/owner
Johannes Bacher, who started cooking at
age seven and whose previous job titles
include corporate chef of Seabourn cruise
line. Bacher opened this popular
restaurant 13 years ago. He embraces fresh
local and sustainable ingredients, with a
focus on organic whenever possible.
Entrées include Australian grass-fed beef
tenderloin, roasted Canadian salmon and
organic chicken curry. There’s a schnitzellover’s menu with variations including the
classic jäger (hunter) schnitzel with wild
mushroom, bacon, red wine sauce and
roasted potatoes. Naturally, the dessert
menu includes perfect apple strudel. The
wine list is impressive and parking is a
breeze. johannesrestaurants.com
Johannes
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LG’s Prime Steakhouse (78525 Highway
111, La Quinta; 760.771.9911) is family
owned and operated and known for
fineDining
LG’s Prime Steakhouse
exceptional USDA prime beef and an excellent wine cellar.
The menu offers nine different steaks, including a 24-ounce
Porterhouse dry-aged in-house, along with prime rib, rack of
lamb, chicken and fresh fish. The expansive wine list features a
nice selection of California varietals. lgsprimesteakhouse.com
Manhattan in the Desert
Manhattan in the Desert (74-225 Highway 111, Palm Desert;
760.340.1304) is a popular New York-style delicatessen, bakery
and restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Favorite
dishes include stuffed French toast with cream cheese and fruit,
a variety of smoked fish, turkey, chopped liver and flanken, as
well as traditional corned beef and cabbage. The all-beef hot
dogs are memorable and the pizzas are baked fresh.
manhattaninthedesert.com
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Mitch’s on El Paseo Prime Seafood
Mitch’s on El Paseo Prime Seafood
(73951 El Paseo, Palm Desert;
760.779.9200) recently celebrated its
two-year anniversary. Named for
restaurateur and general manager, Mitch
Epstein, the restaurant offers a full sushi
bar and specialty sake selections as well as
prime steaks, seafood and an exceptional
wine list. Sushi master and chef James
Holder was raised in Japan. The happy
hour menu reflects the east-meets-west
nature of Mitch’s, offering Kobe sliders
and rainbow rolls (yellowfin tuna, fresh
salmon, albacore, yellowtail and avocado)
along with chicken quesadillas and
baked
New
Zealand
mussels.
mitchsonelpaseo.com
Mitch’s on El Paseo Prime Seafood
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Plate | Glass
Plate | Glass (301 N. Palm Canyon, Palm Springs; 760.322.2322), a
code name for “eat-drink,” offers breakfast, lunch and dinner Wed.Sun. It’s situated on the second floor of a corner building with a
wrap-around alfresco dining area overlooking the city to the east
and the mountain to the west; the interior has a large bar and wellspaced tables. Try a fluffy frittata to start your day, the cowboysteak-melt sandwich for lunch and tuck into one of the PG skewers
(chicken, tenderloin or Mexican white shrimp) in the evening. If
you crave treats such as hazelnut caramel crunch mousse and
pistachio cheesecake, save room! In addition to coffee, tea and
wines, there’s an excellent cocktail list. plate-glass.com
Shame on the Moon Restaurant
Shame on the Moon Restaurant (69550 Frank Sinatra Dr., Rancho
Mirage; 760.324.5515) is celebrating its 30th season with owner
Milan Tojagic and chef Jorge Villabona at the helm. The
atmosphere is welcoming and friendly with a large, lively dining
room and a quiet patio. Starters include gluten-free chicken ravioli
with kale, potato pancakes with smoked salmon, and avocado with
lobster meat and hearts of palm salad. Entrées include penne pasta
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with prawns and Andouille sausage, Long
Island duck roasted with black figs, and a
bourbon-glazed sautéed calf’s liver. All
entrées come with soup and salad. The
wine list is short but inclusive with options
such as Fetzer Chardonnay and Opus One
Cabernet. shameonthemoon.com
Wilma & Frieda's Café
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Wilma & Frieda's Café (73575 El Paseo,
The Gardens on El Paseo, Palm Desert;
760.773.2807) is a breakfast, brunch and
lunch farmhouse-style restaurant with
welcoming décor, friendly service and
delicious food. Founder Kelly McFall
dreamed of having her own restaurant for
many years, and the dream came true in
2013 with the help of a Kickstarter
campaign. McFall named the restaurant for
her two grandmothers and hired her
mother and brother as part of the staff. The
breakfast menu includes Marion
blackberry vanilla custard French toast,
grilled meat loaf and eggs and build-yourown omelets with 21 ingredients to
choose from at $1 each. Lunch/brunch
items range from melts and burgers to
signature salads and Red Light mac and
cheese made with five cheeses.
wilmafrieda.com
fineDining
Yard House (71800 Highway 111, The
River, Rancho Mirage; 760.779.1415) may
be part of a chain yet it’s a standout. When
interest in artisanal beer caught on around
15 years ago, the Yard House already had
expertise in the beverage. Today, the
restaurant features more than 100
imported, craft and specialty ales and lagers
on tap, plus there’s a full bar, and patrons
dine to a mix of classic and rock music. The
massive menu is solidly all-American with
sandwiches, salads, burgers, seafood, steaks
and ribs. There’s also a street-taco menu
(grilled Korean pork belly, carnitas, asada,
blackened swordfish), as well as glutensensitive and vegetarian menus. Happy
hour runs weekdays from 3- 6 p.m. and
Sun.–Wed. from 10 p.m.-to closing.
yardhouse.com
Yard House
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Janet Newcomb is a contributing
writer to Desert Golf & Tennis
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By Delene Garbo
This spring, thousands of art lovers will make their way to
Indian Wells Tennis Garden, the host, sponsor and venue for
the 2015 top-ranked Indian Wells Arts Festival, April 3-5. The
event showcases more than 200 judged and juried artists who
will exhibit their work and wares along the grass concourse of
the artisan village.
The impressive Tennis Garden is an ideal backdrop for the
equally impressive array of art exhibits. Festival guests are
invited to make a day of it, not only to enjoy the art but also to
explore the expansive Tennis Garden grounds, take in the
entertainment and sample a variety of food. It’s all presented in
an atmosphere of creativity and color, ideal for the festival.
“We here at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden like to be
involved with passionate people and Dianne Funk, the
producer of the Indian Wells Arts Festival, is just such a person,”
says Tennis Garden CEO, Raymond Moore. “She’s positive
about the festival and the arts and we look forward each year to
hosting this successful event.”
Funk, of Dianne Funk Productions, has equal admiration for
the Tennis Garden. “I would venture a guess that no other art
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fineArt
festival venue could begin to rival what Indian Wells Arts Festival
enjoys at The Indian Wells Tennis Garden,” she says
One of the best elements of the festival is that it puts artists and
attendees face-to-face. Guests can interact with artists and learn
about a variety of techniques and inspirations as they wander
through the marketplace. Exhibits include paintings, drawings,
ceramics, glass, photography, sculpture, jewelry, apparel and
handcrafted one-of-a-kind finds. Art Festival exhibitors will
intermittently demonstrate and explain characteristics of their
works. Among the demonstrations planned are glass blowing,
mural painting, sand sculpture, weaving and pottery throwing.
This much-anticipated event has something for everyone—
even the youngest art lovers. A children’s area offers a variety of
activities and photo opportunities for both kids and adults.
opera legends Luciano Pavarotti and Andrea Bocelli. On the sports
side, the NBA’s Phoenix Suns played three pre-season exhibition
games at Indian Wells Tennis Garden. The first, on Oct. 11, 2008,
featured the Suns against the Denver Nuggets and was the NBA's
first outdoor game since 1972.
“We’re in discussions now to bring back October pre-season
basketball,” says Moore, adding that he’s also looking to add an ice
show to the annual event roster, which currently includes the
Indian Wells Arts Festival and Desert Lexus Jazz Festival in
addition to the many national junior, senior and collegiate tennis
events held at the Tennis Garden throughout each year.
The state-of-the-art facility opened in March 2000 and
underwent a huge expansion in 2013. Considered one of the
world’s ultimate tennis venues, Indian Wells Tennis Garden is
Anyone looking for intriguing ways to reuse and recycle should
check out the collection of inspired recycled bicycles given new life
as colorful works of art. Plus, there’s entertainment, wine, cocktails
and great food finds, including a Sunday Eggs in the Garden +
Champagne brunch, menu available until noon for those who
arrive early in the day.
The venue itself plays an important role in the festival
experience. From opulent stadium suites to remarkable meeting
spaces, the Tennis Garden provides audiences with luxury and
convenience. “Not only is the Tennis Garden an aesthetic dream,”
Funk says, “from a practical perspective it provides creature
comforts for our artists and guests, including a functioning box
office, an on-site kitchen and bar and two large shade structures.
It's no wonder that Indian Wells Tennis Garden is a popular
venue for events far beyond the world of tennis. The year-round
venue has presented top-tier concerts and shows headlined by
such artists as the Eagles, Tom Petty, The Who, Luis Miguel and
known across the globe as the home of the BNP Paribas Open, the
largest ATP World and WTA two-week combined professional
tennis event, held annually in March. Facilities include two
stadiums, locker rooms, a 6,000-square-foot commissary and hightech features such as expansive video walls, as well as eight acres of
outdoor exposition space and 54 acres of outdoor parking.
The Tennis Garden is located just 17 miles from Palm Springs
International Airport and is approximately a two-hour drive from
the Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego areas. For Arts Festival information, visit indianwellsartsfestival.com
or call 760.346.0042. For venue information, contact the Indian
Wells Tennis Garden, located at 78-200 Miles Avenue in Indian
Wells, at 760.200.8400 or iwtg.net
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Delene Garbo is a contributing writer
to Desert Golf & Tennis
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By Aaron Atwood
luxuryAutos
A
cura isn’t the first car that comes to mind when you think
about hot sports cars. Porsche or Ferrari, perhaps, but not
Acura. Well, think again. Acura’s NSX redesign is a
stunning, run-with-the-big-dogs version of a sports car you
can drive daily and still turn heads. The mid-engine, ergonomic gem is
poised to hit markets in the next year. Acura stopped making the NSX
in 2005. This reanimation is a glorious monster in both performance
and styling.
Starting with a full-on, frontal assault, the NSX is immediately
intimidating. The thin lines of LED headlamps gleam like diamonds.
The razor-cut lines speak volumes, stating without equivocation that
Acura is not messing around with anything average here. The Porsche
Spyder-like appearance from above and Jaguar F-Type rear end put the
NSX in contention for very classy lookalike honors—which is not to
say that the NSX is a copycat.
Its wider base and taller stance will produce better handling and
control. Acura put a team together for the new iteration of the NSX
that included many designers from the early team, but they went back
to the drawing board when it came to the technology. The
advancements in the past decade in auto making served the team well.
The chassis consists of an aluminum space frame, carbon fiber and
ultra-high-strength steel. The powertrain includes three electric
motors along with a twin-turbocharged gas engine. The combined
electric-gas hybrid technology should mean acceleration more akin to
the space shuttle than the airport shuttle. Two electric motors
mounted on the front will provide acceleration while a single electric
motor on the rear axle makes full-electric mode possible. The NSX
labels this the “quiet mode” and expects speeds up to 50 mph
operating in quiet.
The twin-turbocharged V-6 is not a revamped VTEC, as was the
case in some “sports cars” in previous years. The design team innovated
and put a longitudinally mounted six-cylinder engine into the NSX to
compete at the highest levels. Acura paired the V-6 with a nine-speed,
dual-clutch automatic transmission.
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“Changing the powertrain design and
layout was not an easy task,” says Ted Klaus,
Acura chief designer. “Frankly, it was like
undergoing a heart transplant while
running a marathon.”
The result: a supercar with more than
550 horsepower according to an Acura
spokesperson. That kind of horsepower
and a curb weight estimated at around
3,600 pounds creates a very fast car. Acura
estimates the 0-60 mph time to be around
three seconds. That’s nothing if not
supercar performance.
The original NSX put the luxury
sports car market into a tailspin when it
launched with an interior that non-racing
enthusiasts liked. The layman-friendly
interior was an instant hit and forced even
the Italian giants to rethink how they cater
to everyday drivers. The new NSX is no
different.
A touch-panel screen mounts solidly
above the controls. It is quite similar to the
Honda Civic profile, though its brain and
logic have yet to be tested by the general
public. The thin windshield pillars provide
visibility that accentuates the road rather
than hides it. This feature was also
prevalent in the original and is an indicator
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that the design team worked to keep the
best of the legacy of the NSX.
Leather and stitching hold the interior
to the highest standard, and nothing is left
out of the functional interior. This is the
beast you can drive to work and to the
racetrack. The two-seater coupe comes
with an optional carbon-fiber roof, adding a
tinge of “over the top” to the already
aggressive looks.
From the rear, the NSX poses like a
sentinel. Broad shoulders around the rear
aluminum panels flex the muscles hiding
behind the rear glass. A trio of air
extractors surround a center exhaust port
outlined in chrome, and a thin line of brake
lights is a simple touch in an otherwise
complex design built for speed.
Acura says the retail price is expected
to be around $150,000. With the power of
a car twice its price and the functionality of
a luxury sedan, you’ll do well to put an
NSX in the garage.
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Aaron Atwood is a contributing writer
to Desert Golf & Tennis
Where to Learn More About the
New Acura NSX
Acura of the Desert
68100 Perez Road
Cathedral City, California
760.321.2700
acuraofthedesert.com
Acura of Las Vegas
7000 W. Sahara Avenue
Las Vegas, Nevada
702.367.7000
lasvegasacura.com
Acura North Scottsdale
7007 E. Chauncey Lane
Phoenix, Arizona
480.538.4600
acuranorthscottsdale.com
By Diane Marlin-Dirkx
stylereport
T
his is not a myth. The architects of major retail
establishments have always designed specialty and
department stores with the gentlemen’s quarters, from
casual to active sportswear to business attire and
formalwear and all the accouterments, on the first floor with
entrances and exits directly to the street and within view. This is
done for a quick get in, get out. Why? Men are not like women.
Shopping is a necessity, not a delicious, tempting, gratifying
pastime. For women, the more time spent within the hallowed
halls of fashion the better. Full disclosure: We agree. Men couldn’t
care less about what is trending in the fashion world in golf apparel.
Women couldn’t care more about a trending death in their closet in
any category of fashion—most women anyway.
Women typically do not toss, consign or donate anything just in
case it comes back into fashion favor—and it often does. Right now,
in the 2015 Spring/Summer collections of active sportswear, we’re
seeing the trickle-down theory of looks from the ’60s and ’70s in
leading global designer lines for ready-to-wear collections. We may
not be seeing those decades revived in all their glory—fringe, flared
pants, ruffled shirts and pop-art prints—yet it’s not a stretch to see a
few influences of those times in golf apparel. Fashion designer
Jamie Sadock applies her mantra, “corrosion of conformity,” to the
collection she designs for J MEN with an artist’s sensibility and
imaginative flair of the era without the fervid flamboyance.
Realism prevails. Whew. That was close.
The J MEN by Jamie Sadock collection of golf sportswear,
introduced in 2012, is rack upon rack of well-tailored pants,
Bermuda shorts, favorite polo shirts and tees that bridge the gap
between active and off-duty, technologically-advanced sportswear
with body-active performance features, bold prints, graphics,
patterns and hues that are a cut above the traditional. For this
season’s comfort factor, all shirts are short-sleeved and almost all
have a fold-over collar to help prevent sunburned necks. Each shirt
will have either a button or a zip placket. “We put a lot of sophisticated design at the neckline, as well as in
the body of the shirt, whether it's a touch of color or an interesting
print technique,” says Sadock, who approaches her sketchpad with
the encouragement of her female clientele. Modern? Yes, and both elegant and sophisticated in style. Yet
the clothing is designed for men with the distinct appeal of comicbook superheroes they remember from an earlier time, a nostalgic
boyhood, perhaps. It’s designed for those who have a mission to
take on challenges, spread good in the world, to vanquish dastardly
villains, with strokes as sharp as cartoon lightning bolts on the
fairways, well-strategized to finish with victory in the cup. Captain
America is never caught in a bunker not knowing a way out.
J MEN by Jamie Sadock blurs the lines between hitting the
greens and hitting the club afterward without losing a beat, and it’s
tailored for the desert heat that can reach triple digits in summer
months. All fabrics are polyester-based performance fabrics called
Coolmax, offering moisture wicking that evaporates quickly as
well as antibacterial properties. The collection of shirts is offered in
different textures for personal preference, textures from piques to
other knit patterns. Some have spandex, which provides the
optimal freedom of movement for powering up every stroke as
needed for performance under stress, whether the golfer is a
weekend duffer or a tournament pro with majors under his belt.
Every shirt’s fabric is also embedded, or woven-through, with
UPF 30 (ultraviolet protection factor), which blocks up to 96
percent of the sun’s rays, considered "very good" by the UPF rating
system.
All sportswear is also machine wash on cold, tumble dry
low. Sadock obviously understands the lifestyle of a golfer, which is
play a round of golf and wash the shirt. “Active men need clothing
that works well within this lifestyle,” she says. “We bring this into
account when we design the collection. For the fabrics, we don't
want them to be extremely high maintenance with dry-clean-only
restrictions; we source fabrics that are easy to handle for this golfer
lifestyle, that are machine washable.”
J MEN by Jamie Sadock is a whole new ball game for men and
for the sport. It is the perfect follow-through to Saddock’s Actif
multisport performance/lifestyle apparel line for women. In fact,
women are filling in their husband’s golf wardrobe for them,
turning them into “Jamie Junkies,” says the company. This
innovative line works from the first tee to the end of the 19th hole.
It’s also stylish, technologically advanced, sophisticated and easy to
care for. A man doesn’t have to like shopping to appreciate that!
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Diane Marlin-Dirkx is a contributing
writer to Desert Golf & Tennis
Where to shop for Jamie Sadock Resort Sportswear
Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis
73-741 Hwy. 111
Palm Desert
800.600.3263
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By Alison Elsner
Buccellati
Roberto Coin
fineJewelry
S
pringtime conjures images of
fragrant f loral bouquets, dense
colorful gardens and a warm sun
overhead. It’s a time for both
reflection and rejuvenation, with sensory
surprises that envelope our collective
soul like a fresh breeze.
Italian designer Roberto Coin
captures the essence of the season in a set
of three coordinating pieces from the Art
Nouveau collection. An homage to
spring, Roberto Coin creations have been
described as the “embodiment of joie de
vivre,” and a “passionate tribute to the joy
of life and to the beauty and elegance of
femininity.” Coin’s traditional loyalty to
gold as the basis for all of his designs is
balanced by experimentation with gems
and diamonds to create different
applications of light, color and shape.
The Art Nouveau Diamond Necklace
features a pink tourmaline stone as the
centerpiece of a delicate f lower,
surrounded by a border of light and dark
pink sapphires with petals of round white
diamonds. A double strand of 18K rosegold petite flowerettes wrapped around
pink sapphires on a 16-inch gold chain
rests elegantly on the décolletage,
announcing that spring has sprung
without overpowering the wearer or her
audience. The $9,000 decoration weighs
.29 carats.
The Roberto Coin Art Nouveau
Diamond Bracelet offers a slight variation
on the floral and gold patterning. Eight
f lowers, each with eight diamondencrusted petals, contain a pinktourmaline center surrounded by one
row of alternating light and dark pink
sapphires. Each flower is separated by a
round, 18K rose-gold ring of equal
circumference. The trademark Roberto
Coin ruby signature is covertly
positioned in the center of the link that
connects to the bracelet’s clasp. The wrist
adornment measures just under eight
inches, has .30 total carat weight (tcw)
and is available for $7,760.
Part three of the floral triad is the Art
Nouveau Medium Diamond Ring,
designed with one dominant, domeshaped,
deep
pink
tourmaline
surrounded by two rows of light and pink
sapphires, forming the center of a bold
blossom. The downward-curved petals
emanate outward and alternate in length
to accommodate three diamonds. The
18K rose-gold band hides the ruby inside,
next to the inscription of “R.C.” This
richly colored sparkler measures just
under an inch in diameter, has a total
weight of .53 carats and is priced at
$6,100.
For a slightly more dramatic
expression of spring, Roberto Coin’s
Fantasia Flower Ring is a strong yet
restrained composition of 18K rose gold
set with a pleasing palette of .12 tcw
diamonds, amethyst, pink tourmaline and
violet sapphire stones. This powerful
little explosion of energy is 1.25 inches
wide and will slide onto your finger (or
into your wall safe) for $13,800.
The style police usually issue a
citation for over-zealous matching—
unless the pieces are understated enough
to effectively harmonize. Roberto Coin’s
Martellato Flower Diamond Necklace
and Flower Diamond Bangle can easily be
worn together without offending
anyone’s sense of style. In both, 18K
yellow gold is crafted into a hammered
finish with sweet white-diamond flower
accents (1.75 tcw for the necklace and
1.22 tcw for the bangle). The 17-inch
necklace is $9,100, the half-inch-wide
bangle is $9,720.
Celebration of spring and a revival of
spirit are also found in the floral motifs of
Buccellati, established in Milan, Italy, in
1919 by Mario Buccellati and continued
by his son, Gianmaria, and grandson,
Andrea. Now in its fourth generation, the
jewelry house is known for the
perfectionism of its artisans, many of
them experienced goldsmiths.
The house’s ornate, hand-engraved
detailing and treatment give every piece a
trademark satin or linen sheen. Several
pieces showcase Buccellati’s jeweled
plumes and are ready to accessorize a
cocktail dress or tailored blazer just in
time for high-season fundraisers.
Buccellati’s
Tri-Colored
Gold
Magnolia Flower Brooch has five textured
18K white-gold petals surrounding the
18K yellow and rose-gold pistil and
stamen on a hand-carved yellow-gold
center. The brooch is priced at $11,200.
The coordinating 18K Tri-Colored
Gold Magnolia Petal Earclips for $7,000
are hard to resist, and they complement
the brooch perfectly.
Buccellati’s Emerald and Diamond
Foliate Leaf Necklace is befitting
Persephone herself (the Greek goddess of
spring’s bounty). This uber-accessory is a
striking contrast of color and texture with
rose-cut diamonds shaped into leafy
panels, each accented by five cabochoncut emerald f lorets mounted in 18K
yellow gold. Confidently circling the
neck, the emeralds weigh 22 total carats
and the diamonds weigh 14 total carats.
This serious little treasure is valued at
$75,000.
Just as the theme in the 1911 classic
novel The Secret Garden reinforces the
healing power inherent in living things,
growing your own coveted collection of
Roberto Coin and Buccellati botanic
jewelry may be the ideal way to cultivate
your greenhouse of springtime hope and
promise.
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Alison Elsner is a contributing writer to
Desert Golf & Tennis
Where to Find Your Own Garden Jewels
Roberto Coin
Roberto Coin Boutique
The Gardens on El Paseo
73151 El Paseo Drive, Suite F
Palm Desert, California
760.568.2661
us.robertocoin.com
[email protected]
Sak’s Fifth Avenue
Las Vegas—Fashion Show Mall
3200 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, Nevada
702.733.8300
saksfifthavenue.com
Buccellati
Frasca Jewelers, Inc.
The Gardens on El Paseo
73560 El Paseo Drive
Palm Desert, California
760.568.5848
mfrascajewelers.com
Oliver Smith Jeweler, Inc.
8787 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 116
Scottsdale, Arizona
480.607.4444
oliversmithjeweler.com
[email protected]
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CoachellaValleyCalifornia
Coachella Valley
1. Avondale Golf Club
2. Azure Sky Resort
3. Cathedral Canyon Golf & Tennis Club
4. Deep Canyon Tennis Club
5. Desert Breezes Resort
6. Desert Falls Fitness & Tennis
7. Desert Princess Country Club
8. Freedom Park
9. Hyatt Grand Champions Resort
10. Indian Palms Vacation Club
11. Ironwood Country Club
12. Indian Wells Tennis Gardens
13. Jackie Cooper Tennis Club
14. La Quinta Resort & Club
15. Mission Hills Country Club
16. Mission Hills Croquet & Tennis Villa
17. Motorcoach Country Club
18. Mountain View Country Club
19. North Jackson Park
20. Outdoor Resort
21. Palm Desert Civic Center Park
22. Palm Desert Tennis Club
23. Palm Springs Tennis Club
24. Plaza Racquet Club
25. Panorama Park
26. Shadow Mountain Resort & Club
27. Smoke Tree Ranch
28. South Jackson Park
29. Springs Country Club
30. Sunrise Country Club
31. Tamarisk Country Club
32. The Club at PGA WEST
33. The Oasis
34. The Village Racquet Club
35. Welk Resort Desert Oasis
36. Woodhaven Country Club
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and directories. Should you find any errors please email us with the corrections. Our desire is
for our maps and directories to remain as current as possible; with your assistance we will
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Avondale Golf Club
(760) 777-1050, 75800 Avondale Dr, Palm Desert.
Private
Freedom Park
(760) 568-9697, Freedom Park 77400 Country Club
Dr, Palm Desert. Public
Azure Sky Resort
(760) 325-9109, 1661 Calle Palo Fierro Palm Springs.
Resort
Hyatt Grand Champions Resort
(760) 341-1000, Indian Wells Ln, Indian Wells. Resort
Cathedral Canyon Golf & Tennis Club. (760) 3286571, 68311 Paseo Real Cathedral City. Semiprivate
Indian Palms Vacation Club
(760) 342-1485, 82567 Avenue 48 Indio.
Resort
Deep Canyon Tennis Club
(760) 568-6822, 73120 Frank Feltrop, Cir Palm Desert.
Private
Ironwood Country Club
(760) 346-0551, 73735 Irontree Dr, Palm Desert.
Private
Desert Breezes Resort
(760) 345-2637, 77-955 Ent Las Brisas, Palm Desert, CA
92211. Resort
Indian Wells Tennis Gardens
(760) 200-8400, 78200 Miles Avenue, Indian Wells.
Semiprivate
Desert Falls Fitness & Tennis
(760) 341-1305, 1111 Desert Falls Pkwy, Palm Desert .
Semiprivate
Jackie Cooper Tennis Club
(760) 822-4194, Palm Desert Resort & Country Club,
77333 Country Club Drive, Palm Desert. Semiprivate
Desert Princess Country Club
(760) 322-1655, 28555 Landau Blvd Cathedral City.
Private
La Quinta Resort & Club
(760) 346-5683, 49-499 Eisenhower Dr, La Quinta,
Resort/Semiprivate
desertgolfandtennis.com
tennisClubs
Borrego Springs
1. Anza Borrego Tennis Center
(760) 767-0577, 286 Palm Canyon Dr,
Borrego Springs. Semiprivate
Mission Hills Country Club
(760) 324-9400, 34600 Mission Hills Dr, Rancho
Mirage. Private
Palm Springs Tennis Club
(760) 325-1441, 701 W Baristo Rd Palm Springs.
Resort
Tamarisk Country Club
(760) 328-2141, 70240 Frank Sinatra Drive, Rancho
Mirage. Private
Mission Hills Croquet & Tennis Villa
(760) 575-4175, 120 Racquet Club Dr N, Rancho
Mirage. Semiprivate
Plaza Racquet Club
(760) 323-8997, 1300 E Baristo Rd, Palm Springs.
Semiprivate
The Club at PGA WEST
(760) 564-7111, 55-955 Pga Blvd, La Quinta. Private
Motorcoach Country Club
(760) 863-0789, 80-501 Avenue 48, Indio. Private
Panorama Park
(760) 770-0390, 28905 Avenida Maravilla. Public
The Oasis
(760) 324-3422, 4190 E Palm Canyon Dr, Palm
Springs. Resort
Mountain View Country Club
(760) 771-4311, 80375 Pomelo La Quinta. Private
Shadow Mountain Resort & Club
(760) 346-6123, 45750 San Luis Rey Ave Palm
Desert. Resort
The Village Racquet Club
(760) 325-3884, 900 E Ramon Rd, Palm Springs.
Private
Smoke Tree Ranch
(760) 327-1221, 1850 Smoke Tree Ln, Palm Springs.
Resort
Welk Resort Desert Oasis
(760) 321-9000 34567, Cathedral Canyon Dr
Cathedral City. Resort
South Jackson Park
(760) 391-4000, 83100 Date Ave, Indio. Public
Woodhaven Country Club
(760) 345-7636, Woodhaven Dr E, Palm Desert.
Public
North Jackson Park
(760) 391-4000, 43200 Towne St, Indio. Public
Outdoor Resort
(760) 424-8455, 69411 Ramon Rd Cathedral City.
Resort
Palm Desert Civic Center Park
(760) 346-0611, 73510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm
Desert. Public
Palm Desert Tennis Club
(760) 346-5683, 48240 Racquet Ln, Palm Desert.
Private
Springs Country Club
(760) 324-8292, 1 Duke Dr Rancho Mirage. Private
Sunrise Country Club
(760) 328-6549, 71-601 Country Club Drive, Rancho
Mirage. Private
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Phoenix Arizona
1. Ahwatukee Tennis Center
2. Carefree Tennis and Bike Ranch
3. Camelback Village Racquet, Health Club
4. Chandler Tennis Center
5. Club SAR Fitness Center
6. Copper Wynd
7. Gainey Ranch
8. Gene Autry Sports Complex
9. Gold Key Racquet Club
10. Granada Park
11. Kiwanis Recreation Center
12. La Camarilla Racquet, FSC
13. Mt View Tennis Center
14. Mariposa Park
15. Paradise Valley Country Club
16. Paseo Racquet Center
17. Playa Margarita Park
18. Phoenix Country Club
19. Phoenix Tennis Center
20. Pinnacle Peak Country Club
21. Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort
22. Racquet Club Condo Rental
23. Rose Mofford Sports Complex
24. Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort
25. Scottsdale Resort & Athletic Club
26. Surprise Tennis Complex
27. Thunderbird Park
28. Villa de Paz Recreation Association
29. Vistas Recreation Center
Ahwatukee Tennis Center
(480) 893-3431, 4700 E Warner Rd, Phoenix.
Semiprivate
Carefree Tennis and Bike Ranch
(480) 488-7106, 37220 N Mule Train Road, Carefree
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Camelback Village Racquet and Health Club
(602) 840-6412, 4444 East Camelback Road,
Phoenix. Semiprivate
Granada Park
(602) 262-6696, 6505 North 20th Avenue, Phoenix.
Public
Chandler Tennis Center
(480) 782-2650, 2250 S McQueen Rd, Chandler.
Public
Kiwanis Recreation Center
(480) 350-5201 ,6111 S All America Way, Tempe.
Public
La Camarilla Racquet, Fitness and Swim Club
(480) 998-3388, 5320 East Shea Boulevard,
Scottsdale. Private
Club SAR Fitness Center
(480) 312-2669, 8055 E. Camelback Road,
Scottsdale. Private
Copper Wynd
(480) 333-1842, 13325 North Eagle Ridge Drive,
Fountain Hills. Resort
Gainey Ranch
(480) 951-0321, 7720 East Gainey Ranch Road,
Scottsdale. Private
Gene Autry Sports Complex
(480) 654-3787, 4125 E McKellips Rd, Mesa. Public
Gold Key Racquet Club
(602) 993-1900, 12826 N 3rd St, Phoenix.
Semiprivate
Mt View Tennis Center
(602) 534-2500, 1104 E Grovers Ave, Phoenix.
Public
Mariposa Park
(602) 262-6575, 3203 West Morten Avenue,
Phoenix. Public
Paradise Valley Country Club
(602) 840-8100, 7101 N Tatum Blvd, Paradise Valley.
Private
Paseo Racquet Center
(623) 979-1234, 6268 Thunderbird Road, Glendale
Public
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Playa Margarita Park
(602) 262-6716, 3615 West Roeser Road, Phoenix.
Public
Phoenix Country Club
(602) 263-5208, 2901 N 7th St, Phoenix. Private
Phoenix Tennis Center
(602) 249-3712, 6330 N 21st Ave, Phoenix. Public
Pinnacle Peak Country Club
(480) 585-6992, 8701 East Pinnacle Peak Road,
Scottsdale. Private
Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort
(602) 997-2626, 7677 North 16th Street, Phoenix.
Resort
Racquet Club Condo Rental
(602) 316-6738, 9708 East Vía Linda, Scottsdale.
Resort
Rose Mofford Sports Complex
(602) 261-8011, 9833 N 25th Ave, Phoenix. Public
Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort & Spa
(480) 948-2100, 5700 East McDonald Drive,
Paradise Valley. Resort
Tucson Arizona
Scottsdale Resort & Athletic Club
(480) 344-0600, 8235 East Indian Bend Road,
Scottsdale. Resort
Surprise Tennis Complex
(623) 222-2400, 14469 W Paradise Ln, Surprise.
Public
Thunderbird Park
(480) 312-7275, 9170 E. Thunderbird Road,
Scottsdale. Public
Villa de Paz Recreation Association
(623) 877-9179, 10320 W Campbell Ave, Phoenix.
Private
Vistas Recreation Center
(623) 566-6178, 18823 N Country Club Pkwy,
Peoria. Public
Tucson
Ft Lowell Tennis Center
(520) 791-2584, 2900 North Craycroft Road, Tucson.
Public
Himmel Park Tennis Center
(520) 791-3276, 1000 N. Tucson Blvd, Tucson.
Public
Quail Valley Tennis Club
(520) 888-6163, 5550 N Oracle Rd, Tucson. Public
Reffkin Tennis Center
(520) 791-4896, 50 South Alvernon Way, Tucson.
Public
Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Golf
and Tennis Resort
(520) 544-5000, 10000 N Oracle Rd, Tucson. Resort
Saguaro Aquatics & Tennis
(520) 638-8040, 2045 W Omar Dr, Tucson. Private
Sarver Tennis Center at the Tucson Jewish
Community Center
(520) 299-3000, 3800 E River Rd Tucson. Private
Skyline Country Club
(520) 299-1111, 5200 North Saint Andrews Drive,
Tucson. Private
1. Ft Lowell Tennis Center
2. Himmel Park Tennis Center
3. Quail Valley Tennis Club
4. Reffkin Tennis Center
5. Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Golf & Tennis Resort
6. Saguaro Aquatics & Tennis
7. Sarver Tennis Center at the Tucson Jewish
Community Center
8. Skyline Country Club
9. The Highlands at Dove Mountain
10. Tucson Racquet & Fitness Club
11. Westward Look Wyndham Grand Resort and Spa
The Highlands at Dove Mountain
(520) 579-9574, 4949 W Heritage Club Blvd,
Marana. Private
Tucson Racquet & Fitness Club
(520) 795-6960, 4001 North Country Club Road,
Tucson. Private
Westward Look Wyndham Grand
Resort and Spa
(520) 297-1151, 245 E Ina Rd, Tucson. Resort
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1. Alexis Park Resort Hotel
1. Bally’s Las Vegas Hotel and Casino
1. The Carriage House
1. Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
1. Flamingo Tennis
1. The Flamingo Las Vegas
1. Frank and Vicki Fertitta Tennis Complex
1. Harrah’s Las Vegas
1. Las Vegas Hilton
1. LVH - Las Vegas Hotel & Casino
1. Monte Carlo Resort and Casino
1. Polo Towers
1. Treasure Island
2. Aliante Nature Discovery Park
3. Angel Park
4. Anthem Country Club
5. Arbors Tennis & Play Park
6. Bill & Lillie Heinrich YMCA
7. Bruce Trent Park
8. Canyon Gate Country Club
9. Club De Soleil
10. ClubSport Green Valley
11. Darling Tennis Center
12. Desert Palm Tennis Club
13. Dragonridge Country Club
14. Gardens Park
15. Las Vegas Motorcoach Resort
16. Lorenzi Park Tennis Courts
17. Madeira Canyon Park
18. Palms Casino Resort
19. Paseo Verde Park
20. Paul Meyer Park
21. Peccole Ranch Tennis Club
22. The Plaza Hotel and Casino
23. Pro Tennis Inc.
24. Rafael Rivera Park
25. Riviera Hotel & Casino
26. Rodeo Park
27. Spa At Southern Highlands
28. Sunset Park
29. The Vistas Park
30. The Westin Lake Las Vegas Resort & Spa
31. The Willows Park
32. Trail Canyon Park
Alexis Park Resort Hotel
(702) 796-3310, 375 East Harmon Ave, Las Vegas.
Resort
Aliante Nature Discovery Park
(702) 633-2418, 2600 Nature Park Dr North Las
Vegas. Public
Angel Park
(702) 229-6011, Angel Park Trail, Las Vegas. Public
Anthem Country Club
(702) 614-5000, 1 Club Side Dr, Henderson.
Private
Arbors Tennis & Play Park
(702) 233-5831, 610 Far Hills Ave Las Vegas. Public
Bally’s Las Vegas Hotel and Casino
(702) 967-4111, 3645 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas.
Resort
Bill & Lillie Heinrich YMCA
(702) 877-9622, 4141 Meadows Ln Las Vegas.
Public
Madeira Canyon Park
(702) 267-5840, 2390 Democracy Dr Henderson.
Public
Bruce Trent Park
(702) 229-6718, N Rampart, Las Vegas. Public
Monte Carlo Resort and Casino
(702) 730-7777, 3770 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas.
Resort
The Carriage House
(702) 798-1020, 105 E Harmon Ave, Las Vegas.
Resort
Canyon Gate Country Club
(702) 605-0643, 2001 Canyon Gate Dr Las Vegas.
Private
Palms Casino Resort
(702) 942-7777, 4321 W Flamingo Rd, Las Vegas.
Resort
Paseo Verde Park
(702) 267-5840, 1840 Desert Shadow Trl,
Henderson. Public
Club De Soleil
(702) 507-9400, 5625 W Tropicana Ave Las Vegas.
Resort
Paul Meyer Park
7442 Coffeyville Ave Las Vegas. Public
ClubSport Green Valley
(702) 454-6000, 2100 Olympic Ave, Henderson.
Private
Peccole Ranch Tennis Club
(702) 255-3351, 9501 Red Hills Rd Las Vegas.
Private
Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
(702) 698-7000, 3708 S Las Vegas Blvd Las Vegas.
Resort
The Plaza Hotel and Casino
(702) 386-2110, 1 S Main St, Las Vegas. Resort
Darling Tennis Center
(702) 229-2100, 7901 W Washington Ave, Las
Vegas. Public
Desert Palm Tennis Club
(702) 368-2800, 3090 S Jones Blvd, Las Vegas.
Public
Dragonridge Country Club
(702) 614-4444, 552 S Stephanie St, Henderson.
Private
Flamingo Tennis
(702) 733-3444, 3555 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas.
Public
The Flamingo Las Vegas
(702) 733-3111, 3555 Las Vegas Boulevard South,
Las Vegas. Resort
Frank and Vicki Fertitta Tennis Complex
(702) 895-3011, 854-886 E Harmon Ave, Las Vegas.
Public
Gardens Park
(702) 562-4890, 10401 Garden Park Dr, Las Vegas.
Public
Harrah’s Las Vegas
(702) 369-5000, 3475 South Las Vegas Boulevard.
Resort
Las Vegas Hilton
(702) 732-5111, 3000 Paradise Rd, Las Vegas.
Resort
Las Vegas Motorcoach Resort
8175 Arville Street Las Vegas. Resort
LVH - Las Vegas Hotel & Casino
(702) 897-9300, 3000 Paradise Rd, Las Vegas. Public
Polo Towers
(702) 261-1000, 3745 South Las Vegas Boulevard,
Las Vegas. Resort
Pro Tennis Inc.
(702) 732-1861 3000, Joe W Brown Dr, Las Vegas.
Private
Rafael Rivera Park
(702) 229-6718, 2998 E Stewart Ave, Las Vegas.
Public
Riviera Hotel & Casino
(702) 734-5110, 2901 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas.
Resort
Rodeo Park
(702) 267-5710, 810 Aspen Peak Loop, Henderson.
Public
Spa At Southern Highlands
3663 Robert Trent Jones Ln, Las Vegas. Resort
Sunset Park
(702) 455-8200, 2601 E Sunset Rd, Las Vegas.
Public
The Vistas Park
(702) 229-2330, 11311 Alta Dr, Las Vegas. Public
The Westin Lake Las Vegas Resort & Spa
(702) 836-5900, 160 E Flamingo Rd, Las Vegas.
Resort
The Willows Park
(702) 240-6500, 2775 Desert Marigold Ln, Las
Vegas. Public
Trail Canyon Park
1065 Trail Canyon Rd, Henderson. Public
Treasure Island
3300 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas. Resort
Lorenzi Park Tennis Courts
(702) 229-486, W Washington Ave, Las Vegas.
Public
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CLUB
Avondale Golf Club
Deep Canyon Tennis Club
Desert Princess Country Club
Iron Wood Country Club
Mission Hills Country Club
Motorcoach Country Club
Mountain View Country Club
Palm Desert Tennis Club
Sunrise Country Club
Tamarisk Country Club
The Club at PGA WEST
The Springs Country Club
The Village Racquet Club
ADDRESS
75800 Avondale Dr., Palm Desert, CA 92211
73120 Frank Feltrop, Palm Desert, CA 92260
28555 Landau Blvd, Cathedral City, CA 92234
73735 Irontree Dr., Palm Desert, CA 92260
34600 Mission Hills Dr., Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
80-501 Avenue 48, Indio, CA 92201
80375 Pomelo, La Quinta, CA 92253
48240 Racquet Ln., Palm Desert, CA 92260
71-601 Country Club Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
70240 Frank Sinatra Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
55-955 Pga Blvd, La Quinta, CA 92253
1 Duke Dr, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
951 Village Square South, Palm Springs CA, 92262
PHONE
NUMBER OF COURTS
(760) 345-2727
(760) 568-6822
(760) 322-1655
(760) 346-0551
(760) 324-9400
(760) 863-0789
(760) 771-4311
(760) 346-5683
(760) 328-6549
(760) 328-2141
(760) 564-7111
(760) 324-8292
(760) 325-3884
1
13
10
13
34
3
4
8
13
6
19
11
3
phoenix&tucson
Phoenix
CLUB
Club SAR Fitness Center
Gainey Ranch
La Camarilla Racquet, FSC
Paradise Valley Country Club
Phoenix Country Club
Pinnacle Peak Country Club
Villa de Paz Recreation Assoc.
ADDRESS
PHONE
NUMBER OF COURTS
8055 E. Camelback Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
7720 East Gainey Ranch Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85258
5320 E Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85254
7101 N Tatum Blvd, Paradise Valley, AZ 85253
2901 N 7th St, Phoenix, AZ 85014
8701 E Pinnacle Peak Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85255
10320 W Campbell Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85037
(480) 312-2669
(480) 951-0321
(480) 998-3388
(602) 840-8100
(602) 263-5208
(480) 585-6992
(623) 877-9179
13
7
16
9
10
2
2
3800 E River Rd, Tucson, AZ 85718
5200 E. St. Andrews Dr, Tucson, AZ 85718
4949 W Heritage Club Blvd, Marana, AZ 85658
4001 N Country Club Rd, Tucson, AZ 85716
(520) 299-3000
(520) 299-1111
(520) 579-9574
(520) 795-6960
6
6
4
33
PHONE
NUMBER OF COURTS
(702) 614-5000
(702) 605-0643
(702) 454-6000
(702) 614-4444
(702) 734-1122
(702) 255-3351
(702) 304-5600
6
5
14
5
6
4
9
Tucson
Sarver Tennis Center
Skyline Country Club
The Highlands at Dove Mtn
Tucson Racquet & Fitness Club
lasVegas
CLUB
Anthem Country Club
Canyon Gate Country Club
ClubSport Green Valley
Dragonridge Country Club
Las Vegas Country Club
Peccole Ranch Tennis Club
Red Rock Country Club
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ADDRESS
1 Club Side Dr, Henderson, NV 89052
2001 Canyon Gate Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89117
2100 Olympic Avenue, Henderson, NV 89014
1400 Foothills Village Dr., Henderson, NV 89012
3000 Joe Brown Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89109
9501 Red Hills Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89117
2250 Red Springs Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89135
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Coachella Valley
1. Andulusia at Coral Mountain
2. Avondale Golf Club
3. Bermuda Dunes Country Club
4. Bighorn Golf Club
5. Calimesa Country Club
6. Indian Canyons Golf Resort
7. Cathedral Canyon Country Club
8. Chaparral Country Club
9. Cimarron Golf Resort
10. Classic Club
11. Date Palm Country Club
12. Desert Dunes Golf Course
13. Desert Falls Country Club
14. Desert Horizons Country Club
15. Desert Island Golf & Country
Club
16. Desert Princess Country Club
17. Desert Willow Golf Course
18. Eldorado Country Club
20. Heritage Palms Golf Course
21. The Hideaway
22. Indian Canyons Golf Resort
23. Indian Palms Country Club
24. Indian Springs Golf & Country
Club
25. Indian Ridge Country Club
26. Indian Wells Country Club
27. Indian Wells Golf Resort
28. Indio Golf Club
29. Ironwood Country Club
30. Ivey Ranch Country Club
31. La Quinta Country Club
32. La Quinta Resort & Club
33. The Lakes Country Club
34. Marrakesh Country Club
35. Marriott’s Desert Springs
Resort 36. Marriott’s Shadow
Ridge Resort
37. Mesquite Country Club
38. Mission Lakes Country Club
39. Mission Hills Country Club
40. Monterey Country Club
43. Morningside, The Club at
41. Mountain View CC at La Quinta
42. Mountain Vista GC at Sun City
44. Oasis Country Club
45. Outdoor Resort & Country Club
47. Palm Desert Resort Country
Club
48. Palm Desert Greens Country
Club
49. Palm Royale Country Club
50. Palm Springs Country Club
51. Palm Valley Country Club
52. The Palms Golf Club
53. PGA West: Arnold Palmer:
Tom Weiskopf
54. PGA West: Greg Norman
Course
Andulusia at Coral Mountain
760-777-1050, 58-830 Marbella Lane, La Quinta.
Private/18/76.0/140/7521.
Avondale Golf Club
760-345-2727, 75-800 Avondale Drive, Palm Desert.
Private/18/72.4/127/6782.
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57. The Quarry at La Quinta
58. Rancho La Quinta Country Club
59. Rancho Las Palmas Country
Club
60. Rancho Mirage Country Club
61. The Reserve
62. Santa Rosa Country Club
63. Shadow Hills Golf Club
64. Shadow Mountain Golf Club
65. SilverRock Resort
66. The Springs Club
67. Stone Eagle Golf Club
68. Sunrise Country Club
69. Tamarisk Country Club
70. Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort
71. TERR Lago, Golf Club at
72. Thunderbird Country Club
73. Toscana Country Club
74. Tradition Golf Club
75. Trilogy Golf Club at La Quinta
76. Club at Shenandoah Springs
77. The Vintage Club
78. Westin Mission Hills Resort
79. Woodhaven Country Club
80. PGA West: Jack Nicklaus: TPC
Stadium Course
81. Madison Club
82. Eagle Falls Golf Course
83. The Plantation
84. Escena Golf Club
Bermuda Dunes Country Club
760-345-2771, 42-360 Adams St., Bermuda Dunes.
Classic 1 & Lake Course: Private/18/70.6/123/6364
Classic 2 & Lake Course: Private/18/71.2/128/6437
Classic Course: Private/18/71.6/126/6555.
Bighorn Golf Club
760-341-4653, 255 Palowet Drive, Palm Desert. The
Canyons: Private/18/70.8/129/6305
Mountains: Private/18/70.1/132/6169.
Calimesa Country Club
909-795-2488, 1300 S. third Street, Calimesa.
Public/18/68.3/115/5970.
Cathedral Canyon Country Club
desertgolfer.com, 68311 Paseo Real, Cathedral City.
Lake/Mountain: Semiprivate/18/71.1/130/6510
Mountain/Arroyo: Semiprivate/18/70.9/126/6482
Lake/Arroyo: Semiprivate/18/70.3/125/6366.
Chaparral Country Club
760-340-1893/100 Chaparral Drive, Palm Desert.
Private/58.8/97/3913.
Cimarron Golf Resort
desertgolfer.com. 67-603 30th Ave., Catheradal City.
Long Course: Public/18/70.5/119/6446
Short Course: Public/56.5/88/2882.
Classic Club
760-601-3600, desertgolfer.com
75-200 Classic Club Blvd., Palm Desert,
Public/Resort/18/72/137/7305.
Club at Shenandoah Springs
760-343-3669, 32-610 Desert Moon Drive, Thousand
Palms. Private/18/64.3/121/5465.
Date Palm Country Club
760-328-1315, 36-200 Date Palm Dr., Cathedral City.
Semiprivate/54.0/85/3083.
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Indian Springs Golf & Country Club
desertgolfer.com, 79-940 Westward Ho Dr., Indio.
Public/18/68.7/120/6104.
Indian Ridge Country Club
760-772-7272, 76-375 Country Club Dr., Palm Desert.
Arroyo Course: Private/18/70.5/129/6293
Grove Course: Private/18/70.9/128/6410.
Indian Wells Country Club
760-345-2561, 46-000 Club Drive, Indian Wells.
Classic: Private/18/71.0/127/6478
Cove: Private/18/71.5/121/6558.
Indian Wells Golf Resort
desertgolfer.com, 44-500 Indian Wells Lane. Indian
Wells. Resort/18/69.9/128/6135.
Indio Golf Club
760-347-9156, 83-040 Avenue 42, Indio.
Public/54.1/77/3004.
Ironwood Country Club
760-346-0551, 73-735 IronTree Drive, Palm Desert.
South Course: Private/18/75.1/133/7256
North Course: Private/18/68.8/123/6065.
Ivey Ranch Country Club
760-343-2013, 74-580 Varner Road, Thousand Palms.
Semiprivate/18/65.8/108/5266.
La Quinta Country Club
760-564-4151, 77-750 Avenue 50, La Quinta.
Private/18/71.8/131/6554.
La Quinta Resort & Club
desertgolfer.com, 50-200 Avenida Vista, La Quinta.
Dunes: Resort/Semiprivate/18/73.4/36/6747
Mountain: Resort/Semiprivate/18/72.6/135/6700.
760-564-7620, 50-503 Jefferson St, La Quinta.
Citrus: Private/18/72/7,106/113.
Desert Dunes Golf Course
desertgolfer.com, 19-300 Palm Drive, Desert Hot
Springs. Public/18/71.1/128/6175.
Eldorado Country Club
760-346-8081, 46-000 Fairway Drive, Indian Wells.
Private/18/71.4/128/6534.
Desert Falls Country Club
desertgolfer.com, 1111 Desert Falls Pkwy, Palm
Desert. Semiprivate/18/72.2/128/6702.
Escena Golf Club
760-778-2737, 1100 Clubhouse View Dr., Palm
Springs, Public/18/74.2/130/7173.
Desert Horizons Country Club
760-340-4646, 44-900 Desert Horizons Drive, Indian
Wells. Private/18/70.1/119/6163.
Heritage Palms Golf Course
desertgolfer.com, 44-291 Heritage Palm Drive South,
Indio. Semiprivate/18/69.9/119/6293.
Desert Island Golf & Country Club
760-328-2111, 71-777 Frank Sinatra Drive, Rancho
Mirage. Private/18/71.6/127/6686.
The Hideaway
760-777-7400, 80-349 Village Club Place, La Quinta.
Clive Clark: Private/18/71.7/139/6462
Pete Dye: Private/18/72.8/137/6630.
Desert Princess Country Club
desertgolfer.com, 28-555 Landau Blvd., Cathedral
City. Cielo-Vista Course: Resort/18/70.8/126/6366
Lagos-Cielo Course: Resort/18/70.1/124/6117
Old Course: Resort/18/70.3/123/6160
Vista-Lagos Course: Resort/18/70.5/124/6259.
Desert Willow Golf Course
desertgolfer.com, 38-995 Desert Willow Dr., Palm
Desert.Firecliff Course: Public/18/71.7/133/6676
Mountain View Course: Pulbic/18/71.5/128/6507.
Eagle Falls Golf Course
desertgolfer.com 84-245 Indio Springs Pkwy., Indio
Public/Resort/18/72/6820.
Indian Canyons Golf Resort
desertgolfer.com, South Course: 1097 E. Murray
Canyon Dr., Palm Springs. Public/72 70.4/118 6582
North Course: 1100 E. Murray Canyon Dr.
Palm Springs. Private/72.9/128 6943
Indian Palms Country Club
desertgolfer.com, 948-630 Monroe, Indio.
Indian/Mountain: Semiprivate/18/72.7/125/6633
Mountain/Royal: Semiprivate/18/71.9/130/6287
Royal/Indian: Semiprivate/18/72.8/125/6492.
The Lakes Country Club 760-568-4321
161 Old Ranch Road, Palm Desert.
Sount/North: Private/72.1/128/6631
North/East: Private/18/70.5/129/6371
East/South: Private/18/71.7/129/6620
Old South: Private/18/71.1/129/6439.
Madison Club
760-391-4500, 53-035 Meriwether Way, La Quinta.
Private/18/75.4/143/7426.
Marrakesh Country Club
760-568-2688, 47-000 Marrakesh Dr., Palm Desert.
Private/57.4/87/3750.
Marriott’s Desert Springs Resort & Spa
desertgolfer.com, 74-855 Country Club Dr., Palm
Desert.Palms Course: Public/18/70.3/126/6381
Valley Course: Public/18/70.1/125/6323.
Marriott’s Shadow Ridge Resort
desertgolfer.com, 9002 Shadow Ridge Rd., Palm
Desert. Resort/18/73.9/134/7006.
Mesquite Country Club
desertgolfer.com, 2700 East Mesquite Ave., Palm
Springs. Public/18/68.0/118/5944.
Mission Lakes Country Club
760-329-6481, 8484 Clubhouse Blvd., Desert Hot
Springs. Semiprivate/18/72.1/124/6742.
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Mission Hills Country Club
760-324-9400, 34-600 Mission Hills Dr., Rancho Mirage.
Arnold Palmer Course: Private/18/72.7/132/6743
Pete Dye Challenge: Private/18/72.6/138/6582
Dinah Shore Tournament: Private/18/73.6/138/6582
Monterey Country Club
760-568-9311, 41-500 Monterey Ave., Palm Desert.
East/West nines: Private/69.6/126/6185
West/South nines: Private/69.3/125/6108
East/South nines: Private/68.8/121/6005.
Morningside, The Club at
760-321-1234, Morningside Drive, Rancho Mirage.
Private/18/71.0/127/6404.
Mountain View CC at La Quinta
760-771-4311, 80-375 Pomelo, La Quinta.
Private/18/72.7/131/6773.
Mountain Vista Golf Coourse at Sun City
desertgolfer.com. 38-180 Del Webb Blvd., Palm
Desert. San Gorgonio:
Semiprivate/18/69.7/124/6202
Santa Rosa: Semiprivate/18/69.7/119/6162.
Oasis Country Club
760-345-5661, 42-300 Casbah Way, Palm Desert.
Semiprivate/56.2/92/3489.
Outdoor Resort & Country Club
760-324-4005 Ramon Rd, Catherdral City.
Private/51.1/182.
Palm Desert Resort Country Club
desertgolfer.com, 77-333 Country Club Dr., Palm
Desert.Semiprivate/18/71.7/122/6616.
Palm Desert Greens Country Club
760-346-2941, Country Club Dr., Palm Desert.
Private/18/72/4079.
Palm Royale Country Club
760-345-9701, 78-259 Indigo Dr., La Quinta.
Public/18/54.
Palm Springs Country Club
desertgolfer.com, 2500 Whitewater Club Dr., Palm
Springs. Public/18/69.2/125/6177.
Palm Valley Country Club
760-345-2737, 39-205 Palm Valley Dr., Palm Desert.
Challenge Course: Private/18/61.5/107/4439
Championship Course: Private/18/72.2/131/6545.
The Palms Golf Club
760-771-2606, 57000 Palms Drive, La Quinta,
Private/18/71.8/132/6642.
PGA West
760-564-7100, 55-955 PGA Boulevard, La Quinta.
Jack Nicklaus: Private/18/72.2/134/6522
Arnold Palmer: Private/18/71.4/133/6474
Tom Weiskopf: Private/18/71.6/123/6654.
desertgolfer.com, 56-150 PGA Blvd., La Quinta.
Jack Nicklaus Tourn: Semiprivate/18/72.2/134/6522
TPC Stadium Course: Semiprivate/18/73.3/142/6739
760-564-3900, 81-405 Kingston Heath, La Quinta.
Greg Norman Course: Resort/71.0/122/5281.
The Plantation
760-775-3688, 50994 Monroe, Indio.
Private/18/71.6/128/6597.
Portola Country Club
760-568-1592, 42-500 Portola Avenue, Palm Desert.
Private/18/54/2,167/NR.
The Quarry at La Quinta
760-777-1100, 1 Quarry Lane, La Quinta.
Private/18/72.5/132/6852.
Rancho La Quinta Country Club
760-777-7799, 79-301 Cascadas Circle, La Quinta.
Jones Course: Private/18/71.2/129/6452
Pate Course: Private/18/71.7/135/6474.
Rancho Las Palmas Country Club
desertgolfer.com, 42-000 Bob Hope Dr., Rancho Mirage.
West/North nines: Private/Resort/67.8/116/6113
North/South nines: Private/Resort/67.1/117/6025
South/West nines: Private/Resort/67.8/115/6128.
Rancho Mirage Country Club
desertgolfer.com, 38-500 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho
Mirage. Semiprivate/18/69.4/122/6111.
The Reserve
760-674-2240, 74-001 Reserve Drive, Indian Wells.
Private/18/72.2/134/6798.
Santa Rosa Country Club
760-568-5707, 38-105 Portola Avenue, Palm Desert.
Private/Reciprocal/18/65.0/108/5247.
Shadow Hills Golf Club
760-200-3375, 80-875 Avenue 40, Indio.
Semiprivate/18/70.9/130/6442.
Shadow Mountain Golf Club
760-346-8242, 73-800 Ironwood Dr., Palm Desert.
Private/18/66.3/114/5393.
SilverRock Resort
888-600-7272, 79-179 Ahmanson Lane, La Quinta,
Public/18/76.3/139/7553.
The Springs Club
760-324-8292, 1 Duke Drive, Rancho Mirage.
Private/18/70.1/124/6279.
Stone Eagle Golf Club
760-568-9800, 72-500 Stone Eagle Drive, Palm
Desert. Private/69.8/131/6852.
Sunrise Country Club
760-328-6549, 71-601 Country Club Drive, Rancho
Mirage. Private/Reciprocal/56.9/85/3837.
Tamarisk Country Club
760-328-2141, 70-240 Frank Sinatra Drive, Rancho
Mirage. Private/18/70.0/121/6303.
Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort
desertgolfer.com, 1885 Golf Club Dr., Palm Springs.
Legends Course: Public/18/72.3/123/6775
Resort Course: Public/18/71.8/125/6705.
Terra Lago, Golf Club at
desertgolfer.com, 84-000 Terra Lago Parkway, Indio.
North Course: Public/18/73.7/137/7060
South Course: Public/18/74.0/124/7044.
Thunderbird Country Club
760-328-2161, 70-612 Highway 111, Rancho
Mirage. Private/18/70.7/129/6460.
Toscana Country Club
760-404-1457, 76-007 Club Villa Drive, Indian Wells.
Private/18/71.2/132/6336.
Tradition Golf Club
760-564-1067, 78-505 Old Avenue 52, La Quinta.
Private/18/71.0/136/6541.
Trilogy Golf Club at La Quinta
760-771-0707, 60151 Trilogy Pkwy, La Quinta.
Public/18/70.8/124/6455.
The Vintage Club
760-340-0500, 75-001 Vintage Dr. West, Indian Wells.
Desert Course: Private/18/68.8/124/5918
Mountain Course: Private/18/0.5/126/6423.
Westin Mission Hills Resort
desertgolfer.com, 70-705 Ramon Road, Rancho
Mirage. Gary Player Signature Course:
Resort/18/71.3/124/6643.
760-328-3198, 71-333 Diana Shore Dr., Rancho Mirage.
Pete Dye Resort Course:
Resort/18/69.6/126/6158.
Woodhaven Country Club
desertgolfer.com, 41-555 Woodhaven Drive East.
Private/Reciprocal/18/67.1/118/5794.
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Borrego Springs
Desert Island Golf & Country Club
Borrego Springs Resort 760-767-5700, 1112 Tilting T
Drive, Borrego Springs.
Public/27/72.
1. Desert Island Golf & Country Club
2. De Anza Country Club
3. Montesoro
4. Road Runner
5. The Springs at Borrego
De Anza Country Club
760-767-5105, 509 Catarina Dr., Borrego Springs.
Private/18/72/70.4 /123/6385.
Montesoro
760-767-5124, 1881 Rams Hill Dr., Borrego Springs.
Private/18/72/72.0/123/6866.
Road Runner
760-767-5379, 1010 Palm Canyon Dr.,
Borrego Springs. Public/18/3/69.0/115/2894.
The Springs at Borrego
760-767-0004, 2255 DiGiorgio Rd., Borrego Springs.
Public/9 /36/69.3/111/2900.
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CLUB
Andalusia CC
Avondale
Bermuda Dunes
Bighorn**
Chaparral
Desert Horizons
Desert Island**
Eldorado
The Hideaway
Indian Ridge
Indian Wells
Ironwood CC
La Quinta CC
Madison Club
Marrakesh
Mission Hills
Monterey
Morningside
Mountain View
Palm Valley
PGA WEST
Plantation
Rancho La Quinta
Rancho Las Palmas
Santa Rosa
Shadow Mountain
Stone Eagle GC
Sunrise
Tamarisk
The Citrus Club
Thunderbird
The Lakes CC
The Palms
The Quarry
The Reserve
The Springs Club
The Tradition
Tri Palm Estates
Toscana CC
The Vintage Club
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$199
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$2,666
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PHONE
(760) 777-1000
(760) 345-2727
(760) 345-2771
(760) 341-4653
(760) 340-1893
(760) 340-4646
(760) 328-2111
(760) 346-8081
(760) 777-7400
(760) 772-7281
(760) 834-6023
(760) 766-1095
(760) 564-4151
(760) 391-4500
(760) 568-2688
(760) 324-9400
(760) 568-9311
(760) 324-1234
(760) 771-4311
(760) 345-2737
(760) 564-7111
(760) 775-3688
(760) 777-7748
(760) 862-4578
(760) 568-5707
(760) 346-8242
(760) 773-6150
(760) 328-6549
(760) 328-2141
(760) 564-7643
(760) 770-6177
(760) 568-4321
(760) 771-2606
(760) 777-1100
(760) 674-2239
(760) 324-4562
(760) 564-8723
(760) 343-3497
(760) 404-1444
(760) 862-2805
Note: All of the clubs indicated different priced memberships (individual, family, corporate, etc.) therefore, prices reflect information on family memberships if possible. The double asterisk indicates dual memberships. Facilities range from golf (G), tennis
(T), swimming (S), fitness (F), and spa (Sp). Spa includes salon and massage therapy. Under Type of club, property represents land/membership only. Under Trail fee, club represents only club carts allowed
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Alpine Country Club
928-339-4944, 100 Country Club Lane, Alpine.
Public/18/65/109/5628.
Arroyo Dunes GC
928-726-8350, W. 32nd Street, Yuma.
Public/18/54/2147.
Antelope Hills Golf Course
928-776-7888, 19 Clubhouse Drive, Prescott.
North: Public/18/70.1/122/6380.
South: Public/18/67.5/109/6119.
Aspen Valley Golf Club
928-527-4653, 1855 Continental Dr.,
Flagstaff. Private/18/72/130/6828.
Apache Stronghold Golf Club
928-475-7800, Box 1012, Hwy 70,
San Carlos. Resort/18/72.1/138/6982.
Arizona City Golf Club
520-466-5327, 13939 Cleator, Arizona City.
Public/18/72/6,775/117. (See Map #4)
Beaver Creek Golf Resort
928-567-4487, 4250 N. Montezuma Ave.,
Lake Montezuma. Public/18/71/6,486/120.
Butterfield Golf Course
928-785-4834, 10231 Dome St., Wellton.
Public/18/54/2,748/NR.
1. Alpine Country Club
2. Antelope Hills Golf Course
3. Apache Stronghold Golf Club
4. Arizona City Golf Club
5. Arroyo Dunes GC
6. Aspen Valley Golf Club
7. Beaver Creek Golf Resort
8. Butterfield Golf Course
10. Casa Grande Golf Course
11. Cerbat Cliffs Golf Course
12. Cocopah Bend Golf Resort
13. Concho Valley Country Club
14. Continental Country Club
15. Desert Hills Golf Course
16. Desert Lakes Golf Course
17. Dove Valley Golf Club
18. Duke at Rancho El Dorado
19. El Rio Country Club
20. Elephant Rocks Golf Course
21. Emerald Canyon Golf Course
22. Flagstaff Ranch Golf Club
23. Foothills Golf Course
24. Forest Highlands Golf Club
25. Fortuna Del Ray Golf Club
26. Francisco Grande Golf Club
27. Grande Valley Golf Club
28. Golf Club at Chaparrel Pines
29. Greenlee Country Club
30. Hassayampa Golf Club
31. Havasu Island Golf Course
32. Hayden Golf Course
33. Hidden Cove Golf Course
34. Ho-Ho-Kam Golf Course
35. Kearny Golf Club
36. Kino Springs Country Club
37. Lake Powell National Golf Course
38. Laughlin Ranch Golf Club
39. London Bridge Golf Club
40. Los Cabelleros Golf Club
41. Mesa del Sol Golf Course
42. Mt. Graham Country Club
43. Oakcreek Country Club
44. Palo Duro Creek Golf Course
45. Payson Golf Club
46. Pine Canyon Club
47. Pine Meadows Counrty Club
48. Pine Shadows Golf Club
49. Pinetop Country Club
50. Pinetop Lakes Country Club
51. Pinewood Country Club
53. Prescott Country Club
54. Prescott Lakes Golf Club
55. Pueblo del Sol Golf Club
56. Quailwood Greens Golf Course
57. The Refuge
58. The Rim Golf Club
59. Salome Heights Golf Course
60. San Pedro Golf Course
61. Sedona Golf Resort
62. Seven Canyons, The Club at
63. Shadow Mountain Golf Club
64. Show Low Country Club
65. Silver Creek Golf Club
66. Snowflake Golf Course
67. StoneRidge Golf Course
68. Sundance Golf Club
69. Talking Rock Golf Course
70. Torreon Golf Club
71. Turquoise Hills Golf Course
72. Turquoise Valley Golf Club
75. Valle Vista Country Club
76. Verde Santa Fe Golf Club
74. White Mountain Country Club
78. Yuma Golf and Country Club
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Francisco Grande Golf Club
800-237-4238, 26000 Gila Bend Hwy,
Casa Grande. Resort/18/72/7,600/NR.
Palo Duro Creek Golf Course
520-377-2708, 2690 North Country Dr., Nogales.
Private/18/72/6923.
Grande Valley Golf Club
520-466-7734, Toltec Rd., Eloy.
Public/18/72/7200.
Payson Golf Club
928-474-2273, 1504 W. Country Club Dr.,
Payson.Public/18/66/111/5756.
Golf Club at Chaparrel Pines
928-472-1430, 504 N. Club Dr., Payson.
Private/18/70.7/132/6458.
Pine Canyon Club
928-779-5800, 3000 S. Clubhouse Circle., Flagstaff.
Private/18/70.7/130/6707.
Greenlee Country Club
928-687-1099, Highway 75, Duncan.
Private/18/68.1/110/6296.
Pine Meadows Counrty Club
928-535-4220, 2209 Country Club Dr.,
Overgaard. Public/18/63.7/111/5192.
Hassayampa Golf Club
928-443-1958, 2060 Golf Club Lane, Prescott.
Private/18/71.2/134/6634.
Pine Shadows Golf Club
928-634-1093, 1480 W. Groseta Ranch Blvd.,
Cottonwood. Public/18/63.1/107/4446.
Havasu Island Golf Course
928-855-5585, 1090 McCulloch Blvd.,
Lake Havasu City. Public/18/60.1/96/4196.
Pinetop Country Club
928-369-2461, 6739 Country Club Dr., Pinetop.
Private/18/68.7/119/6458.
Hayden Golf Course
928-356-7801, Golf Course Rd. Box 298, Hayden.
Public/18/66.1/108/5575.
Pinetop Lakes Country Club
928-369-4531, 4643 Bucksprings Rd., Pinetop.
Public/18/61.5/103/4645.
Hidden Cove Golf Course
928-524-3097, Box 70 Hidden Cove Rd., Holbrook.
Public/18/70.2/123/6538.
Pinewood Country Club
928-286-1110, 395 E. Pinewood Blvd., Munds
Park. Private/18/67.3/111/6148.
Ho-Ho-Kam Golf Course
520-723-7192, Highway 278, Coolidge.
Public/18/72.
Prescott Country Club
928-772-8984, 1030 Prescott Country Club Blvd,
Dewey. Semi-Private/18/70.7/126/6675.
Kearny Golf Club
928-363-7441, Box 927, 301Airport Rd.,
Kearny. Public/18/70/113/6549.
Prescott Lakes Golf Club
928-443-3500, 315 E. Smoke Tree Lane, Prescott.
Private/18/72/132/7102.
Kino Springs Country Club
520-287-8701, 187 Kino Springs Dr.,
Nogales. Public/18/72/6,445/126.
Pueblo del Sol Golf Club
520-378-6444, 2770 St. Andrews Dr., Sierra Vista.
Private/18/72/6,880/128.
Lake Powell National Golf Course
928-645-2023, 400 Clubhouse Dr., Page.
Public/18/71.3/136/6411.
Quailwood Greens Golf Course
928-772-0130, 11750 E. Hwy 69, Dewey.
Semi-Private/18/65.4/110/5481.
Laughlin Ranch Golf Club
928-754-1243, 1360 William Hardy, Bullhead City.
Public/18/72/7192.
The Refuge
928-764-2275, 3275 Latrobe Dr., Lake Havasu City.
Semi-Private/18/72.5/129/6844.
London Bridge Golf Club
928-855-2719, 2400 Clubhouse Dr., Lake Havasu
City. Semi-Private/18/69.3/123/6176.
The Rim Golf Club
928-472-1480, 301 S. Clubhouse Rd, Payson.
Private/18/72.9/140/7040.
Los Cabelleros Golf Club
928-684-2704, 1551 S. Vulture Mine Rd.,
Wickenburg. Resort/18/72.
Salome Heights Golf Course
928-859-4653, 58600 Monroe Ave., Salome.
Private/18/66.2/101/5974.
Mesa del Sol Golf Course
928-342-1283, 12213 Calle del Cid, Yuma.
Public/18/71.8/124/6767.
San Pedro Golf Course
520-586-7888, 926 N. Madison St., Benson.
Public/18/72/7313.
Forest Highlands Golf Club
928-525-9000, 657 Forest Highlands Dr., Flagstaff.
Canyon Course: Private/18/71/7007. Meadows
Course: Private/18/72/7272.
Mt. Graham Country Club
928-348-3140, PO Box 592, Safford.
Public/18/69.4/113/6493.
Sedona Golf Resort
928-284-9355, 35 Ridge Trail Dr., Sedona.
Resort/18/70.6/128/6540.
Fortuna Del Ray Golf Club
928-342-4766, 13650 N. Frontage Rd, Yuma.
Public/18/69.6/108/6580.
Oakcreek Country Club
928-284-1660, 690 Bell Rock Blvd, Sedona.
Semi-Private/18/69.8/125/6353.
Seven Canyons, The Club at
928-203-2001, 3755 Long Canyon Rd., Sedona.
Private/18/71.3/136/6490.
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Casa Grande Golf Course
520-836-9216, 2121 N. Thornton,
Casa Grande. Public/18/72/6,316/NR.
(See Map #10)
Cerbat Cliffs Golf Course
928-753-6593, 1001 Gates Ave., Kingman.
Public/18/71/129/6560.
Cocopah Bend Golf Resort
928-343-1663, 6800 Strand Ave., Yuma.
Private/18/66.1/103/5508.
Concho Valley Country Club
928-337-4644, HC 30, Box 900, Concho.
Public/18/70.2/124/6665.
Continental Country Club
928-527-7997, Oakmount Dr., Flagstaff.
Public/18/67.5/118/5991.
Desert Hills Golf Course
928-344-4653, 1245 Desert Hills Dr., Yuma.
Public/18/71.8/119/6767.
Desert Lakes Golf Course
928-768-1000, 5835 Desert Lakes Drive,
Bullhead City. Public/18/69.5/115/6315.
Dove Valley Golf Club
928-627-3262, 220 N. Marshall Loop Rd.,
Somerton. Private/18/65.1/108/5293.
Duke at Rancho El Dorado
520-568-4300, Rancho El Dorado Pkwy.,
Maricopa.Public/18/72/7011.
El Rio Country Club
928-788-3150, 1 Paseo El Rio,
Mohave Valley Public/18/70.6/117/6490.
Elephant Rocks Golf Course
928-635-4935, 2200 Country Club Drive, Williams.
Public/18/67.7/125/6686.
Emerald Canyon Golf Course
928-667-3366, 72 Emerald Canyon Dr., Parker.
Public/18//71.1/130/6552.
Flagstaff Ranch Golf Club
928-214-0677, 3600 Flagstaff Ranch Rd., Flagstaff.
Private/18/71.9/133/6931.
Foothills Golf Course
928-342-9565, 14000 E. Foothills, Yuma.
Public/18/64/99/5088.
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Shadow Mountain Golf Club
520-826-3412, 1105 Irene St., Pearce.
Public/18/72/6,632/126.
Show Low Country Club
928-537-4564, 860 N. 36th Drive, Show Low.
Public/18/70/5,914/114.
Silver Creek Golf Club
928-537-2744, 2051 Silver Lake Blvd.,
White Mountain Lake. Public/18/71.7/135/6813.
Snowflake Golf Course
928-536-7233, 90 N. Country Club Dr., Snowflake.
Public/18/68.7/116/6375.
StoneRidge Golf Course
928-772-6500, 1601 N. Bluff Top Rd., Prescott
Valley. Public/18/71.2/132/6785.
Sundance Golf Club
623-328-0400, 900 S. Sundance, Buckeye.
Public/18/72.
Talking Rock Golf Course
928-858-7000, 15075 N. Talking Rock Ranch Rd.,
Prescott. Private/18/70/124/6616.
Torreon Golf Club
929-532-8000, 651 S. Torreon Loop, Show Low.
Private/18/68.8/125/6138.
Turquoise Hills Golf Course
520-586-2585, 800 E. Country Club Dr., Benson.
Public/18/56/83/3004.
Turquoise Valley Golf Club
520-432-3025, 1791 Newell Rd., Naco.
Public/18/71.5/129/6778.
Valle Vista Country Club
928-757-8744, 9686 Concho Dr., Kingman.
Private/18/69.1/120/6266.
Verde Santa Fe Golf Club
928-634-5454, 1045 S. Verde Santa Fe,
Cottonwood. Public/18/68.7/115/6061.
White Mountain Country Club
928-367-4913, PO Box 1489, Pinetop.
Private/18/72/7313.
Yuma Golf and Country Club
928-726-1104, 3150 Fortuna Ave., Yuma.
Private/18/70.5/122/6416.
The Refuge
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Phoenix Arizona
1. Adobe Dam Family Golf Course
2. Aguila Golf Club
3. Ahwatukee Country Club
4. Ahwatukee Lake Golf Course
5. Alta Mesa Golf Club
6. Ancala Country Club
7. Anthem Golf & Country Club
8. Apache Creek Golf Club
9. Apache Sun Golf Course
10. Apache Wells Country Club
11. Arizona Biltmore Golf Club
12. Arizona Country Club
13. Arizona Golf Resort
14. Arizona Traditions Golf Club
15. Arrowhead Country Club
16. ASU Karsten Golf Center
17. Augusta Ranch Golf Course
18. Bear Creek Golf Club
19. Bellair Golf Club
20. Bougainvillea Golf Club
21. The Boulders Golf Club
22. Briarwood Country Club
23. Camelback Golf Club
24. Cave Creek Golf Course
25. Cimarron Golf Club
26. Club West Golf Club
27. Coldwater Golf Club
28. Continental Golf Club
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29. Coronado Golf Club
30. Corte Belle Golf Club
31. Cottonwood Country Club
32. The Country Club of DC Ranch
33. Country Meadows Golf Club
34. Coyote Lakes Golf Club
35. Cypress Golf Club
36. Deer Valley Golf Course
37. Desert Canyon Golf Club
38. Desert Forest Golf Club
39. Desert Highlands Golf Club
40. Desert Mirage Golf Club
41. Desert Mountain
42. Desert Sands Golf Club
43. Desert Springs Golf Club
44. Desert Trails Golf Course
45. Dobson Ranch Golf Course
46. Dove Valley Ranch Golf Club
47. Duke at Rancho El Dorado
48. Eagle Mountain Golf Club
49. Eagles Nest Golf Course
50. Echo Mesa Golf Club
51. El Caro Country Club
52. Encanto Golf Course
53. The Estancia Club
54. Estrella Mountain Golf Club
55. Estrella Mountain Ranch Golf Club
56. Falcon Golf Course
57. Firerock Country Club
58. Foothills Golf Club
59. Fountain of the Sun Country Club
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60. Gainey Ranch Golf Club
61. Glen Lakes Golf Club
62. Golf Club Scottsdale
63. Gold Canyon Golf Resort
64. Grandview Golf Course
65. Granite Falls Golf Course
66. Grayhawk Golf Club
67. Great Eagle Golf Course
68. Greenfield Lakes Golf Course
69. Hillcrest Golf Club
70. Johnson Ranch, The Golf Club at
71. Ken McDonald Golf Course
72. Kierland Golf Club
73. Kokopelli Golf Resort
74. Las Colinas Golf Course
75. Las Sendas Golf Club
76. Leisure World Country Club
77. Legacy Golf Resort
78. Legend at Arrowhead
79. Legend Trail Golf Club
80. Links Golf Course at Queen Creek,
81. Lone Tree Golf Club
82. Longbow Golf Club
83. Maryvale Golf Club
84. McCormick Ranch Golf Club
85. Mission Royale Golf Course
86. Moon Valley Country Club
87. Mountain Brook Golf Club
88. Mountain Shadows Golf Club
89. Oasis Golf Club
90. Ocotillo Golf Club
91. Orange Tree Golf Resort
92. Painted Mountain Golf Club
93. Palmbrook Country Club
94. Palm Valley Golf Club
95. Palo Verde Country Club
96. Palo Verde Golf Course
97. Papago Golf Course
98. Paradise Valley Country Club
99. Paradise Valley Park Golf Course
100. Pavillion Lakes Golf Club
101. Pebblebrook Golf Club
102. Pepperwood Golf Course
103. Phantom Horse Golf Club
104. Phoenix Country Club
105. The Phoenician Golf Club
106. Pinnacle Peak Country Club
107. The Pointe GC at Lookout Mtn
108. Pueblo El Mirage Country Club
109. Quail Run Golf Club
110. Queen Valley Golf Club
111. Quintero Golf and Country Club
112. Rancho Manana Country Club
114. The Raven Golf Club at South Mtn
115. Raven Golf Club at Verrado
116. Red Mountain Ranch Country Club,
117. Rio Salado Golf Course
118. Rio Verde Country Club
119. Riverview Golf Course
120. Rolling Hills Golf Club
121. Sanctuary Golf Club
122. San Marcos Resort & CC
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123. Scottsdale Silverado Golf Course
124. Seville Golf & Country Club
125. Shalimar Country Club
126. Silverleaf Golf Course
127. Springfield Golf Range
128. Southern Dunes Golf Club
129. Stardust Golf Club
130. Starfire at Scottsdale Country Club
131. Stonecreek, The Golf Club
136. Sunbird Golf Resort
132. Sun City Country Club
133. Sun City Lakes Golf Club
134. Sun City North Golf Club
135. Sun City Riverview Golf Club
137. Sun City South Golf Club
138. Sun Lakes Country Club
139. Sunland Village East Golf Course
140. Sunland Village Golf Course
141. SunRidge Canyon Golf Club
142. Superstition Mountain Golf Club
143. Superstition Springs Golf Club
144. Talking Stick Golf Course
145. Tatum Ranch Golf Course
146. Terravita Golf and Country Club
147. The 500 Club
148. Toka Sticks Golf Club
149. Tonto Verde Golf Club
150. TPC of Scottsdale
151. Trail Ridge Golf Club
153. Trilogy Golf Club at Power Ranch
152. Trilogy Golf Club at Vistancia
154. Troon Golf Country Club
155. Troon North Golf Club
156. Tuscany Falls Country Club
157. Union Hills Country Club
158. Viewpoint Golf Resort
159. Villa De Paz Golf Course
160. Villa Monterey Golf Course
161. Vistal Golf Club
162. We-Ko-Pa Golf Club
163. Westbrook Village Vistas Golf Course
164. Westbrook Village Lakes Golf Club
165. Western Skies Golf Club
166. Whirlwind Golf Club
167. Whisper Rock Golf Club
168. Wildfire Golf Club
169. Wigwam Golf Resort
170. Willowbrook & Willowcreek GC
171. Mesa Country Club
172. Mirabel Golf Course
173. Blackstone Country Club
174. Encanterra, A Trilogy Country Club
Adobe Dam Family Golf Course
623-581-2800, 3847 W. Pinnacle Peak Rd.,
Glendale. Public/18/57.9/86/3512.
Aguila Golf Club
602-237-9601, 8440 S. 35th Ave., Laveen.
Public/18/72.4/129/6962.
Ahwatukee Country Club
480-893-1161, 12432 S. 48th St., Phoenix.
Semi-Private/18/72/126/6713.
Ahwatukee Lake Golf Course
480-893-3004, 13431 S. 44th St., Phoenix.
Public/18/60/4,019/NR.
Alta Mesa Golf Club
480-827-9411, 1460 N. Alta Mesa Drive, Mesa.
Private/18/72/132/7132.
Ancala Country Club
480-391-2777, 11700 E. Via Linda, Scottsdale.
Private/18/72/152/6841.
Anthem Golf & Country Club
623-742-6211, 2708 W. Anthem Club Drive,
Anthem. Private/18/72/139/7217.
Blackstone Country Club
623-707-8710, 12101 Blackstone Dr., Peoria.
Private/18/72/7,089/143.
Apache Creek Golf Club
480-982-2677, 3401 S. Ironwood Drive, Apache
Junction. Public/18/72/128/6541.
Bougainvillea Golf Club
602-237-4567, 5740 W. Baseline Rd., Laveen.
Public/18/71/118/6740.
Apache Sun Golf Course
480-987-9065, 919 E. Pima Rd, Queen Creek.
Public/18/63/99/4998.
The Boulders Golf Club
480-488-9028, 34831 N. Tom Darlington Dr.,
Carefree. Resort/18/72/144/6717.
Apache Wells Country Club
480-830-4725, 5601 E. Hermosa Vista Drive, Mesa.
Semi-Private/18/71/114/6038.
Briarwood Country Club
623-584-5301, 20800 N. 135th Ave., Sun City West.
Private/18/72/128/6576.
Arizona Biltmore Golf Club
602-955-9655, 2400 E. Missouri Ave., Phoenix.
Adobe: Resort/18/68.7/119/6000.
Links: Resort/18/67/117/5540.
Camelback Golf Club
480-596-7050, 7847 N. Mockingbird Lane,
Scottsdale. Indian Bend Course:
Resort/18/72/122/7014
Padres Course: Resort/18/72/131/6903.
Arizona Country Club
480-946-4565, 5668 E. Orange Blossom Lane,
Phoenix. Private/18/72/127/6714.
Arizona Golf Resort
480-832-1661, 425 S. Power Road, Mesa.
Resort/18/71.3/121/6570.
Arizona Traditions Golf Club
623-584-4000, 17225 N. Citrus, Surprise.
Public/18/70/110/6110.
Arrowhead Country Club
623-561-9625, 19888 N. 73rd Ave., Glendale.
Private/18/72//128/7001.
ASU Karsten Golf Center
800-727-8331 (Par-Tee1), 1125 E. Rio Salado Pkwy,
Tempe. Public/18/72/125/6272.
Arizona Country Club
480-946-4565, 5668 E. Orange Blossom Lane,
Phoenix. Private/18/72/127/6714.
Arizona Golf Resort
480-832-1661, 425 S. Power Road, Mesa.
Resort/18/71.3/121/6570.
Arizona Traditions Golf Club
623-584-4000, 17225 N. Citrus, Surprise.
Public/18/70/110/6110.
Arrowhead Country Club
623-561-9625, 19888 N. 73rd Ave., Glendale.
Private/18/72//128/7001.
ASU Karsten Golf Center
desertgolfer.com, 1125 E. Rio Salado Pkwy,
Tempe. Public/18/72/125/6272.
Augusta Ranch Golf Course
480-354-1234, 2401 S. Lansing, Mesa.
Public/18/61/88/3657.
Bear Creek Golf Club
480-883-8200, 500 E. Riggs Rd., Chandler.
Public/18/69.8/116/6320.
Cave Creek Golf Course
602-866-8076, 15202 N. 19th Ave., Phoenix.
Public/18/72/122/6876.
Cimarron Golf Club
623-975-5654, 17100 W. Clearview, Surprise.
Semi-Private/18/69.2/121/6310.
Club West Golf Club
desertgolfer.com, 16400 S. 14th Ave.
Public/18/70/123/6512.
Coldwater Golf Club
623-932-9000, 100 N. Clubhouse Dr., Avondale.
Public/18/72/121/6758.
Continental Golf Club
480-941-1585, 7920 E. Osborn Rd., Scottsdale.
Public/18/58.4/85/4141.
Coronado Golf Club
480-947-8364, 2829 N. Miller Rd., Scottsdale.
Public/18/58.3/90/3700.
Corte Belle Golf Club
623-556-8951, 22131 N. Mission Drive,
Sun City West. Private/18/72/123/7011.
Cottonwood Country Club
480-895-9449, 25630 Brentwood Dr., Sun Lakes.
Private/18/72/129/6737.
The Country Club of DC Ranch
480-342-7200, 9290 E. Thompson Peak Pkwy,
Scottsdale. Private/18/72/130/6872.
Country Meadows Golf Club
623-972-1364, 8411 N. 107th Ave., Peoria.
Public/18/63/88/4400.
Coyote Lakes Golf Club
desertgolfer.com, 18800 N. Coyote Lakes Pkwy,
Surprise. Public/18/71/117/6159.
Cypress Golf Club
480-946-5155, 10801 E. McDowell Rd., Scottsdale.
Public/18/70.7/116/6560.
Bellair Golf Club
602-978-0330, 17233 N. 45th Ave., Glendale.
Public/18/59/90/3493.
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Deer Valley Golf Course
623-214-1100, 13975 W. Deer Valley Dr., Sun City.
Private/18/72/120/6547.
Desert Canyon Golf Club
480-837-1173, 10440 Indian Wells Dr., Fountain
Hills. Public/18/71/123/6415.
Desert Forest Golf Club
480-488-4589, 37207 N. Mule Train Dr., Carefree.
Private/18/72/139/6472.
Desert Highlands Golf Club
480-585-8521, 10040 E. Happy Valley Rd.,
Scottsdale. Private/18/72/135/5807.
Desert Mirage Golf Club
623-772-0110, 8710 W. Maryland, Glendale.
Public/18/58.6/89/4198.
Desert Mountain
480-595-4090, 11124 E. Prospect Point Dr.,
Scottsdale. Apache Course:
Private/18/72/131/6793. 480-488-1362, 10333
Rockaway Hills, Scottsdale.
Chiricahau Course:
Private/18/72.480-488-1791, 38580 N.
Desert Mnt Pkwy, Scottsdale. Cochise Course:
Private/18/68/129/7019
480-488-1363, 10333 Rockaway Hills, Scottsdale.
Geronimo Course: Private/18/68/132/7420.
480-488-1363, 10333 Rockaway Hills, Scottsdale.
Outlaw Course: Private/18/68/132/7107.
480-595-4870, 41045 N Cave Creek Rd.
Renegade Course: Private/18/73/138/7515.
Desert Sands Golf Club
480-832-0210, 1922 S. 74th St., Mesa.
Public/18/67/89/4029.
Desert Springs Golf Club
623-546-7400, 19900 N. Remington Dr., Surprise.
Semi-Private/18/72/120/6306.
Desert Trails Golf Course
623-544-6017, 20218 Skylark Drive, Sun City West.
Private/18/61/91/4027.
Dobson Ranch Golf Course
480-644-2291, 2155 S. Dobson Rd., Mesa.
Public/18/72/117/6593.
Dove Valley Ranch Golf Club
480-488-0009, 33244 N. Black Mountain Pkwy,
Phoenix. Public/18/72/131/7011.
Eagles Nest Golf Course
623-935-6750, 3645 Clubhouse Drive,
Goodyear. Semi-Private/18/72/127/6860.
Granite Falls Golf Course
623-546-7575, 15949 W. Clearview Blvd, Surprise.
Semi-Private/18/72/127/6839.
Echo Mesa Golf Club
623-544-6014, 20349 Echo Mesa Dr.,
Sun City West. Private/18/60.3/95/4145.
Grayhawk Golf Club
800-727-8331 (Par-Tee1), 8620 E.Thompson Peak
Pkwy, Scottsdale. Talon: Public
/18/72/136/6985. Raptor: Public
/18/71/133/7135.
El Caro Country Club
602-995-2117, 2222 W. Royal Palms Rd., Phoenix.
Public/18/60/78/3330.
Encanto Golf Course
602-253-3963, 2705 N. 15th Ave., Phoenix.
Public/18/70/111/6386.
Encanterra, A Trilogy Country Club
480-348-6087,1035 East Combs Rd, Queen Creek.
Private/18/72/118.
The Estancia Club
480-473-4415, 27998 N. 99th Place, Scottsdale.
Private/18/72/7146/135.
Estrella Mountain Golf Club
623-932-3714, 15205 W. Vineyard Ave., Goodyear.
Public/18/69/116/6393.
Estrella Mountain Ranch Golf Club
desertgolfer.com, 11800 S. Golf Club
Drive, Goodyear. Public/18/72/138/7102.
Falcon Golf Course
623-935-7800, 15152 W. Camelback Rd., Litchfield
Park. Public/18/71/128/6673.
Firerock Country Club
480-836-8000, 15925 E. Shea Blvd., Fountain Hills.
Private/18/72/6984/NR.
Foothills Golf Club
desertgolfer.com, 2201 E. Clubhouse Dr.,
Phonenix. Public/18/70.3/124/6406.
Fountain of the Sun Country Club
480-986-3158, 500 S. 80th St., Mesa.
Private/18/62/4224/93.
Gainey Ranch Golf Club
480-483-2582, 7600 Gainey Club Dr., Scottsdale.
Arroyo/Lakes: Resort/18/69.1/124/6187
Dunes: Resort/18/68.4/121/6013.
Glen Lakes Golf Club
623-939-754, 15450 W. Northern, Glendale.
Public/18/61.4/99/4596.
Golf Club Scottsdale
480-443-8868, 28445 N. 122nd St., Scottsdale.
Private/18/72.4/138/6970.
Duke at Rancho El Dorado
480-883-6314, 42660 W. Rancho El Dorado Pkwy,
Maricopa. Public/18/69.9/117/6536.
Gold Canyon Golf Resort
800-624-6445, 6100 S. Kings Ranch Rd., Gold
Canyon. Resort, Sidewinder:
Resort/18/71/132/71.3 Dinosaur Mountain:
Resort/18/70/143/71.3.
Eagle Mountain Golf Club
desertgolfer.com, 14915 E. Eagle Mountain Pkwy,
Fountain Hills. Public/18/71/139/6755.
Grandview Golf Course
623-544-6013, 14260 Meeker Blvd., Sun City West.
Private/18/72/126/6846.
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Great Eagle Golf Course
623-584-6000, 17200 W. Bell Rd, Surprise.
Public/18/72/124/6646.
Greenfield Lakes Golf Course
480-503-0500, 2484 E. Warner Road, Gilbert.
Public/18/62/91/4107.
Hillcrest Golf Club
623-584-1500, 20002 Star Ridge Dr., Sun City
West. Public/18/NR/6269.
Johnson Ranch, The Golf Club at
480-987-9800, 433 E. Golf Club Dr., Queen Creek.
Public/18/72/137/7141.
Ken McDonald Golf Course
480-350-5250, 800 E. Divot Drive, Tempe.
Public/18/72/125/6743.
Kierland Golf Club
desertgolfer.com, 15636 Clubgate Dr.,
Scottsdale. Public/18/72/133/6913.
Kokopelli Golf Resort
desertgolfer.com, 1800 W. Guadalupe Rd., Gilbert.
Public/18/72/132/6716.
Las Colinas Golf Course
480-987-3633, 21515 E. Village Loop Rd., Queen
Creek. Public/18/70.7/122/6494.
Las Sendas Golf Club
480-396-4000, 7555 E. Eagle Crest Dr., Mesa.
Private/18/70.8/135/6325.
Leisure World Country Club
480-832-0003, 908 S. Power Rd., Mesa.
Private/18/73/115/6434.
Legacy Golf Resort
desertgolfer.com, 6808 S. 32nd St., Phoenix.
Public/18/69.7/123/6297.
Legend at Arrowhead
desertgolfer.com, 21027 N. 67the Ave.,
Glendale. Semi-Private/18/70.7/125/6509.
Legend Trail Golf Club
desertgolfer.com, 9462 E. Legendary Lane,
Scottsdale. Public/18/72/6845/135.
Links Golf Course at Queen Creek,
480-987-1910, 445 E. Ocotillo Rd., Queen Creek.
Public/18/70/100/6061.
Lone Tree Golf Club
480-219-0830, 6262 south Mtn Blbvd., Chandler.
Semi-Private/18/69.6/118/6314.
Longbow Golf Club
480-807-5400, 5601 E. Longbow Pkwy., Mesa.
Public/18/70/128/6750.
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Maryvale Golf Club
623-846-4022, 5902 W. Indian School Rd.,
Phoenix. Public/18/72/115/6539.
Paradise Valley Park Golf Course
602-992-7190, 3503 E. Union Hills Drive, Phoenix.
Public/18/61/88/4034.
McCormick Ranch Golf Club
desertgolfer.com, 7505 E.
McCormick Pkwy., Pine Course:
Resort/18/70.3/132/6371 Palm Course:
Resort/18/70/130/6279.
Pavillion Lakes Golf Club
480-948-3370, 8870 E. Indian Bend Rd.,
Scottsdale. Public/18/71/120/6515.
Mesa Country Club
480-964-3514, 660 W. Fairway Dr., Mesa.
Private/18/72/6595/125.
Mirabel Golf Course
480-437-1520, 37401 N.Mirabel Club Dr.,
Scottsdale. Private/18/71/135/7127.
Mission Royale Golf Course
520-876-5335, 11 South Mission Pkwy, Bldg #1,
Casa Grande. Public/18/68.9/115/6142.
Moon Valley Country Club
602-942-1278, 151 W. Moon Valley Dr, Phoenix.
Private/18/73/127/6654.
Mountain Brook Golf Club
480-671-1000, 5783 S. Mountain Brook Dr., Gold
Canyon. Public/18/72/124/6615.
Mountain Shadows Golf Club
602-951-5427, 5641 E. Lincoln Dr., Scottsdale.
Semi-Private/18/56/87/3081.
Oasis Golf Club
480-888-8890, 5764 E. Hunt Hwy, Queen Creek.
Public/18/74.9/133/7362.
Ocotillo Golf Resort
desertgolfer.com, 3751 S. Clubhouse Dr.,
Chandler. Public/27/72/125/7016.
Orange Tree Golf Resort
480-948-3730, 10601 N. 56th St., Scottsdale.
Resort/18/72/122/6762.
Painted Mountain Golf Club
480-832-0156, 6210 E. McKellips Rd., Mesa.
Public/18/70/104/6026.
Palmbrook Country Club
623-977-8383, 9350 W. Greenway Rd.,
Sun City West. Private/18/70.2/122/6529.
Palm Valley Golf Club
desertgolfer.com, 2211 North Litchfield Rd.,
Goodyear. Public/18/72/129/6509.
Palo Verde Country Club
480-895-0300, 25630 Brentwood Dr., Sun City.
Private/18/70.2/122/6529.
Palo Verde Golf Course
602-249-9930, 6215 N. 15th Ave., Phoenix.
Public/18/57.3/81/3484.
Papago Golf Course
602-275-8428, 5595 E. Moreland St., Phoenix.
Public/18/72/132/7068.
Paradise Valley Country Club
602-840-8100, 7101 N. Tatum Blvd., Paradise
Valley. Private/18/72/132/6802.
Pebblebrook Golf Club
623-544-6010, N. 128th Avenue, Sun City West.
Private/18/70.1/119/6460.
Pepperwood Golf Course
480-831-9457, 647 W. Baseline Rd., Tempe.
Public/18/59.5/97/4020.
Phantom Horse Golf Club
602-431-6480, 7777 S. Pointe Pkwy, Phoenix.
Resort/18/70/124/6211.
Phoenix Country Club
602-263-5208, 2901 N. 7th St., Phoenix.
Private/18/71/130/6700.
The Phoenician Golf Club
desertgolfer.com, 6000 E. Camelback Rd.,
Scottsdale. Resort/18/70/130/6258.
Pinnacle Peak Country Club
480-585-0385, 8701 E. Pinnacle Peak Rd,
Scottsdale. Private/18/72/140/6947.
The Pointe GC at Lookout Mtn
desertgolfer.com, 11111 N. 7th St., Phoenix
Resort/18/72/131/6607.
Pueblo El Mirage Country Club
623-583-0425, 11201 N. El Mirage Rd,
El Mirage.Public/18/72/125/6595.
Quail Run Golf Club
623-876-3035, 9774 Alabama Ave., Sun City.
Private/18/59.5/90/4357.
Queen Valley Golf Club
520-463-2214, 600 N. Fairway Dr., Queen Valley.
Public/18/66/NR/4482.
Quintero Golf and Country Club
928-501-1500, 16752 W. State Rt. 74, Peoria.
Private/18/72/145/7190.
Rio Verde Country Club
480-471-9420, 18731 E. Four Peaks Blvd, Rio
Verde. Quail Run: Private/18/72/117/6499.
White Wing: Private/18/72/117/6392.
Riverview Golf Course
480-644-3515, 2202 W. 8th St., Mesa.
Public/18/69/115/6128.
Rolling Hills Golf Club
480-350-5275, 1415 N. Mill Ave., Tempe.
Public/18/58.9/93/3828.
Sanctuary Golf Club
480-502-8200, 10690 E. Sheena Drive, Scottsdale.
Public/18/71/6624/NR.
San Marcos Resort & CC
480-963-3358, 100 N. Dakota St., Chandler.
Resort/18/72/NR/6500.
Scottsdale Silverado Golf Course
480-778-0100, 7605 E. Indian Bend, Scottsdale.
Public/18/68/116/6057.
Seville Golf & Country Club
480-722-8100, 6683 South Clubhouse Drive,
Gilbert. Private/18/71.9/125/7015.
Shalimar Country Club
480-831-1244, 2032 E. Golf Ave., Tempe.
Public/18/62.4/109/4752.
Silverleaf Golf Course
480-342-8099, 10375 E. Horseshoe Canyon Dr.,
Scottsdale. Private/18/72/140/7367.
Springfield Golf Range
480-895-5759, 1200 E. Saint Andrews Blvd.,
Chandler. Public/18/61/100/4103.
Southern Dunes Golf Club
520-568-2000, 48456 W. Hwy 238, Maricopa.
Public/18/72/135/7337.
Stardust Golf Club
623-544-6012, 12702 Stardust Blvd., Sun City
West. Private/18/60.5/96/4267.
Starfire at Scottsdale Country Club
480-948-6000, 11500 N. Hayden Rd., Scottsdale.
Semi-Private/18/67.6/123/6085.
Rancho Manana Country Club
desertgolfer.com, 5734 E. Rancho
Manana Blvd, Cave Creek.
Semi-Private/18/72/125/6007.
Stonecreek, The Golf Club
desertgolfer.com, 4435 E. Paradise Village Pkwy.
Public/18/69.9/128/6299.
The Raven Golf Club at South Mtn
602-243-3636, 3636 E. Baseline Rd., Phoenix.
Public/18/72/130/6571.
Sunbird Golf Resort
480-883-0820, 6250 S. Sunbird Blvd, Chandler.
Public/18/66/96/4350.
Raven Golf Club at Verrado
623-215-3443, 4242 N. Golf Drive, Buckeye.
Public/18/72/132/7258.
Sun City Country Club
623-933-1353, 9433 N. 107th Ave, Sun City.
Semi-Private/18/72/115/6223.
Red Mountain Ranch Country Club,
480-985-0285, 6425 E. Teton, Mesa.
Private/18/72/144/6774.
Sun City Lakes Golf Club
623-876-3023, 10433 Talisman Rd., Sun City.
Semi-Private/18/69.2/119/6251.
Rio Salado Golf Course
480-990-1233, 1490 E. Weber Dr., Tempe.
Public/18/61.6/105/4739.
Sun City North Golf Club
623-876-3010, 12650 N. 107th, Sun City.
Private/18/69.5/117/6410.
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Sun City Riverview Golf Club
623-876-3025, 16401 Del Webb Blvd.,
Sun City. Private/18/69.6/116/6391.
Sun City South Golf Club
623-876-3015, 11000 N. 103rd, Sun City.
Private/18/71.2/115/6774.
Sun Lakes Country Club
480-895-9274, 25425 N. Sun Lakes Blvd,
Sun Lakes. Private/18/60/NR/3874.
Sunland Village East Golf Course
480-986-4079, 2250 S. Buttercup, Mesa.
Semi-Private/18/62/80/3579.
Sunland Village Golf Course
480-832-3691, 725 S. Rochester St., Mesa.
Semi-Private/18/62/80/3623.
SunRidge Canyon Golf Club
desertgolfer.com, 13100 N. Sunridge Dr., Fountain
Hills. Public/18/71/140/6823.
Superstition Mountain Golf Club
480-983-3200, 8000 E. Club Village Dr.,
Superstition Mountain. Private/18/72/135/6652.
Superstition Springs Golf Club
desertgolfer.com, 6542 E. Baseline Rd., Mesa.
Public/18/72/135/7005.
Trilogy Golf Club at Power Ranch
480-988-0004, 4415 E. Village Pkwy, Gilbert.
Public/18/71/126/6710.
Trilogy Golf Club at Vistancia
623-594-3585, 12575 W. Golf Club Drive, Peoria.
Public/18/72/134/7259.
Troon Golf Country Club
480-585-0540, 25000 N. Windy Walk Dr.,
Scottsdale. Private/18/72137/6599.
Troon North Golf Club
desertgolfer.com, 10320 E. Dynamite Blvd.,
Scottsdale. Public/18/71.5/138/6709.
Tuscany Falls Country Club
623-536-2491, 16262 Cjlubhouse Dr., Goodyear.
Semi-Private/18/72.
Union Hills Country Club
623-977-4281, 9860 Lindgren Ave., Sun City.
Private/18/72/129/6827.
Viewpoint Golf Resort
480-373-5555, 650 N. Hawes Rd, Mesa.
Semi-Private/18/71/116/6224.
Villa De Paz Golf Course
623-877-1172, 4220 N. 103rd Ave., Phoenix.
Public/18/72/114/6140.
Villa Monterey Golf Course
480-990-7100, 8100 E. Camelback, Scottsdale.
Public/18/56.9/89/3014.
Vistal Golf Club
602-305-7755, 701 E. Thunderbird Trail, Phoenix.
Public/18/72/115/6469.
We-Ko-Pa Golf Club
desertgolfer.com, 18200 E. Toh-Vee Circle,
Fountain Hills. Cholla Course:
Public/18/72/130/7225.Saguaro Course:
Public/18/71//6912.
Westbrook Village Vistas Golf Course
623-566-1633, 18823 N. Country Club Pkwy.,
Peoria. Semi-Private/18/72/121/6544.
Westbrook Village Lakes Golf Club
602-566-3439, 19260 N. Westbrook Pkwy. Peoria.
Semi-Private/18/72/120/6412.
Western Skies Golf Club
480-545-8542, 1245 E. Warner Rd., Gilbert.
Public/18/72/120/6673.
Whirlwind Golf Club
480-940-1500, 5692 W. North Loop Rd., Chandler.
Public/18/71.2/128/6691.
Whisper Rock Golf Club
480-575-8700, 32002 N. Old Bridge Rd.,
Scottsdale. Private/18/72/145/7405.
Wildfire Golf Club
desertgolfer.com, 5225 E. Pathfinder.,
Phoenix Faldo Course: Resort/18/71/127/6846
Palmer Course: Resort/18/72/135/7170.
Wigwam Golf Resort
desertgolfer.com, 451 N. Litchfield Rd,
Litchfield Park. Resort/18/69.1/122/6085.
Willowbrook & Willowcreek GC,
623-876-3030, 10600 Boswell Blvd., Sun City.
Private/18/72.
Talking Stick Golf Course
desertgolfer.com, 9998 E. Indian Bend Rd,
Scottsdale. North: Public/18/72.7/123/7200.
South: Public/18/NR/7200.
Tatum Ranch Golf Course
480-962-4653, 29888 N. Tantum Ranch Dr., Cave
Creek. Private/18/72/128/6870.
Terravita Golf and Country Club
480-488-7962, 34034 North 69th Way, Scottsdale.
Private/18/72/139/7186.
The 500 Club
623-492-9500, 4707 W. Pinnacle Peak Rd, Phoenix.
Public/18/72/121/6867.
Toka Sticks Golf Club
480-988-9405, 6910 E. Williamsfield Rd., Mesa.
Public/18/72/117/6605.
Tonto Verde Golf Club
480-471-2710, 18401 El Circulo Drive,
Rio Verde. Semi-Private/18/72/126/6342.
TPC of Scottsdale
480-585-4334, 17020 N. Hayden Rd., Scottsdale.
Stadium: Public/18/71/138/7216
Champions: Public18/71/140/73.7
Trail Ridge Golf Club
623-544-6015, 21021 N. 151 St., Sun City West.
Private/18/71.3/127/6618.
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privateGolfClubs-phoenix
CLUB
Alta Mesa GC
Ancala
Anthem Golf & CC
Arrowhead CC
Arizona CC
Aspen Valley GC
Blackstone CC
Briarwood CC
Capital Canyon GC
Chaparrel Pines
Cottonwood
CC at DC Ranch
Desert Forest GC
Desert Highlands
Desert Mountain
The Estancia Club
Firerock CC
Forest Highlands
Leisure World CC
Mesa CC
Mirabel GC
Moon Valley CC
Palo Verde
Paradise Valley CC
Phoenix CC
Pinewood CC
Pinnacle Peak CC
Red Mnt. Ranch
The Rim GC
Rio Verde GC
Scottsdale National
Seville Golf and CC
Silverleaf GC
Sun Lakes CC
Superstition Mtn.
Terravita Golf Club
Tonte Verde GC
Torreon GC
Troon CC
Union Hills CC
Whisper Rock GC
White Mountain CC
Yuma Golf & CC
#HOLES
18
18
36
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
108
18
18
36
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
36
18
18
18
18
36
18
36
36
18
18
36
18
18
TYPE
INITIATION
FEE
MONTHLY
DUES
TRAIL
FEE
FOOD
MIN.
CAP OF
MEMBERS
Equity
Non
Non
Non
Equity
Equity
Equity
Equity
Non
Non
Private
Equity
Non
Non
Equity
Equity
Equity
Property
Non
Equity
Equity
Non
Property
Equity
Equity
Equity
Equity
Non
Non
Non
Invitation
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Equity
Non
Equity
Equity
Market
$25,000
$42,000
$1,500
$35,000
Market
$20,000
Market
$0
$25,000
$0
Market
$40,000
$75,000
Market
Market
$40,000
$39,000
$2,148/A
$4,500
Market
$2,500
$0
$66,100
$22,500
$1,500
$30,000
$5,000
$5,000
$20,000
Only
$7,500
$175,000
$950/A
$20,000
$17,500
$20,000
$20,000
$55,000
$5,200/A
$130,000
$13,000
$1,500
$490
$610
$730
$420
$796
$241
$750
$520
$0
$610
$1525/A
$1055
$795
$1100
$1320
$1358
$804
$595
$0
$567
$1350
$655
$1225/A
$420
$795
$825/A
$725
$495
$850
$666
$0
$597
$1,310
$0
$885
$627
$700
$365
$1050
$0
$967
$285
$465
$1600
$900
$870
$0
$20
$0
$19
$0
Club
$900/A
$0
$25
$18
$21
Club
$0
$24
$20
$0
$15
$1200
$18
$0
Club
$0
$18
$20
$1495
$900
$0
$0
$1000
$24
$10
$18
$1548
$0
$21
$21
$0
$0
$19
$0
$0
$0
$0
$300
$2000
$250
$0
$600
$0
$0
$0
$1,000
$0
$1500
$1500
$0
$1500
$0
$0
$950/A
$1500
$800
$0
$825
$0
$0
$1500
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
0
$
$0
$0
$0
$1,200
$400/A
$0
$0
$600
350
600
900
450
550
400
500
400
0
400
0
400
250
575
2375
325
300
825
1100
475
275
450
1100
475
600
350
325
450
295
775
350
456
350
0
750
325
450
780
325
390
580
450
450
FACILITIES
G
GTSF
GTSFSp
GTSFSp
GTSFSp
G
GTSFSp
GTS
GTSFSp
GTSF
GTSF
GTSF
G
GTSFSp
GTSFSp
GTSFSp
GTSF
GTSF
GTSFSp
GSTF
GTSFSp
GTSFSp
GTSF
GTSF
GTSFSp
GTSF
GTSF
GTSF
GTSFSp
GTSF
G
GTSFS
GFSp
GSTF
GTSF
GTSFSp
GSF
GTSF
GTSF
GTSF
G
GT
GTS
PHONE
(480) 832-3257
(480) 391-1000
(623) 742-6202
(623) 561-9600
(480) 889-1504
(928) 527-4653
(623) 707-8710
(623) 584-5600
(928) 445-0009
(928) 472-1430
(480) 895-9449
(480) 342-7200
(480) 488-4589
(480) 585-7444
(480) 595-4000
(480) 473-4400
(480) 836-3435
(928) 525-9014
(480) 634-4370
(480) 964-3514
(480) 437-1500
(602) 942-0000
(480) 895-0300
(602) 840-8100
(602) 263-5208
(928) 286-1100
(480) 585-6992
(480) 981-6501
(928) 472-1470
(480) 471-7010
(480) 443-8868
(480) 722-8100
(480) 515-3200
(480) 895-9274
(480) 983-3200
(480) 488-7962
(480) 471-2710
(877) 771-6771
(480) 473-5093
(623) 974-5888
(480) 575-8700
(928) 367-4357
(928) 726-4210
Note: All of the clubs indicated different priced memberships (individual, family, corporate, etc.) therefore, prices reflect information on family memberships if possible. The double asterisk indicates dual memberships. Facilities range from golf (G), tennis
(T), swimming (S), fitness (F), and spa (Sp). Spa includes salon and massage therapy. Under Type of club, property represents land/membership only. Under Trail fee, club represents only club carts allowed
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Tucson Arizona
1. 49er Golf Club
2. Arizonia National Golf Course
3. Canoa Hills Golf Course
4. Canoa Ranch Golf Course
5. Country Club of Green Valley
6. Crooked Tree Golf Course
7. Del Lago Golf Club
8. Desert Hills Golf Club
9. Dorado Golf Course
10. El Conquistador Country Club
11. Fred Enke Golf Course
12. The Gallery Golf Club
13. Haven Golf Course
14. Heritage Highlands Golf Club
15. La Paloma Golf & Country Club
16. Oro Valley Country Club
17. The Pines Golf Club at Marana
18. Preserve Golf Club
19. Quail Creek Country Club
20. Randolph North Golf Course
21. Rio Rico Resort & Country Club
22. Rolling Hills Golf Club
23. SaddleBrooke Country Club
24. San Ignacio Golf Club
25. Santa Rita Country Club
26. Silverbell Golf Course
27. Skyline Country Club
28. Starr Pass Golf Course
29. Stone Canyon Country Club
30. The Views Golf Club at Oro Valley
31. Torres Blancas Golf Course
32. Trini Alvarez El Rio Golf Course
33. Tubac Golf Resort
34. Tucson Country Club
35. Tucson National, The Club
36. Ventana Canyon, The Lodge at
37. Vistoso, The Golf Club at
Heritage Highlands Golf Club
520-597-7000, 4949 W. Heritage Club Blvd,
Marana. Semi-Private/18/72/6,904/134.
La Paloma Golf & Country Club
520-299-1500, 3660 E. Sunrise Blvd., Tucson.
Canyon/Hill: Resort/18/72/70.8/140/6307
Ridge/Canyon: Resort/18/72/71.7/143/6487.
Ridge/Hill: Resort/18/72/69.7/142/6296.
49er Golf Club
520-749-4001, 12000 E. Tanque Verde Rd., Tucson.
Semi-Private/18/72/6,681/116.
Desert Hills Golf Club
520-625-5090, 2500 S. Circulo de Las Lomas,
Green Valley. Private/18/72/69.2/125/6182.
Arizonia National Golf Course
520-749-3519, 9777 E. Sabino Green Dr.
Semi-Private/18/72.
Dorado Golf Course
520-885-6751, 1200 N. Dorado Club Dr., Tucson.
Public/18/72/59.3/92/4120.
Canoa Hills Golf Course
520-648-1881, 1401 Calle Urbano, Green Valley
Semi-Private/18/72/6,610/130.
El Conquistador Country Club
520-544-1800, 10555 N. La Canada Dr., Tucson.
Canada: Semi-Private/18/72/69.8/126/6185,
Conquistador: Semi-Private/18/72/70.5/124/6331.
The Pines Golf Club at Marana
520-744-7443, 8480 N. Continental Links Dr.,
Tucson. Public/18/72/68.1/123/5810.
Fred Enke Golf Course
520-791-2539, 8251 E. Irvington Rd., Tucson.
Public/18/72/6,807/137.
Preserve Golf Club
520-825-9022, 66567 E. Catalina Hills,
Tucson.Public/18/72/69.9/130/6392.
The Gallery Golf Club
520-744-4700, 14000 N. Dove Mountain
Blvd., Marana.
South: Private/18/72/71.5/128/6828,
North: Private/18/72/70.6/134/6576.
520-625-4281, 110 N. Abrego Drive, Green
Valley.18/72/6,867/117.
Quail Creek Country Club
520-393-5802, 2010 E Quail Crossing Blvd, Green
Valley. Private/18/72/70.4/127/6489.
Canoa Ranch Golf Course
520-393-1966, 5800 S. Camino del Sol, Green
Valley. Semi-Private/18/72/68/120/6040.
Country Club of Green Valley
520-625-8831, 77 Paseo de Golf, Green Valley.
Private/18/72/6,738/124.
Crooked Tree Golf Course
520-744-3322, 9101 N. Thornydale Rd., Tucson.
Public/18/72/6,896/130.
Del Lago Golf Club
520-647-1100, 14155 E. Via Rancho del Lago, Vail.
Public/18/73/7,206/135.
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Oro Valley Country Club
520-297-3322, 300 W. Greenock Dr., Oro Valley.
Private/18/72/6,964/129.
Randolph North Golf Course
520-791-4161, 600 S. Alvernon Way. Tucson.
Dell Urich Course: Public/18/72/67.1/112/5939,
Randolph North Course:
Public/18/72/70./120/6436.
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GolfClubs
Rio Rico Resort & Country Club
520-281-8567, 1069 Camino A la Posada, Rio Rico.
Semi-Private/18/72/7,119/128.
Torres Blancas Golf Course
520-625-5200, 3233 S. Abrego Dr., Green Valley.
Semi-Private/18/72/69/123/6371.
Rolling Hills Golf Club
520-298-2401, 8900 E. 29th St., Tucson.
Private/18/72/59.9/90/4146.
Trini Alvarez El Rio Golf Course
520-791-4229, 1400 W. Speedway Blvd., Tucson.
Public/18/72/68.5/119/6090.
SaddleBrooke Country Club
520-825-2505, 64500 E. Saddlebrooke Blvd.,
Tucson. Saddlebrooke/Catalina:
Private/18/72/67.3/116/5842,
Saddlebrooke/Tucson: Private
/18/72/68.1/121/6033, Tucson/Catalina:
Private/18/72/68.2/122/6005.
Tubac Golf Resort
520-398-2021, Box 1297, #1 Otero Rd., Tubac.
Resort/18/71/6,776/128.
Tucson Country Club
520-298-2381, 2950 N. Camino Principal,
Tucson. Private/18/72/6,809/123.
Tucson National, The Club
520-575-7540, 2727 W. Club Dr., Tucson.
Orange/Gold: Resort/18/72/71.6/133/6549,
Gold/Green: Resort/18/72/70.3/136/6319,
Green/Orange: Resort/18/72/69.5/133/6146.
Ventana Canyon, The Lodge at
520-828-5701, 6200 N. Clubhouse Lane,
Tucson. Canyon: Semi-Private
/18/72/70.2/137/6289
Mountain: Semi-Private
/18/72/70.5/139/6346.
Vistoso, The Golf Club at
520-797-9900, 955 W. Vistoso Highlands Dr.,
Tucson. Public/18/72/6,935/145.
San Ignacio Golf Club
520-648-3469, 4201 S. Camino Del Sol, Green
Valley. Public/18/71/6,704/136.
Santa Rita Country Club
520-762-5620, 16461 S. Houghton Rd.,
Tucson. Semi-Private/18/72/122/6042.
Silverbell Golf Course
520-791-5235, 3600 N. Silverbell Rd, Tucson.
Public/18/72/69.6/119/6361.
Skyline Country Club
520-299-1111, 5200 E. St. Andrews, Tucson.
Private/18/71/6,123/118.
Starr Pass Golf Course
520-670-0400, 3645 West 22nd St, Tucson.
Rattler/Coyote: Resort/18/72/71.2/135/6578
Classic: Resort/18/72/71.8/135/6686.
Stone Canyon Country Club
520-219-1500, 945 W. Vistoso Highlands Dr.,
Tucson. Private/18/72/72./135/6683.
The Views Golf Club at Oro Valley
520-825-3110, 1565 E. Rancho Vistoso Blvd, Oro
Valley. Semi-Private/18/72/6,723/143
The Gallery Golf Club
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CLUB
CC of Green Valley
Desert Hills GC
49er Golf & CC
The Gallery GC
Lodge at Ventana
Oro Valley CC
Skyline CC
Stone Canyon Club
Tucson CC
#HOLES
18
18
18
36
36
18
18
18
18
TYPE
Non
Equity
Non
Non
Equity
Equity
Non
Non
Equity
INITIATION
FEE
$1,000
$4,250
$500
$15,000
$17,000
$7,500
$2,500
$12,00
$10,000
MONTHLY
DUES
TRAIL
FEE
FOOD
MIN.
CAP OF
MEMBERS
FACILITIES
$445
$490
$100
$795
$795
$678
$620
$875
$625
$0
$0
$900
$1,325
$1,510
$1,500
$18
$22
$0
$0
$0
$480
$0
$900
N/A
$600
$0
$1200
350
410
500
780
556
340
850
450
425
GS
G
GSF
GTSFSp
GTSFSp
GTF
GTSFSp
GTSF
GTSFSp
PHONE
(520) 625-8806
(520) 625-5090
(520) 749-4925
(520) 744-2555
(520) 577-1400
(520) 297-1121
(520) 299-1111
(520) 219-1500
(520) 298-6769
Note: All of the clubs indicated different priced memberships (individual, family, corporate, etc.) therefore, prices reflect information on family memberships if possible. The double asterisk indicates dual memberships. Facilities range from golf (G), tennis
(T), swimming (S), fitness (F), and spa (Sp). Spa includes salon and massage therapy. Under Type of club, property represents land/membership only. Under Trail fee, club represents only club carts allowed
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Angel Park
desertgolfer.com, 100 South Rampart Blvd.,
Las Vegas. Palm: Public/18/70/6,722/128
Mountain: Public/18/71/6,530/130.
Anthem Country Club
702-614-5050, 1 Clubside Drive, Henderson,
Private/18/72/7,267.
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Arroyo Golf Club
desertgolfer.com, 2250 Red Springs Drive,
Las Vegas. Public/18/72/6,883/124.
Bali Hai Golf Club
desertgolfer.com, 5160 Las Vegas Blvd.,
Las Vegas. Public/18/72/7,050.
Badlands Golf Club
desertgolfer.com, 9119 Alta Drive, Las Vegas.
Desperado-Diablo:
Public/18/72/6,926/133.Desperado-Outlaw:
Public/18/72/6,602/125.Diablo-Outlaw:
Public/18/72/6,802/129.
Bear’s Best Las Vegas Golf Course
702-804-8500, 11111 West Flamingo Rd, Las
Vegas. Public/18/72/7,194.
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GolfClubs
Las Vegas
Casablanca Golf Club
702-346-7529, 930 West Mesquite Blvd.,
Mesquite. Public/18/72/7,011/130.
Legacy Golf Club
desertgolfer.com, 130 Par Excellence Drive,
Henderson. Public/18/72/7,233/136.
1. Angel Park
2. Anthem Country Club
4. Arroyo Golf Club
3. Badlands Golf Club
4. Bali Hai Golf Club
5. Bear’s Best Las Vegas Golf Course
6. Black Mountain Golf Club
7. Boulder City Golf Course
8. Callaway Golf Center
9. Canyon Gate Country Club
10. Casablanca Golf Club
11. Cascata Golf Club
12. Chaparral Country Club
13. Craig Ranch Golf Club
14. Desert Lakes Golf Club
15. Desert Pines Golf Club
16. Desert Rose Golf Club
17. Desert Willow Golf Course
18. DragonRidge Golf Club
19. Eagle Crest Golf Club
21. Falcon Ridge Golf Course
22. Highland Falls Golf Club
23. Lake View Executive Golf Course
24. Las Vegas Country Club
25. Las Vegas Golf Club
26. Las Vegas National Golf Club
27. Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort
28. Legacy Golf Club
29. Los Prados Golf Club
30. Mojave Resort
31. The Oasis Golf Club
32. Painted Desert Golf Club
33. Palm Valley Golf Club
34. The Palms Golf Club
35. Primm Valley Golf Club
36. Red Rock Country Club
38. The Revere at Anthem
39. Rhodes Ranch
40. Rio Secco
41. Royal Links Golf Club
42. Shadow Creek Golf Club
43. Siena Golf Club
44. SilverStone Golf Club
45. Southshore at Lake Las Vegas Resort
46. Southern Highlands Golf Club
47. Spanish Trail Golf and Country Club
49. Sunrise Vista Golf Club
50. TPC at the Canyons
51. TPC at Summerlin
52. Wildhorse Golf Club
53. Willow Creek Golf Club
54. Wolf Creek
55. Tuscany Golf Club
Cascata Golf Club
702-294-2000, 1 Cascata Drive, Boulder City,
Public/18/72/143/7137.
Los Prados Golf Club
702-645-5696, 5150 Los Prados Circle, Las Vegas.
Semi-Private/18/70/5,350/107.
Chaparral Country Club
520-758-3939, E. Mohave Dr., Bullhead City.
Semi-Private/18/72.
Mojave Resort
702-535-4653, 9905 Aha Macav Parkway,
Laughlin. Resort/Public/18/72/6,939/126.
Craig Ranch Golf Club
702-642-9700, 628 West Craig Road, Las Vegas.
Public/18/70/6,001/105.
The Oasis Golf Club
800-266-3313, 851 Oasis Blvd., Mesquite.
Palmer: Public/18/72/6,982/141.
Canyons: Public/18/71/6549.
Black Mountain Golf Club
702-565-7933, 500 Greenway Road, Henderson.
Semi-Private/27/72/6,550/123.
Boulder City Golf Course
702-293-9236, 1 Clubhouse Drive, Boulder City.
Public/18/72/6,561/110.
Callaway Golf Center
702-896-4100, 6730 South Las Vegas Bldv.,
Las Vegas. Public. Open 6:30am-10:00pm. Driving
range, Lessons (The Giant Golf Academy) and
practice greens are available.
Canyon Gate Country Club
702-363-0303, 2001 Canyon Gate Drive, Las
Vegas. Private/18/72/6,742/125.
Desert Lakes Golf Club
520-768-1000, Desert Lakes Dr., Bullhead City.
Resort/18/72.
Desert Pines Golf Club
desertgolfer.com, 3415 E. Banzana Rd.,
Las Vegas, Public/18/71/6,810/122.
Desert Rose Golf Club
desertgolfer.com, 5483 Clubhouse Drive, Las
Vegas. Public/18/71/6,511/117.
Desert Willow Golf Course
702-263-4653, 2020 W. Horizon Ridge Pkwy,
Henderson. Public/18/60/3,811/91.
DragonRidge Golf Club
desertgolfer.com, 552 South Stepahine Street,
Henderson. Private/18/72/7,200.
Eagle Crest Golf Club
702-240-1320, 2203 Thomas Ryan Blvd., Las
Vegas. Semi-Private/18/60/4,067/96.
Falcon Ridge Golf Course
702-346-6363, 345 Calais Dr., Mesquite.
Public/18/71/6546.
Highland Falls Golf Club
702-254-7010, 10201 Sun City Boulevard, Las
Vegas. Semi-Private/18/72/6,512/126.
Lake View Executive Golf Course
702-727-6388, 1471 Mount Charleston Drive,
Pahrump. Public/18/59/3,587/77.
Las Vegas Country Club
702-734-1122, 3000 Joe W. Brown Drive, Las
Vegas. Private/18/72/7,164/117.
Las Vegas Golf Club
desertgolfer.com. 4300 West Washington,
Las Vegas. Public/18/72/6,631/117.
Las Vegas National Golf Club
desertgolfer.com, 1911 East Desert Inn Rd., Las
Vegas. Public/18/71/6,815/130.
Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort
desertgolfer.com, 10325 Nu-Wav Kaiv Blvd., Las
Vegas. Snow Mountain:
Resort/18/72/7,146/125. Sun Mountain:
Resort/18/72/7,112/130. Wolf:
Resort/18/72/7,604/149.
Painted Desert Golf Club
desertgolfer.com, 555 Painted Mirage,
Las Vegas. Public/18/72/6,840/136.
Palm Valley Golf Club
702-363-4373, 9201 Del Webb Boulevard, Las
Vegas. Semi-Private/18/72/6,849/127.
The Palms Golf Club
800-621-0187, 2200 Hillside Drive, Mesquite.
Public/18/72/7,008/137.
Primm Valley Golf Club
702-679-5510, 1 Yates Well Road Exit, Primm.
Lakes: Public/18/71/6,945/134.
Desert: Public/18/72/7,131/138.
Red Rock Country Club
702-304-5600, 2250 Red Springs Dr., Las Vegas.
Mountain course: Private/18/72/7001.
Arroyo course: Private/18/72/6883.
The Revere at Anthem
desertgolfer.com, 2600 Hampton Rd.,
Henderson, Public/18/72/7,143.
Rhodes Ranch
desertgolfer.com, 20 Rhodes Ranch Parkway, Las
Vegas. Public/18/72/6,860/122.
Rio Secco
702-889-2400, 2851 Grand Hills Drive, Las Vegas.
Public/18/72/7,332/142.
Royal Links Golf Club
desertgolfer.com, 5995 Vegas Valley Blvd., Las
Vegas. Public/18/72/7,029/135.
Shadow Creek Golf Club
888-778-3387, 3 Shadow Creek Dr., North Las
Vegas. Private/Resort/18/72/7,239/139.
Siena Golf Club
800-727-8331 (Par-Tee1), 10575 Siena Monte
Ave., Las Vegas. Public/18/71.5/6,843/129.
SilverStone Golf Club
702-562-3770, 8600 Cupp Dr., Las Vegas.
Desert: Public/9/36/3560 Mountain:
Public/9/36/3599 Valley: Public/9/36/3398.
Southshore at Lake Las Vegas Resort
702-558-0022, 100 Strada di Circolo, Henderson.
Public/18/71/6,925/133.
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Southern Highlands Golf Club
702-263-1000, 1 Robert Trent Jones Ln., Las
Vegas. Private/18/72/7,240.
Spanish Trail Golf and Country Club
702-364-0357, 5050 Spanish Trail Lane, Las Vegas.
Sunrise-Canyon: Private/18/72/7,002/124.
Lakes-Sunrise: Private/18/72/6,957/131.
Canyon-Lakes: Private/18/72/,7107/131.
Sunrise Vista Golf Club
702-652-2602. 2841 Kinley Drive, Nellis.
Eagle-Falcon: Public/Military/18/72/7,051/115
Raptor-Eagle: Public/Military
/18/72/6,946/123. (See Map #49)
TPC at the Canyons
desertgolfer.com, 9851 Canyon Run Drive,
Las Vegas. Public/18/71/7,063/131.
TPC at Summerlin
702-256-0111, 1700 Village Center Circle, Las
Vegas. Private/18/72/7,243/139.
Tuscany Golf Club
1-866-TUSCANY, 901 Olivia Parkway,
Henderson. Resort/Public/18/72/7,109/131.
Wildhorse Golf Club
desertgolfer.com,
2100 West Warm Springs Rd., Las Vegas.
Public/18/72/7,041/131.
Willow Creek Golf Club
775-727-4653, 1500 Red Butte Street, Pahrump.
Semi-Private/18/71/7,025/124.
Wolf Creek
866-252-4653, 403 Paradise Pkwy, Mesquite.
Public/18/72/7,018.
Wolf Creek
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privateGolfClubs-lasVegas
CLUB
#HOLES
Anthem CC
Canyon Gate
DragonRidge CC
Las Vegas CC
Red Rock CC
Southern Highlands
GC at Southshore
Spanish Trail CC
TPC at Summerlin
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18
18
18
36
18
18
27
18
TYPE
Equity
Non
Non
Equity
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
INITIATION
FEE
MONTHLY
DUES
TRAIL
FEE
FOOD
MIN.
CAP OF
MEMBERS
FACILITIES
$12,500
$1,500
$12,500
$23,000
$8,000
$ 50,000
$10,000
$0
$40,000
$830
$680
$765
$800
$830
$1,395
$745
$700
$800
$900
$1000
$22
$1,050
$1,500
$22
$1,500
$0
$0
$200/Q
$800/A
$1200
$1,200
$1,200
$1200
$1,200
$22
$800
450
500
400
650
425
300
475
589
450
GTSFSp
GTSF
GTSFSp
GTSFSp
GTSFSp
GTSFSp
GSTF
GTFS
GTS
PHONE
(702) 614-5000
(702)) 363-0303
(702) 614-4444
(702) 734-1122
(702) 304-5600
(702) 263-1000
(702) 568-5800
(702) 364-5050
(702) 256-0111
Note: All of the clubs indicated different priced memberships (individual, family, corporate, etc.) therefore, prices reflect information on family memberships if possible. The double asterisk indicates dual memberships. Facilities range from golf (G), tennis
(T), swimming (S), fitness (F), and spa (Sp). Spa includes salon and massage therapy. Under Type of club, property represents land/membership only. Under Trail fee, club represents only club carts allowed
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