Central Arizona, Goodyear
The Buzz: The Palms is the championship course, which was created by renowned architect Arthur Hills on land that formerly supported cotton fields. Built in 1993, it spreads out in open, traditional fashion, but with desert landscape, over palm tree-lined fairways...
Central Arizona, Goodyear
The Buzz: Hale Irwin designed this “power executive” layout with five lakes, although water only comes into play on four holes and only then if your errant shots are far off line. It plays to par 62 and has eight par-4 holes, with six of them longer than 400 yards,...
Central Arizona, Sun City
Arizona Golf Authority AZGA Golf Course Buzz: Palmbrook Country Club opened in 1971 as the centerpiece of a residential development in the early years of Sun City. Designed by Jeff Hardin, the designer of several courses for active adult communities in Arizona,...
Central Arizona, Chandler
The Buzz: Located in Chandler, where cotton once was king, Ocotillo Golf Resort is the only layout in the Arizona desert where water comes into play on 23 (some say 24) of its 27 holes. Created by the late Ted Robinson, an architect known for his elaborate water...
Central Arizona, Sun Lakes
Arizona Golf Authority AZGA Golf Course Buzz: Oakwood Golf Club opened in 1985 and is one of two golf facilities at the IronOaks Community in Sun Lakes; the other is a power-executive layout called Ironwood Golf Club. Oakwood is comprised of three nine-hole layouts –...
