Best Golf Courses in Arizona

The best golf courses the Golf Course Gurus have played in The Grand Canyon State.

Top 10 Courses

1. Estancia Club (Tom Fazio 1995; Scottsdale, Arizona)
2. Stone Canyon Club (Jay Morrish 2000; Oro Valley, Arizona)
3. Forest Highlands Golf Club (Canyon) (Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish 1986; Flagstaff, Arizona)
4. Rim Golf Club, The (Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish 1999; Payson, Arizona)
5. Desert Highlands Golf Club (Jack Nicklaus 1983; Scottsdale, Arizona)
6. Pine Canyon Club (Jay Morrish 2004; Flagstaff, Arizona)
7. Desert Mountain (Chiricahua) (Jack Nicklaus 1999; Scottsdale, Arizona)
8. Desert Mountain (Geronimo) (Jack Nicklaus 1989; Scottsdale, Arizona)
9. We-Ko-Pa (Saguaro) (Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw 2006; Fort McDowell, Arizona)*
10. We-Ko-Pa (Cholla) (Scott Miller 2001; Fort McDowell, Arizona)*

Estancia Club

Courses 11–20

11. Troon Country Club (Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish 1986; Scottsdale, Arizona)
12. Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club (Lee Schmidt and Brian Curley 2002; Maricopa, Arizona)*
13. Laughlin Ranch Golf Club (David Druzisky 2005; Bullhead City, Arizona)*
14. Scottsdale National Golf Club (Mine Shaft) (Jay Morrish 2003; Scottsdale, Arizona)
15. Troon North (Pinnacle) (Tom Weiskopf 1996; Scottsdale, Arizona)*
16. Gallery Golf Club (South), The (John Fought 2003; Marana, Arizona)*
17. Gallery Golf Club (North), The (John Fought 1998; Marana, Arizona)
18. Boulders (South), The (Jay Morrish 1983; Carefree, Arizona)*
19. Desert Forest Golf Club (Robert 'Red' Lawrence 1962; Carefree, Arizona)
20. TPC Scottsdale (Stadium) (Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish 1986; Scottsdale, Arizona)*

Troon Country Club

Courses 21–30

21. SunRidge Canyon Golf Club (Keith Foster 1995; Fountain Hills, Arizona)*
22. Flagstaff Ranch Golf Club (Jerry Pate 2003; Flagstaff, Arizona)
23. Mirabel Golf Club (Tom Fazio 2001; Scottsdale, Arizona)
24. Terravita Golf and Country Club (Billy Casper 1994; Scottsdale, Arizona)
25. Troon North (Monument) (Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish 1990 (Monument) and Tom Weiskopf 1996 (Pinnacle); Tom Weiskopf rerouting 2007; Scottsdale, Arizona)*
26. Chaparral Pines, The Golf Club at (David Graham and Gary Panks 1997; Payson, Arizona)
27. Quintero Golf and Country Club (Rees Jones 2000; Peoria, Arizona)*
28. Dove Mountain, The Golf Club at (Jack Nicklaus 2009; Marana, Arizona)
29. Superstition Mountain (Lost Gold) (Jack Nicklaus and Jack Jr. 1999; Superstition Mountain, Arizona)
30. Superstition Mountain (Prospector) (Jack Nicklaus and Gary Nicklaus 1998; Superstition Mountain, Arizona)

SunRidge Canyon Golf Club

Courses 31–40

31. Blackstone Country Club (Jim Engh 2005; Peoria, Arizona)
32. Papago Golf Course (William F. Bell 1963; Phoenix, Arizona)*
33. Phoenician Resort, The (Ted Robinson 1988; Scottsdale, Arizona)*
34. Desert Mountain (Renegade) (Jack Nicklaus 1987; Scottsdale, Arizona)
35. Sewailo Golf Club (Notah Begay III 2013; Tucson, Arizona)*
36. Gold Canyon Resort (Dinosaur Mountain) (Ken Kavanaugh 1982; Gold Canyon, Arizona)*
37. Wigwam Resort (Gold) (Litchfield Park, Arizona)
38. Seven Canyons Golf Club (Tom Weiskopf 2003; Sedona, Arizona)
39. Rancho Manana Golf Club (Bill Johnston 1989; Cave Creek, Arizona)*
40. Palms Golf Club (William Hull 1990; Littlefield, Arizona)*

Blackstone Country Club

Course 41

41. Mountain Shadows Resort (Short) (Forrest Richardson 2017 (Jack Snyder original design 1961); Paradise Valley, Arizona)*

Mountain Shadows Resort (Short)