World-Class golf resorts is abundant in the Scottsdale area. The majestic mountain scenery and spectacular desert sunsets provide a perfect setting for great golf getaways. Lush green fairways beckon the golf traveler to a setting that features a wonderful climate.
Arizona is the golf capital of the American Southwest. With close to 200 courses, the Valley can make a legitimate claim to being the most golf-rich region in the United States. Each year millions of golfers from sun-starved winter climates make their way to this sun-splashed golfing pantheon to test their mettle on desert courses that yield more lost balls than birdies.
Scottsdale is at the epicenter of the Valley's golf map, and traveling golfers will be delighted to find one of the most impressive arrays of high-end daily fee and resort courses in the world. Troon North, Grayhawk, Wildfire, Kierland and the Boulders provide championship golf and luxury accommodations, while properties like We-Ko-Pa, Sun Ridge Canyon and Eagle Mountain stand alone as must-play courses.
The World's top golf course architects such as Fazio, Nicklaus, Dye, Hills, Cupp, Weiskopf, Moorish and Jones have made the Valley of the Sun a showplace for their respective works. The Phoenix-Scottsdale area has more courses in the "USA Top 100" than any other golf destination. Golf in the desert Southwest is growing at an incredible rate with golf-related housing developments popping up like wildflowers.
Address
8620 E Thompson Peak Pkwy
, Scottsdale, AZ 85255
Phone
(480) 502-1800
A few notable accolades garnered by Talon and Raptor over the years include:
Golf Magazine - "Top 100 You Can Play in the U.S." Golf Magazine - "Top 10 New You Can Play" Golf Digest - "Top 10 in the State You Can Play" Golf World Business - "100 Best Golf Shops"
Simply the Best
Grayhawk Golf Club
Grayhawk Golf Club's Raptor Course offers a thrilling golf challenge that commands a player's respect through a daring, high-stakes game of risk and reward. Grayhawk's Talon Course is one of the most exciting and dramatic golf courses ever built in Arizona.
No course in Arizona has a more recognizable face than the Grayhawk Golf Club does in Phil Mickelson, a grad of nearby Arizona State who is famous for those deft flop shots around the green on the PGA Tour. Not that Grayhawk's two championship courses, the Talon and the Raptor, need a famous face to attract players. The courses are good enough to survive on their own. Still, you can't help but get sucked into the attitude: "If Grayhawk is good enough for Mickelson, it has to be good."
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