Arizona Golf Vacations

The following is an excerpt from our free, special report on We-Ko-Pa Golf Club:

We-Ko-Pa Golf Club, already one of our favorite golfing grounds in the desert Southwest, unveiled its second, 18-hole course in late 2006, the Bill Coore-Ben Crenshaw designed Saguaro Course (pronounced “suh-WAHR-oh”), it not only doubled our pleasure, it catapulted to the head of our list of the best 36-hole complexes to play on a Scottsdale Golf Vacation.

Located on Native American land in Fort McDowell just beyond Scottsdale’s borders, We-Ko-Pa offers an unbeatable combination of two layouts of utterly contrasting styles, a stunning clubhouse that draws on desert and Yavapi Nation traditions,

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a reasonable green fee, and a rare, pure golf setting that is utterly devoid of course-side housing. Add up all these factors and there is simply no more enjoyable place to play back-to-back rounds on a Scottsdale golf vacation.

Coore-Crenshaw’s Saguaro Course would be our choice if we had only one round to play at We-Ko-Pa
, but to make it an ideal day, we suggest playing the Cholla Course (pronounced, “choy-ah”) after lunch. To make this option more enticing, We-Ko-Pa
recently implemented a discounted 36-hole rate. During peak season, the Saguaro-Cholla combination costs $360, but those who can brave the heat from June through early September can play both for a remarkable $115.

To learn all of our insider secrets about making We-Ko-Pa
a part of your Scottsdale golf vacation, read the rest of our free, We-Ko-Pa special report. In it, you’ll learn things like:  Read more →

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Q: I would like to surprise my husband with an all-inclusive Arizona golf vacation. I want him to arrive and not worry about anything except where his ball landed. What do your Arizona golf packages include? Nicky A., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

<center>The Phoenician is one golf resort that may be able to offer all-inclusive Arizona golf packages.</center>

The Phoenician is one golf resort that may be able to offer all-inclusive Arizona golf packages.

A: Sorry, Nicky, but we’re a source of expert advice only. We often get mistaken for a golf travel provider, but we have no affiliation with golf courses, hotels, resorts, or restaurants. And I’d add that, unlike other golf publications, we do not accept advertising or free “site inspection” trips from them, either. It’s all part of our commitment to providing you with unbiased reviews that you can trust.

So, while we can’t offer you any Arizona Golf Vacation
packages directly, we can give you some advice when looking for them.  Read more →

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<center>Whether watching it on TV or playing it on an Arizona golf vacation, the Raptor's 15th hole provides drama.</center>

Whether watching it on TV or playing it on an Arizona golf vacation, the Raptor's 15th hole provides drama.

There are two golf courses at Grayhawk Golf Club, the popular Scottsdale Golf Vacation venue which this week is hosting the PGA Tour’s Fry’s Electronics Open. But if you could only play one round there, do you know which golf course to choose?

We do. It’s the Raptor Course, upon which (no surprise) the tournament is being held. It’s the newer of the two layouts, and the Tom Fazio design features more stunning desert vistas and elevation changes than the Talon Course. Plus, its undulating greens are some of the most interesting and toughest to read among all Scottsdale golf courses.  Read more →

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<center>The Arizona Inn is a colorful and classic place to stay on a Tucson, Arizona golf vacation.</center>

The Arizona Inn is a colorful and classic place to stay on a Tucson, Arizona golf vacation.

There is no shortage of worthy golf resorts to choose from on a Tucson Golf Vacation, but for those who prefer to stay near the heart of the city and don’t need a golf course on site, the venerable Arizona Inn is Tucson’s shining star.

Tucked among neighborhood residences just one mile from the University of Arizona, this 1930s inn, on the National Register of Historic Places, oozes with charm.

One and two-story coral-pink adobe cottages housing four to six rooms each are scattered throughout the gardens and grounds of this 14-acre property.  Read more →

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<center>Westin guests can play the private La Paloma course on a Tucson, Arizona golf vacation.</center>

Westin guests can play the private La Paloma course on a Tucson, Arizona golf vacation.

The La Paloma Country Club is home to a private, Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course, but here’s how you can play it on your Tucson Golf  Vacation.

Just book a room at the Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa, as guests of the hotel have playing privileges on the golf course.

Now 23 years old, La Paloma was Nicklaus’ first golf course design in the Arizona desert, but he skillfully routed the course’s 27 holes over and alongside dramatic hills and ridges from elevated tee boxes to elevated greens.  Read more →

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Value is the only reason Apache Stronghold should draw you away from a Scottsdale, Arizona golf vacation.

Value is the only reason Apache Stronghold should draw you away from a Scottsdale, Arizona golf vacation.

[Editor's Update: As of February 2009, Apache Stronghold was closed until further notice.]

A few years ago, when a major golf magazine selected Tom Doak’s Apache Stronghold as the No.1 golf course in Arizona, we knew we had to make the two-hour drive east from Scottsdale to the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation to see if it was truly a “must play” on a Scottsdale Golf Vacation. After our round, we had only one question: What were they thinking?  Read more →

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<center>Great golf is only one of the perks of a Scottsdale, Arizona golf vacation.</center>

Great golf is only one of the perks of a Scottsdale, Arizona golf vacation.

As good as the courses are in Scottsdale, man cannot live on golf alone. Thankfully, there are some great restaurants in which to dine on a Scottsdale Golf Vacation, and you don’t even have to leave the main thoroughfare, Scottsdale Road, to do it.

Driving north from Sky Harbor airport, you’ll pass two of our recommended dining spots.   Read more →

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<center>Vistal's eighth green rests in a box canyon.</center>

Vistal's eighth green rests in a box canyon.

Believe it or not, you can play a decent golf course for less than $100 on an Arizona Golf Vacation and you don’t have to bake in the midday August sun to do it.

Vistal Golf Club is the 2001 reincarnation of Thunderbirds Golf Club, a 1950s-era course that had become known a mediocre public course on a fantastic piece of property. With the donated design services of the PGA Tour, along with consultation by tour players Tom Lehman and Billy Mayfair, it is now one of the best courses you can play on a Phoenix, Arizona golf vacation for less than $100. In fact, the highest green fee all year is only $79 for this Discount Golf Vacation destination.  Read more →

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