The arid Southwest produces a whole new golf experience, where the rich lushness of fairways and greens forms an instant and always striking contrast with the brown-beige desert floor. Golf is played year-round in the Arizona sunshine, although the weather from October through April in southern Arizona is glorious. The Adobe course at the Arizona Biltmore, the Boulders in Carefree, and Troon North in Scottsdale are among many worthy challenges in Arizona.