{"id":7942,"date":"2025-01-25T15:17:04","date_gmt":"2025-01-25T20:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golfday.us\/blog\/?p=7942"},"modified":"2025-06-26T08:18:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T12:18:55","slug":"top-15-resorts-arizona-2024-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golfday.us\/blog\/top-15-resorts-arizona-2024-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 15 Resorts-Arizona 2024\/2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Dove Mountain–Ritz-Carlton, Manana<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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If you have yet to experience desert golf, now is the time to start making some plans for AZ. In early February the temperature in Phoenix<\/mark><\/a> starts hitting the low 70\u2019s, and continues to climb through the 80\u2019s in March and April\u2014generally cracking 90 sometime in early May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Top 15 Arizona resorts are below, listed by GolfDay Rating. We\u2019ve included links to the Resort Website, as well as direct links for course description and accommodations. We have also provided current USGA<\/mark><\/a> course and slope ratings, course architect(s), a practice facility overview, and a link to Google Map and Directions for each location.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We-Ko-Pa in Fort McDowell is No.1, with two fantastic eighteen-hole layouts (Cholla, designed by Scott Miller and Seguaro, by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw<\/mark><\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jack<\/strong> Nicklaus: La Paloma and Dove Mountain<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ventana Canyon was a very close second with a pair of terrific Tom Fazio<\/mark><\/a> deigns, and Jack Nicklaus<\/mark><\/a> laid out two of our top 10 (No. 5 La Paloma and No. 7 Dove Mountain).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take a look at our AZ Top 40 Public<\/mark>,<\/a> or click Arizona Public Courses<\/mark><\/a> for a comprehensive list of all Arizona courses you can play (shown by Golfday Rating). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To view courses by location, use the GolfDay Search Engine<\/mark><\/strong> <\/a>and enter the city where you plan to be.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We-Ko-Pa Golf Club<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

1. We-Ko-Pa Golf Club<\/span><\/strong><\/a>\/Fort McDowell, AZ
We-Ko-Pa Casino Resort<\/p>\n\n\n\n