Profile: This club has two championship eighteen hole courses situated
in the Sonoran Desert. The Palmer Course is a desert-style
layout with all of the holes framed by desert. There are several
sectioned fairways. Target-style golf must be utilized, forcing
players to be accurate with their ball placement. The greens
are fairly large with slight undulations, making precise putting
important to achieving a good score. Many of the locals say
the course is more difficult than the slope ratings indicate.
The Nick Faldo designed Faldo Championship Course opened January
2002 and is best described as an Australian sand belt style
track. The fairways are surrounded by desert and lined with
Saguaro cactus. The greens are large (averaging 7,000 square-feet),
undulating and fast. There are no water hazards whatsoever
on this course. |
