United States Arizona Top 25 Golf Courses and Resorts in Scottsdale, Arizona By Blair Howard Blair Howard Blair Howard is a freelance writer and photographer specializing in vacation and golf travel with more than 2,500 published articles. TripSavvy's editorial guidelines Updated on 06/26/19 Booking.com It's hard to believe there are more than 200 golf courses, and several dozen grand golf resorts, in the greater Scottsdale area of Arizona, but it's true. And that in itself presents us vacationing golfers with a major problem: how the heck do we decide which ones to play? It's not easy. My solution was to check out, come up with, a list of the "Top 25 Golf Courses in the Sottsdale and its surrounds. Okay, so some of the 200 are less than perfect. That being so, I've done my best to put together such a list. The choices are mine, and you may or may not agree with them. Never mind. It's a place to begin, right? So, when planning a golf outing, we need to know where to play and where to stay. That means you need a to know how to find the best golf courses in Scottsdale, and that’s why I thought you’d find this list of what I consider to be the Top 25 Golf Courses - plus a couple extra - in the greater Scottsdale area helpful. Arizona has long been one of the world’s top golf destinations, not only because of its wealth of golf courses, but also because of the weather: it’s predictably good most of the year round, and you can count on more than 300 days of sunshine annually. Add to that more than 50 grand hotels and resorts, all catering the golfing public, and all within an easy drive of the airports, and you can see why Scottsdale is such a popular golf destination. So, here you go: please click the button and go to the listings of some the great and famous golf courses and resorts in Scottsdale, Arizona: 01 of 02 Top 25 Golf Courses and Resorts in Scottsdale, Arizona Photo Courtesy of the Scottsdale Convention & Visitors Bureau Continue to 2 of 2 below. 02 of 02 Top 25 Golf Courses and Resorts in Scottsdale, Arizona Photo Courtesy of JW Marriott, Desert Ridge, Arizona Many of the top public golf courses in Arizona, according to Golf Digest, are included in the alphabetical list for the Best Golf Courses in Scottsdale, so the link to that list is also included below. Each of the following links will lead you to a full review of the golf course and, where applicable, of the golf resort too: Alphabetical Listing of the Best Courses in Scottsdale: Arizona Grand Resort Boulders Resort & Golden Door Spa, Scottsdale, Arizona Cattail Course at Whirlwind Golf Club, Chandler, AZ Devil’s Claw Course at Whirlwind Whirlwind Golf Club Eagle Mountain Golf Club, Scottsdale, Arizona Estrella Mountain Ranch Golf Course at Goodyear, AZ Gold Canyon Golf Resort - Arizona Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona JW Marriott's Camelback Inn Resort & Spa - Scottsdale - Arizona Legacy Golf Resort, Phoenix, AZ, Resort Legacy Golf Resort, Phoenix, Arizona Ocotillo Golf Resort Course in Chandler, Arizona Orange Tree Golf Resort - Scottsdale, Arizona Rancho El Dorado, The Duke Course, Maricopa, Arizona Raven at Verrado Golf Course Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Golf Resort Southern Dunes Golf Club, Maricopa, Arizona TPC Scottsdale Stadium Course TPC Scottsdale Champions Course Troon North Golf Club, Scottsdale - The Golf Courses Westin Kierland Resort and Spa, Scottsdale, Arizona Westin Kierland Scottsdale Golf Club Westin Kierland Resort and Spa, The Spa Agave, Scottsdale, Arizona Wigwam Golf Resort and Spa, Arizona Wigwam Golf Resort and Spa Gold Course Wigwam Golf Resort and Spa Red Course Wigwam Golf Resort and Spa Blue Course We-ko-Pa Golf Club, Ft, McDowell AZ Where to Stay: Now, how about somewhere nice to stay? Scottsdale has more than 50 grand hotels and resorts for you to choose from. Here are some of my favorites: Scottsdale Resort Guide How to Get There: The closest airport is Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The airport is served by Delta, American Airlines, US Air, United, Northwest and several others. Maybe Scottsdale is not for you? Okay, so here are a whole lot more ideas for your golf getaway. You might like to consider one or more of these all time favorites: Scotland, Florida, the American Southwest, Bermuda, the Bahamas, all over the Caribbean and Mexico and many more. For up-to-date golf travel news and information, don't forget to Subscribe to my weekly Newsletter. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Share Pin Email Tell us why! Submit Share Pin Email