Overview
Desert courses are rarely walkable, mainly because of great distances between greens and tee boxes, but when Jay Morrish designed Talking Rock, a couple hours north of Scottsdale, he set out to create a walker-friendly layout. With a relatively flat design and minimal distances between holes, Talking Rock is a relatively easy walk. A housing development lines many holes on the front, but the back side is a little more secluded, with holes framed by trees and large, softly-rising bunkers.
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Awards
Ranking history:
Best in State: Ranked 11th, 2013-'14. Ranked 15th, 2015-'16. Ranked 19th, 2011-'12. Ranked inside the top 20, 2005, 2009-'10. Ranked inside the top 25, 2007. Ranked 31st, 2023-'24.
2023-'24 ranking: 31st.
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Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists
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Reviews
Review
“A fun track with some very challenging holes but overall not a course that beats you up. Enough undulation on the greens make them intersting but again not overly punish you for a slight misread."
Read More2022
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“Fun experience in nice year round climate."
Read More2020
Review
“Best in the Prescott area; bentgrass greens (with significant poa on front 9); rye fairways; sticky rough keeps balls in play; lots of sand although bunkers have been reduced/redesigned on front 9 with back 9 to follow. Gorgeous setting but part of a housing development that is too close to course, especially on front 9."
Read More2019
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“Very good private club in high desert...out of the way but worth the time to get there. Great routing and very good greens all year long. A little on the difficult side. Walkable."
Read More2018
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