Troon North Golf Club: Monument
Troon North Golf Club: Monument
10320 E Dynamite Blvd
Scottsdale, AZ 85262-5662
United States
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Overview
This esteemed Tom Weiskopf design pays homage to Open Championship-style golf in the middle of the Scottsdale desert. Set in the shadows of Pinnacle Peak, Troon North weaves through giant granite boulders that often impact shot options. The track is a tough, yet aesthetically pleasing experience for any golfer.
About
Awards
Ranking history:
100 Greatest: Ranked for six years from 1993-'98.
Highest ranking: No. 65, 1993-'94.
100 Greatest Public: Ranked for six years from 2003-'08.
Highest ranking: No. 59, 2003-'04.
Best in State: Ranked 21st, 2025-'26. Ranked 24th, 2015-'16. Ranked 25th, 2017-'20. Ranked 29th, 2023-'24. Ranked 30th, 2021-'22.
Previous ranking: 29th.
2025-'26 ranking: 21st.
Panelists
Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists
100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES
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Reviews
Review
“This course is pure desert in every way. Part of that hurts its ability to provide variety and some of that supports the fun and the aesthetics while playing the golf course. Greens are spread out. You have to think on what side of the fairway best suits your ability to score as a result of the flag varieties so resistance to scoring is a factor. There are a variety of tees so golfers of many levels of play can enjoy the course."
Read More2026
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“Similar to its sister course (Pinnacle), Mr. Weiskopf's Monument Course is a true High Desert beauty. This is also a very nice PUBLIC course with strong, firm, fast conditions and gorgeous views of the surrounding Sonoran Desert. Like many desert golf courses in the N. Scottsdale area, there's a degree of target golf required that takes away possible shot options. High handicappers should bing extra balls as the Troon North desert tends to gobble up misplaced shots. That being said, the Monument Course provides some good risk-reward options on its par fives and two par fours (especially #6 and #15). There are some very memorable holes throughout the course and especially on the back nine with fantastic rock formations and cool elevation changes. Similar to the Pinnacle Course, this is a fun course if you can get past the expensive green fees."
Read More2025
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“Back 9 is fantastic with lots of elevation changes... hole # 15 is a gem - short 4 with drive able green tucked into the rocky hillside"
Read More2024
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“Troon North was one of the first high-end public courses to open in Scottsdale, bursting onto the scene in 1990 and soon entering Golf Digest's Top 100. Troon isn't quite as highly revered anymore, but that has less to do with the course itself and more to do with the fact that a design like this is no longer novel. Troon North is still a very nice public course with strong, firm, fast conditions and gorgeous views of the surrounding desert. Like much desert golf, there's a certain degree of target golf here that takes away options, but the par fives and two par fours in particular (6 and 15) provide the golfer interesting risk/reward options. There are some very memorable holes here, particularly on the back nine, which courses up and down rock formations with great land movement. Overall, it is well-worth a play if you can afford the pricy greens fees."
Read More2024
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“Troon North Monument offers some of the best quality public golf in the Phoenix area. It is typically in very good condition and the service provides the "country club for a day" atmosphere. The price is higher than normal but you get better service and you can count on good condition."
Read More2024
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“Good course but some overly quirky holes and suffering from poor conditioning, particularly the greens."
Read More2023
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“This used to be the standard for high end desert golf. Sadly, the housing developments have encroached significantly on the course, most notably on the front nine of the Monument course. The shot values are still there, as is the penalizing nature of desert golf. The site lines are significantly impacted by the housing though. Make no mistake, this is still desert golf, and very challenging for all but the straightest hitters."
Read More2022
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“One of my favorite courses in the desert. For a public course, you don't get much better. The conditions were incredible with plush overseed everywhere. The greens were fast and firm. The mix of tough and fun holes make this a course not to miss."
Read More2022
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“Enjoyable course that is pretty straightfoward as long as you keep it out of the desert. The size of landing areas are generous, so keeping in the grass is very doable. Very nice greens which are enormous. A lot of great scenery too."
Read More2022
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“Excellent golf course"
Read More2021
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