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The best golf courses in Arizona
When you think of Arizona golf, you’re likely thinking of desert-lined fairways that present a demanding style of target golf. And while The Grand Canyon State has plenty of great desert courses, including over 200 in the Scottsdale area, the dramatic mountain courses in the northern half of the state show the variety of topography that makes golf in Arizona so fascinating. Both styles are well represented in our latest ranking of the Best Golf Courses in Arizona, the result of thousands of evaluations from our 1,900 course-ranking panelists.
Below you'll find our 2023-'24 ranking of the Best Golf Courses in Arizona. If you're interested in the best public options, check out our collection of the best courses you can play in Arizona.
We urge you to click through to each individual course page for bonus photography, drone footage and reviews from our course panelists. Plus, you can now leave your own ratings on the courses you’ve played … to make your case why your favorite should be ranked higher.
![1. (1) The Estancia Club](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2021/5/estancia%20club%20par%204%20sixth%20hole%20hero.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.431.suffix/1620062307271.jpeg)
![2. (2) Forest Highlands Golf Club: Canyon](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/Forest%20Highlands%20Canyon.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.574.suffix/1649455135029.jpeg)
![3. (3) Whisper Rock Golf Club: Upper Course](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2019/01/09/5c3557a5468c17579c7c72f1_164%20-%20Whisper%20Rock%20GC%20(Upper)%20-%2012th%20hole%20-%20courtesy%20of%20the%20club.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.431.suffix/1573162816013.jpeg)
![4. (5) Whisper Rock Golf Club: Lower Course](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2019/01/09/5c359fd72fa4575949207cda_200%20-%20Whisper%20Rock%20GC%20(Lower)%20-%2010th%20hole%20-%20courtesy%20of%20the%20club.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.344.suffix/1573162852906.jpeg)
![5. (NR) Scottsdale National Golf Club: The Other Course](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2021/3/The%20Other%20Course%20Scottsdale%20National%2018.JPG.rend.hgtvcom.861.574.suffix/1614976037453.jpeg)
![6. (4) Stone Canyon](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/Stone%20Canyon%20Club%200001.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.646.suffix/1649622175620.jpeg)
![7. (6) Pine Canyon](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/pine-canyon-eighteen-arizona-21564.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.646.suffix/1690245799897.jpeg)
![8. (7) Desert Forest Golf Club](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/Desert-Forest-Golf-Club-Arizona-370.jpeg.rend.hgtvcom.861.344.suffix/1686769614038.jpeg)
![9. (10) Forest Highlands Golf Club: Meadow](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/Forest%20Highlands%20Meadow.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.689.suffix/1649455138111.jpeg)
![10. (8) Desert Highlands Golf Club](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/Desert-Highlands-Frwy-371.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.574.suffix/1707244965814.jpeg)
![11. (13) Silverleaf Club](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/silverleaf-club-arizona-23013.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.485.suffix/1714742204079.jpeg)
![12. (11) Desert Mountain Club: Chiricahua Course](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/desert-mountain-chiricahua.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.574.suffix/1647897873698.jpeg)
![13. (12) Desert Mountain Club: Geronimo Course](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/Desert%20Mountain%20Geronimo%20Hole%201.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.431.suffix/1651068696386.jpeg)
![14. (9) Desert Mountain Club: Renegade Course](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/Desert%20Mountain%20Renegade%20Hole%2010.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.431.suffix/1651068868902.jpeg)
![15. (19) Scottsdale National Golf Club: Mineshaft](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/Scottsdale-National-Mineshaft-Hole%2016-19153.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.574.suffix/1686836579435.jpeg)
![16. (14) The Rim Golf Club](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/The%20Rim%20GC%209.1.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.574.suffix/1649177524509.jpeg)
![17. (15) Quintero Golf Club](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/quintero-arizona.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.615.suffix/1654310250955.jpeg)
![18. (17) Mirabel Golf Club](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/The%20Mirabel%20Club%2011th%20hole.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.431.suffix/1648139828487.jpeg)
![19. (20) Troon Country Club](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/troon-country-club-ninth.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.574.suffix/1665666657499.jpeg)
![20. (16) Chaparral Pines](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/the-golf-club-at-chaparral-pines-stream-17884.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.574.suffix/1652367377954.jpeg)
![21. (22) Wickenburg Ranch: Big Wick](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/Wickenburg-Ranch-Golf-Social-Club.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.485.suffix/1637202311563.jpeg)
![22. (24) Desert Mountain Club: Cochise Course](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/Desert%20Mountain%20Cochise%20Hole%207.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.431.suffix/1651068607971.jpeg)
![23. (18) We-Ko-Pa Golf Club: Saguaro](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/We-Ko-Pa-Golf-Club-Saguaro-Course-8-Fairway.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.485.suffix/1637202120375.jpeg)
![24. (23) Seven Canyons](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/placeholder-images/Placeholder_4.png.rend.hgtvcom.861.485.suffix/1652210514620.png)
![25. (28) The Gallery Golf Club: North](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/Gallery-North-13-Arizona-20540.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.646.suffix/1686856361339.jpeg)
![26. (25) Golf Club At Dove Mountain: Saguaro/Tortolita](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/Dove%20Mountain.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.485.suffix/1637202321245.jpeg)
![27. (27) Desert Mountain Club: Outlaw Course](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/Desert%20Mountain%20Outlaw%20Hole%2018.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.431.suffix/1651068779363.jpeg)
![28. (21) Flagstaff Ranch Golf Club](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/Flagstaff-Ranch-Golf-Club-Hole1-19206.JPG.rend.hgtvcom.861.485.suffix/1706824332342.jpeg)
![29. (30) Troon North Golf Club: Monument](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/Troon%20North%20Monument%2013%20Green.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.431.suffix/1637202188335.jpeg)
![30. (26) The Gallery Golf Club: South](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/Gallery-South-4-Arizona-18404.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.574.suffix/1686856360987.jpeg)
![31. (NR) Talking Rock](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/Talking%20Rock%20Club%20_0738%20copy.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.574.suffix/1649182471858.jpeg)
![32. (34) Ventana Canyon: Mountain](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/ventana-canyon-mountain-499.JPG.rend.hgtvcom.861.689.suffix/1652061274528.jpeg)
![33. (31) We-Ko-Pa Golf Club: Cholla](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/WeKoPa%20Cholla%202.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.615.suffix/1648145665427.jpeg)
![34. (35) Blackstone Country Club](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/placeholder-images/Placeholder_1.png.rend.hgtvcom.861.485.suffix/1652210514118.png)
![35. (29) TPC Scottsdale: Stadium](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/tpc-scottsdale-stadium-fifteen-hole-12552.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.485.suffix/1674685553788.jpeg)
![36. (33) Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/Ak-Chin%20Southern%20Dunes%20Credit%20Courtesy%20of%20the%20club.JPG.rend.hgtvcom.861.574.suffix/1637202259902.jpeg)
![37. (NR) Grayhawk Golf Club: Raptor](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/Grayhawk%20Golf%20Club%20Raptor%208th.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.485.suffix/1637167752021.jpeg)
![38. (NR) Superstition Mountain: Lost Gold](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/Superstition-Mtn-Lost-Gold-Arizona-18032.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.646.suffix/1686836019511.jpeg)
![39. (32) Troon North Golf Club: Pinnacle](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/Troon%20North%20Pinnacle.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.485.suffix/1637202322118.jpeg)
![40. (NR) The Boulders Club: South](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/course-photos-for-places-to-play/The%20Boulders%20South.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.485.suffix/1637202100863.jpeg)
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