- Estancia – Scottsdale, Arizona
Golfweek just released the 2011 version of its Best Residential Courses rankings, and thirteen Arizona courses made the list. While the courses were spread all over the state, the bulk of them came from the Scottsdale area.
The highest ranked residential course in Arizona, coming in at #19, was the Canyon Course located at Forest Highlands in Flagstaff, Arizona. Both courses were designed by Jay Morrish and Tom Weiskopf. Forest Highlands is a guard-gated community located in Northern Arizona. Flagstaff is a very popular summer destination for Scottsdale area residents as the high elevation means temperatures tend to be about 20 degrees cooler than the Phoenix Valley. Forest Highland’s second course, the Meadow Course, came in at number 77.
Six Scottsdale golf courses made the list and all of them are located in North Scottsdale . The highest-ranked Scottsdale course was at Estancia, at number 24. This Tom Fazio course is just north of Pinnacle Peak and is an amazing course.
Here are the six Scottsdale golf courses and their respective ranks:
- Estancia – Designed by Tom Fazio – Ranked #24
- Desert Highlands – Designed by Jack Nicklaus – Ranked #60
- Troon Golf & Country Club – Designed by Jay Morrish and Tom Weiskopf – Ranked #71
- Troon North Monument Course– Designed by Jay Morrish and Tom Weiskopf – Ranked #82
- Silverleaf at DC Ranch – Designed by Tom Weiskopf – Ranked #86
- Desert Mountain Chiricauhua Course – Designed by Jack Nicklaus – Ranked #95
Other Arizona residential golf courses that made the list were:
- The Rim Golf Club in Payson, Arizona – Ranked #21
- Stone Canyon in Oro Valley, Arizona – Ranked #32
- Quintero in Peoria, Arizona – Ranked #41
- Seven Canyons in Sedona, Arizona – Ranked #48
- The Gallery (South) in Tucson, Arizona – Ranked #93
