State Trail
Arizona Top 20 Overall
State Trail
Arizona Top 20 Overall
Difficulty
Multiple Trips
Access
Exclusive
Courses
20 courses
Twenty courses spanning Arizona's desert corridors and pine-mountain country, from the Sonoran terrain north of Scottsdale to the high-altitude pines of Flagstaff and Sedona, with one Tucson-area outlier in Stone Canyon. The architectural roster reads like a tour of modern American golf design — Jack Nicklaus contributed six layouts (three at Desert Mountain plus Desert Highlands), Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish are present together and apart on seven courses including their first collaboration at Troon Country Club and their final at The Rim, Tom Fazio shaped Estancia and Whisper Rock's Upper, and Coore & Crenshaw delivered We-Ko-Pa Saguaro. Robert "Red" Lawrence's 1962 Desert Forest anchors the historical end of the timeline; Scottsdale National's Other Course (2016) the modern. Eighteen of the twenty are private clubs operating at the most exclusive tier of American golf — for most members of most clubs, only Quintero (public) and We-Ko-Pa Saguaro (resort) are bookable. This is among the most access-restricted trails on the platform; the pursuit is measured in years, relationships, and patience.
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The Estancia Club
Scottsdale, Arizona · Private
- 2
Forest Highlands Golf Club (Canyon Course)
Flagstaff, Arizona · Private
- 3
Scottsdale National Golf Club (The Other Course)
Scottsdale, Arizona · Private
- 4
Whisper Rock Golf Club (Upper Course)
Scottsdale, Arizona · Private
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Whisper Rock Golf Club (Lower Course)
Scottsdale, Arizona · Private
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Pine Canyon Club
Flagstaff, Arizona · Private
- 7
Stone Canyon Club
Oro Valley, Arizona · Private
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Desert Forest Golf Club
Carefree, Arizona · Private
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Desert Highlands Golf Club
Scottsdale, Arizona · Private
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Silverleaf Club
Scottsdale, Arizona · Private
- 11
Forest Highlands Golf Club (Meadow Course)
Flagstaff, Arizona · Private
- 12
Desert Mountain Club (Chiricahua Course)
Scottsdale, Arizona · Private
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Desert Mountain Club (Geronimo Course)
Scottsdale, Arizona · Private
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Scottsdale National Golf Club (Mine Shaft Course)
Scottsdale, Arizona · Private
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Desert Mountain Club (Renegade Course)
Scottsdale, Arizona · Private
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Quintero Golf Club
Peoria, Arizona · Public
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The Rim Golf Club
Payson, Arizona · Private
- 18
Troon Country Club
Scottsdale, Arizona · Private
- 19
Seven Canyons
Sedona, Arizona · Private
- 20
We-Ko-Pa Golf Club (Saguaro Course)
Fort McDowell, Arizona
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