Maricopa · AZ

Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club

Est. 2002 · Schmidt-Curley Design (Lee Schmidt and Brian Curley) with Fred Couples
Why we love this place

We love Southern Dunes for its wide-open, links-in-the-desert feel and the story behind it: tribal-owned, golf-first, and welcoming to the public. Big fairways, bold bunkering and Couples-Schmidt-Curley pedigree make it a course you can score on or get humbled by, depending on the day.

Via Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club (official)

Par
72
Rating
76.5
Slope
142
Length
4,9827,440 yd
Holes
18
Par 72Out 36In 36Full card ▾
Hole123456789Out
Yds4493585521624552435774764813753
Par44534354436
Hole101112131415161718In
Yds4001894636023174765782034593687
Par43454453436

About Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club

Opened in 2002 on 320 acres of the Ak-Chin Indian Community's land south of Phoenix, Southern Dunes was designed by the Scottsdale firm Schmidt-Curley (Lee Schmidt and Brian Curley) in collaboration with PGA Tour star Fred Couples. It debuted as a private, golf-only club before the tribe took full ownership and reopened it to the public as a tribal-owned facility. The layout spreads across open Sonoran desert, with rolling sand dunes, deep bunkering and generous fairways framed by native scrub rather than housing. Its length and flexible tee options let it play as both a resort-friendly round and a championship test; it has drawn tournament and qualifying play and earns consistent recognition among Arizona's best public courses. The desert-links character makes it a standout in the Maricopa area.
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