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Best Public Golf Courses in Arizona
Experts + Golfers + Story + Architect + Challenge + Access = the Total Score
- 1Quintero Golf ClubPeoria · Semi-private · Est. 2000Rees Jones8.5Legendary★ 4.7Online Golfer Rating
1,371 reviews from GolfPass - 2Troon North Golf Club - Monument CourseScottsdale · Public · Est. 1990Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish8.3Destination★ 4.5Online Golfer Rating
992 reviews from GolfPass - 3Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf ClubMaricopa · Public · Est. 2002Schmidt-Curley Design (Lee Schmidt and Brian Curley) with Fred Couples8.3Destination★ 4.5Online Golfer Rating
1,467 reviews from GolfPass - 4TPC Scottsdale Stadium CourseScottsdale · Municipal · Est. 1986Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish8.3Destination★ 4.5Online Golfer Rating
748 reviews from GolfPass - 5The Golf Club at Dove MountainMarana · Resort · Est. 2009Jack Nicklaus8.2Destination★ 4.3Online Golfer Rating
1,498 reviews from GolfPass - 6Ventana Canyon Golf Course - Mountain CourseTucson · Resort · Est. 1984Tom Fazio8.2Destination★ 4.6Online Golfer Rating
1,159 reviews from GolfPass - 7Troon North Golf Club - Pinnacle CourseScottsdale · Public · Est. 1996Tom Weiskopf8.1Destination★ 4.5Online Golfer Rating
992 reviews from GolfPass - 8Laughlin Ranch Golf CourseBullhead City · PublicDavid Druzisky7.8Destination★ 4.6Online Golfer Rating
327 reviews from GolfPass - 9We-Ko-Pa Golf Club - Saguaro CourseFort McDowell · Public · Est. 2001Scott Miller (Cholla); Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw (Saguaro)7.7Destination★ 4.3Online Golfer Rating
56 reviews from GolfPass - 10We-Ko-Pa Golf Club - Cholla CourseFort McDowell · Public · Est. 2001Scott Miller7.6Destination★ 4.5Online Golfer Rating
41 reviews from GolfPass
How we rank
Public courses only — anyone can book a tee time (public, municipal, resort, semi-private, university). Each course gets a Formula 18 Golf Total Score out of 10 with one word (Legendary, Destination, Memorable, Playable, Unsolved), cited on its page. Not enough to go on yet? It reads Uncharted. Expert lists, golfer stars, challenge, access and threads make the score. A notable architect and a real story add bonus points, and missing ones never count against a course. See the full formula →Editor’s picks are placed by the Formula 18 Golf team. Played one that belongs higher? Tell us.