Papago Golf Club

Papago Golf Club opened in 1963 as a Phoenix municipal course laid out by architect William F. Bell, who routed the holes through the desert basin beneath the red sandstone Papago Buttes. Its generous fairways, firm turf and mountain backdrop quickly earned it a reputation as one of the finest public courses in the American Southwest, and it became a longtime local qualifying site for the U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur, while also hosting the 1971 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship. A $5.8 million renovation led by Billy Fuller reopened the course in late 2008, lengthening it and rebuilding greens and bunkers. Today Papago serves as the home course for Arizona State University's men's and women's golf teams while remaining an accessible, affordable muni open to everyone.