Here are the highest level courses for 2021-2022, as scored in our seven scoring models by Golf Digest’s course-positioning specialists.
1. (1) The Estancia Club (sixth opening presented above), Scottsdale •
2. (2) Forest Highlands G.C. (Gully), Flagstaff ≈
3. (3) Whisper Rock G.C. (Upper), Scottsdale ≈
4. (4) The Stone Canyon Club, Oro Valley ≈
5. (5) Whisper Rock G.C. (Lower), Scottsdale ≈
6. (6) Pine Canyon Club, Flagstaff
7. (9) Desert Forest G.C., Carefree
8. (7) Desert Highlands G.C., Scottsdale
9. (19) Desert Mountain Club (Renegade), Scottsdale
10. (8) Forest Highlands G.C. (Knoll)
11. (10) Desert Mountain Club (Chiricahua), Scottsdale
12. (16) Desert Mountain Club (Geronimo), Scottsdale
13. (12) Silverleaf Club, North Scottsdale
14. (11) The Rim G.C., Payson
15. (15) Quintero G.C., Peoria ^
16. (13) The G.C. at Chaparral Pines, Payson
17. (18) Mirabel G.C., Scottsdale
18. (21) We-Ko-Pa G.C. (Saguaro), Fort Mcdowell ^
19. (14) Scottsdale National G.C. (Mining tunnel), Scottsdale
20. (17) Troon C.C., Scottsdale
21. (20) Flagstaff Ranch G.C., Scottsdale
22. (22) Wickenburg Ranch G. and Social C., Wickenburg ^
23. (23) The Club at Seven Canyons, Sedona
24. (NR) Desert Mountain Club (Cochise), Scottsdale
25. (24) The G.C. at Dove Mountain (Saguaro/Tortolita 9s), Marana ^
26. (NR) Gallery G.C. (South), Marana
27. (NR) Desert Mountain Club (Outlaw), Scottsdale
28. (NR) Gallery G.C. (North), Marana
29. (NR) TPC Scottsdale (Stadium), Scottsdale ^
30. (25) Troon North G.C. (Landmark), Scottsdale ^
31. (NR) We-Ko-Pa G.C. (Cholla), Fort Mcdowell ^
32. (NR) Troon North G.C. (Zenith), Scottsdale ^
33. (NR) Ak-Chin Southern Dunes G.C., Maricopa ^
34. (NR) Ventana Canyon G. and Racquet C. (Mountain), Tucson ^
35. (NR) Blackstone C.C., Peoria
KEY TO SYMBOLS
(2019-’20 positioning in enclosures)
• America’s 100 Greatest Course
≈ America’s Second 100 Greatest
^ Free course NR Not appraised in 2019-‘2022
A few courses are positioned in Best in State however didn’t get an adequate number of polling forms to be considered for public records.
America’s 100 Greatest and America’s Second 100 Greatest requires at least 75 assessments aggregated in somewhere around 10 years, 100 Greatest Public 35 assessments and Best in State 30 voting forms. While a couple of exceptionally positioned state courses truly do have a higher score than 100 Greatest, Second 100 Greatest or 100 Greatest Public courses inside that state, and are recorded above them, they won’t show up on a public positioning until accomplishing the passing voting forms.
