North Phoenix Golf Courses

The Arizona Biltmore, five miles north of city center, is a lavish course set in a resort known as "Jewel of the Desert." It has two 18-hole courses, dubbed the Links and the Adobe. The Adobe is the flatter of the two, featuring wide, open fairways and a series of cross bunkers. The Links has more rolling hills and ravines, plus it includes five lakes. Both courses are par-71. The resort also has a separate putting course, providing 18 easier practice holes that both beginners and advanced golfers can enjoy. Instruction is offered in half hour or hour blocks. If you have 16 or more people with you, you can schedule a private clinic.

Arizona Biltmore
2400 E. Missouri St.
Phoenix, AZ 85016
(602) 955-9656
azbiltmoregc.com

This public course, owned by the Maricopa County Parks Department, is considered an executive course since it has a low par of 61. It is also fairly flat, at a slope of just 88, and has a course rating of 59.2. You can make this course a little more challenging by picking the hardest of the three tee boxes set up at each hole. Once you're finished on the links, you can hit a bucket of balls at the driving range. This course is 15 miles northeast of downtown Phoenix.

Paradise Valley Park Golf Course
3505 E. Union Hills Drive
Phoenix, AZ 85050
(602) 992-7190
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Located on the northernmost tip of the city, about 20 miles from city center, this club has two options for 18-hole championship golf. You can try the 7,145 yard Palmer Signature course, with wide fairways and little vegetation besides brush and cacti. It lets even the most beginner golfer stay in the game. Or, you can try the more challenging Faldo Championship course, with its 108 sand bunkers giving it a true desert feel and keeping even experienced golfers on their toes. Both courses are pretty flat; this is Arizona after all. The Palmer is par-72 and the Faldo is par-71.

Wildfire Golf Club
5350 E. Marriott Drive
Phoenix, AZ 85054
(480) 293-5000
wildfiregolf.com