Here are some of the east valley golf courses.
Dobson Ranch Golf Course is an 18-hole championship golf course featuring mature landscaping and large greens. Twice voted Best Public Golf Course by readers of a popular Valley entertainment guide, golfers appreciate the excellent course condition and playability. There's also a lighted driving range and putting green. P.G.A. golf instruction is offered for players of all ages and abilities. Free junior clinics are held each summer following the end of the school year. The Pro Shop features a full line of discounted professional golf equipment, and the on-site restaurant offers banquet facilities. (city of Mesa, AZ)
Ken McDonald Golf Course is one of the most popular public courses in the Valley of the Suns, this course has water hazards on at least eight holes. The fairways are fairly open, and the course is predominantly flat. The longest hole is No. 11, a 570-yard, par 5, which is extremely difficult to reach in two shots. The Western Canal flows right through the center of the course and can affect your shots on certain holes.(city of Tempe,AZ)
The Gila River Indian Community has woven championship golf with its rich cultural heritage to create
. Located just off of Maricopa Road and I-10, Whirlwind Golf Club currently offers 18 holes of championship golf with the opening of the 7017-yard Devil’s Claw course. Gary Panks has designed a masterpiece that will challenge players of all levels while maintaining a sense of fairness and playability. The Devil’s Claw course reflects the plant palette indigenous to the Gila River - Mesquite, Saguaro, Palo Verde, and Cottonwood blend with native grasses to recreate the Gila River as it was when the waters still flowed on the reservation. This course will host the Gila River Buy.Com Classic in years 2001 and 2002. The Cattail Course, scheduled to open in the fall of 2002, will complement the Devil’s Claw but will lend a whole new flavor to championship golf at Whirlwind. While the Devil's Claw features high mounding and significant fairways elevation changes, its sister course, the Cattail derives its design challenges in the opposite direction, as deep canyons and pristine lakes dictate the design. This course will host the Gila River Buy.Com Classic in the years 2003 and 2004.
Golf has been a tradition at San Marcos Country Club since 1913 with the first grass golf course ever built in Arizona. This 6,500 yard 18-hole course is conveniently located at the San Marcos Resort, Chandler Boulevard and Arizona Avenue; accommodating tournaments with up to 144 players and offering sparkling ponds, mature Tamarisk trees, and expansive fairways.
Kokopelli Golf Course is a spectacular championship course covering over 150 acres of rolling hills and featuring seven serpentine lakes with fountains. Even though many of the greens are severely undulating offering tricky putts, this daily-fee course was basically designed for the public to be challenging but fair without being overly difficult.
"Ahwatukee" is Crow Indian for "house of dreams," but in this case you could say "golf course of dreams". Course offers exceptional practice facilities, an 18-hole executive course in addition to the main layout which has wide fairways and large greens. Public and club members enjoy this venue year round. Twilight tee-times are a great bargain during winter.
