sports

Best of the Valley 2026: Prettiest Golf Holes in the Phoenix Area

by Phoenix Magazine

Phoenix Hole 10 at Lookout Mountain Golf Club at Hilton Phoenix Tapatio Cliffs Resort Looming 14 stories tall, Hole 10 ranks as the highest-elevation tee box in the city. This means unfettered sightlines to Piestewa Peak and a bird’s-eye view of coyotes and javelina roaming the desert below. 11111 N. Seventh St., Phoen

Phoenix

Hole 10 at Lookout Mountain Golf Club at Hilton Phoenix Tapatio Cliffs Resort

Looming 14 stories tall, Hole 10 ranks as the highest-elevation tee box in the city. This means unfettered sightlines to Piestewa Peak and a bird’s-eye view of coyotes and javelina roaming the desert below.

11111 N. Seventh St., Phoenix, 602-866-6357, lookoutmountaingolf.com

Scottsdale/Northeast Valley

Hole 8 of Cholla Course at We-Ko-Pa Golf Club

A deep wash burrows to the left of this Par 5, while pristine desert sprawls to the right. And mountains surround the course, making for an unspoiled panorama – true desert golf at its best.

18200 WeKoPa Way, Fort McDowell, 480-836-9000, wekopa.com

Hilton Phoenix Tapatio Cliffs Resort

We-Ko-PA Golf Club

West Valley

Hole 18 of Victory Course at Verrado Golf Club

A tidy green nestles between hulking boulders and craggy rocks – a picturesque scene on its own. But it’s the spectacular backdrop of the White Tank Mountains that steals the spotlight on this Par 5.

20855 W. Tiger Mountain Dr., Buckeye, 623-518-9967, verradogolfclub.com

East Valley

Hole 5 on Dinosaur Mountain Course at Gold Canyon Golf Resort & Spa

Contouring the landscape’s peaks and valleys, this course features stark elevation changes and adventurous play. The Par 3 Hole 5 perches at the highest point, where the Superstitions throw deep shadows and deliver dramatic vistas.

6100 S. Kings Ranch Rd., Gold Canyon, 480-982-9090, gcgr.com