Winter desert golf with a very large course inventory and a full city of hotels and dining behind it.
Scottsdale is the winter capital of American desert golf. The Sonoran desert setting gives target style layouts with generous landing areas framed by cactus and rock, and conditioning at the resort courses is kept high through the peak season. What separates Scottsdale from more remote golf destinations is the city behind it: a deep supply of hotels, restaurants and non golf activity that makes it easy for a mixed group. Peak season runs from January through April, and the professional tournament week in early in the year lifts prices and fills hotels across the area. Summer is extreme heat, which drops rates sharply and pushes play to sunrise. Buggies are standard on almost every course. TeeLinkUp tracks Scottsdale as a golf travel destination and connects you with golfers already playing in United States, so you can line up a game before you land instead of hoping for an open slot on the tee sheet. Book the marquee round first, keep one day flexible for weather, and budget for caddies, transfers and any resort package minimums on top of the published green fee.
Best time to play: January to April for peak conditions; summer is very hot with sunrise tee times.
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