Pin itThree days, three courses that define Scottsdale's upper tier, with a sunrise balloon flight and Old Town food tour between rounds.
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4 Days
Long Weekend
$2200–$3500/person
3
Moderate
Three days, three rounds, three courses that represent the top of the Scottsdale market. This itinerary is built for the golfer with a long weekend and the ambition to play the courses that define the destination. TPC Scottsdale Stadium brings the PGA Tour pedigree, Grayhawk Raptor delivers Tom Fazio's Arizona contribution, and Troon North Monument provides Weiskopf's links-influenced desert masterwork.
Scottsdale, Arizona
Trip at a Glance
Fly into Sky Harbor and drive twenty-five minutes northeast to your accommodation in north Scottsdale. The Residence Inn by Marriott Scottsdale North provides all-suite rooms with kitchens at $120 to $200 per night, positioned three miles from Grayhawk and five from Troon North.
Pre-dawn hotel pickup for a Hot Air Balloon Sunrise Flight over the Sonoran Desert. The forty-five- to seventy-five-minute flight, launching at first light and ending with a champagne toast, gives you an aerial perspective on the desert that changes how the golf courses look for the rest of the trip.
Morning round at the Troon North Monument Course, the course that most clearly articulates a strategic philosophy among the Scottsdale inventory. The British links influence shows up in the firm greens, the bump-and-run approach shots, and the premium on positioning over power.
Check out and return to PHX, twenty-five to thirty minutes south.
Trip Logistics
Plan the Practicalities
The north Scottsdale base places all three courses within a twenty-minute drive. TPC Scottsdale and Grayhawk are roughly equal distance south and southwest; Troon North is north along Scottsdale Road. The compact triangle minimizes driving and maximizes time on the course and in the restaurants. A rental car is necessary, and the daily distances are short enough that the car doubles as a convenient shuttle between course and dinner rather than a logistical burden.
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