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Arizona’s 30 best public golf courses for 2023, ranked

Golfweek has released its rankings of the best public golf courses you can play in each state, based on judging by its nationwide network of raters.

There is no shortage of good options for Arizona golfers, according to the rankings.

While many states have 10 or 20 courses in their rankings, Arizona’s list has 30 courses.

Arizonans do love their golf.

Golfweek’s Top 5 public-access Arizona golf courses for 2023

Golfweek has the Saguaro course at We-Ko-Pa at Fort McDowell as the No. 1 ranked course you can play in Arizona.

No. 2 on the list is Wickenburg Ranch’s Big Wick course in Wickenburg.

Quintero Golf Club in Peoria comes in at No. 3.

At No. 4? TPC Scottsdale’s Stadium Course in Scottsdale, home of a little tournament each year called the WM Phoenix Open.

Rounding out the top 5 in Golfweek’s list is the Golf Club at Dove Mountain (Saguaro/Tortolita) in Marana.

The Stadium Course at TPC Scottsdale continues to be one of Arizona's best golf courses open to the public.

The Stadium Course at TPC Scottsdale continues to be one of Arizona’s best golf courses open to the public.

How Golfweek ranked the best public golf courses

Golfweek explained its methodology for the rankings as follows:

“The hundreds of members of our course-ratings panel continually evaluate courses and rate them on 10 criteria on a points basis of 1 through 10. They also file a single, overall rating on each course. Those overall ratings are averaged to produce all our Golfweek’s Best course rankings. The courses on this list allow public access in some fashion, be it standard daily green fees, through a resort or by staying at an affiliated hotel. If there’s a will, there’s a tee time – no membership required. ( There are a handful of courses on this list that some players might consider to be private, but they do allow non-hosted, non-member guest play in some limited form, normally through a local hotel or similar arrangement.)”

Complete Golfweek ranking of Arizona’s Top 30 public golf courses

  • 1. We-Ko-Pa (Saguaro), Fort McDowell

  • 2. Wickenburg Ranch (Big Wick), Wickenburg

  • 3. Quintero Golf Club, Peoria

  • 4. TPC Scottsdale (Stadium), Scottsdale

  • 5. Golf Club at Dove Mountain (Saguaro/Tortolita), Marana

  • 6. Ak-Chin Southern Dunes, Maricopa

  • 7. Ventana Canyon (Mountain), Tucson

  • 8. Grayhawk (Talon), Scottsdale

  • 9. We-Ko-Pa (Cholla), Fort McDowell

  • 10. Troon North (Monument), Scottsdale

  • 11. Troon North (Pinnacle), Scottsdale

  • 12. Grayhawk (Raptor), Scottsdale

  • 13. Casino del Sol (Sewailo), Tucson

  • 14. Laughlin Ranch, Bullhead City

  • 15. Boulders Resort (South), Carefree

  • T16. Gold Canyon Golf Resort (Dinosaur Mountain), Gold Canyon

  • T16. Omni Tucson National Resort (Catalina), Tucson

  • 18. La Paloma (Ridge/Canyon), Tucson

  • 19. Boulders Resort (North), Carefree

  • 20. Whirlwind (Devil’s Claw), Chandler

  • T21. Verrado (Founders), Buckeye

  • T21. TPC Scottsdale (Champions), Scottsdale

  • 23. Longbow, Mesa

  • T24. Las Sendas, Mesa

  • T24. Whirlwind (Cattail), Chandler

  • T26. SunRidge Canyon, Fountain Hills

  • T26. Legacy, Phoenix

  • 28. Sedona Golf Resort, Sedona

  • T29. Camelback (Ambiente), Scottsdale

  • T29. Wildfire at Desert Ridge (Faldo Championship), Phoenix

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