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SCOTTSDALE
GOLF’S ULTIMATEOASIS
Fusing the cultures and values of America’s
‘
Old West’ and Mexico, Arizona is an
outstanding and fascinating choice for a
golf holiday where desert golf, brilliant
resorts and amazing service are combined
in magnificent style.
Scottsdale – Arizona’s golfing capital – is
located at the base of the Sonoran Desert
with its rugged scrubland and cacti and
overlooked by the majestic McDowell
Mountains, behind which the sun fades each
evening, painting the skies in amazing reds
and purples. An insider tip is to enjoy late
evening golf, when the sun is lower – this
takes the edge off the heat and ensures that
you will benefit from the amazing sunsets.
Cast a net around Scottsdale and its
surroundings and you will cover more than
200
golf courses, an amazing concentration
that helps explain the destination’s unique
appeal. Like Myrtle Beach, perhaps the only
yardstick for this golfing paradise,
Scottsdale’s golfing diversity makes it part
opportunity and part minefield. But begin
with one of our recommended
accommodation providers and some sound
golfing advice and Scottsdale offers a golf
holiday experience like no other.
If a five-star resort base sounds appealing,
then the Fairmont Scottsdale is the genuine
article. Not only will you enjoy the trappings
of one of the area’s top hotels, you will also
have favourable access to play the Stadium
and Champions Courses at TPC Scottsdale,
but more on that later. AAA, the American
equivalent of our AA hotel rating, ranks the
Fairmont Scottsdale at five diamonds, a feat
not easily achieved but one that is testament
to the service and facilities onsite.
An afternoon away from the golf course at
the Fairmont represents an opportunity; rent
a private cabana poolside and chill out in
the ultimate fashion, hike into the desert and
the mountains for a more intimate Arizona
experience or head to the top-rated Willow
Stream Spa for a treatment with the most
incredible view. Sundowners and dinner at
your choice of the resort’s outstanding
restaurants round off what may be a typical
day at an astonishing property.
At neighbouring TPC Scottsdale guests will
enjoy a PGA Tour experience, following in
the most famous of footsteps, particularly
in tackling the Stadium Course’s 16th hole
–
the only enclosed hole on the Tour where
thousands of raucous fans congregate during
tournament play. Two top class courses
await with quality to match the
Fairmont hospitality.
Fairmont Scottsdale Resort
Tackle the likes of Longbow