This high desert course features enough variety of terrain to challenge the most experienced golfer This is a typical Robert Trent Jones Jr design and the first for him in the Phoenix area The high desert surrounds the immaculate fairways and the greens are fast large undulating and elevated There is a water hazard that comes into play on holes 9 and 10 Golf Digest rated it as the 16th Best in State course for 1997 98 The 5,929 yard men s tee also has a ladies course rating of 74.9 and a slope of 137 Premium tee times can be reserved eight to thirty days in advance