Located just outside Phoenix Gold Canyon Golf Resort boasts two 18 hole championship golf courses Dinosaur Mountain and The Sidewinder This resort added nine new holes to an existing nine to create the Sidewinder Course which opened in September 1998 The original nine holes on the Sidewinder Course which opened in 1997 run along the lower flatlands and wind through a housing development The course now measures 6,481 yards from the back tees and plays to a par of 71 The picturesque Dinosaur Mountain Course can be difficult for the beginning to intermediate player It is a par 70 and measures 6,584 yards from the back tees Many great views of the Superstition Mountains and surrounding valleys can be seen from every hole The course is a target style design The small greens are fast and the fairways are narrow Instruction is available through Resort Golf Schools based at the resort and led by Scott Sackett one of GOLF Magazine s Top 100 Teachers For more information call 800 541 7707