Vista Verde Golf Club

The course is part of a residential development as most courses are in Phoenix, on the northeast side, north of Fountain Valley in the Verdes community, with two other courses here. The course is on land between the McDowell Mountains and the Verde River with views all around of Granite Mountain, the Mazatzals, McDowell and Superstition Mountains, and Weaver's Needle, and at the moment, that's about all there is to see here until the community is developed. It's a desert style course with forced carries over arroyos and desert scrub to the landing areas off the tee which are good sized. The course has five set of tees, we played the 6782 yard, next from the back and it played to a 136 slope. The greens were the real challenge once you get to them, they're a bit crowned and the shots that don't hold run off into collection areas or bunkers. They're quick with a light amount of break, and at this point in time were in great shape. The course is heavily bunkered around the fairways and greenside for a total of around 70 bunkers, and water in play on only the 18th. The course was designed by Ken Kavanaugh and opened in 2007, and promises to be one of the better courses in the area.