Sedona

Accommodations:

Bell Rock Inn

Location:

Sedona. Amid the spectacular beauty of Northern Arizona, some of the greatest golf, sightseeing and restaurants are at your disposal.  The red rocks of Sedona are absolutely breathtaking.  During your stay, you will need to go to the Grand Canyon, visit Native American ruins or experience the mystic vortexes.  You can do it all and play golf.  The accommodations feature two queen-sized beds, fireplace, refrigerator and two swimming pools. Double occupancy.  Cost includes green fees, carts and taxes.

Sedona Golf Resort
Get ready for  jaw-dropping beauty and exceptional golf challenge like no other course.  Each hole is a unique adventure governed by its own set of circumstances, as the course winds over and through the famed red rocks of Sedona.  And, at every turn, the beauty seems all the more striking.  Links Magazine lists Sedona Golf Resort on its 'must play' list.  This Gary Panks design plays to 6646 yards and don't let the 129 slope fool you ... trouble lurks around every water hazard, sand trap and red rock.    My favorite hole is #15, a par 4 measuring 450 yards and bends slightly to the right.  An arroyo runs up the left hand side and cuts across the fairway 120 yards from the green.  This hole demands an accurate drive with a narrow fairway and two large bunkers on the right placed about 235 yards from the tee.  With a series of small bunkers and one large one protecting the green, your approach shot is critical.  Golf On The Rocks!

Oak Creek Country Club
This Robert Trent Jones design, is truly a work of art.  Nestled among the red rocks of Sedona, the views are spectacular; the golf course, a masterpiece.  The course is considered a very traditional layout, similar to a Midwestern country club.  In the usual Jones manner, the fairways are classic tree-lined doglegs with fairway bunkers strategically placed in the landing areas, and the greens are surrounded with swirling greenside bunkers.  The course does however allow plenty of room for error and always an opportunity to get the errant shots back into the fairway.  Even though the desert surrounds you, there are three lakes and water comes into play twice on the front nine and three times on the back.  This is a premier golf experience.   

Verde Santa Fe Golf Course
This track received a rave review from Links Magazine and is located nearby in Cottonwood.  This new Tim McGough-designed layout is a pure golf experience with dynamic views of Sedona’s red rock country and the Mingus Mountains.  The course is traditionally crafted and landscaped with wide transition areas, dramatic elevation changes and subtle, two-tiered greens.  The landing areas are wide open and forgiving and here’s a kicker … no sand bunkers in the design.  Here’s the down side … the steep arroyos lurk among the fairways.  The signature hole is #18, 1 544-yard, par 5 which calls for an elevated tee shot down to a rolling fairway guarded by a natural wash.  The approach shot is to a narrow green.  Even though the course is situated about 4,000 feet above sea level, the par-71 course is ideal for walking.

Prescott Lakes Golf Club
You can be one of the first to experience the first Hale Irwin course in Arizona.  Located in Prescott, this exciting track opened in July of 2000 and is already receiving great press.  He designed it to accommodate all levels of golfers with five different tee boxes ranging from 4,724 to 7,216 yards.  This mile-high course features great views of Willow Lake, Granite Dells rock formations and the San Francisco Peaks.  Designer Irwin concurs, “The Prescott Lakes course site is unparalleled in its panoramic views.”  He adds, “The challenge will lie in the creek crossings and streambeds that may or may not contain water on the days you’re playing.  Some carries will have to be negotiated but for the most part I’ve tried to put water off the side of the fairways.”  An added cool feature is the three covered bridges that you use to cross some of the streams. The signature hole is the finishing one with a light dogleg left on this par 5.  Water is on the right with even a waterfall and OB on the left.  What a way to finish!