Southern Arizona
Southern Arizona a hotbed of hidden gems
 Make
the trip out to Arizona
for a golf vacation, and the Phoenix
area will attract you like a magnet with its legion of courses and resorts,
all fighting over your golfing dollar. If you are overwhelmed by the choices
the "Valley
of the Sun: has to offer, head south on Interstate 10 past Tucson
into spacious, affordable Southern Arizona Golf Vacation.
Following I-10 southeast, you will come to the southern most part
of Arizona and Cochise County on the Mexican
border. Summer temperatures are up to 15 degrees cooler than in
Phoenix. In the winter comes frosty mornings and 75 degree afternoons.
The small towns of Southern Arizona have a certain charm large
cities in Arizona such as Phoenix, Tucson and Scottsdale lack. No
where is this more evident than in Green
Valley, just 25 minutes south of Tucson. This "retirement" town
is home to a handful of challenging, affordable tracks including
Torres
Blancas, San
Ignacio, Canoa
Hills and Canoa
Ranch.
South of Green Valley are two of Southern Arizona Golf's most talked
about properties - the Tubac
Golf Resort and Rio
Rico. Tubac, home to a U.S.
Open qualifier in the movie Tin Cup, is a classic Red Lawrence designed
course that winds its way around the lush turf of the Santa
Cruz River Valley. Rio Rico is a classic Robert
Trent Jones Sr. layout with a $2.5 million renovation that has given
the resort a modern, pristine look.
Knowing it is easier to sink an 80-foot putt than to convince the
millions of golfers in Arizona to head deep into the south, central
part of the state, Turquoise
Valley built a 727-yard par-6 monster to attract curious, heavy
hitters. The original course was built in 1908 and is a integral
part of Naco history.
Most of Southern Arizona is still at a lofty elevation of 4,000 feet.
This means golfers of any ability can watch their drives sail through the lighter air for an extra few yards.
Southern Arizona's Golf also attracts golfers and tourists due to its
rich American history. This includes Naco, home of Buffalo Bill and the
only bombing by a foreign country in the U.S. The mountains around Rio
Rico also served as a refuge for American soldiers during the Apache Wars.
Southern Arizona is home to some of the state's most intriguing, scenic
and affordable resort and daily fee golf. The stories surrounding the
courses are often as captivating as the layouts themselves. Serious golfers
and weekenders alike owe it to themselves to explore this untapped region
of the Grand Canyon State.
Southern Arizona
|
