bumping this thread seeing if any of you 2+2 guys want a game sometime? I'm probably a 4 handicap and have connections all over the valley for free golf.

Well, maybe. But with the caveat that I didn't renew my HDCP this year and have basically shut down my game until next year, when my game plan is to renew my HDCP and get the strokes I deserve since my game has gone in the crapper. In other words, I will play for fun or for very low stakes, but I'm too annoyed at my game to play for decent money.

Regardless, late September until courses close for overseeing (approximately mid-October depending on course) is historically my favorite time of year to play in PHX. Courses are still cheap, empty, it's not quite as hot, and the summer grass means the ball rolls farther and carts can be driven wherever. My schedule may fall where I'll have some afternoons free so maybe we can meet up if the first paragraph wasn't a scare.

I'm moving to Phoenix at least by November 1st and will be down to play all the time then. I'll try and pm you when I move.

yeah right about now is DEFINITELY one of the best times for locals to play. The rates have started creeping up a little bit, but usually can get a 11 AM - 1 PM tee time at most places for 20-30 bucks.

I used to work at orangetree golf resort in scottsdale for like 7 years and have a bunch of friends that still work at courses like kierland, biltmore, legacy, pinnacle peak cc, etc so I can get groups together pretty easily.

I'm basically rock hard right now thinking about my golf vacation in a few weeks. Going with a group of 12 guys, all cool guys (booze, golf, poker FTW).

Going up early Saturday morning...mid morning tee time at Seven Canyons in Sedona, then heading up the hill to stay in my buddies place on the course in Forest Highlands.

Sunday tee time at one of our favorite booze courses PINEWOOD in Munds Park (drink 14 beers and still shoot even hopefully).

Monday is a 11 AM tee time at Forest Highlands Meadow Course

Tuesday is a 11 AM tee time at Forest Highlands Canyon Course.

Grand total for all of this? $20 cart fee at Pinewood....plus food/booze/gambling money



Pretty good value IMO LOL

http://www.redrocknews.com/News/memb...golf-club.html

I don't know exactly what it's like right now, but I was going to stop at Seven Canyons on my way back to Dallas from Vegas a few weeks ago. Then I found this article.

And yeah, in the short time I was in Phoenix, right after Labor Day was always my favorite time to play. Maybe catch a day under 100 with a dry breeze and play cheap golf and nice, fast courses.

if you notice that article is dated June 2010...the pictures are from much earlier in the year when they had a water problem and just 2 or 3 of their fairways started to die. I played there about a month ago and it was back in very good shape and I only expect it to get better. There was no dirt areas like shown on that picture and the greens were smooth and lightning fast as usual.

yes they are having problems financially, but the course is still the BOMB.

I have played there about 15 times and it has never once been in anything less than 8.5/10 shape.

I think they are offering rounds on golfnow.com for like 50-100 bucks which is a steal imo for that course and definitely worth a day trip to play there if you never have. Besides ocean views, I don't know what's more awesome than being surrounded by red rock canyons.

awesome, have fun!

The Canyon Course is the stone cold nuts. A kid on my highschool team lived on the 5th hole? (short par 3 with water in front). Easily one of the sickest courses I've ever played.

4th hole. 5th hole is a short dogleg par-5 that would probably make a fantastic par-4 in competition. Decent as a par-5 for members, but that hole and the 13th must be really easy par-5s for pros and I assume at least one of those is converted for events.

The 4th hole starts a stretch in which every other hole is a par-3. 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14.

Still my favorite course I've ever played.

yeah, my buddy has a cabin (5 bedrooms, 5 bath) on the 14th hole on the Meadow Course. It's pretty damn sick to stay at for 4-5 days straight with a bunch of friends playing golf all day and grilling up food then poker late night obv.

Also, there's a lake on the 14th hole that is stocked with rainbow trout who hit anything that moves so we go down there at dusk right outside my buddy's place and catch like 15-20 trout for ****s and giggles.

http://www.fhgc.com/golf.php FOREST HIGHLANDS IS DEF THE STONE COLD NUTS

my favorite hole on the course has to me #9...it's such a cool hole, you can rip driver or 3 wood and the ball stays in the air forever.

last time we played my buddy drove it to like 5 feet on #17 which was pretty impressive imo. obv he missed the eagle because he sucks at putting

Lots of good holes. When the course came out I was in high school with Weiskopf's son and he told me they hated the 18th and planned to redo it, but I'm pretty sure they haven't, or I don't notice the changes. The hole is fine as is, not really sure what they didn't like or what they planned to do. It's a very good risk/reward hole even if it has a slightly different feel than the rest of the course.

I haven't played Meadow and imagine that anywhere else in the state it would get mad props but it doesn't stand a chance alongside Canyon.

to be dead honest I don't like number 18 at all...it's too narrow up by the green to really go for in 2 most of the time.

imo the meadow is just barely a notch below the canyon course, no joke. Hence the name (Meadow) the course is out in the open a little more, everything plays a little more firm and fast. I am so pumped about going up I keep checking this thread while i am at work hahaha

tuq did you play high school golf or anything in the valley? I played for shadow mountain all 4 years from 98-02. We got runner up in state in 2002 which was pretty cool. We almost upset Red Mountain who was DOMINATING back then with Charlie Beljan, Mueller brothers, etc....