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Originally Posted by ArcticKnight
Hey Tuq. Off topic, but what the heck -- this is slow and friendly forum...
You are in Phoenix, right? I played Johnson's Ranch south of Mesa about 4 years ago. It was rather new, really good price (75$), long from the back tees, and a good layout. My buddies and I were guessing this is probably pretty pricey now. Do you know of this course?
I know *of* it. I didn't realize how effing far it was down there until about a month ago, when I played a new course in Florence, which is a few miles past there, and we drove past JR on our way back.
The new course is in an Anthem development and is called Poston Butte. I really don't know how good JR is and haven't heard much, but PB is so damned far down there (one hour from my place in Central Phoenix with light traffic, literally halfway to Tucson) that even though it's managed by Troon Golf they were giving it away in December: $60 all you could play + lunch or $40 all you could play after noon + lunch. I don't know what Johnson Ranch gets these days nor how much the rates went up at Poston Butte since the new year, but these fringe tracks are always more reasonable because of geography. I will say though it's a nice course and I hope to play it again. Also, the goddamned sprawl in that area is ridiculous.