Adobe Course at Arizona Biltmore Golf Club in Phoenix: A classic William P. Bell parkland design
PHOENIX -- The Adobe Course at semi-private Arizona Biltmore Golf Club was built in 1928 after chewing gum magnate William Wrigley Jr., hired William P. Bell to design a golf course to go with the "Jewel of the Desert," the Arizona Biltmore Resort.
Now a par 71 measuring 6,430 yards from the back tees, the Adobe Course is one of several dozen courses designed by Bell, whose portfolio also includes Bel-Air Country Club.
One of two courses at Arizona Biltmore Golf Club (the other is the Links Course built in 1978), the Adobe is traditional parkland with a smattering of trees, a few water hazards and bunkers. The traditional push-up greens remain, and many of the holes are parallel, making it difficult to lose a ball.
The club offers practice facilities including a driving range and putting green as well as a full-service restaurant and golf shop in its expansive clubhouse.
Arizona Biltmore Golf Club - Adobe Course - no. 5
William P. Bell's classic layout -- the Adobe Course at Arizona Biltmore Golf Club, which opened in 1928 -- is a longtime favorite in Phoenix.
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Arizona Biltmore Golf Club - Adobe Course - no. 2
The second on the Adobe Course at Arizona Biltmore Golf Club is a straightforward 170-yard par 3.
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Arizona Biltmore Golf Club - Adobe Course - no. 3
It's all carry on the par-3 third on the Adobe Course at Arizona Biltmore Golf Club in Phoenix.
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Arizona Biltmore Golf Club - Adobe Course - no. 8
At just 473 yards from the back tee, the par-5 eighth on the Adobe Course at Arizona Biltmore Golf Club is certainly reachable in two.
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Arizona Biltmore Golf Club - Adobe Course - no. 9
The ninth on the Adobe Course at Arizona Biltmore Golf Club is a short par 3 next to the clubhouse.
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Arizona Biltmore Golf Club - Adobe Course - no. 15
The par-4 15th on the Adobe Course at Arizona Biltmore G.C. is classic parkland golf.
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Arizona Biltmore Golf Club - Adobe Course - no. 16
A large bunker guards the left side of the green on the par-3 16th hole of the Adobe Course at Arizona Biltmore Golf Club in Phoenix.
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Arizona Biltmore Golf Club - Adobe Course - no. 18
A stream cascades down the entire right side of the par-5 18th hole on the Adobe Course at Arizona Biltmore Golf Club in Phoenix.
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Arizona Biltmore Golf Club - Adobe Restaurant
A putting green sits across the outdoor dining of the Adobe Restaurant at Arizona Biltmore Golf Club in Phoenix.
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The Adobe Course is one of two championship courses at the Arizona Biltmore Golf Club. Opened in 1928, the course has a traditional design that is both challenging and scenic with wide fairways, tranquil ponds and views of Squaw Peak.
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