Southern Dunes Golf Club north of Phoenix

By Chris Baldwin, Contributor

Southern Dunes Golf Club in Maricopa is a Fred Couples design that's unlike anything else in Phoenix-Scottsdale golf. The landscape is wide open with few trees in sight.

Southern Dunes Golf Club in Maricopa
A view of the golf course at Southern Dunes Golf Club in Maricopa, Arizona.
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The tall native grasses are high, thick and punishing. The houses are nonexistent. There's no pool, no tennis courts, no country-club accouterments. The golf course is the only thing that matters here, and it shows in Couples' tough track.

Chris BaldwinChris Baldwin, Contributor

Chris Baldwin keeps one eye on the PGA Tour and another watching golf vacation hotspots and letting travelers in on the best place to vacation.


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