Arizona Golf Schools

We-Ko-Pa Golf Club - Scottsdale, Arizona Golf School

Host golf course: We-Ko-Pa Golf Club
Host resorts: Radisson Fort McDowell Resort

We-Ko-Pa Golf Club is a daily fee, 18-hole golf facility featuring two spectacular courses: the Cholla course, designed by Scott Miller, and the Saguaro course, designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, which is scheduled to open in December, 2006. Located just east of Scottsdale and Fountain Hills, the club is located on land that will never be used for residential or commercial development, yielding dramatic views of the Sonoran desert and the surrounding mountains. It was voted one of the best new courses in America and both courses have consistently ranked in the lists of top golf courses in America.  Your golf school features one of the areas top practice facilities.

We-ko-Pa also features a large full service clubhouse. Inspired by the Yavapai culture, the We-Ko-Pa clubhouse features a “desert vernacular” styling with unique detail contributions that draw inspiration from the natural environment. The clubhouse is replete with stylized detailing and yields spectacular views of the McDowell Mountains, Red Mountain, Four Peaks and the Superstitions.

The Radisson Hotel Fort McDowell Resort offers magnificent mountain views, luxurious amenities, warm hospitality, inviting atmosphere and professional service that is sure to satisfy both business and leisure travelers. The AAA 4 Diamond property features 248 spacious guest rooms and suites, all beautifully decorated according to Native American traditions. Amenities include high-speed Internet throughout the hotel, onsite full service casino, onsite championship golf course, full service health club and spa, heated outdoor swimming pool with children's water play area and 2 whirlpools and full service salon.

The Anhala (Mesquite) Restaurant & Lounge presents local Native American fare, indigenous Mexican specialties and authentic Mesquite grilled cuisine. The resort's signature dishes showcase citrus, pecans, herbs and mesquite grown locally at the Fort McDowell Yavapai Farm.
Awards and Honors

Saguaro

GOLFWEEK'S BEST - MODERN COURSES 1960 - PRESENT - #67 - GOLFWEEK, March 2008

#1 PUBLIC ACCESS COURSE IN ARIZONA - Golfweek's Best - State-by-State March, 2008

TOP 10 AMERICA'S BEST NEW PUBLIC COURSES, Golf Digest, January 2008

#1 PUBLIC ACCESS COURSE IN ARIZONA - Golfweek's Best - State-by-State 2007

BEST RESORT GOLF COURSES in AMERICA (#20) - Golfweek, November, 2007

"TOP 10 BEST NEW COURSES YOU CAN PLAY" in the U.S. - GOLF magazine January 2007

BEST NEW COURSES for 2007 (#15) - Golfweek, October, 2007

BEST CASINO COURSES (#3) - Golfweek, December 2007

 TOP 50 COURSES FOR WOMEN (#33) - Golf for Women, July/August 2007

 TOP TEN BEST NEW COURSES of 2006 - Travel + Leisure Golf

Cholla

#2 PUBLIC ACCESS COURSE IN ARIZONA - Golfweek's Best - State-by-State March, 2008

#3 PUBLIC ACCESS COURSE IN ARIZONA - Golfweek's Best - State-by-State 2007

BEST RESORT GOLF COURSES IN AMERICA (#31) - Golfweek, November, 2007

"TOP 100 YOU CAN PLAY" IN THE U.S.  (#36) - GOLF magazine 2006

BEST CASINO COURSES (#8) - Golfweek, December, 2007

"TOP 40 CASINO GOLF COURSES" (#6) - Golf Digest, July, 2007

TOP 10 BEST NEW PUBLIC GOLF COURSES IN THE WORLD - Sports Illustrated,- December, 2001.

DEVELOPMENT OF THE YEAR 2002 - Golf Inc. magazine

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