Gainey Ranch

The Sonoran Desert provides a stunning backdrop for this Pete Dye design that weaves through luxury residential development without losing its teeth. Water hazards come into play on half the holes, creating genuine risk-reward scenarios that separate this layout from typical desert resort fare. The par-3 7th over a lake to an island green serves as the signature hole, but it's the strategic bunkering and elevation changes throughout that keep scratch players coming back.