Troon North Golf Course

The Monument and Pinnacle courses carved into the Sonoran Desert floor showcase target golf at its most dramatic, with elevated tees launching balls over saguaro-studded arroyos toward greens framed by towering granite boulders. Tom Weiskopf's routing here maximizes the natural desert theater—particularly the par-3 15th on Pinnacle, where a 150-yard carry over a chasm feels like launching into the Grand Canyon. Desert golf purists argue this represents Arizona's most authentic high-desert experience, where course conditioning rivals the private clubs but coyotes still patrol the fairways at dawn.