ANCALA COUNTRY CLUB

Desert target golf at its most demanding, this Scottsdale track forces you to thread drives between towering saguaros and navigate elevated greens that punish anything but pure strikes. The routing takes full advantage of the Sonoran terrain's natural washes and elevation changes, creating approach shots that play significantly longer than the yardage suggests. What separates this from the resort courses down the road is the unforgiving nature of the design—miss the fairway and you're likely hitting your next shot from behind a cholla cactus.