PAVILION LAKES GOLF CLUB

The Sonoran Desert's unforgiving terrain serves as both canvas and adversary on this Tom Lehman design, where elevated tees launch drives over dramatic washes and around towering saguaros that have witnessed centuries of desert storms. Water comes into play on half the holes—a rarity in Arizona's arid landscape—creating strategic decisions that separate desert rats from weekend warriors. The par-3 17th demands a precise mid-iron carry over both desert scrub and lake to a peninsula green that punishes anything but committed swings.