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Few desert courses in the Phoenix area announce themselves quite so dramatically. SunRidge Canyon occupies a rugged stretch of Sonoran Desert terrain on the eastern edge of Fountain Hills, where the landscape drops and climbs through natural canyon formations that architect Keith Foster used as the backbone of the routing. Opened in 1996, it earned a reputation quickly as one of the more serious desert-canyon designs in the Valley of the Sun — a course where the terrain does the heavy lifting and the views toward the McDowell Mountains serve as constant backdrop.
Foster's design asks for genuine shot-making rather than just power. The canyon walls, elevation changes, and native vegetation create a layout that demands both strategy and nerve, with several holes requiring carries over desert scrub and rock where a ball that misses the short grass is simply gone.
Fountain Hills itself sits just northeast of Scottsdale and is best known for one of the world's tallest fountains. The surrounding high-desert elevation gives SunRidge Canyon a slightly more temperate feel than central Phoenix, making it a popular choice when the Valley's spring and fall windows draw serious golfers from across the country.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black · men | 6,747 | 72.2 | 138 | 71 |
| Black · women | 6,747 | 79.4 | 151 | 71 |
| Black/Gold · men | 6,506 | 70.8 | 136 | 71 |
| Black/Gold · women | 6,506 | 78.2 | 148 | 71 |
| Gold · men | 6,283 | 70 | 132 | 71 |
| Gold · women | 6,283 | 77 | 145 | 71 |
| Gold/White Combo · men | 6,087 | 69.2 | 128 | 71 |
| Gold/White · women | 6,087 | 75.9 | 143 | 71 |
| White · men | 5,841 | 67.7 | 124 | 71 |
| White · women | 5,841 | 74.6 | 142 | 71 |
| White/Green Combo · men | 5,477 | 66.2 | 120 | 72 |
| White/Green Combo · women | 5,393 | 71.8 | 133 | 72 |
| Green · men | 5,138 | 64.6 | 113 | 72 |
| Green · women | 5,071 | 70 | 124 | 72 |
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