Arizona, USA
Troon North Golf Club - Monument Course
Course Highlight
Designed by British Open champion Tom Weiskopf, this course weaves through massive granite boulders in Arizona's Sonoran Desert, with the signature par-5 3rd hole featuring a 35-foot monument rock in the fairway's center, blending dramatic desert canyon terrain with Open Championship-style golf.
About the Course
Consistently ranked among America's finest public courses, the Monument Course holds positions #54-58 in Golf Magazine's 'Top 100 Courses You Can Play' and T177 in Golfweek's 2025 Best Residential Courses nationally. As one of Scottsdale's pioneering high-end public facilities since 1990, the course has earned acclaim for its 'country club for a day' experience and championship-caliber conditions, hosting events including the Golf Channel Amateur Tour. The signature 3rd hole, a 564-yard par-5 dogleg right, centers on the massive boulder that construction crews famously abandoned trying to remove—the 'Monument' stone that gives the course its name. Players must strategically navigate around this natural landmark off the tee, while the downhill 244-yard par-3 16th tests long-iron precision with two menacing front bunkers guarding the green. Spectacular desert boulder formations punctuate the layout, organic washes add strategic intrigue, and the black tees stretch to 7,039 yards with a slope of 145, demanding full mastery even from low-handicap players.