The Golf Club of Estrella

Description

The Golf Club of Estrella offers challenging play in the midst of breathtaking beauty. This dramatic, upscale daily-fee course flows along the contours of the land, allowing washes and hillsides to remain in a pristine state. The course is designed to accommodate golfers with varying abilities by offering several tee placements to match skill with distance.

As Jack Nicklaus II's inaugural Arizona course, Estrella offers a classic golf experience unlike any in the area. Following in his father's legendary footsteps, Jack II's daily-fee championship course is golf in the traditional sense -- challenging yet forgiving, and always spectacular. Fairways roll across the natural contours of the land, while elevated tees unveil views of the Sierra Estrella Mountains. It is a course as remarkable as its heritage.

Jack Nicklaus II learned golf design from the best -- his father, yet over time he has carved out his own niche and reputation. In keeping with the philosophy of Nicklaus Design, the course blends in with its environs and incorporates natural desert vegetation. The diverse terrain of the course complies with Jack II's goal of offering variety. "I want people to step away from my course having used every club in their bag," he says.

The signature 17th hole, a 189-yard par 3, is set majestically into the rocky terrain and can be one of the few solid birdie opportunities of the course.