Adjacent to the larger metropolis of Phoenix, Arizona is Scottsdale a one-time blue-collar town that has evolved into a tourist town. The climate is generally hot and arid with mild winters, which has helped Scottsdale become a top golf destination and resulted in a rising number of Scottsdale golf communities. The FBR Open Golf Tournament is held at the Tournament Players Club of Scottsdale every spring and golfers enjoy upwards of two hundred courses.
The Robb Report designated Scottsdale as "America’s Best Place to Live for Golf" in 2006, which may help to explain the literally dozens of Scottsdale golf communities that have sprung up all over town. These Scottsdale golf communities offer every kind of course, from traditional to desert designs, with spectacular views of the McDowell Mountains, the vast Sonoran Desert, Superstition Mountain, and Pinnacle Peak. Golfers can also take in the beauty of Arizon’s native desert flora and fauna, including the majestic Saguaro cacti, beautiful Ironwood trees, stunning rugged rock outcroppings, wily coyotes and the occasional patient desert tortoise.
The Scottsdale Arizona golf communities also offer all the amenities a golfer could want, with restaurants and bars, spas, hiking and other recreational activities such as tennis, pools; it all adds up to a very high standard of living. Scottsdale golf communities feature courses designed by the greats: Jack Nicklaus, Gary Panks, Tom Fazio, Tom Weiskopf, Billy Casper, Greg Nash, Jay Morrish, Phil Mickelson and Arnold Palmer. It’s no wonder that Scottsdale has acquired the reputation as a golfers paradise. Scottsdale golf communities have names that evoke the beauty and mystique of the sport, such as: Wildfire, Whisper Rock, Legend Trail, Mirabel, Grayhawk, Estancia, and Terravita.
Scottsdale golf communities’ courses have consistently been highly ranked by the industry, including: ‘America’s Best Top 100 Residential Golf Courses’ by Golfweek, "America’s Top 100 Golf Communities" by Travel & Leisure magazine, and "Top 25 Private Golf Communities" by Luxury Golf & Travel magazine. Scottsdale boasts four AAA Five-Diamond hotels, and tourism is the city’s largest employer. The growth of the Scottsdale golf communities indicates the desire for baby boomers to live an active lifestyle doing what they really want and what they’ve dreamed of being able to spend as much time as they want, and for many of them that’s golfing. Scottsdale’s population is just over two hundred and thirty-eight thousand and is growing at a rate of about 9.3% per year. So you had better hurry and buy your own Scottsdale Real Estate while the area is growing!
