# Desert Highlands Golf Club — Scottsdale, United States

## General information

- **Name** : Desert Highlands Golf Club
- **Location** : Scottsdale, United States
- **Address** : 10040 East Happy Valley Road
- **GPS coordinates** : 33.71530, -111.86600
- **Holes** : 18
- **Year built** : 1983
- **Architect** : Jack Nicklaus
- **Phone** : +1-4804193745
- **Courses listed** : 1

## Course: 18 (18 holes)

- **Total par** : 72
- **Mix** : 5 par 3, 8 par 4, 5 par 5

### Scorecard (distances in m)

| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Total |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 72 |
| Stroke index | 13 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 12 | — |
| Nicklaus | 320 | 530 | 410 | 187 | 383 | 391 | 170 | 405 | 514 | 371 | 512 | 158 | 360 | 382 | 131 | 221 | 523 | 476 | 6444 |
| Palmer | 303 | 469 | 372 | 160 | 363 | 374 | 160 | 396 | 510 | 363 | 499 | 148 | 343 | 363 | 126 | 201 | 519 | 470 | 6139 |
| Player | 285 | 457 | 363 | 151 | 352 | 340 | 118 | 366 | 472 | 327 | 488 | 135 | 311 | 352 | 117 | 177 | 482 | 444 | 5737 |
| Watson | 256 | 437 | 335 | 130 | 334 | 311 | 106 | 344 | 434 | 267 | 459 | 117 | 299 | 337 | 107 | 161 | 448 | 405 | 5287 |
| Middle | 254 | 372 | 327 | 117 | 324 | 299 | 92 | 308 | 402 | 224 | 416 | 109 | 258 | 309 | 94 | 156 | 429 | 397 | 4887 |
| Front | 192 | 360 | 307 | 107 | 303 | 258 | 74 | 301 | 395 | 224 | 409 | 96 | 254 | 270 | 83 | 134 | 415 | 373 | 4555 |

### Tees

| Tee | Category | Total length | Slope | Course rating |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Nicklaus | — | 6444 m | 149 | 73.8 |
| Palmer | — | 6139 m | 140 | 72.4 |
| Player | — | 5737 m | 132 | 70.4 |
| Watson | — | 5287 m | 126 | 67.9 |
| Middle | — | 4887 m | 129 | 71.7 |
| Front | — | 4555 m | 121 | 70.2 |

## Hazards

- **Bunkers** : 38
- **Sand area** : 7824 m²
- **Water hazards** : 0
- **Greens traced** : 18
- **Average green area** : 468 m²

*Surveyed on a single 18-hole course: these figures can be quoted per 18-hole round.*

## Data sources

Full profile: https://flyawaygolf.com/golfs/desert-highlands-golf-club

Scorecards, distances, slope and course rating come from the official course data. Hazard figures come from the surveyed tracing of the course; community contributions are excluded from them.

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