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October 26, 2026
The best golf courses in Arizona, according to golfers on TheGrint, are The Estancia Club (97.8), Whisper Rock's Upper Course (97.2) and The Silverleaf Club (97.0), three private clubs in Scottsdale. Arizona has 10 courses on TheGrint's 2026 Top 100: seven on the U.S. Public list, led by We-Ko-Pa's Saguaro course at No. 39, and three on the U.S. Private list.
This guide covers all 10, the highly rated public courses just outside the Top 100, and how hard each one plays. Rankings come from golfers who played the courses, not a panel.
Every course links to its page in TheGrint's directory of 389 Arizona golf courses, with the full scorecard for every set of tees.
The best public golf courses in Arizona are the seven on TheGrint's 2026 Top 100 U.S. Public list, led by We-Ko-Pa Golf Club's Saguaro course at No. 39. Here they are with their rank on the list, TheGrint Rating out of 100, and TheGrint Difficulty:
| Rank (U.S. Public) | Course | City | TheGrint Rating | Plays harder than |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | We-Ko-Pa Golf Club: Saguaro | Fort McDowell | 94.7 | Not yet rated |
| 46 | We-Ko-Pa Golf Club: Cholla | Fort McDowell | 94.4 | 88% |
| 48 | TPC Scottsdale: Stadium Course | Scottsdale | 94.3 | 82% |
| 53 | Troon North: Monument Course | Scottsdale | 94.1 | 95% |
| 55 | Quintero Golf Club | Peoria | 94.1 | 98% |
| 87 | Troon North: Pinnacle Course | Scottsdale | 93.3 | 95% |
| 92 | Grayhawk Golf Club: Talon | Scottsdale | 93.1 | 95% |
Both We-Ko-Pa courses and both Troon North courses are on the list, and six of the seven are in or next to Scottsdale.
Three Scottsdale clubs are on TheGrint's 2026 Top 100 U.S. Private list, and they are the three highest-rated courses in Arizona:
| Rank (U.S. Private) | Course | City | TheGrint Rating | Plays harder than |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | The Estancia Club | Scottsdale | 97.8 | 88% |
| 45 | Whisper Rock Golf Club: Upper Course | Scottsdale | 97.2 | 99% |
| 59 | The Silverleaf Club | Scottsdale | 97.0 | 92% |
Arizona's top-rated golf is concentrated in the Phoenix area, with a second cluster around Tucson.
Resort and club courses can have booking rules for guests, so check each course's page and the course itself before you plan around it.
These public and semi-private courses rate highly with golfers on TheGrint but aren't on the 2026 Top 100. Each ranks in the top 61 of the 344 well-reviewed courses in Arizona:
Whisper Rock's Upper Course, a private club in Scottsdale, is the hardest of Arizona's Top 100 courses, playing harder than 99% of rated courses on TheGrint. Quintero Golf Club in Peoria (98%) is the hardest public course on the list, and Ventana Canyon's Canyon course in Tucson also plays harder than 99%.
The Stadium Course at TPC Scottsdale plays harder than 82% of rated courses, the lowest among Arizona's rated Top 100 courses. We-Ko-Pa's Saguaro course doesn't have a difficulty rating yet. For more, see the hardest golf courses golfers rank among the best, and check what tees to play before a hard course.
TheGrint Rating is a score out of 100 built from golfers' reviews and their head-to-head course rankings on TheGrint. TheGrint Top 100 uses those signals, including the Course Ranking Game, and gives more weight to golfers who have played more courses.
How we counted: ratings, difficulty and state ranks come from TheGrint's Arizona directory and course pages on October 26, 2026. Ratings update as golfers add reviews and rankings. For more on the lists, see how TheGrint Top 100 works.
TheGrint has the scorecard, ratings and difficulty for every course before you go, and GPS and scoring when you get there.
The Estancia Club in Scottsdale is the best golf course in Arizona according to golfers on TheGrint, with a TheGrint Rating of 97.8. It is a private club and No. 19 on TheGrint's 2026 Top 100 U.S. Private list. Whisper Rock's Upper Course (97.2) and The Silverleaf Club (97.0) are next.
We-Ko-Pa Golf Club's Saguaro course in Fort McDowell is the best public golf course in Arizona on TheGrint, with a TheGrint Rating of 94.7. It is No. 39 on TheGrint's 2026 Top 100 U.S. Public list, seven places ahead of We-Ko-Pa's Cholla course at No. 46.
The best-rated courses in Scottsdale on TheGrint are three private clubs: The Estancia Club (97.8), Whisper Rock's Upper Course (97.2) and The Silverleaf Club (97.0). The best-rated public options are the Stadium Course at TPC Scottsdale (94.3) and Troon North's Monument Course (94.1).
TheGrint's golf course directory lists 389 golf courses in Arizona: 149 public, 136 semi-private and 104 private. Scottsdale has the most of any city with 53, followed by Tucson with 38 and Phoenix with 27. Each course page has a free scorecard for every set of tees.
Whisper Rock's Upper Course plays harder than 99% of rated courses on TheGrint, the most of any Arizona Top 100 course. Quintero Golf Club in Peoria, at 98%, is the hardest public course on the list. Ventana Canyon's Canyon course in Tucson also plays harder than 99%.
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