Excerpt from: Scottsdale real estate and news
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| August 31, 2007 | | Scottsdale is a world famous mecca for golfers. | Scottsdale offers more than 174 public and private golf courses. These course are varied and distinctive and based on the natural topography and native beauty. Desert golf is responsive to the limitations of the environment so it can't change the natural flow of water and it must use the natural habitat. Many Scottsdale golf courses utilize huge boulders, desert cacti and Saguaros and sandy arroyos to reach the much sought after greens. Unique golf course architecture plays another important aspect in the popularity of Scottsdale golf course. Courses designed by the likes of Tom Weiskopf, Robert Trent Jones Sr., Tom Fazio, Jack Nicklaus, Robert Cupp and Arnold Palmer insure that desert course are challenging, unique and always fun. Desert courses are a special treat for visitors because they offer something really different then the courses they are familiar with. Another aspect is that with 329 days of sunshine and an incredible high level of golf instruction, Scottsdale offers a superb setting for learning and improving on the game. Exciting courses, top instruction, and the best weather in the country is why Scottsdale is regarded as one of the world's best places to golf. | | | |
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