Whisper Rock Golf Club

The high Sonoran Desert rewards bold shot-making across this Tom Fazio masterpiece, where massive granite boulders and towering saguaros create natural amphitheaters around elevated greens. Fazio's routing maximizes the dramatic elevation changes—nearly 400 feet from lowest to highest point—forcing carries over desert washes that separate fairway islands like stepping stones. The par-3 17th epitomizes desert target golf at its finest, demanding a precise mid-iron to a green perched precariously against a backdrop of jagged rock formations.