VGA offers prearranged golf events on Wednesdays and Saturdays at courses in the Phoenix area. Membership in VGA open to Men & Women
Saturday, September 17, 2016-Gold Canyon/Sidewinder Course
Matched with the same great golf course conditioning is Sidewinder, rated 4 Stars by Golf Digest. Sidewinder leads golfers through desert arroyos and native desert washes. The course offers a challenging desert layout for golfers of all abilities. Featuring dramatic views of the legendary Superstition Mountains, Sidewinder has it all; water features, gently rolling fairways, undulating greens and pristine Sonoran Desert vegetation makes Sidewinder one of the best values in the Valley.
In first place today at Sidewinder, Richard Golz by 3 strokes over the field at 68 net. Second place went to Jeff Currie at 71 net. Third place was a tie at 72 net between Tom “No Shoes” Hecocks and Steady Freddy Baldwin. Tom won the money with a win on the scorecard playoff. Fred got the coveted Atta-Boy. Rest of the field scores below.
Next up, Wednesday September 21 2016 Stonecreek GC 7:00:00 AM Shotgun Start $35.00.
Etched into the desert on pristine terrain in the heart of Phoenix, Stonecreek Golf Club’s magnificent par-71, 6,871-yard championship course was originally designed by Gary Grandstaff and Roy Dye, brother of the iconic Pete Dye and part of the Dye Designs dynasty. The course was subsequently re-designed by noted golf course architect Arthur Hills & Associates to modernize course infrastructure and bring it up to today’s standards while incorporating numerous environmentally-friendly maintenance and agronomy practices. The result is an adventurous, breathtaking links-style layout that has been rated four stars by Golf Digest. Mature trees frame emerald green Bermuda fairways and hilly, elevated greens, with creek beds meandering throughout the course and coming into play on five holes – adding to the course’s beauty as well as its strategic diversity. While challenging for scratch golfers, five sets of tees on each hole enable golfers of all ages and abilities to enjoy this picturesque desert golf gem, which features panoramic vistas of the Squaw Peak Mountains from every hole.
