Wednesday, Fourth of July, 2018 / Talking Stick / O’odham Course

Recognized as a top public golf course by Golfweek magazine, Talking Stick Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona, boasts the largest public practice facility in the valley to ensure you have the best opportunities to warm-up and practice your swing. Go no further for a fantastic golf outing for your corporate event or personal group. Whether planning for a group of 16 or 300, Talking Stick Golf Club is here to make sure your event is a success. Whether it’s an event or just a casual outing, grab a bite to eat before your round at the Wildhorse Grille for a warm, southwestern breakfast or relaxing lunch. No matter if you are planning a first class wedding or getting a quick meal in, the Wildhorse Grille will treat you with unmatched service. Take advantage of our soft rolling landscape and surroundings to have the wedding of your dreams, offering both you and your loved ones a chance to rejoice and celebrate in the atmosphere that fits your style, complete with a customized menu and an on-site coordinator to help you plan along the way. Having opened in 1998, both the O’odham and Piipaash golf courses (formerly North and South courses) were designed by the design team of Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw. The O’odham (North) Course is a links style adventure through grasslands and ingenious bunkering, while the Piipash (South) Course is a more traditional layout with its tree-lined fairways, creative water hazards and smaller, sloped greens, showing that even our golf courses are so much more than common. At Talking Stick Golf Club, you are also moments away from experiencing all there is to do at the Talking Stick Resort. Recognized as a four-diamond resort in Scottsdale, Talking Stick Resort is home to Arizona’s largest poker room, as well as a spectacular casino that hosts 800 multi-denominational slot machines, more than 50 table games, and is open twenty-four hours a day for your convenience. Known for providing nightly entertainment and music, the resort is a fantastic place to relax after a round of golf.
“When commissioned to design Talking Stick Golf Club, our charge was to create two golf courses to accommodate public play yet each decidedly different, with respect to playing characteristics. Talking Stick Golf Club’s O’odham Course (formerly North Course), with its broad, angular holes, rewards thoughtful play through the rise of its many options according to one’s level of skill. Its low profile, slightly crowned greens and close-cropped approaches encourage running as well as aerial assaults. The Piipaash Course (formerly South Course) with its tree lined fairways and raised greens defended at the sides offers a more straightforward style of play. It presents its challenge and strategy in an open and clear-cut fashion. Whichever course one chooses or prefers, it was our desire to portray golf in a traditional sense, which quietly merges with its tranquil desert surroundings.” – Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw

First place went to Tom Willis today at 65 net. 2nd place goes to Dan Campos at 66 net and 3rd goes to Dan Delgado at 67 net. Atta Girl goes to Margaret Storms who tied Dan Delgado at 67 but lost out in the scorecard playoff. Total results click here.

Player Total
Gross
To Par
Net
Total
Net
Purse Points
1 Willis, Tom

Valley Golfers Association
76 -5 65 $48.00 5.00
2 Campos, Dan

Valley Golfers Association
69 -4 66 $28.00 3.00
3 Delgado, Dan

Valley Golfers Association
81 -3 67 $20.00 1.00
4 Storms, Margaret

Valley Golfers Association
99 -3 67 $0.00 0.00
5 Baca, Kenneth

Valley Golfers Association
94 E 70 $0.00 0.00
6 Giljum, Tom

Valley Golfers Association
84 +1 71 $0.00 0.00
7 Clark, Daniel

Valley Golfers Association
89 +3 73 $0.00 0.00
8 Amstutz, Ron

Valley Golfers Association
87 +3 73 $0.00 0.00
9 Baldwin, Fred

Valley Golfers Association
92 +4 74 $0.00 0.00
10 Dan, Al

Valley Golfers Association
85 +4 74 $0.00 0.00
11 Snively, Lloyd

Valley Golfers Association
105 +4 74 $0.00 0.00
12 Roether, Mike

Valley Golfers Association
85 +5 75 $0.00 0.00
13 Roether, Vance

Valley Golfers Association
94 +5 75 $0.00 0.00
14 Little, Eddie

Valley Golfers Association
103 +8 78 $0.00 0.00
15 Currie, Jeffery

Valley Golfers Association
96 +9 79 $0.00 0.00
16 Jordan, Stephen

Valley Golfers Association
101 +11 81 $0.00 0.00
NS Hecocks, Tom

Valley Golfers Association
NS NS $0.00 0.00
NS Moore, Dwain

Valley Golfers Association
NS NS $0.00 0.00

Next up for VGA, Saturday, July 7, 2018 TPC-Stadium (+) 9:10 AM $51.00 

TPC Scottsdale was the sixth club in the TPC Network, born from the dream of then PGA TOUR Commissioner Deane Beman. His vision was to create a network of clubs that would embody the TOUR’s rigorous quality standards, provide unparalleled venues for TOUR events, and further advance the PGA TOUR’s charitable contributions. In early 1986, the Phoenix Thunderbirds (host organization for the Phoenix Open) started looking for a new tournament site. Their intention was to grow the event, which was limited in size and number of spectators by its previous location, the Phoenix Country Club. Many locations in Phoenix were considered, but due to environmental issues, the Thunderbirds were running out of options. TOUR Commissioner Beman began assisting the Thunderbirds in identifying a new a location when then Scottsdale Mayor, Herb Drinkwater, called with the perfect solution – he could secure land within the city of Scottsdale that would offer the ideal setting for a stadium-style course. So in cooperation with the Bureau of Reclamation, the City of Scottsdale, and the Phoenix Thunderbirds, the PGA TOUR moved the event to its new location ¬and named it Tournament Players Club of Scottsdale. TPC Scottsdale and The Stadium Course began construction in January 1986. The design team of renowned architects Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish were directed by Commissioner Beman to create a similar Stadium design like that at TPC Sawgrass – allowing all spectators a perfect view of the tournament.

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