We Ko Pa Golf Club

With two award-winning golf courses set in the thriving Sonoran Desert, We-Ko-Pa Golf Club delivers one of the best golf experiences in the Scottsdale/Phoenix area. Scott Miller designed the Cholla Course, while Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw teamed up to create Saguaro. The results have captivated the golf world ever since opening for public play to much acclaim by industry leading publications such as Golf Magazine, Golfweek and Golf Digest.

Offering breathtaking views of the McDowell Mountains, Red Mountain, Four Peaks and the Superstitions, We-Ko-Pa Golf Club lies on Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation land that will never be commercially developed.

After a round of golf you can relax at the We-Ko-Pa clubhouse, which features scenic indoor or outdoor dining complete with full-service dining.

WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?

We-Ko-Pa’s two courses, Cholla and Saguaro, have much in common – both are meticulously maintained, both have received high praise from the golf media and consumers alike and both offer a tranquil golf experience free of houses and roads, thus preserving the unobstructed mountain views of the Sonoran Desert. That is where the similarities end. The Cholla course is recognized as the reference course for the quintessential target style desert golf course. Whereas, the Saguaro course was designed as a more traditional style golf course where greens are close to tees, ideal for walking, and the course follows the natural movement of the land.

The single most important characteristic of the best golf courses from around the world is that they are just as pleasurable for the higher handicap golfer to play as they are for the championship player. The goal at We-Ko-Pa from the very beginning was to create golf holes that are beautiful and thrilling to play! Which is always the result of having desirable terrain and exceptionally talented architects… and We-Ko-Pa is fortunate to have both. We believe variety is everything in a memorable golf experience and We-Ko-Pa is filled with strong and demanding par fours, short and incredibly intriguing par threes, multi-tiered putting surfaces and elevated tee boxes along with split-fairways. All of which creates wonderful drama within our natural desert environment.

The architects of each course were handed approximately 450 acres of undisturbed and serene desert and given complete freedom to create their preferred routing and yardage distances with one single request: “strive to achieve everlasting beauty and create a sporting intrigue!” And, this is the foundation of the “magic” that makes We-Ko-Pa such an indelible golf experience. Below you will find more detailed descriptions of each course that provide the architects perspective into the elements that make We-Ko-Pa’s two courses distinctly different.

Upon arrival at We-Ko-Pa, the overwhelming largeness of this native desert golf site is evident to all. However, we are proud to boast two uniquely different layouts that are of such appropriate proportion, symmetry and uniformity, that the golf blends so well into the surrounding environment, it is impossible to determine where nature ends and the art of golf course architecture begins! We invite you to play both courses at We-Ko-Pa so you can experience these two very distinct layouts first hand.