Pinnacle Peak
The Pinnacle Peak Country Club golf course opened in 1976 as the first private country club in North Scottsdale's Pinnacle Peak area. The club is member-owned, and managed by the Board of Directors and General Manager. The original architect of the course, Dick Turner, designed the golf course to replicate more traditional golf courses.
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Gently sloping tree-lined fairways and a relatively flat layout, gives many players the feeling that they are golfing somewhere other than in the Arizona desert. In 1996, Dick Phelps directed a $1 million course renovation that altered many tee boxes, sand traps and changed the contours of each bent grass green. The tight fairways, strategically placed bunkers and shapely greens offer a test for even the good golfer.
Pinnacle Peak Country Club has some of the best practice facilities in the area. There is a pitching green, chipping green and putting green to compliment the 15 station dual sided driving range. The 7,030 yard par-72 course has a rating of 73.5 and a slope of 136 from the championship tees. There are two different waiting lists for prospective golf members, the "A" list and the "B" list. The estimated time to clear the "A" list is 6-9 months, while it may take up to 2 years or more to clear the "B" list. Basically the "A" list is for property owners and the "B" list is for everyone else. The current initiation fee is $56,000 with $6,350 in equity that is returned upon surrendering the Golf Membership back to the Club. Dues are $450 per month. Membership is limited to 325 family or single memberships. Each applicant for membership must have a Proposing member and two sponsors, and must also put up $5,000 non-refundable waiting list deposit. Homes for sale in Pinnacle Peak Country Club begin in the low $400,000s. Search the MLS for availble homes for sale.
Featured Hole
he featured hole of the Pinnacle Peak Country Club course is the 555 yard 10th hole, a beautiful par-5 dogleg left. There is a large water hazard with an elegant fountain running along the side of the fairway beginning at the tee box. A large willow protects the left side of the fairway, so an accurate drive is important. The second shot requires some power, but the big hitters may have to be careful of the traps about 50 yards from the green. Additional traps guard the front left of the green, a gentle sloping green that proves to be a little bit tricky.
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