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  SUNRIDGE CANYON GOLF CLUB Fountain Hills, Arizona October 26, 2023 OVERVIEW FACILITY TYPE: Semi-Private ARCHITECT: Keith Foster PAR: 71 LENGTH: 5,034 - 7,002 MEN’S USGA RATING: 64.6 - 72.2 MEN’S USGA SLOPE: 113 - 138 WOMEN’S USGA RATING: 70.0 - 79.4 WOMEN’S USGA SLOPE: 124 - 151 TEE OPTIONS: 7 WEBSITE: www.sunridgegolf.com PHONE: (480) 837-5100   SunRidge Canyon Golf Club, just northeast of Scottsdale, Arizona, offers a truly special golfing experience. Nestled at the foothills of the McDowell Mountains, this out and back Keith Foster design takes you down into the canyon before returning back up and finishing with one of the best stretches in the whole state, nicknamed the Wicked Six. COURSE CONDITIONS RATINGS TEES: 4.00 FAIRWAYS: 4.00 GREENS: 4.25 BUNKERS: 3.50 SCENERY: 4.50 LAYOUT: 4.50 – OVERALL: 4.13 SunRidge Canyon is a beautiful desert course with a stark contrast between beautiful lush green fairways and greens, and the weather-worn brown desert. Th...

  FIREWHEEL GOLF PARK (Lakes Course) Garland, Texas August 8, 2023 OVERVIEW FACILITY TYPE: Public YEAR OPENED: 1987 PAR: 72 LENGTH: 5,502 - 7,134 USGA RATING: 68.5 - 74.5 USGA SLOPE: 116 - 133 TEE OPTIONS: 4 WEBSITE: https://www.golffirewheel.com/ PHONE: (972) 205-2795 or (972) 205-2797   Firewheel Golf Park just northeast of Dallas provides golfers with multiple courses to test every area of your game. During this loop at Firewheel’s Lakes Course, I was on the bag for Patricia Beliard during the qualifier for the US Senior Women’s Open at Waverley Country Club in Portland, Oregon. Generally speaking, the more time you’ve spent on a particular course, the more familiar with the layout you’ll be and have an advantage going into the round. Patricia had been at the course all week getting in practice rounds to be familiar with the course. I, however, was stepping foot onto the property for the first time. Because I had not seen the course before, I spent the few days lea...