The Valley of the Sun holds more than two hundred courses, and the smart way to buy them is as a package. Bundled rooms and tee times routinely beat winter rack rates, and the whole Valley, from north Scottsdale to Fort McDowell to the East Valley, sits within an hour of one base. Here is the package math, where to stay and play, and what it costs in 2026.
Photograph: desert golf near Scottsdale, via Google
This page is for the group that thinks in per night numbers. Scottsdale and Phoenix run some of the most aggressive dynamic pricing in golf, so the same marquee round can cost $150 in June and $550 in March. Packages flatten that curve. Operators such as Golfpac Travel and Golf Zoo bundle blocks of rooms and tee times below winter rack, while resorts like the Westin Kierland and the We-Ko-Pa Casino Resort fold a daily round into the room rate. For eight golfers playing five rounds, packaging well versus booking piecemeal is often a four figure difference per head.
It also suits anyone who wants the whole Valley, not just the famous corner. North Scottsdale gets the headlines, and our Scottsdale golf holidays page covers that classic trip in full. A package trip widens the lens: Coore and Crenshaw value at Talking Stick, the casino resort deal at We-Ko-Pa, muni gold at Papago, Ak-Chin Southern Dunes south of the city, even a dude ranch round out at Wickenburg. Same sunshine, very different invoices. For the full lay of the land, start with our Scottsdale and Phoenix destination hub.
Home of the WM Phoenix Open and the roaring par 3 16th, and the round every Valley package is priced around. Winter 2026 fees run from roughly $400 to $550, so operators position it as the one premium round in a mixed week, often paired with the adjoining Fairmont Scottsdale Princess. Read our TPC Scottsdale Stadium Course profile.
The course that defined Scottsdale desert golf, two Weiskopf and Morrish layouts threaded through granite boulders at the foot of Pinnacle Peak. Winter fees sit around $300 and up, but Troon North appears in nearly every premium operator bundle and its summer rates drop to a fraction of that, which makes it the classic swing piece in the package math.
Thirty six holes of pure desert golf at Fort McDowell with no houses in sight, the walkable Coore and Crenshaw Saguaro the pick. The on site We-Ko-Pa Casino Resort runs the best published stay and play in the Valley: the 2026 summer package, a night plus a round, listed near $324, with winter built the same way at seasonal rates.
Two championship courses ten minutes from the Kierland and Princess resorts, host of three straight NCAA Championships from 2021 to 2023. Peak fees run around $250 a round, summer falls toward $70 to $100, and Grayhawk sits in nearly every operator bundle, the dependable second tier behind TPC and Troon North.
North Scottsdale holds the deepest bench of golf resorts in America. The Westin Kierland's GolfEscape rate folds 18 holes a day into the room from around $450 a night in 2026, the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess sits beside TPC, and the Boulders bundles its two courses up at Carefree. We rank them in our guide to the best golf resorts in Scottsdale and Phoenix.
This is where packages get clever. Talking Stick's two Coore and Crenshaw courses run roughly $90 to $179 in 2026, Papago in Phoenix is under $80, and Ak-Chin Southern Dunes swings from about $33 in summer to $286 in season. Out at Wickenburg, about an hour and a half northwest, Los Caballeros pairs a top ranked course with the Rancho de los Caballeros dude ranch, open October to May. Two of these in a week pays for the TPC round.
Designers, hosting history and access verified June 2026. Green fees and package figures are indicative third party rates for the 2026 season and move constantly with dynamic pricing. Always confirm directly before booking. Compare bundled trips at our package partner.
Land, collect the car and drive 25 to 30 minutes to a central or north Scottsdale base. An easy first evening in Old Town.
Open on the resort's own course, the Kierland's 27 holes if you took the GolfEscape rate, so the first round is already inside the room price.
Raptor or Talon at Grayhawk, 10 to 15 minutes north. Anyone wanting 36 pushes another 15 minutes up to Troon North for a twilight nine among the boulders.
Drive 30 to 35 minutes east past Fountain Hills and walk the Coore and Crenshaw Saguaro, no houses, no roads, just desert. Lunch at the casino resort.
Talking Stick or Papago, both about 15 minutes from Old Town, at a third of marquee pricing. Bigger appetites drive about an hour south to Ak-Chin Southern Dunes.
The crescendo, 15 minutes from the Kierland base. Stand on the 16th tee where the grandstands rise in February, then a final Old Town evening.
Sky Harbor is 30 to 40 minutes from north Scottsdale. A late flight leaves room for a farewell nine.
Drive times assume normal traffic. Everything on this route sits within about an hour of a single Scottsdale base, which is exactly why the Valley packages so well. Booking tactics for each course are in our guide to getting tee times in Scottsdale and Phoenix.
| Package style | Per person per night, 2026 | What it usually includes |
|---|---|---|
| Summer and value stay and play | From around $300 to $450 | Room and a round a day, cart, double occupancy; We-Ko-Pa's 2026 summer deal listed near $324 |
| Midrange winter Valley package | From around $350 to $550 | 4 star base, mixed rounds at Grayhawk, Talking Stick, We-Ko-Pa level; operator bundles from about $395 a day with golf |
| Premium north Scottsdale winter | From around $600 to $900 | Kierland, Princess or Boulders base, TPC Scottsdale and Troon North on the sheet, GolfEscape style room rates from $450 plus marquee fees |
Indicative third party operator and resort figures for the 2026 season, excluding flights, shown to set expectations only. We are a guide, not an operator, and never quote our own pricing. Always confirm directly before booking. Full round by round numbers live in our Scottsdale and Phoenix green fees guide, and rooms can be compared at [HOTEL_AFFILIATE_LINK].
January to April is peak, warm and dry with the courses at their winter best, and the prices match. The WM Phoenix Open in early February is the most expensive week of the year, so unless the tournament is the point, plan around it. The smartest winter windows are November to mid December and late April, peak conditions a step below peak pricing. Summer, June through September, is fierce heat but extraordinary value, dawn rounds at marquee courses for less than a third of winter rates. One trap: late September to mid October is overseeding season, when courses close in rotation for two to three weeks, so a fall package needs routing around the closures.
The winter season effectively sells in the fall. Operators release winter blocks from late summer, and groups chasing February and March should have rooms held by October and marquee tee times confirmed 60 to 90 days out. Summer needs almost no lead time at all, which is part of its charm.
Tell us the rounds you want, the base you lean toward and roughly when. One concierge runs the per night math across operators and resorts, holds the tee times and replies within one working day, with no obligation.
Indicative 2026 figures run from around $300 to $450 per person per night for a summer or value stay and play with a round a day, through roughly $350 to $550 for a midrange winter package, up to $600 to $900 for a premium north Scottsdale trip built around TPC Scottsdale and Troon North. A six night winter trip with five rounds typically lands between roughly $2,500 and $5,000 per person before flights. We never quote our own pricing, so always confirm directly before booking.
In winter, usually yes. The Valley runs aggressive dynamic pricing, so a marquee round booked ten days out in March can cost double its package rate. Operators such as Golfpac Travel and Golf Zoo bundle blocks of rooms and tee times below rack, and the Westin Kierland GolfEscape folds a daily round into the room rate from around $450 a night in 2026. In summer the gap narrows because everything is cheap. Always compare against current direct rates and confirm before booking.
January to April is peak, with the highest rates around the WM Phoenix Open in early February. The value windows are November to mid December, May, and the summer months of June to September, when stay and play rates fall to a fraction of winter, such as the 2026 We-Ko-Pa Casino Resort summer package at around $324 a night including a round. Avoid late September to mid October, when courses close in rotation for overseeding. Always confirm seasonal rates directly before booking.
North Scottsdale is the classic base, closest to TPC Scottsdale, Grayhawk and Troon North with the deepest bench of golf resorts. Old Town suits groups who want the nightlife, with Talking Stick and Papago minutes away. Fort McDowell and the East Valley, anchored by the We-Ko-Pa Casino Resort, is the best per night value. Everything sits within about an hour by car, so one base covers the whole trip.
Yes. Valley courses overseed their summer Bermuda grass with winter rye from late September into mid October, which means closures of two to three weeks per course and cart path rules after reopening. Closures are staggered, so a fall package still works if your operator routes around them. For guaranteed peak conditions come from November onward, and always confirm overseeding schedules directly before booking.
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