Azahara Munoz and Anna Nordqvist, former Arizona State teammates, were both named to the European team for the 2011 Solheim Cup. The biennial event, which is named for Ping Golf’s Solheim family, pits the best professional women golfers from Europe and the U.S. Killeen Castle in Ireland was the location for this year’s event, which took place Sept. 23-25. The European tea secured their 4th victory over the U.S.

Munoz, who is originally from Spain, was the 2008 NCAA individual champion while at ASU. This was her Solheim Cup debut. Nordqvist was Pac-10 Player of the Year and two-time NGCA All-American during her time as a Sun Devil. This was Swedish player’s second Solheim Cup appearance.

Read more about the event at the official Solheim Cup website.

This Troon golf course, designed by Fred Couples and Schmidt Curley, provides challenges for players of all skill levels. Built in 2002, the Southern Dunes course has an Australian links layout that extends over nearly twice the land of a typical 18-hole golf course. When the course originally opened it was private and had a men-only policy. Since 2008, it has been public and women are welcome.

Located in Maricopa, Arizona, a small community 30 miles south of Phoenix, Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club offers package deals with nearby Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino. Find out more about Southern Dunes on the official club website.

If you’ve ever found yourself tired and dehydrated in the middle of a round of golf? Are you tired of paying what feels like a king’s ransom for a simple beer or soda. Most courses don’t allow you to bring your own dinks on the course, but with the Covert Cooler no one has to know. This discreet soft bag tucks right into your golf bag and holds up to 9 bags of beer or soda. Just add an ice pack to keep your drinks cold and you’re good to go.

See a demonstration of the Covert Cooler in this YouTube video and check it out on the Covert Cooler website.

In 1962, architect Robert “Red” Lawrence designed a golf course that is now considered to be the first desert-style course. No part of the natural Sonoran Desert landscape was removed or shaped during construction of Desert Forest Golf Club’s course, which co-exists with the existing desert landscape. Located in Carefree, Arizona, north of Scottsdale and Phoenix, the course is still known for its environmentally neutral setting, with desert features adding to the golf experience.

The Desert Forest course, which has an elevation of 2500 feet, has no fairway bunkers or water hazards and its fairways are bordered by native desert plants. The bentgrass greens, known for being fast and true, as considered by some reviewers to be among the best greens in the Southwest.

Find out more about Desert Forest Golf Club on the club’s official website.