Raven Golf Club at Verrado is an award-winning golf club located outside of Phoenix  in Buckeye, Arizona.  This spectacular desert course stands beneath the White Tank Mountains and offers dramatic views of both the mountains and the West Valley below.  A beautiful clubhouse features the Verrado Grille, a golf shop and men’s and women’s locker rooms. 

When Raven Golf Club opened in 2004, Golf Magazine named it one of the “Top 10 New Golf Courses.”  The par-72, 7,258-yard course designed by Tom Lehman and John Fought makes it well worth the drive to Buckeye.

Find out more about Raven Golf Club at the official website.

Set at the foot of the Bradshaw Mountains in the upper Sonoran Desert just outside of Phoenix, Rancho de los Caballeros it a historic luxury ranch resort that features an award-winning desert layout with breathtaking views.  Voted one of Golf Digest’s Top 100 U.S. courses and top 5 in the Phoenix area, Los Caballeros Golf Club is a semi-private club that offers a traditional championship course  that plays 7,014 yards with a challenging slope rating of 135.

When you’re not golfing, this family-oriented resort offers horseback riding, spa treatments, outdoor cookouts and plenty of trails for nature walks within 20,000 acres of lush open range.   This is a full-service resort, with three gourmet meals per day included in the room rate.

Find out more about Rancho de los Caballeros at the official resort website.

Nike Golf Schools and Junior Golf Camps have announced that they will be holding the 2011 Nike Winter Gold Camp from December 18 to 22 at Ocotillo Golf Resort in Chandler, Arizona. The four night/five day golf camp will feature daily instruction on all aspects of the game from the University of Southern California Trojan coaching staff members Chris Zambri and Josh Brewer. Junior participants will play 18 holes of golf at Ocotillo and travel once during the session to Troon North for an 18-hole golf outing.

You can find out more on the official Nike Winter Golf Camp website.