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I got an opportunity to play the new Ritz-Carlton golf course at Dove Mountain. This is the course that will host the Accenture Match Play in Tucson this year. It is the most beautiful course I have seen out here in the desert. The course has been finished for two years, but they only allowed play to start on it two weeks ago. I got some great pictures. The course kicked my behind (as well as everyone in my group) and we didn't even play from the tips.

Here are some pics:


Tee box markers don't even have signs attached yet.


One of the par 3's


The clubhouse


You can see some of the Corporate Tents under construction.


Par 3 designed by the Devil! You can see the TV tower frame behind the green.

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Roy McEvoy is my hero.

In My bag
TM Burner 9.5 S Flex

Wilson Invex Strong 3 and 5 wood

Maxfli Revolution 3-PW Irons

Cleveland 54/60 wedges

Odessey XG #7 Putter

 

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Looks awesome! I'm jealous. Of course I've never played a desert course, so all desert courses look interesting to me. Does it differ a lot from other desert tracks or is it standard fare design wise?

What I play:

Driver: XLS Hibore 9.5* Fit-On Red (S)
Woods: Tour XPC 16* Graffaloy ProLite (S)
Hybrid: Exotics 3HIrons: Reid Lockhart 3-SWWedge: rac 60*Putter: a crappy $20 Academy putter (but it works!)

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Looks awesome! I'm jealous. Of course I've never played a desert course, so all desert courses look interesting to me. Does it differ a lot from other desert tracks or is it standard fare design wise?

The main thing most desert courses have in common is the "target golf" nature of them. If you miss a fairway or an approach, you are in the desert and must content with all sorts of problems. Almost every plant in the desert has thorns as protection and consequently, you are many times precluded from doing anything but taking an unplayable lie. Of course, there is lots of fauna like rattlers, gila monsters, bobcats, coyotes, pumas, etc. to occupy your mind while you are wandering around in the underbrush. If you hit it straight and have good course management skills, they are lots of fun. If you spray it and can't throttle your game back to a little more conservative level, it is going to be a long day and lots of numbers on your scorecard.

Of course, the weather is fantastic and, if you like the desert, the terrain is spectacular. I have lived in the desert for about a year and you couldn't get me out of here with a crowbar.

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Roy McEvoy is my hero.

In My bag
TM Burner 9.5 S Flex

Wilson Invex Strong 3 and 5 wood

Maxfli Revolution 3-PW Irons

Cleveland 54/60 wedges

Odessey XG #7 Putter

 

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