Desert Forest Golf Club
Carefree, AZ · Founded
Desert Forest Golf Club is a private golf club in Carefree, Arizona, designed by Red Lawrence in 1961. The club has 18 holes, a par of 72. The average member handicap is 10 with 53% single-digit players. Estimated initiation fee is $50,001 with monthly dues of $833.
Desert Forest Golf Club showcases Red Lawrence's 1961 design amid the towering saguaro cacti and granite boulders of the Sonoran Desert.
Scorecard
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| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Tot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Gold | 404 | 456 | 171 | 441 | 464 | 371 | 551 | 231 | 533 | 3,622 | 392 | 594 | 194 | 466 | 329 | 435 | 535 | 169 | 467 | 3,581 | 7,203 |
| Blue | 397 | 428 | 160 | 441 | 440 | 361 | 530 | 203 | 533 | 3,493 | 382 | 573 | 185 | 449 | 309 | 435 | 523 | 169 | 415 | 3,440 | 6,933 |
| Red | 377 | 428 | 156 | 388 | 401 | 367 | 530 | 194 | 491 | 3,332 | 390 | 571 | 175 | 440 | 329 | 368 | 505 | 165 | 417 | 3,360 | 6,692 |
| Black | 377 | 408 | 144 | 391 | 397 | 346 | 518 | 194 | 494 | 3,269 | 371 | 553 | 169 | 416 | 297 | 372 | 514 | 159 | 402 | 3,253 | 6,522 |
| Silver | 351 | 398 | 127 | 391 | 351 | 346 | 518 | 194 | 474 | 3,150 | 360 | 553 | 169 | 393 | 253 | 349 | 496 | 150 | 402 | 3,125 | 6,275 |
| Silver | 351 | 398 | 127 | 376 | 351 | 295 | 518 | 173 | 474 | 3,063 | 360 | 494 | 153 | 393 | 253 | 349 | 496 | 150 | 353 | 3,001 | 6,064 |
| Hdcp | 7 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 4 |
Estimated Membership Costs
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About Desert Forest Golf Club
Lawrence's routing takes advantage of Carefree's dramatic desert topography, creating natural golf holes that wind through untouched desert landscape. The club represents one of Arizona's early examples of desert golf architecture that works with rather than against the native terrain.
Key Facts
- Desert Forest Golf Club is located in Carefree, Arizona.
- Club type: private.
- Course architect: Red Lawrence.
- Year founded: 1961.
- Number of holes: 18.
- Par: 72.
- Average member handicap: 10.
- Single-digit handicap players: 53%.
- GHIN-registered members: 31.
- Estimated initiation fee: $50,001.
- Estimated monthly dues: $833.
- Membership types: private.
- Alister Index score: 63/100.
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