Carefree, Arizona equals golfing. There are three golf courses in this resort town; Desert Forest Golf Course, which is a private course and two at the Boulders Resort, the North course and the South course. All courses are award-winning golf courses and offer tournaments.

The Desert Forest Golf Course , located 37207 N. Mule Train Road, is a private 18-hole Desert Forest course, featuring 7,011 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par 72. The desert course features grass from tee to green on all its holes and the greens are fast and sloped. The natural terrain comes into play at both sides of the fairways, forcing golfers to be accurate with their shots. 73.8 is the course rating and a slope rating of 149 on Bermuda grass. This course has six dogleg fairways, four to the right and two veering to the left. Desert Forest was designed by Red Lawrence in 1962; Jack Snyder remodeled two holes in 1978. In 1994 Desert Forest Golf Course hosted the Phoenix Silver Pro AM.

The Boulders Golf Club and Resort, which is one of the five star Carefree hotels , located at 34831 N. Tom Darlington Drive, has two resort golf courses; the North course is an 18-hole golf course featuring 6,291 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par 72; and the South course features a 6,073 yard course with a par of 71. Both are designed by Jay Morrish. The North opened up in 1985 and the South opened in 1991. There are plenty of challenge for any golfer that come with stunning views. Resort guests have the opportunity to play one of the two courses on alternating days; a small private membership plays the course not used by resort guests. Each course is meticulously maintained and each layout is set amongst desert brush and cactus, which makes it imperative for golfers to keep shots on the fairways. The large rock outcroppings or ‘The Boulders’ makes judging distances interestingly difficult.

If you’re not a golfer, visiting Carefree for a few days will make you wish you were, because the surroundings of both golf courses are the best that Carefree has to offer.

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