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Top 5 golf courses in Scottsdale

There are more than 200 golf courses in the Phoenix-Scottsdale area. Here are the top 5 golf courses in Scottsdale.

• Scottsdale golf by season

  What to expect at Scottsdale golf courses in each of the four seasons

• What to pack for your Scottsdale golf vacation

  If you've decided to follow the Tour – and the sun – to Scottsdale for your next golf vacation, here are a few pointers.

• Ritz-Carlton adds resort and spa to WGC-caliber golf course

  Ritz-Carlton has added a world-class resort and spa to the Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course.

• Las Vegas golf vacations on four different budgets

  Whether you're looking to spend $100 a day or $1000, Las Vegas has a golf package for you.

• Monterey Peninsula is a golf destination for all types

  Long before the term Golf Destination became popular, California’s Monterey Peninsula was the mecca for worshipers of golf.

• Golf, casinos and more: Why Vegas is perfect for a 'mancation'

  'The Hangover' showed us how to party hard in Vegas. Here's our guide to doing just that, with a little golf sprinkled in.

• Forget Miami, travel to Las Vegas for the Super Bowl

  Here's an idea: Forget that trip to Miami for the Super Bowl this year. Head to Las Vegas instead. The parties are just as good, if not better, and you can put a few bucks on the game – legally.

• New sponsor, same Torrey Pines

  As the PGA Tour returns to Torrey Pines, Calif. it does so with Farmers Insurance as its new title sponsor. But while the event has a new name, critics say the resort’s magnificence remains the same.

• A bird's-eye view of the Palmer and Nicklaus private courses at PGA West

  After two weeks in Hawaii, the PGA Tour scene shifts to the California desert and PGA West, the master-planned country club community in La Quinta.