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Hawk Course

Starfire Golf Club

Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Drew Gross, PGA
mariasmtmd
9 holesPar 342,840 yds34.7/124

About this course

The Hawk at Starfire Golf Club is an Arnold Palmer and Ed Seay design that opened in Scottsdale in 1999. Palmer and Seay collaborated on numerous desert courses throughout Arizona during the 1990s, and this layout reflects their approach to working with the Sonoran Desert terrain—integrating native vegetation, natural washes, and elevation changes into a playable but strategic routing. The course occupies rolling desert landscape in north Scottsdale, with fairways framed by saguaro cacti, palo verde, and ocotillo. The design features generous landing areas off the tee but demands precision on approach shots, where greens are often elevated or protected by desert carries and bunkers. Water comes into play on several holes, and the routing takes advantage of natural elevation shifts to create variety in hole character and sightlines toward the McDowell Mountains. Starfire operates as a semi-private facility, offering both member and daily-fee play. The club includes a second eighteen, the Raptor Course, also designed by Palmer and Seay and opened around the same time. The Hawk tends to be regarded as the more challenging of the two layouts, with a longer yardage and more dramatic use of the property's topography. The course serves as a tournament venue for local and regional amateur events and provides a representative example of Palmer-Seay desert golf architecture from the late 1990s Scottsdale development era.

Quick facts

Location
Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Access
Public
Year built
1988
Holes
9
Par
34
Length
2,840 yards
Difficulty
34.7/124

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Common questions about Hawk at Starfire Golf Club

Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.

Hawk was designed by Arnold Palmer and Ed Seay.

Yes. Hawk at Starfire Golf Club is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.

Par at Hawk is 34.

Hawk plays 2,840 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.

The slope rating at Hawk is 124.

Hawk is a 9-hole course.

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