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Longbow Course

Longbow Golf Club

Mesa, AZ, USA
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Public: #1271

#2330USA

Public: #1062

#78AZ

Public: #54

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About this course

Longbow Golf Club sits in the eastern reaches of Mesa, Arizona, designed by Ken Kavanaugh and opened in 1997. The course occupies relatively flat desert terrain characteristic of the Salt River Valley, with the layout incorporating native Sonoran Desert vegetation including saguaro cacti, palo verde, and mesquite alongside the playing corridors. The design reflects the target-style desert golf that became popular in Arizona during the 1990s, with defined fairways and greens set against natural desert areas that serve as both hazard and landscape feature. The routing makes use of the site's gentle elevation changes and desert washes to create visual interest across the property. Water features appear on several holes, adding strategic elements to what is otherwise a desert-environment course. The layout provides a range of hole lengths and configurations, with particular attention to sight lines and approach angles that reward accurate iron play. The greens feature modest undulation appropriate to the desert setting, and bunkering follows conventional strategic placement around landing zones and green complexes. Longbow operates as a public facility and has served Mesa's golf community for more than two decades. The course sits near the Superstition Mountains to the east, providing a distinctive backdrop on clear days. The property includes practice facilities and a clubhouse that serves daily-fee players and regular visitors. The course represents an accessible example of Arizona desert golf design from the era when the Phoenix metropolitan area was expanding its public golf inventory.

Quick facts

Location
Mesa, AZ, USA
Access
Public
Year built
1997
Holes
18
Par
71
Length
7,050 yards
Difficulty
72.9/134
Course Vaults score
7.2

Getting there

Longbow Golf Club sits in the high desert east of Mesa, most easily reached via Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX), roughly forty minutes south and east by car through the sprawling Arizona metropolis before the urban landscape yields to saguaro-studded foothills. For those with private aircraft, Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA) provides a considerably closer alternative, situated just minutes from the club's location in the East Valley. The final stretch transitions from suburban arterials into the quieter, more rugged terrain of the Superstition Mountain foothills, where the elevation and the desert's austere beauty signal arrival at this members-only sanctuary tucked into the Sonoran landscape.

FAQ

Common questions about Longbow

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

Longbow has a Course Vaults score of 7.2 out of 10 based on 58 logged golfers.

Longbow was designed by Ken Kavanaugh.

Yes. Longbow is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.

Par at Longbow is 71.

Longbow plays 7,050 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.

The slope rating at Longbow is 134.

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