Camelback Golf Club

The Padre Course at Camelback Golf Club sits in the Paradise Valley area of Scottsdale, where the Sonoran Desert landscape meets residential development at the base of Mummy Mountain. Arthur Hills and Jack Snyder designed the course, which opened in the early 1980s as part of the Camelback Inn resort property. The routing works through relatively gentle desert terrain compared to some of Scottsdale's more dramatic mountain courses, though the natural desert vegetation and rock outcroppings still define the playing corridors. The design reflects the architectural approach common to resort courses of its era, with generous fairways and strategic bunkering that rewards accurate approach play without overwhelming recreational golfers. Water features come into play on several holes, and the layout incorporates the native saguaro cacti and desert flora that characterize the region. The course serves both resort guests and club members, maintaining a balance between playability and challenge across different tee boxes. Camelback Golf Club operates two courses on the property, with the Padre serving as the complement to the resort's other eighteen holes. The club's location near the Phoenician Resort area places it within one of Scottsdale's established golf corridors, where multiple courses have drawn visitors since the mid-twentieth century. The combination of desert scenery, year-round playing conditions, and resort amenities has made it part of the broader Scottsdale golf destination market.