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Desert Mountain is close to completing construction of their 7th golf course, aptly named “Seven”. I drove by the construction site this morning and the course already has beautiful green grass installed. Seven is unique at Desert Mountain because it will be cool season turf. This means that the course will be green year-round, with no need for reseeding. This adds approximately 40 days of play to the course.  

Desert Mountain has a unique group of outdoor enthusiasts called the Desperados Trail Scouts. It is a fun-loving group of 85 members that protects and promotes hiking and biking at Desert Mountain. The group started by scouting out the best hiking trails through the portion of the Continental Mountains that are owned by the Club. These trails are now well established and have excellent signage from The Ranch. Their accomplishments

Desert Mountain Club has a “Food and Beverage Minimum” similar to other clubs. Each membership is required to spend $2000 per year at the club restaurants. Any membership that has not met their $2000 minimum by December 31st, will be charged the balance in January. Most clubs in Scottsdale have a similar minimum requirement, except for Silverleaf and Estancia which do not have minimums. You can compare food and beverage

The new village of Seven Desert Mountain is currently under construction. It will have a total of 190 homes around the new short executive golf course. Three builders are involved and are creating three different neighborhoods within the village. Camelot Homes is building the mid-level homes. They will be 2600-4500 sq ft detached patio homes on very small lots. Camelot has just announced that because of “overwhelming interest” in the

The Renegade golf course at Desert Mountain is currently undergoing an extensive $12.8 Million renovation. This is the first major overhaul of the course since it opened over 30 years ago. The Renegade course was the first golf course designed by Jack Nicklaus at Desert Mountain when it opened in 1987. It has received minor updates throughout the years. The current renovation is extensive and includes new greens, bunkers, tees,

My clients often ask me these questions: 1. Can you walk or do you have to take a cart?   Yes, after all, isn’t exercise one of the best parts of playing golf? The club aims to accommodate both types of players – the walkers and those that prefer a cart. Desert Mountain even purchased new GPS-powered push carts for the walkers.   2. How far in advance do you need

Desert Mountain has instituted a new policy for all unaccompanied guests starting today. The new policy eliminates the old unaccompanied guest policy which allowed non-family guests to have access to club amenities without the member present. As of October 1st, 2018, only family guests can use unaccompanied guest passes. “Family guests” include (1) parents; (2) grandparents; (3) children and their spouses; (4) siblings and their spouses; and (5) grandchildren and