Ian, sounds like you are advocating putting your head in the sand. I suspect I will find something that makes sense.
Probably unlikely! In the Great Recession, clubs lost 1/3 of their members on average, so it would be proactive now to take proactive steps. I suspect many will be denial until they are in serious financial trouble.
Great idea!
You should be the guy to call them up, tell them that.... then try to alleviate their new found problem by taking out your check book before strolling to the first tee.
But, dont forget to dress in all black and carry a scythe...!... 
In the meantime, go buy a Troon Card and enjoy some quality golf. The courses will all be "deserted" anyway as PHX is (partially) "shelter in place" as of yesterday.
Public access and resort golf in PHX is on par with private golf anyway so I dont see the downside.
Whisper Rock, as an example, is a great CLUB that has two (ok) courses indistinguishable from Troon North, the Boulders, etc.
No F&B for sure. Would not be surprised if golf courses were closed (like here in Chicago) when the virus shows up in force.
Au contraire, JW...I'm advocating tact, prudence and efficiency.
while you're "cold-calling" clubs looking for a "distressed deal", you could instead be pegging it up a new quality course every day.
Private clubs do not yet have the issue you describe. They may but Will take 3-6 months.
And, if you did find one, it sure as hell wont be Desert Mountain, the Rock or Paradise Valley. It's going to be some marginal track in Mesa.
My point is that there are a TON of better options out there without trolling.For your dream to happen, there will already have to have been board meetings, member communication, processes in place, etc. No chance.
The body is still warm and you want to remove the boots and gold jewelry.
JW, you will come across as a buzzard.
Your $2,000 aint going to move their needle.