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Steve_ Shaffer

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Antelope Hills GC in Prescott, AZ ( revised content)
« on: July 30, 2021, 01:40:56 PM »
Antelope Hills is a muni, now under the management of Troon. The city still is responsible for course maintenance. Prescott is a mile high city and the former Territorial Capitol of AZ. The summer weather is cooler than Phoenix ( a 2 hour drive) and serves as an escape from the relentless summer heat.


The older North Course could be a Cirba delight as the mature tree lined fairways give the course a lot of character. The greens are large and sloped. It needs work as the forward tees are 6000y, much to my wife's dismay. I understand the city will be doing something about that.




The South Course conditions have greatly improved since my last visit a few years ago. It's a very playable course with a good variety of holes and  large greens.


Lawrence Hughes | American Society of Golf Course Architects (asgca.org)


Gary Panks | American Society of Golf Course Architects (asgca.org)



Antelope Hills Golf Courses | Prescott, Arizona

THE COURSES
Explore the North and South Golf Courses of Antelope Hills

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ABOUT THE COURSE
Antelope Hills was founded in 1956 with the opening of the North Course. Designed by Lawrence Hughes, the course is a traditional layout, which features tree lined fairways, and fast bentgrass greens.The 18-hole "North" course at the Antelope Hills Golf Courses facility in Prescott, Arizona features 6,539 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72. The course rating is 69.7 and it has a slope rating of 121 on Blue grass.The 18-hole "South" course at the Antelope Hills Golf Courses facility in Prescott, Arizona features 6,129 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72. The course rating is 67.8 and it has a slope rating of 114 on Blue grass. Designed by Gary Panks, ASGCA, the South golf course opened in 1956.
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Forrest Richardson

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Re: Antelope Hills GC in Prescott, AZ ( revised content)
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2021, 12:50:16 PM »
The Larry Hughes course is quite old for Arizona — it deserves a dose of preservation-restoration. Too bad it was rerouted and no longer has returning 9s.
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MCirba

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Re: Antelope Hills GC in Prescott, AZ ( revised content)
« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2021, 03:00:33 PM »
Why are my ears ringing?   ;)


Sounds like a good place to visit next time I'm visiting family in AZ.  Thanks for the heads up, Steve!!
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Phil Burr

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Re: Antelope Hills GC in Prescott, AZ ( revised content)
« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2021, 11:42:28 AM »
Forrest, not only is the Larry Hughes course old for Arizona, but the South Course is particularly old for Gary Panks.  It is noted as having opened in 1956, but Gary didn’t begin designing courses until 1978.  It drives me nuts when a company can’t even properly tell its own history.  Get it right, Antelope Hills!!

Steve_ Shaffer

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Re: Antelope Hills GC in Prescott, AZ ( revised content)
« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2021, 01:34:29 PM »
Correction for South Course: Panks design, opened in 1992.


Antelope Hills Golf Course was founded in 1956 with the opening of the North Course, a par 71 18-hole course located on Highway 89 north of downtown Prescott. The PGA-sanctioned course, which surrounds the City of Prescott’s municipal airport, is open to the public year-round. Designed by Lawrence Hughes, the course is a traditional layout, which features tree lined fairways, and fast bent grass greens. In 1992 the City of Prescott opened the par 72 South Course, designed by Gary Panks, which features open fairways, generous mounding, large undulating greens and panoramic views of Mingus Mountain, Granite Dells, Granite Mountain and a 100 mile view of the San Francisco Peaks, the highest point in Arizona. The South course includes multi-tees, bent grass greens and three lakes. Seventy-seven homes sites were developed surrounding the course and all sites have been sold. At 5,000 feet in elevation, Antelope Hills makes for a great escape from the summer valley heat. Temperatures can average 15 to 20 degrees cooler than the Phoenix area. For those who would like to fly in and play a round of golf, Antelope Hills is located next to Prescott Municipal Airport (Ernest A. Love Field). Antelope Hills features, in addition to two 18-hole golf courses, a driving range, putting greens, pro shop, restaurant, full service bar, cart service, and event facility. Antelope Hills hosts over 80 tournaments and events annually. Among the list of tournaments are the Arizona Golf Association’s Father& Son, Northern Arizona Amateur, Arizona State Boys Championship, Southwest Section PGA State Junior Championship, Smoki Amateur and the Outhouse open, additionally the facility is host to over 15 charity tournaments that raise much needed funds for the respective organizations. Antelope Hills Golf Course is also the home to Prescott and Chino Valleys high school golf teams as well as Embry Riddle Aeronautical University’s Men’s and Women’s golf teams.
"Some of us worship in churches, some in synagogues, some on golf courses ... "  Adlai Stevenson
Hyman Roth to Michael Corleone: "We're bigger than US Steel."
Ben Hogan “The most important shot in golf is the next one”