Gentlemen:
Sorry, in my haste I did not list the courses I have seen already:
Apache Stronghold - yowza.
T.S. North - Excellent by any measure.
T.S. South - An uneven effort with some good stuff, but overall a bit generic.
Boulders North - Decent, entertaining, but nothing outstanding.
Boulders South - Visual overload, in a good way. Lacking any strategic content, but still has the "Old Head" appeal for pure beauty. Kind of an Arizona version of Arrowhead in Colorado.
Troon North - Ridiculously over-rated but still worth a play because the basic strategies kept our interest.
TPC - Sorry Bill. Thought it was a complete disappointment.
The Pointe at Tapatio - Quirk in spades. Some good, some silly. A collection of indifferent holes interspersed with some absolutly original conceptions. I like it, but I am a bit strange to begin with.
Stonecreek - Many name changes over the years, it is adjacent to the Embassy Suites. Pete Dye - softened by Art Hills. A collection of holes at best, but we played it several time because the "fun factor" is ther even if it lack cohesion. Not great, not good, but we are going to play it again so maybe wierd can be acceptable.
Biltmore - Both courses are nothing more than brainless amusement. The original reminds me of Sunol (not the Cypress, the long boring one). A complete waste of time. What used to be called the "Links" at Biltmore was okay if the beer was cold and you had a good match going.
I won't bother with the 3 or 4 throwaway courses I played with customers over the years. Yeech.
I suppose it is like anywhere else, quality is where you find it.