The Scottsdale Desert Pilgrimage

Desert golf royalty wrapped around Old Town nightlife — the TPC Stadium Course's famous 16th, target golf through the Sonoran saguaros, and more elite tracks per square mile than anywhere out West.

Why It's a Pilgrimage

Scottsdale is the rare bucket-list destination that doubles as the best group-trip city in the country: world-class desert layouts by day, a walkable nightlife district by night, and reliable winter sun when the rest of America is shoveling snow. Standing in the stadium amphitheater of TPC's par-3 16th — the loudest hole in golf during the Waste Management Open — is a moment every fan should have. It is the pilgrimage that doubles as a party, which is why it tops so many lists.

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