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get to that type of golf course. Everything is
really high quality — the layout and condition
of the course, the bunker styles, the greens. It’s
more like what you get at a private golf course.”
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It’s a win for people who
like a good restaurant
in a nice setting.
More and more golf courses are focusing on
making the clubhouse amenities as good as
the on-course experience, and that starts
with a high-quality restaurant that’s a nice
place to hang out. GCU Golf Course will be
no different, and the clubhouse will feature a
wonderful view of the course below. It also will
carry a private-label beer produced for GCU by
Grand Canyon Brewing Co. in Williams, Ariz.
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It’s a win for the
city of Phoenix.
“The more the city partners with Grand
Canyon University, the better off both of us
are,” Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton said at the
press conference in January announcing the
golf course partnership. And this was a case
where a partnership was sorely needed.
The fact is, most municipalities are ill-
equipped to run golf courses because they can’t
or won’t budget the money the
infrastructure
needs. Earlier this year, Salt Lake City closed
three courses that were $800,000 in the hole
The tee shot over the water on the par-3 fourth hole (top) is as tough as it is picturesque, and the view
from the clubhouse back down the ninth hole is just plain beautiful.
