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IGT13 30 11/7/13 1:11 PM Page 1 USA GETAWAYS ARIZONA Travel Report 1. BEST WESTERN INTERNATIONAL ARIZONA Check in to one of over 50 Best Western Arizona hotels and take your pick of over 300 golf courses in the state. With Best Western accommodations near the best and most affordable golf courses in Arizona, you are set for your 2. OAK CREEK COUNTRY CLUB Designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. and Robert Trent Jones Jr., The Oakcreek Country Club is an 18-hole championship golf course nestled in the majestic Sedona red rocks with views beyond compare. In the usual Trent Jones manner, the fairways are TROON GOLF UNVEILS NEW PACKAGE Troon Golf Vacations recently announced a new featured package at Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona. The "Twosome in Scottsdale" package offers two nights' accommodations at the luxurious Talking Stick Resort and one round on each award-winning course, designed by the acclaimed design duo of Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, at Talking Stick Golf Club (from $364-390* per person). These package specials and other featured packages can be booked on-line at TroonGolfVacations.com or by calling 1.800.369.0679. desert golf adventure. Famous for beautiful desert landscapes and fantastic weather, golfing in Arizona, especially Phoenix and Tucson, is a year round activity. Fly into Phoenix Sky Harbour International Airport or Tucson International Airport and be at the tee box in minutes. Look for "Internet Only Rates" when you search online for accommodations. The Internet only rate offers a hotel discount of 10-30% off the Best Available Rate for your planned arrival date. There are numerous deals and discounts to be discovered when you visit the Best Western website below. 800-780-7234 bestwesternarizona.com twitter.com/thebestwestern facebook.com/BestWestern pinterest.com/thebestwestern classic tree lined doglegs with fairway bunkers strategically placed in the landing areas and greens which are all slightly elevated and surrounded with large swirling greenside bunkers. Oak Creek Country Club is open to the public and has daily and seasonal rates and also offers full year unlimited rounds memberships, a new seasonal membership and even a trial membership if you want to check them out. You can also book your tee time online. Stay-and-Play packages will soon be available through the Sedona Area Diamond Resorts Properties. Check out diamondresorts.com for more information. 888-284-1660 oakcreekcc.com twitter.com/golfsedona facebook.com/OakcreekCountryClub 3. GROW TUCSON The Grow Tucson group specializes in Active Adult, Retirement, and Golf Properties in Dove Mountain, Heritage 1 Highlands, Saguaro Ranch, Stone Canyon, Honey Bee, as well as other prestigious communities in Arizona. Led by Glenda Grow they are a team of professional businesswomen, who combine their talents and experience to provide 'best of class' customer service to guide clients through the 2 complex maze that can be encountered in the real estate market. Glenda currently serves as a Director for the Tucson Association of Realtors® And was the 2003 Tucson Women's Council Of Realtors® President. Community resources provided by Grow Tucson 3 include: golf, attractions, shopping, 1. BEST WESTERN INTERNATIONAL ARIZONA restaurants, schools, parks & recreation 2. OAK CREEK COUNTRY CLUB 3. GROW TUCSON and local government. Company located in Phoenix, Arizona, 520-222-6777 growtucson.com/community/golf.php specializing in the management of facebook.com/pages/GrowTucsoncom unique independent hotels, resorts and boutique inns. The company is comprised of some tenured team 4. BEAR CREEK GC COMPLEX Bear Creek Golf Complex is a 36-hole members who are very knowledgeable, inland links golf facility consisting of passionate, and creative in their work. both a long and short course. The Bear The Grace team has expertise in all phases of hospitality including Championship Course stretches to 6,825 yards from the back tees playing marketing, operations and financial to a par 71, The Cub Executive Course services. Whether you're in need of is a fun, sporty par 59, 3,501-yard short or long term full hospitality layout. In addition, they also have a management services, project full Practice and Learning Centre, evaluations, hotel feasibility studies, staffed by PGA Professionals who are or hotel marketing consulting, they'll available for individual and group lessons. Both courses and the practice welcome the opportunity to introduce themselves. Grace is also one of the area were created by the Nicklaus Design Group and architect Bill O'Leary, only companies to offer a no cost, no opening for play in January 2000. A obligation per-forma for your project. complimentary post-round snack with 800-950-9577 purchase of a clubhouse beverage is gracehospitality.com available from 1:30 to 5:30PM (table service only). Junior and senior 6. LAS SENDAS GOLF CLUB discounts are also available, check their Las Sendas Golf Club, owned by website for details. brothers Wayne and Lloyd McBean (480) 883-8200 (Wayne a former NHL hockey pro; bearcreekaz.com Lloyd, a golf pro himself) has undergone facebook.com/BearCreekAZ $3 million in renovations since they twitter.com/bearcreekaz took over in 2008, and is regularly youtube.com/user/BearCreekAZ ranked one of the best courses to play 5. GRACE HOSPITALITY by Golf Digest and one of the top public Grace Hospitality is a Hotel and Resort courses by GolfWorld. This gorgeous Management & Consulting Continued on page 159 4. BEAR CREEK GC COMPLEX • 5. GRACE HOSPITALITY • 6. LAS SENDAS GOLF CLUB • 7. GOLD CANYON GOLF RESORT 4 5 6 7