- 18Holes
- 71Par
- 10Rated tees
- 19Greens mapped
- 248Contours
- 9.1%Steepest slope
About Desert Canyon
Desert Canyon is an 18-hole golf course playing to par 71 in Fountain Hills, Arizona. John Allen designed it, and it opened in 1971. GolfCore has mapped 19 greens here with contour lines and fall-line arrows. The card below lists 10 rated tees with yardages for all 18 holes. GPS yardages and scoring are free in the GolfCore app.
Plan your visit
10440 North Indian Wells Drive, Fountain Hills, AZ, 85268
+1-480-837-1173
How the greens break
GolfCore traced 19 greens at Desert Canyon from USGS 3DEP 1-meter lidar, with 248 elevation contours at a 3-inch interval. The steepest measured slope is 9.1 percent, and the largest rise across a single green is 5.5 ft.
In the app the same map sits under your ball on every green, with the fall line drawn to the hole and the wind modeled at your position. At clubs that run GolfCore, the pins the shop sets each morning show up there too.
Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program, U.S. Geological Survey, National Geospatial Program (public domain), processed by GolfCore.
The card
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 |
| Yards | 356 | 193 | 372 | 488 | 375 | 346 | 343 | 158 | 379 | 3,010 |
| Hcp | 8 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 2 |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 |
| Yards | 306 | 392 | 480 | 177 | 499 | 411 | 149 | 373 | 378 | 3,165 |
| Hcp | 15 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 7 |
Total71 Yards6,175
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 356 | 8 |
| 2 | 3 | 193 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | 372 | 4 |
| 4 | 5 | 488 | 18 |
| 5 | 4 | 375 | 14 |
| 6 | 4 | 346 | 12 |
| 7 | 4 | 343 | 16 |
| 8 | 3 | 158 | 10 |
| 9 | 4 | 379 | 2 |
| Out | 35 | 3,010 | |
| 10 | 4 | 306 | 15 |
| 11 | 4 | 392 | 5 |
| 12 | 5 | 480 | 13 |
| 13 | 3 | 177 | 9 |
| 14 | 5 | 499 | 3 |
| 15 | 4 | 411 | 1 |
| 16 | 3 | 149 | 17 |
| 17 | 4 | 373 | 11 |
| 18 | 4 | 378 | 7 |
| In | 36 | 3,165 | |
| Total | 71 | 6,175 |
Course rating and slope
| Tee | Yards | Par | Rating / Slope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon | 6,175 | 71 | 69.7 / 125 75.0 / 132 (W) |
| Sky | 6,015 | 71 | 69.0 / 123 |
| Sky/Cactus | 5,930 | 71 | 68.6 / 122 |
| Cactus (Middle) | 5,771 | 71 | 73.0 / 123 (W) |
| Cactus | 5,771 | 71 | 67.3 / 121 |
| Cactus/Sun | 5,338 | 71 | 65.4 / 112 71.0 / 120 (W) |
| Sun | 4,891 | 71 | 63.2 / 105 |
| Sun (forward) | 4,891 | 71 | 68.5 / 115 (W) |
Hole data is what GolfCore holds for the course's layout. Picking a tee shows that tee's own yardages, pars and stroke indexes where the club has rated them. Spot a wrong par, yardage or stroke index? Report it from Map Settings in the app, or send us a correction.
Course details
- Location
- Fountain Hills, Arizona, United States
- Address
- 10440 North Indian Wells Drive, Fountain Hills, AZ, 85268
- Phone
- +1-480-837-1173
- Website
- desertcanyongolf.com
- Architect
- John Allen
- Opened
- 1971
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 71
- Tees on the card
- 10, 10 USGA-rated
- Greens mapped
- 19
- Elevation contours
- 248
- Contour interval
- 3-inch
- Largest green elevation span
- 5.5 ft
- Steepest measured slope
- 9.1%
- Course map
- Traced hole by hole
- Wind modeling
- Live wind grid, 16 directions
- Tree canopy
- 1-meter canopy height model
- Course data updated
- 2026-10-13
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Staff at Desert Canyon can claim this course by signing in with an email address at the club's own domain, then edit its address, phone, website and crest at no charge. Read how a club keeps its course right. The same system runs a club's tee sheet and caddie yard; read how caddie management on GolfCore works.