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How to Play Eagle Mountain Gc

Course strategy, tee-specific yardages and a hole-by-hole game plan for Eagle Mountain Gc in Fountain Hills, AZ.

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Eagle Mountain Gc golf course

Eagle Mountain Gc

Fountain Hills, AZ
Gold tees · 6,654 yards
COURSE OVERVIEW

About Eagle Mountain Gc

Designed by Scott Miller and opened in 1996, Eagle Mountain Golf Club is a desert layout set in the foothills of the McDowell Mountains in Fountain Hills, Arizona. Differing from typical target-style desert tracks, it features generous bowl-shaped fairways with lateral side-slopes that funnel mis-hit drives back toward the short grass. Significant elevation changes, rugged canyon vistas, multi-tiered greens, and select water hazards on the back nine define the strategic challenge.

COURSE STRATEGY

How to play Eagle Mountain Gc

Off the tee

Tee shots are inviting compared to standard target desert courses, as wide fairways are flanked by bowl-shaped side-slopes that kick off-center drives inward. Strategic placement yields better approach angles, though drives crossing over containment ridges will enter native desert vegetation.

Elevation & terrain

Dramatically undulating terrain creates significant elevation swings between teeing areas, fairways, and greens throughout the round. Expect frequent downhill tee shots alongside steep uphill approaches that demand extra club, with sidehill lies common even in fairways.

Approach play

Approach shots require precise distance control to contend with elevated greens and sharp elevation shifts. Misjudging distance can leave challenging recovery shots from surrounding collection areas or leave putts on the wrong tier of heavily contoured greens.

Around the greens

Green complexes are large and feature prominent ridgelines, multi-tiered surfaces, and fast slopes that place a high premium on putting control. Misses short or to the wrong side leave delicate chips off tight desert turf or sand shots from strategic green-side bunkers.

Best way to play it

Take advantage of wide landing zones off the tee by driving aggressively while favoring the optimal center line to avoid hanging lies on side slopes. Focus strategy on approach distance control to reach the correct green tiers and manage club selection carefully on steep elevation changes.

Key takeaways

  • Features wide, bowl-shaped fairways with side containment slopes that steer off-center drives back toward the fairway.
  • Significant terrain elevation changes throughout require adjusting club selection on downhill tee shots and uphill approach shots.
  • Large, multi-tiered green complexes require careful approach positioning on the proper level to prevent difficult multi-tier putts.
  • Minimal forced carries off the tee compared to traditional Sonoran Desert target layouts, though stray shots beyond containment mounds find desert brush.
  • Water hazards come into play strategically on the back nine, notably adjacent to green complexes on holes 10 and 18.
YOUR GAME PLAN

Hole-by-hole game plan

Hole
Par
Yards
HCP
Strategy
1
5
549
11
Drive down the center of the generous fairway to set up a comfortable layup or an aggressive second shot depending on position.
Your 240 yd driver · ~309 yards remaining by raw distance. Plan this primarily as a three-shot hole.
2
4
420
3
Your 240 yd driver · ~180 yards remaining by raw distance.
3
3
209
9
Select club carefully to hit the specific tier where the flag is located, avoiding long multi-level putts.
4
5
545
13
Your 240 yd driver · ~305 yards remaining by raw distance. Plan this primarily as a three-shot hole.
5
3
183
15
6
4
384
7
Your 240 yd driver · ~144 yards remaining by raw distance.
7
4
438
1
Your 240 yd driver · ~198 yards remaining by raw distance.
8
3
187
17
Aim for the center of the green complex to utilize surrounding slopes and prevent delicate downhill putts.
9
4
438
5
Your 240 yd driver · ~198 yards remaining by raw distance.
10
5
519
12
Use the tee elevation for added distance down the center, then lay up carefully to avoid the lake guarding the approach and green.
Your 240 yd driver · ~279 yards remaining by raw distance. Plan this primarily as a three-shot hole.
11
4
455
4
Your 240 yd driver · ~215 yards remaining by raw distance.
12
5
499
14
Your 240 yd driver · ~259 yards remaining by raw distance. Plan this primarily as a three-shot hole.
13
3
180
10
14
4
373
6
Favor the left-center landing area off the tee to establish a clear line up the hill and take extra club on the approach shot.
Your 240 yd driver · ~133 yards remaining by raw distance.
15
3
125
18
16
4
398
2
Your 240 yd driver · ~158 yards remaining by raw distance.
17
4
339
8
Your 240 yd driver · ~99 yards remaining by raw distance. Favor position and approach angle over extra tee-shot distance.
18
4
413
16
Aim along the left side of the fairway off the tee to stay safe from the water hazard, while avoiding the steep left mound that leaves an awkward sidehill lie.
Your 240 yd driver · ~173 yards remaining by raw distance.

Course information and strategy are provided for planning purposes. Yardages, course setup, hazards and playing conditions can change. Always confirm current course information before your round.