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How to Play Legend Trail Golf Club

Course strategy, tee-specific yardages and a hole-by-hole game plan for Legend Trail Golf Club in Scottsdale, AZ.

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Legend Trail Golf Club

Scottsdale, AZ

Black tees · 6,785 yards

COURSE OVERVIEW

About Legend Trail Golf Club

Legend Trail Golf Club is a daily-fee desert layout designed by Rees Jones in North Scottsdale, Arizona. Sitting 2,500 feet above sea level in the Sonoran Desert, the course offers generous fairways, island tee boxes, contoured bentgrass greens, and forced desert carries, framed by views of Pinnacle Peak, Lone Mountain, and Black Mountain.

COURSE STRATEGY

How to play Legend Trail Golf Club

Off the tee

Legend Trail features relatively broad fairways bordered by Sonoran Desert terrain, requiring initial forced carries over native washes from island tees. Drivers can be hit aggressively on most holes as long as golfers stay clear of strategically placed fairway bunkers and desert margins.

Elevation & terrain

Positioned at 2,500 feet elevation, the layout incorporates gentle roll on the front nine and more pronounced downhill and uphill holes on the back nine. Elevation changes primarily affect distance control on downhill tee shots like Hole 9 and Hole 16, while desert winds frequently influence shot trajectories.

Approach play

Approaches frequently test distance control over native desert washes to elevated or well-contoured greens. Proper positioning on dogleg holes such as Hole 11 and Hole 14 is critical to secure an unobstructed approach angle past corner trees and brush.

Around the greens

Greens are contoured bentgrass surfaces protected by small-to-medium sand bunkering and natural desert surrounds. Misplayed approach shots that drift past green boundaries often tumble into desert collection areas or native desert waste.

Best way to play it

Capitalize on the forgiving fairways off the tee while avoiding aggressive shortcuts over desert dogleg corners. Focus on target landing zones for layups on par 5s and aim for the center of green complexes to build a steady round.

Key takeaways

Rees Jones design featuring wide fairways set within natural Sonoran Desert terrain.
Water comes into play on only one hole: the par-5 7th hole lake.
Back nine delivers greater elevation shifts and dramatic mountain vistas.
Dogleg holes 11 and 14 reward smart tee placement over greedy line choices.
Contoured bentgrass greens are protected by strategic sand bunkering and natural desert surrounds.

YOUR GAME PLAN

Hole-by-hole game plan

Hole

Par

Yards

HCP

Strategy

380

Target the middle of the wide fairway to clear the initial desert carry comfortably, establishing a straightforward approach into the green.

Your 240 yd driver · ~140 yards remaining by raw distance.

402

Aim for the wide central landing area to avoid fairway sand traps and native desert brush, setting up a clean angle to the green.

Your 240 yd driver · ~162 yards remaining by raw distance.

408

Play a controlled drive down the center fairway to carry the desert waste, leaving a short-to-mid iron into the guarded green complex.

Your 240 yd driver · ~168 yards remaining by raw distance.

528

Keep tee shots and second-shot layups in the main fairway channel to bypass desert waste and set up a manageable third shot.

Your 240 yd driver · ~288 yards remaining by raw distance. Plan this primarily as a three-shot hole.

180

Factor in desert crosswinds carefully when picking your club to carry the surrounding desert landscape and land safely on the green.

327

Focus on hitting the center of the fairway off the tee to carry the protected desert ravine and earn a level stance for your approach.

Your 240 yd driver · ~87 yards remaining by raw distance. Favor position and approach angle over extra tee-shot distance.

497

Favor the right-center of the fairway off the tee to keep away from the water hazard on the left inside corner, then lay up down the right side for an optimal angle.

Your 240 yd driver · ~257 yards remaining by raw distance. Plan this primarily as a three-shot hole.

194

Select enough club to clear the front desert carry with confidence, aiming for the center of the green.

375

Take advantage of the downhill tee shot by driving down the middle of the fairway to setup a level approach shot.

Your 240 yd driver · ~135 yards remaining by raw distance.

423

Drive toward the generous fairway center to avoid flanking desert brush and setup an unhindered approach into the contoured green.

Your 240 yd driver · ~183 yards remaining by raw distance.

437

Favor the right-center fairway rather than cutting the inside corner over the desert wash to secure a clear angle into the green.

Your 240 yd driver · ~197 yards remaining by raw distance.

230

Target the middle of the green to clear the desert wash in front, avoiding aggressive lines toward pin locations guarded by bunkers.

433

Play a strong drive to the safe side of the fairway to leave a manageable approach distance into the protected green complex.

Your 240 yd driver · ~193 yards remaining by raw distance.

357

Aim for the right-center of the landing area off the tee to clear corner trees without blowing past the fairway, securing a clear angle across the wash to the green.

Your 240 yd driver · ~117 yards remaining by raw distance.

167

Aim for the middle of the putting surface to carry the surrounding natural desert landscape safely.

528

Utilize the downhill slope on your drive and second shot to position the ball in broad fairway zones, keeping clear of desert edges to approach the tucked green.

Your 240 yd driver · ~288 yards remaining by raw distance. Plan this primarily as a three-shot hole.

508

Place your drive and second shot on the generous fairway landing areas to set up a controlled wedge approach to the elevated green.

Your 240 yd driver · ~268 yards remaining by raw distance. Plan this primarily as a three-shot hole.

411

Drive down the center fairway away from fairway bunkers, leaving a crisp approach shot into the protected green setting in front of the clubhouse.

Your 240 yd driver · ~171 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.