New Estates Course at Arizona Biltmore GC nearing completion

The Estates Course at the Arizona Biltmore Golf Club is in the final stages of grow-in and is scheduled to open for daily-fee and member play in early November.

Named after the iconic Biltmore neighborhood that surrounds the property, the Estates Course sits on the same footprint as the club’s former Adobe Course. That, however, is where the similarities end. Designed by the Lehman Design Group and Scottsdale resident Tom Lehman, the completely new Estates Course features recontoured fairways, new tee boxes and green complexes, and new sand and grass bunkers throughout.

“This project began as a renovation of the 95-year-old Adobe Course,” said Jerry Colangelo of JDM Partners, which owns the Arizona Biltmore Golf Club. “As we moved through design and into construction, it became clear this would be a completely new golf course with more length, variety and challenge for golfers. In rebranding to the Estates Course, we recognize the beautiful neighborhood we call home and begin a new chapter in the storied history of the Arizona Biltmore Golf Club.”

In planning for the project, JDM Partners sought to make the refreshed golf course more sustainable, choosing to plant a new drought-tolerant TifTuf bermudagrass throughout the golf course and installing a new state-of-the-art irrigation system. The new irrigation system allows the agronomy team to control each sprinkler head while using high-tech sensors to measure soil moisture and salt levels to allow for precise watering and reduced water usage. During the six-month redesign project, crews have also planted more than 400 new trees to add more visual appeal while helping to define fairways and playing corridors.

The multi-million-dollar Estates Course project is the second phase of a three-phase reimagining of the Arizona Biltmore Golf Club that also includes a new golf shop building, a new clubhouse and restaurant, more on-site parking, and landscape improvements.

The Arizona Biltmore Golf Club is set in the heart of Phoenix, with Piestewa Peak and the Phoenix Mountain Preserve to the north, the downtown Phoenix skyline to the south, and Camelback Mountain to the east. The 36-hole golf facility meanders through some of the most stunning homes in Phoenix and includes the Lehman-designed Estates Course and the Bill Johnston-designed Links Course.