Arizona has into two major geological areas, the Colorado Plateau to the north of Phoenix and the Basin and Range Province from Phoenix to the south including Tucson where most of the best public golf courses and resorts in Arizona are located.

Traveling to play the best golf courses in Arizona yields a bounty of opportunities whether it be the 200+ golf courses in the greater Phoenix area or those around Tucson, but also featuring unique settings for top golf in Sedona, Show Low, Prescott, and Flagstaff to name a few. This guide finds the best public golf courses out of the 400+ total golf courses in Arizona.