The Grand is home to four championship 18-hole golf courses — Desert Springs, Granite Falls North, Granite Falls South, and Cimarron. All four are Billy Casper / Greg Nash signature designs (Cimarron is solo Greg Nash), and all are public courses open to non-residents. The Grand residents pay lower greens fees as a baseline, and optional preferred membership passes add 6-day advance booking, discounted rates, and the ability to use your own cart. Two of the four courses are ranked in GolfPass's 2025 Top 25 Public Courses in Arizona. Below: each course in detail, membership options, dining, and contact info.
The Grand operates as "Grand Golf" — four championship 18-hole courses (Desert Springs, Granite Falls North, Granite Falls South, and Cimarron) under unified management. Tee times can be booked directly with each course's pro shop, or through the livegrandaz.com portal.
Pro Shop Phone Numbers:
All four courses are open to the public. The Grand residents pay lower greens fees even without a membership pass — and preferred membership programs add 6-day advance booking, discounts, and personal-cart privileges.
Desert Springs was the first championship course built in The Grand. A Billy Casper / Greg Nash signature design, it set the template for the community's golf identity.
Course character: A "manicured desert" layout with generous fairways, large greens, and over 75 bunkers plus numerous lakes that golfers contend with throughout the round. Even the best players find it challenging — the layout rewards thoughtful shot placement over raw distance.
Restaurant on site: Angela's Kitchen — full-serve with patio seating overlooking the course.
Granite Falls South was the second course to open, and is currently rated #5 in the Top 25 Public Courses in Arizona by GolfPass Golfer's Choice Awards for 2025 — a serious accomplishment in a state with 350+ courses.
Course character: Large, undulating greens with rolling fairways — a Midwestern feel in the Sonoran Desert. The course demands accurate tee shots and precise approaches. Wide open fairways with nice views of the White Tank Mountains. Multiple tee boxes accommodate every level of play.
Granite Falls North is considered indisputably the most challenging of the four courses in The Grand. The third course to open in the community.
Course character: Similar large, undulating greens to its sister course — but with tighter landing zones and more strategic doglegs that demand course management. The signature hole is the par-3 11th, the water challenge of the property.
Cimarron is the newest of the four courses, designed entirely by Greg Nash (without Billy Casper's involvement). Rated #12 in the Top 25 Public Courses in Arizona by GolfPass Golfer's Choice Awards for 2025.
Course character: Reminiscent of the Palm Springs / Coachella Valley resort courses — characterized by more than 500 palm trees creating shaded fairway corridors. Water comes into play off the tee and around the green on most holes. 9 of the 18 holes are guarded by lakes. Wide, well-manicured fairways with winterized grass from tee to green. Three-cut undulating greens reward precise approach shots.
The Grand's golf courses are public, but residents can purchase preferred membership passes that provide significant benefits beyond just lower greens fees:
For golfers who play 2+ times per week in season, the preferred membership typically pays for itself in 60-90 days. For occasional players, the standard resident rate is often the better path.
Each clubhouse has its own dining and snack operations:
Casper's Trail (the beverage cart at Desert Springs) is intermittent but worth flagging down if it's running.
Desert Springs Golf Course
14333 Meeker Blvd, Surprise, AZ 85374
Phone: (623) 546-7401
Granite Falls Golf Club (North & South)
15949 W Clearview Blvd, Surprise, AZ 85374
Phone: (623) 546-7580
Cimarron Golf Club
17100 W Clearview Blvd, Surprise, AZ 85374
Phone: (623) 975-5653 / (623) 975-5654