Scottsdale
Troon North Pinnacle
Premium desert resort
Pinnacle is strong and polished, with more raw elevation spectacle than Monument in spots. If your group is already at Troon North, playing both can work. If not, compare pricing and tee times against We-Ko-Pa and Grayhawk.
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The take
Pinnacle is strong and polished, with more raw elevation spectacle than Monument in spots. If your group is already at Troon North, playing both can work. If not, compare pricing and tee times against We-Ko-Pa and Grayhawk.
Best for
Groups staying north Scottsdale
Watch out
Similar cost to stronger preferences
How to play it
Strong play
Course intelligence
What you need to know
Strengths
- Polished resort feel
- Mountain backdrop
- Useful companion to Monument
- Strong service
Watch-outs
- Not clearly better than Monument
- Premium pricing
- Less essential than We-Ko-Pa
Signature holes
7, 12, 16, 18
Book it right
Cost, access, and timing
Green fees
Premium dynamic pricing.
Best season
Best window: November-April Peak cost: February-March Summer reality: Brutally hot, cheaper, and only for heat-tolerant groups Shoulder value: Late April-May and October Packing rule:
Replay priority
Medium
Booking move
Book peak-season premium tee times early, especially TPC, We-Ko-Pa, Troon North, Grayhawk, and Quintero.
Weather read
Pick the right window.
Best window: November-April Peak cost: February-March Summer reality: Brutally hot, cheaper, and only for heat-tolerant groups Shoulder value: Late April-May and October Packing rule: Desert layers;
Jan
68F / 45F
Sun Best; rain Low
Feb
72F / 48F
Sun Best; rain Low
Mar
79F / 53F
Sun Best; rain Low
Apr
87F / 60F
Sun Good; rain Low
May
96F / 68F
Sun Hot; rain Low
Jun
105F / 77F
Sun Very hot; rain Low
Google review
4/5 - 2 months ago
It is a bucket list, location with a couple amazing golf course courses.
The staff works amazingly hard.
This place gets a lot of play and unfortunately the greens get beat up.
The views were amazing and the food is definitely top shelf.
They run a tight ship here, so be on time,
It is a bucket list, location with a couple amazing golf course courses.
The staff works amazingly hard.
This place gets a lot of play and unfortunately the greens get beat up.
The views were amazing and the food is definitely top shelf.
They run a tight ship here, so be on time,
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Google review
5/5 - 2 months ago
Pinnacle course- every hole is like an art picture. Played after WMO on Monday. Great spacing 10 min between groups. The fairways and rough amazing. Greens are quick with lots of divots first 8 holes. Fun course and layout is superb. We play all around the world and this course i
Pinnacle course- every hole is like an art picture. Played after WMO on Monday. Great spacing 10 min between groups. The fairways and rough amazing. Greens are quick with lots of divots first 8 holes. Fun course and layout is superb. We play all around the world and this course i
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4/5 - 6 months ago
We golfed the pinnacle course. The layout was amazing. Cart path only due to lots of unusual rain. Had a great time. Seemed a bit overpriced. Staff were a bit rude. They acted as if we had been there before and were not very friendly like other courses in the area. We had to ask
We golfed the pinnacle course. The layout was amazing. Cart path only due to lots of unusual rain. Had a great time. Seemed a bit overpriced. Staff were a bit rude. They acted as if we had been there before and were not very friendly like other courses in the area. We had to ask
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