Southern Dunes Golf Club

Southern Dunes Golf Club previously known as Royal Dunes Golf Club,is an 18 hole semi-private golf course located in Maricopa, Arizona. The location is twenty-five minutes south of Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport. It was a private men's club for its first six years of existence, where members included major championship winners Mark Calcavecchia and Steve Jones.

The course first opened for play in 2002. The course was designed by Brian Curley, Lee E. Schmidt, and Fred Couples.

Southern Dunes Golf Club sprawls across 320 acres of rolling hills covered in native grasses. The landscape has hidden pockets of sandy hollows within the undulating mounds of the golf course, giving the appearance of dunes. The terrain perfectly complements the links-style layout. There are carefully contoured bunkers strategically placed throughout and well-manicured, undulating greens. In addition to the challenging game, the golf course offers wide, open views in every direction. The Gila River Indian Reservation to the north provides panoramic mountain vistas. Southern Dunes Golf Club also has a double-ended practice tee with multiple targets and a six green short game complex.

Southern Dunes Golf Club plays to 7,243 yards from the tips. The course rating from the back tees is 71.9 with a slope rating of 128. Par for Southern Dunes Golf Club golf course is 72 .