Grand Canyon University Golf Course

Grand Canyon University Golf Course, previously named  Maryvale Municipal Golf Course, is a Public, 18 hole golf course located in west Phoenix, Arizona.

Maryvale Golf Course first opened for play in 1961. The course was designed by William F. Bell. Bell designed San Diego's fabled Torrey Pines.

Maryvale Golf Course played to a par-72 and a maximum distance of 6,646 yards for a course rating of 70.7 and a slope rating of 120. The forward tees play to 5,664 yards and a course rating of 71.5 and a slope rating of 113.

The course closed in the spring of 2015 for an $8 million dollar renovation.

The 54-year-old municipal facility – it's owned by the City of Phoenix –was closed for a significant renovation, and reopened in December 2015 with an entirely new identity. It is now the home course of Grand Canyon University's golf teams. Grand Canyon's campus is only a few miles away.
 
Grand Canyon,funded the $8 million facelift as part of a 30-year agreement with the city. The University got to rename the course and will manage the course and pay all its operating costs.
 
The renovation was done by Scottsdale-based course architect John Fought.
 
The renovation was all-encompassing – it entailed a complete renovation as Fought transformed the course from a 6,600-yard par 72 to a 7,200-yard par 71. 

Among the most notable of Fought's upgrades are elevating the greens, adding some undulation to the flat fairways and rebuilding – and sometimes relocating – the course's 80 bunkers. The original routing by William F. Bell was retained.
 
Green fees, which are set by the City of Phoenix, remained unchanged (from $16 to $30), and GCU plans to launch an extensive youth program at the course.
 
The intent is to make Grand Canyon University Golf Course a tremendous community and university asset.