It's a lot like driving from Grosse Pointe to Livonia in rush-hour traffic, without freeways, to play golf. It's different and it takes some getting used to. They like to go there. At The Pointe Hilton Resort at Tapatio Cliffs in Phoenix, Michigan ranks No.3 behind California and Illinois on the guest list. The resort's course is Lookout Mountain.
Golf is the single largest leisure activity for groups.
The Scottsdale area has a reputation for being overrun by visitors and overpriced. Operators in the area took note but the combination of urban sprawl and a winter invasion from the north makes traffic and service-oriented businesses difficult sometimes to deal with. The most obvious natural characteristic of desert golf is the saguaro cactus. The result is pure target golf, landing areas built into the desert terrain that impose heavy penalties on errant shots. Instead of chasing balls into the desert and confronting who knows what, casual golfers drop another ball and take a one-stroke penalty.