The basic appeal of golf  starts with the nature of its playing fields. Thanks to differences of terrain and setting, no two courses are the same. In fact, no two golf holes are even similar. The only rule of thumb governing the game’s playing fields is that the little hole in the ground by the green must be 4.25 inches in diameter. All else varies. Even on the same golf course.

At Desert Forest, the Sonoran flora creates the dominant character. But there are memorable differences, as well, not only of length, elevation, and severity of slope, but also in the look and feel of the same holes over time. Discussions at the nineteenth hole about which holes are better - and why - can never be more than exercises in personal taste and judgment. And yet there is a passion attached to such conversations, just as there is a powerful emotional attachment that brings golfers back round after round to unique settings like Desert Forest.

Not that there are any settings quite like this one. Which is why a hole-by-hole account can only suggest what lies ahead for the golfer on a particular day.