Scottsdale's golf scene just got a refresher. ... The Phoenician Golf Club-- a daily-fee and resort course -- underwent a 10-month redesign and renovation.

The renovation was led by highly accomplished Scottsdale-based golf course architect Phil Smith, who has partnered with Jack Nicklaus and Tom Weiskopf at various times during his distinguished career.

The 27-hole layout at The Phoenician, located in Scottsdale, Ariz., hardly feels like desert golf at times. The three nine-hole courses also feature many ponds, manicured fairways and mountain views, ...

My trip to Scottsdale, Arizona – where desert golf is king –was a week I savored. Desert golf is fun, beautiful, and well-suited to a moderately OK golfer like me.

The Scottsdale resort is also building a two-story athletic club that will include a tennis center, activity center, retail shop and more. It is scheduled to open next March.

Ascent at The Phoenician will feature condominiums and golf villas at the base of Camelback Mountain, which is expected to be completed by 2022.

The Tavern is the new Phoenician golf course restaurant, serving American comfort food and craft beer. It ends a $90 million renovation at the resort.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#arizona--Replay Destinations (‘Replay’) has acquired real estate development parcels at The Phoenician®, a Luxury Collection Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona.