Scottsdale Golf Group purchases Legend Trail Golf Club


Scottsdale Golf Group, owner & operator of 6 Valley Golf Courses and a private course, River Crossing, in the Hill Country near San Antonio, TX, purchased Legend Trail Golf Club, a Rees Jones designed masterpiece.

“Scottsdale Golf Group has been the Managing Partner of Legend Trail Golf Club for the past 9 years. Our decision to buy our partners out is a strategic move and part of our golf course acquisition strategy in the greater Phoenix area”, said Shelby Futch, SGG CEO.

Scottsdale Golf Group owns and manages 4 Public and 3 Private Golf Courses. “SGG purchased its first Golf Course in 1993 and we are very pleased with the Legend Trail acquisition”, said Shelby Futch, founder of the John Jacobs’ Golf Schools and Academies with 12 locations across the USA. Shelby was inducted in the Arizona Golf Hall of Fame last year in an awards ceremony in Scottsdale, Arizona. Mr. Futch founded John Jacobs’ Golf Schools and Academies; one of the oldest continuous Golf Schools in the USA, and has earned an international reputation with a career that spans every phase of golf.

Legend Trail has been chosen as one of Golf Magazine’s Top 100 courses. The exquisitely manicured course meanders through the Sonoran Desert landscape and features breathtaking, panoramic vistas, including some of the areas well-known landmarks such as Pinnacle Peak. Golf Digest magazine rates Legend Trail with 4½ out of 5 stars for “Best Places to Play.” Additionally, Legend Trail Golf Club is one of the Top 100 Woman-Friendly Fairways as rated by Golf for Women magazine.