In golf, the phrase “nobody’s perfect” can be an understatement. Not everyone can drive the ball 300 yards. Or, hit arrow-straight at the target. Or, loft exactly right out of deep rough. That’s why The Victory Course is designed for the rest of us. A multitude of tee box positions, wider fairways, less rough and more opportunities for recovery…all designed to make play more fun.

However, if you’re an ace, don’t be fooled. Tom Lehman has some serious design tricks in his bag that makes Victory golf a challenge for you, as well. Fast, undulating greens, unexpected pin positions, and plenty of risk/reward opportunities to keep you on your spiked toes.

PGA Tour player/architect Tom Lehman gets extremely excited when it comes to his 10th golf course in Arizona – The Victory Course at Verrado Golf Club. Sporting breath-taking views from the base of the White Tank Mountains in the West Valley, The Victory Course is the main amenity of the 55-plus active adult community being created by Scottsdale-based DMB, one the premiere golf community developers in the country.

“Every hole kind of gives you something unique and different, with that theme of being a surreally beautiful, rugged rock environment with immaculately maintained fairways and greens running throughout,” Lehman said of Victory, a 7,100-yard, par-72 layout that will be open to the public in early February.

“We’ve truly used whatever the land has given us – if that’s a cliff or a nob or a boulder or a drop-off or a sudden rise up the mountain – and left the terrain all natural, so it looks like it’s been built right into the land. In fact, I can’t think of any other golf course in Arizona that is quite like it. It just looks so compelling that I’m sure it will be quite an experience for those who play it,” stated Lehman.

According to Lehman, the new course unfolds quickly, with a one-of-a-kind rock outcropping defining the greens at No. 1 and 2, and then builds to a crescendo at the 17th and 18th holes, which just happen to be the remnants of a deep basin, or pit, that was once the testing grounds for heavy-duty machinery built by Caterpillar. Lehman called the final hole “a thing of beauty” right down to the lush grape vines and orchards that weave together to form its backdrop.

“And, seriously, there are so many awesome holes in between (the start and finish) that I just love,” he said of Victory, which features 85 acres of turf, as well as greens that range from 4,500 square feet up to a massive 8,000 feet.

“For instance, I think the ninth hole, which is blessed with this amazing vista, will eventually be regarded as one of the best par 4s in Phoenix. Overall, it’s going to be mostly all fairway, with greens that flow up and through and with all kinds of movement – humps and bumps and all that kind of stuff. But very natural and without a lot of bunkers, so it looks like we just set the golf course in there.” 

Lehman, who has won five times on the PGA Tour and nine times on the Champions Tour and is currently the assistant captain for the U.S. Ryder Cup team, called the golf course “traditional rather than desert,” meaning there are no forced carries over washes or waste areas. Lehman gave a lot of credit for the final result to DMB.

For more information about Arizona’s latest, greatest golf course – The Victory Course at Verrado Golf Club – go to www.verradogolfclub.com or call 623.388.3000.   

Victory at Verrado is a 1,200 acre 55-plus community located within the charming all-ages town of Verrado in Buckeye, Arizona. 

Victory’s architecturally diverse neighborhoods are built by four prestigious homebuilders delivering more choice, quality, and personalization than any other active adult community. Residents of Victory at Verrado enjoy rich amenities including 21 miles of paths and trails, two Tom Lehman designed public championship golf courses and The Victory Club, a 35,000-square foot facility complete with The Vic Bar + Kitchen, The Spa, a Sports Den, three resort style pools, a lap pool, the Life Performance Training Center, eight Pickleball courts, four tennis courts, the Arts with a View studio and the 3-acre Victory Vineyard. For more information visit www.verrado.com/victory. 

While you count down the days till the big debut, you can get your golf fix on their Victory Golf Playground. Just off The Big Patio it’s the perfect place to hone your skills or challenge your friends. Practice pitching, putting, short drives, and challenging lies. String together a few short holes with your buddies. Play closest-to-the-pin or HORSE. Have a one-club tourney for bragging rights. The topography is a blast, and so is the Playground.

All in all, the goal is simple…to help you fall in love with golf for the first time. Or, all over again!