LINCOLN, Nebraska – Landscapes Golf Management – recognized among America’s most trusted operators of golf courses, country clubs and destination clubs – has been selected to operate the critically-acclaimed Foothills Golf Club in Phoenix.
The multi-year engagement leverages Landscapes Golf Management’s best practices in marketing, sales, financial management, golf and clubhouse operations, food and beverage, merchandising, staffing and training, agronomy, vertical and horizontal construction, and additional functions.
“Resulting from a national search for an operator, we felt most comfortable with Landscapes Golf Management,” said Michael Ennabe, Managing Member of AZ Management and Investments, a subsidiary of club owner Ennabe Properties. “The company’s vision for Foothills Golf Club squarely aligned with ours.”
Ennabe also cites Landscapes Golf Management’s data-driven diligence and benchmarking across club revenue centers, service culture for employees and guests, and strengths in food-and-beverage, turf management, purchasing power and special events.
“Word continues to get out that Landscapes Golf Management brings a disciplined, professional approach to the clubs we operate,” said Tom Everett, President of Landscapes Golf Management. “Owners trust us because we focus on the fundamentals – good people, good processes and measurable results.”
The upscale Foothills Golf Club opened in 1988 and anchors the Ahwatukee residential community just off the 202 beltway south of Phoenix. The 6,900-yard, par-72 daily-fee golf course designed by Tom Weiskopf and Jay Moorish traverses 165 acres has earned top honors by Golf Digest, GOLF Magazine and Golfweek.
Playing from four sets of tees, recreational and elite golfers appreciate a unique blend of a desert links-style layout with elevation changes, 65 strategically placed bunkers, and a collection of difficult par 3s framed by rocky desert backgrounds.
Signature holes include No. 6, a drivable, par 4; No. 8, a par 5 sporting a downhill fairway that leads to a green guarded by water on the right that loops beyond the putting surface; and Nos. 13 and 14 which hug opposite sides of a lake.
Golfers hone their skills at an expansive practice area with a driving range, a short-game area with two putting greens, bunker and chipping green. PGA instruction and tournament management also cornerstone Foothill Golf Club offerings.
The clubhouse features a pro shop, locker rooms, The Bunker Lounge with golf simulators, the full-service Sunset Grill and a 200-plus-seat banquet and events space with spacious patios looking out on South Mountain. Foothills Golf Club is an especially coveted venue for producing incredibly memorable weddings.